THE 11All VEST.
The accounts of the state of the crops continue favourable. The storms at the beginning of last week did much damage in the North, but not to so heavy an amount as was feared. The harvest-work seems now to be going tbrward in all parts of the lingdom. We continue the series of reports from the English provincial, and the Irish and Scotch papers, in the more important agricultural districts.
eurawall—" In consequence of the showery weather, the harvest is progress- ing very slowly in the neighbourhood of Launceston. Some forward wheats were earned last week, in good condition, and quality excellent."— West /Iritea. "In Montgomeryshire, Merionethshire, and Cardiganshire, the crops of bay bantam very great, and those of barley and oats, it' well harvested, trill be *Want in those counties."—Sa/vion Jaurnal.
Sussex—" Since our last, the weather has been every thing that could be whited for the pro-roes of the harvest ; and a very little wheat will be left out after this week in 'this neighbourhood. We heard of' a few sprouted ears living picked up in the Weald, but altogether there has been very little mischief done by therein. A good deal of barley has been got up in excellent order ; and we believe that crop, as well as oats, will in most places he a very good one. The second crop of clover promises to be large, and will materially increase the fodder, if the present fine weather should continue. The turnips grow well, and at last the pass seems to take a start."—Briyhton Gazette. Kent—" The wheat crop is now nearly gathered ; and there is 's marked im- provement in that carried subseqnent to i he rain. With a continuance of the present weather, grain of all descriptions will be off the ground in a few days." —Kentish Gazette.
Norfolk—" During the last week, a considerable quantity of wheat was carted in West Norflak, and in the district to the eastward of Lynn new wheat stacks way be seen in every direction. What wheat has at present been carried, has been harvested in very good condition. Softie barley, too, has been carried ; and the oat harvest is tar advanced in its progriss. The late rains, while they have done no injury to the corn, have proved very favourable to the grasses and turnips; which, in many places, were beginning to be nmeh in want of mois- ture."—Cumbridge Press. Bedfordshire—" The crops in time immediate neighbourhood of Bedfinal are generally good : it may be reckoned that there is a fair average crop of all kinds of grain. There are some pieces of barley at Cardington amid 11 :_arrowder, which, perhaps, cannot be surpassed anywhere. During the past week, the sickle has been generally set into the wheat ; and notwithstandims the moist state of the weather, a considerable (plan tity was carried. The wheat that was cut and shocked has sustained very little itijary from the wet ; the late warm they days have perhaps removed all llmatil anticipations on this score. lit some parte, by Kempstou, the turnip-crop has been sadly cleared by time ity."— (Jim 'abridge Press
Yorkshire—" The harvest partially commenced last week in this neighbour- hood, hut little has yet beets done. Should the weather prove llivoitrable, reaping will become general in a few days. There is now a fair prospect of an average crop, ant the quality is excellent ; and only requires fine weather to enable the farmer to secure the produce in good condition."—Doneaster Gazette.
Dtanfries—" Scotland, from its climate, and the narrow breadth cultivated, forms no proper test in regard to wheat : amidst some pleasing exceptions, the crops are thin in this quarter, and some doubt still exists as to average bulb ovn in England. The barleys are also unequal. although certainly not in the same degree, according to sod and situation ; ioet putting the good and bad together, we ea lea hate on something like un average yield in point of quantity,
in connexion with very marked improvement as regards quality. However these things may hi., no doubt can exist now as to the teemisig ablindance of the oats : lodged or unlodged, they' are in a palmy state comparatively ; and we agree with a respectable flintier in thinking, that the tilling process was more perfect, previous to the disastrous 17th current, than it was last year, when they were eat down and stooked as perfectly ripe. Should the present tine weather con- tinue, the hills and moors, improved as they have been by draining and hone- manure, will yield conscriptions beyond their wont, that will swell greatly the general store."—Dunyies Courier.
Clasrw—" The weather during the last few days has been all that could be wished for at this season, and we hear similar accounts from various parts of the country. Although the storm of last week was very severe, it is now be-
lieved that the result will not prove so detrimental as was at one time dreaded." —Glasgow Argus. The _Edinburgh Weekly Journal of Wednesday nays—" The storm of Mon- day week, though its effects were here comparatively slight, aud in some quar- ters have been scarcely felt, appears to -Wave extended over the greater part of the kingdom. In Ayrshire, the floods have been of a most extensive kind, and a good deal of standing core has been submerged. Harvest has commenced in the vale of Clyde, Berwickshire, &c.; and is expected to be pretty general in the course of another week. In Fife, harvest has commenced on several farms, but is yet confined to small and isolated patches of barley. Towards the end of the week before last, heavy showers of rain and hail, accompanied with thunder, visited the county partially, laying several fields of oats and barley in its progress. On Sunday week, this Irtionleter fell ; and a cold Easterly wind soon brought heavy and damaging rains, succeeded on Alonday evening by a keen Northerly breeze. Up to t he present moment, sunshine and sharp breezes prevail, and will materially assist the ripening. The late rains have laid and straw-hroken many fields of outs along the heavier lands; but otherwise the damage is trilling. In Inverness-shire, heavy showers had fallen in the begin- ning of last week ; and the weather had become more favourable."
The Duwfries Courier gives the following report of the sales of growing crops in Scothuitl—" A great deal of growing grain was sold by public roup in the course of last week. At Priestlands, the various lots averaged 10/.7.s. per acre. 1I I'. PGill, however, obtained a higher ugh me', having sold four lots near the Toll- bar, which averaged 11/. 4s. ad. :1110t her ten-acre field lie sold privately at 1 1 1. ; and we believe Mr. Rae obtained the same sum for a crack field of oats on the farm of Park. At Kirkton, Iiiirkinaliee, a tine field of the same grain brought 13/. 2s. But the sale of sales in this quarter °velure(' at Guillyhill, on Thursday, where the whole growing proilttee on the farm was rouped, ex- clusive of green crop. One lot of oats actually realized the high price of 15/. and upwards; and time whole extensive field in which it grew averaged 13/.10s. per acre. The beans and barleys, although more moderate, brought fair prices; and the proceeds of the sale amounted, we believe, to about 1,1o0/. sterling—that is, apart from large supplies of turnips and potatoes, which ha' proprietor retains till a more fitting period. On the firm of Bandar, Colvelid. soine of the crop sold at 141. the old Scotch aere,—a high compliment to the fertility of a parish which, from its slonyness,: has; been called time null hugs of the world.' Provost Short ridge, on Friday, sold two fields cif potato-oats, One on the Car-
belly and another at Palmerston, trinichi averaged in the MA cage II!. 2s. Off. and in the second 12/. 13s. Pd. per acre. On the fillowitig day, )Jr, 'I'. Laurie ramped three fields of' Ilopetotm, potato, and Angusslibm oats, containing up- wards of twenty-six acres. Several lots sold Rime, 12I., but the whole lots, including a field of Angtisshire, averaged 10/. 1Ss. Mot per acre. '1'he net proceeds al1101111tea 10 2$$/. Gs. 24d. sterling. Mi..s t; oldie, of Summer-1mill, roared yesterday afternoon about forty acres of growing crop : the highest lot (oats) was kit skid down at 14/. Os., and the lowest at FL per avore ; average price of the whole, upwards of 11/. per acre. The practice of selling growing crop appears to he extending. in this neighbourhood."
:Verdi ty* ./edwe/—" If we may judge from the reports as to time much-la- mented failure of the wheat-erop, from rust, and all the ills to which this crop is peculiarly incident in this damp rlimmmatc, WO are disposed rather to judge favourably than otherwise, as almost every man pr01101111CcSiii own fields free, whilst his neighbours' are severely and sadly tainted. On the whole, we are led to the conclusion, that the injury to our crops is like the severe shower of Saturday erettioe., partial both in extent and result. if we are only blessed with filvourable weather fbr a few weeks, we may calculate on :such it crop as will gladden the hearts of our thrillers, revive the drooping spirits of our trades- men, and cathe the poor of our land to l'ejoire."—NO/lhera Whig. Dab/in—" \V v' rejoice to be able to annomice that, notwithstanding the heavy rain of the present week, our :as:omits of the prospects of the harvest are of the most gratifying character. The crops of all kinds ids' in the most promising state. Even wheat, about which much mull ml ',rev Ailed, froni the reports of the proralelive ni rust about a Illolitti liaS Intlell less injury than !nal been supposed. Oats are a magnificent crop. .1 consider- able portion, particularly whore i he cnm is heavy, has been laid by the rain; but in this state the ;train is ripening, under the Millie:ice of a warm sun.
Barley will he it rather short crop, as less has been sown than usual, owing to the Temperance movement ; but the produce will be very good. In every account that has reached its the potatoes are reported as the most abundant crisp for many years past, ana the quality excellent."—Dublia Eren iny Post.
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