October 13

Posted by sydney on Oct 13th, 2007
  • 1791: October 13, 1791 – My beeches in the field shed ripe mast.  Some of the Bantams sicken.
  • 1790: October 13, 1790 – Gathered in a bushel more of dearlings.  Mrs Chandler returns home from the Harteley inoculation.
  • 1787: October 13, 1787 – We saw several Red-wings among the bushes on the N. side of the common.  There were swallows about the village at the same time: so that summer & winter birds of passage were seen on the same day.  The aurora was very red & aweful.
  • 1785: October 13, 1785 – Barley abroad at Faringdon.
  • 1783: October 13, 1783 – Mr John Mulso left me.
  • 1782: October 13, 1782 – The great farmer at Newton has 105 acres of barley abroad.  Mr Pink still has 40 acres of barley abroad.
  • 1781: October 13, 1781 – On frequented roads the dust is very troublesome.
  • 1780: October 13, 1780 – The tortoise scarcely moves.
  • 1779: October 13, 1779 – Small showers, sun.
  • 1778: October 13, 1778 – Near 40 ravens have been playing about over the hanger all day.
  • 1777: October 13, 1777 – Red-wings appear.
  • 1775: October 13, 1775 – Hops were a drug at Wey-hill-fair: unusual quantities of were exposed for sale.
  • 1771: October 13, 1771 – Stormy winds, & gluts of rain.  Floods.
  • 1769: October 13, 1769 – The dry fit has lasted a fortnight, sprinklings excepted.
  • 1768: October 13, 1768 – Swallows and martins at Streatley.

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