Posted by sydney on Dec 31st, 1768
A wet season began about the 9th of June, which lasted thro’ haymaking, harvest, & seed-time, & did infinite mischief to the country. It appears from my Brother Barker’s instrument, with which he measures the quantity of rain, that more water fell in the county of Rutland in the year 1768 from Jan. the 1 to Dec 31 than in any other Calendar year for 30 years past; viz. 30 1/2 inches. A mean year’s rain in Rutland is about 20 3/4 inches.
Posted by sydney on Dec 27th, 1768
Weather more like April than ye end of December. Hedge-sparrow sings.
Posted by sydney on Dec 25th, 1768
Wheat comes up well. Lavants seem to abate.
Posted by sydney on Dec 24th, 1768
Gnats appear much, & some flies. A dry, mild season.
Posted by sydney on Dec 22nd, 1768
French-beans are planted in the hot-house at Hartley. Pines are still cutting.
Posted by sydney on Dec 21st, 1768
Rooks feed earnestly in ye stubbles. Red-breast sings.
Posted by sydney on Dec 20th, 1768
Rain & wind all night. Toad appears crawling.
Posted by sydney on Dec 19th, 1768
Wren sings briskly. Smoke beats down.
Posted by sydney on Dec 15th, 1768
Still, but very sharp air. Immundi miminere sues jactare maniplos. The thermometer which was at 27 in the dining room, rose to 44 1/2 in the wine vaults.
Posted by sydney on Dec 14th, 1768
Milk freezes within. Some snow all day.
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