The Natural History of Selborne

Some hops much infested with aphides.

Wheat at Farnham £17-12-6 pr load.  Several fields of cone, or bearded wheat growing this year round the village: the bloom of this wheat is of a brimstone colour.  The bloom of some beardless wheat is purple: qu: what sort? The bloom of wheat in general is whitish.

Turnips begin to be hoed.  In general a good crop.  The young clover among the corn is fine this year.

Wheat is now at 17s pds. per load, & very little left in the kingdom.

A bunting, emberiza alba, sitting about on the bushes in the North field.  Probably has a nest there.  This is a very rare bird in this parish: a very common one in the open champain country.  I am not sure that I ever saw one before in Selborne.

Lound thunder shower.  Mrs Snooke of Ringmere near Lewes had a coach-horse killed by this tempest: the horse was at grass just before the house.

Finished stopping the vines: much bloom & much fruit set.  Finished cutting the tall hedges.

Ricked all my hay.  The st foin has lost all smell: the meadow-hay is most delicate.  A large crop.

Partridges young, flyers.

Wood strawberries begin to ripen.  Hay makes well.  Cock great part of the hay in very large cock.  Many young bank-martins seem to be flown in the forest.  The old ones carry dragon-flies into their nests to their young.