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cember, but fo warm, that the grafs grew till the 
middle of O&ober as faff as in fummer j but the 
wheat feed-time was bad, which did but indifferently 
on wet land, though it came up very well on light 
foils. The feafon continued mild and open, the grafs 
fpringing, and fcarce a morning that could be called 
frofty, till December 22, when a calm and moderate 
frofl concluded the year. 
Wet dimmers make plenty of grafs, but drier fea- 
fons are more favourable to corn. The moft plenti- 
ful ten years in my time were from 1741 to 1750, 
which were alfo the dried: j and the mod failing 
feries of crops have been fince that remarkable wet 
year 1763 ; fince which, there has been, in general,, 
much more rain than before. 
P. S. Be pleafed to correct the following errata, ire 
my former letter, Phil. Tranf. Vol.LXI. p. 223.. 
For Read 
Eeb. 10. E. by W. E. by N. 
16. E. by W. E. byN. 
Aug. mean 36 to 70. 2.194. 2.184. 
Nov. 1737. 9-570. Q.570. 
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