October 21, 1781
Posted by sydney on Oct 21st, 1781
The distress for water in many places is great. A notion has always obtained, that in England hot summers are productive of fine crops of wheat: yet in the years 1780, and 1781, tho’ the heat was intense, the wheat was much mildewed, & the crop light. Quaere, Does not severe heat, while the straw is milky, occasion it’s juices to exsude, which being extravasted, occasion spots, discolour the stems & blades, & injure the health of the plants? The heat of the two last summers has scalded & scorched the stems of the wall-fruit trees, & has fetched-off the bark.
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