The Natural History of Selborne

Began gathering apples, a large crop of some sorts.  Mr Yalden says he saw a woodcock today.

Dark morning, small showers, bright afternoon.

Three swallows at Faringdon.

Mr Yalden houses barley.  No hirundines appear all this day, though the weather is so fine, & the air full of insects.

Gathered in the more choice pears, Autumn burgamots, chaumontels, &c.; a good crop.

Rooks begin to frequent the wall-nut & carry-off the fruit.

Hops in some places not yet gathered.  Grapes begin to be good: the crop is scanty, & the branches & berries small.

All things in a drowning condition!

Mr Yalden mows a field of barley.  Much barley abroad.

Planted numbers of brown Dutch lettuces under the fruit-wall to stand the winter.  *These proved very fine the spring following.