. The Gardeners' chronicle and agricultural gazette . ber 7 the depth of rain was only inch, butthe drought ended on the fortieth day ; whereas in1S17 the dry weather began August 31, and continuedtill November 2. The depth of rain in the 03 days wasonly three-quarters of an inch, and rain fell on 12 daysonly. 15 or 20 years are not a sufficient range of timeto form conclusions either as regards averages or com-parisons of great meteorological events. The springs of1854 and 1863 were dry, that of 1852 was drier, but allfall into insignificance when compared with the drysprings of 1826 and
. The Gardeners' chronicle and agricultural gazette . ber 7 the depth of rain was only inch, butthe drought ended on the fortieth day ; whereas in1S17 the dry weather began August 31, and continuedtill November 2. The depth of rain in the 03 days wasonly three-quarters of an inch, and rain fell on 12 daysonly. 15 or 20 years are not a sufficient range of timeto form conclusions either as regards averages or com-parisons of great meteorological events. The springs of1854 and 1863 were dry, that of 1852 was drier, but allfall into insignificance when compared with the drysprings of 1826 and 1844. The summer of 1861 was re-markably dry, but the summer of 1818 was the driestin the present century. Nothing less than a range of50 years should be received as a standard of meteoro-logical comparison. Sinningham Gazette. COTTAMS HURDLES are made in the best manner,of superior Wrought Iron, by an improved method. IlluatrateilPrice Lists, on application to Cottam & Co., Iron Works, 2, WmsleyStreet, Oxford Street, London, W. PORTABLE UNITED. removable atpleasiure, no \\ oodwork ov rarLiciODS to itupeae y enLuation or breedVt-rmin Ha} Riick: dispensed with as unnecessary, increased widthand depth of Feeding Troughs. Water Ci-Uem, and Patent DropCover to prevent over-gorgiD(c. Cleanly, durable, Infection, being all of Iro npervious to Calmihus writes to nak in what way he <pigeons self-supporting? Ho does not irncbandler and leave a Miscellaneous. The Greatest Droughts in the Present Century.—The longest periods of absence of rain in this climatehave occurred generally in the spring and summer,occasionally in the autumn, but seldom in the following particulars of the greatest droughts,from observations taken in this locality, may bo read?with some interest at the present time :—The droughtin 1317 commenced August 31, and lasted till Nov. 3—65 days. In that time the fall of ram was :— September inch on 4 dayn. October „ 8 „ „ 12 „
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