In the mid-1840s several harvests failed across Europe, which caused famines.

So when the harvest failed, the villagers of Weston would have been very worried, as in the story.

In 1846-1848 the harvest largely failed, which caused poverty and the death of many.

Each year the harvest has failed for nearly thirty million people who depend upon it.

At home, trade was destroyed by the war and men in every part of the kingdom were bankrupted; the harvest failed two years together.

In most of the southeast, the harvest has failed and food stocks have already been exhausted.

But what if, after that, the next harvest failed as well?

Then he would return to Osheto requesting more, claiming his harvest failed to grow.

The first harvest failed because of flooding, but the next harvest had more success.

Remission was given to peasants when the harvest failed during times of flood or drought.