September 14, 1772
Oats rot as they lie: a very poor scanty crop. Little barley cut, but dead ripe.
Oats rot as they lie: a very poor scanty crop. Little barley cut, but dead ripe.
Ring-ouzel appears on it’s autumnal visit: several seen. Stoparolas seem to be gone for three days past.
Swallows & martins congregate in vast clouds.
The hops by the late winds are much injured & blown into flyers: at best they are very brown. Crop large in some gardens.
Rain. Oats grow as they lie. Some wheat abroad. Bad for hop-picking. A strange yellow tint in the sky at sunset. Distant thunder & lightening in the evening.
Spring corn in a bad way where cut. Barley in general not ripe. Hot & moist. Grass grows.
Some wasps appear. Museli plums become ripe.
Hibiscus syriacus. Grapes begin to change colour. Some wheat still out. The weather bad for hop-picking.