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December 18th, the barometer was this day as low as 28 ia, 
and continued so for some hours; yet there was neither much 
wind or very lieavy rain. This month has been either wet or 
fiosty, so that tho Wheat came uj) extremely slow. 
1810. 
January 1st, the thermometer was at 52°, and tho weather 
remarkably mUd and pleasant till the 13th January, on which 
day there was a severe frost. On tho 1 5th, at nine in tho morniucr, 
the thermometer was at 12°. On the 1st of January I saw a 
I rimroso, and tho Snowdro])s were coming up on the 12th. 17th, 
the thermometer this morning, at half-past seven, was at 7°. The 
Turnips were much injured by this frost, and many people had their 
I’otatocs frozen though they were covered up. 
Tho beginning of February was lino, but about the fiOth there 
was another severe frost, tho thermometer 16°. 28th, very fine 
day, white frost in tho morning. 
The first week in March was very wet, on the 6th it snowed 
half the day. 17th, Koso, b. ; Syringa, 1. ; Lilac, B ; DaffodU, F.; 
Gooseberry, Currant, Faspberry, 1. The latter part of March was 
dry and cold ; tho beginning of April wet and cold ; vegetation 
very backward at tho middle of the month ; Vetches and Oats sown 
tho middle of March not up yet. 
^ April 12th, Yiolet Sweet, F. ; Pilewort, F. : 16th, Wryneck 
sings; Shepherd’s-purse, F. ; Ground-ivy, F. ; Gooseberry', F. ; 
19th, first Swallow; Marsh Marigold, F. : 21st, Colt’s-foot F '• 
Whitloe-grass, F. : 22nd, Nightingale sings : 23rd, Cuckoo sings : 
2oth, Cowslip, F. ; Lady’s-smock, F. ; Tubular Muscadel, F. : 28th 
Blackthorn, F. ; Great Stichwort, F. ; Sauce-alone, F. The latter 
part of April was very dry, clear and frosty nights. 
. May 5th, last night a severe frost froze the tops of tho Aspara^nis 
and spoiled them— very little Grass yet : 7th, a very fine rain for 
twenty-four hours : 14th, the weather has been very cold and dry 
for tho last week : 15th, a very fine rain for twenty-four hours. 
I he remainder of tho month very dry, with cold nights. 
^ Juno 5th, the same weather, the Grass burnt up as in tho do^^- 
aays ; 30th, tho whole of the month very dry, only a shower or 
two in tho whole month, and often very cold nights ; aU the crops 
of Grass and layers very short, and great distress for feed. I was 
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