during the Quarter ending June 30, IS^Q. 1 4- 3 



The cold and dry parching winds are seriously affecting 

 spring-sown crops on dry soils. The Swedish turnips are a 

 very patchy crop and have been resown in many places. 

 Barley and oats are short. Beans are affected with the Aphis. 

 Wheat on strong soils is very deficient, but on light soils it is 

 better. Potatoes have been much cut down by the white 

 frosts. On the whole the country is suffering much from the 

 want of rain. Cattle and sheep are healthy. Employment 

 for agricultural labourers is scarce, and as a body they are 

 suffering severely. 



Hampshire, the particulars having been furnished by John 

 Clark, Esq. of Timsbury Farm, near Romsey. 



The prospect for those farmers who have been in positions 

 to do justice to their operations, is cheering; every crop pro- 

 mises to be abundant. The hay harvest is nearly completed, 

 and in the most satisfactory manner. There have however 

 been many instances of the truth of the old saying, that more 

 hay is spoiled in fine weather than in catching seasons. The 

 vigorous and thick growth of the grass has required more 

 time to perfect than many farmers have allowed, and injury 

 has resulted. 



The crops on badly-farmed lands are thin and poor, oats 

 are generally indifferent. The season for turnip tillage has 

 been all that could be desired, excepting on neglected stiff 

 lands, and there the needful pulverization of the land has not 

 been obtained for want of moisture. Now, July 6, every de- 

 scription of root-crop is languishing for want of rain. The 

 turnip-fiy has not been so troublesome as in past seasons. 

 Potatoes appear generally healthy. There is every prospect 

 of a full average yield of wheat, and should there be a con- 

 tinuance of fine weather, it will be gathered much earlier than 

 usual. 



At Stonyhurst, the particulars having been furnished by the 

 Rev. Alfred Weld, F.R.A.S. 



The lambing season began in this neighbourhood on the 

 23rd of March, and continued three weeks; there were several 

 losses in the country owing to the severity of the weather. 

 During April and the early part of May the weather was re- 

 markably dry and unfavourable to the growth of grass; this, 

 added to the general dryness of the season, has caused the 

 hay crop to be very late. The season for sowing was very 

 favourable; oats were sown first on March 23, and now make 

 a fine show. Early potatoes planted before April 1 are grow- 

 ing well and without any signs of disease. The crop is very 

 abundant, frequently producing 20 to 30 to a root. Later 

 potatoes planted in April escaped the effects of thefrosts, which 

 are said to have destroyed a considerable portion of th' crops 



