-8o Mr . Barker’s Regijler , Sec. 
the middle of May very flhowery and cool, except fome few 
violent hot days; and a very growing feafon, fo that grounds 
laid at the end of May had good crops of hay on them, which 
in general was well got, for the rains in this country were not 
great, though frequent ; and fo much land was laid late, and 
fo much over-eaten grafs‘cut, that there was hardly ever more 
good hay made than there was this year. The harveft alfo 
was (bowery, yet not fo much but that thofe who were not too 
hafty got it well, and it was plentiful, though very rank, 
and pretty much laid, yielding well to the acre, though not to 
the flail. 
The autumn was dryer, fine, and plea fan t, fo that the 
ground began to burn. The wheat feed time was remarkably 
good ; for it was dry atfirft for fowing the clay land ; then rain 
came in good time to bring it up, and that made the ground moifi: 
for fowing the dry fields. There was a good deal of rain at times 
in November, yet fo much fine weather between, that it was. 
pleafant and not dirty; but mod part of December and Ja- 
nuary was uncommonly ftormy and uncertain weather, chang- 
ing fometimes two or three times a day ; fevere ftorms, much 
rain, great floods, and remarkable thunder, on feveral different 
days, and in many different places. Near a fortnight’s froft at 
Chriftmas, with clear weather at firft, but afterward one great 
rain, and feveral leffer, which yet did not take away the frofl: 
till January the 6th. 
Chalk 
