1§10.] Agricultural and Meteorological Reports. 407 
November, 1807.) The wind indeed on the next day changed from east to west, and blew 
somewhat fresh, but we have escaped the storm. 
March 29. Bees are now flying in considerable numbers about the catkins of some species 
of willows. 
March 30. Swallows and martins were this day seen in flight. The arrival of these 
birds is earlier by several days than usual. The rev. Mr. White; in his Natural History of 
Selborne, states that of the swallow to be generally about the 13th, and that of the martia 
the 16th of April. 
Hampsbire. 
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MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
HE fine weather towards the close of the month has been very favourable to the young 
wheats in most places, having tended much to recover those of the late sown kinds in 
different situations, but the great destruction of plants in many cases render them thin upon 
the ground, and backward in growth. Vegetation in general has been greatly pushed forward 
within the two last weeks, as is constantly the case after such cold wet late seasons. 
The putting in of the seed was perhaps scarcely ever more retarded, from the constant 
wetness and general unfavourableness of the whole of the last, and the beginning of the pre- 
sent, month. Much work of this sort is in consequence still to be performed, especially in 
the more low districts. 
Green crops, as we Jong since suggested, have almost wholly failed, especially turnips of 
the common kind; this has been particularly the case in many parts of Norfolk, and the neigh- 
bouring counties, from which great losses, and vast expenses have been sustained in the 
sheep-stock for the purchase of other necessary articles. This must of course inhance the 
price of mutton and lamb, unless the season becomes very fine and warm. 
The supplies of wheat have lately been much on the decline at the market in Mark Lane, 
but the further importations that may now be expected from Holland, will most probably ob- 
viate the inconvenience, and keep down the price, which must otherwise have advanced. —~» 
Wheat fetches from 64s. to 86s. per quarter; Rye, 40s. to 48s.; Barley, 54s. to 46s.; Oats, 
22s. to 28s. 
The backwardness of the season has, in some degree, rendered the supplies of fat stock, 
particularly sheep and lambs, less abundant than is mostly the case at this period of the year. 
—Beef fetches from 5s. to 6s. per stone of 8lb.; Mutton, ds. 4d. to 6s. 4d.3 Veal, 5s. to 
6s 3d.; Pork, 6s. to 6s 8d ; Lamb, 7s. to 8s. 4d. E 
The price of hay has lately been somewhat higher in the different London markets. Hay i 
fetches from 51. 10s. to 71.3; Straw, 31. to 31, 14s. 
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. i 
Observations on the State of the Weather, from the 24th of March 1810, to the ! 
24th of April 1810, inclusive, Four Miles N.N.W. of St. Paul's. i 
. Barometer. ind rE Thermometer. ; 
99: 3 A ° ° ° ° 5 . 
Lowest, 29.4, 16. em Wese, | Highet, 62°. April 23. Wind E. E. 
ig wim § Tee Lowest, 30. March 26. and April 12th, - | 
On the sixth On the morning of d 
Greatest ) 49hun- the mercury wasas| Greatest re mercury : 
variation in + dredths of < low as 28-97, but} variationin § 10°. i at ef » and on ' 
24 hours. an inch. on the preceding} 24 hours. e€ mext day at the ‘ 
morning. it. stood poe hour it was at 
at 29-46. aa : 
The quantity of rain fallen this month is equal to rather more than two inches in depth, 
On morethan half the days since the last report, rain has fallen in greater or less quantities ; 
but since the 15th the weather has been remarkably fair and brilliant. 
The average height of the barometer for the whole month is equal to 29-433, and that of 
she thermgmeter which marks the temperature is equal to 45° nearly. The wind has been | 
chiefly in the easterly points, and the temperature is lower than usual for the month. The : 
Spring, as exhibited by vegetation and the verdure of the fields and gardens, is very backward, 
a circumstance by no means to be regretted in this changeable climate. The south-easterly | 
winds have several mornings brought us thick fogs, which the sun has usually dispersed with | 
reat rapidity. ; ; 
| Highgate, April, 1810. 
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