332 THE CEEEAL AND OTHER CHOPS OF SCOTLAND FOR 1881, 



From the answers received, the followino" statistics have been 

 compiled : — 



Edinburghshire. — Wheat, 32 bushels ; qiTalitv very inferior to last year ; 

 quantity of seed 3 bushels. Barley, 40 bushels ; quality very inferior to last 

 year ; quantity of seed 3 bushels. Oats, 50 bushels ; quality not much 

 inferior, weight good ; quantity of seed 3 bushels. Harvest three weeks 

 later than average, and much prolonged by bad weather. Quantity of 

 hay about 2 tons, somewhat less than last year ; quality very superior. 

 Meadow hay much less productive than last year. Yield of potato crop 8 

 tons larger than last year, but about one-third diseased of regents ; cham- 

 pions comparatively sound. Turnip crop say 15 tons, much behind last 

 year ; crop brairded fair, but much of it destroyed by fly, and large breadths 

 resown twice or three times. Damage by insects greater than usual. 

 Weeds bad. Pastures much behind both in growth and feeding. Stock 

 fed slowly, but were free from disease. Clip of wool under average. 



Linlithgowshire. — Wheat about the one-half, and very bad quality ; 

 more straw but not so good ; would say want of sunshine, and too much 

 rain ; seed about 3 bushels. Barley from 12 to 16 bushels, and in the 

 higher districts of the county much more ; straw about the same quantity 

 but not so good quality ; seed from 3 to 4 bushels. Oats about the same as 

 barley ; seed from 4 to 5 bushels. Harvest from a month to six weeks 

 later. Hay a light crop with few exceptions. No meadow hay in this 

 district. Potato crop from 3 to 4 tons less than last year, with the exception 

 of champions, which were about the same ; much disease, but was late in 

 making its appearance. Turnip crop very variable, from one-half to a 

 third less than last year ; crop brairded well, but from both frost and fly 

 nearly all had to be resown, and in some cases twice. Little or no injury 

 by insects, with the exception of turnips. No injury by weeds. Pastures 

 about the same as last year, but not so good quality. Stock did not thrive 

 well, too wet and cold toward the end of the season. Cattle and sheep free 

 from disease. Wool clip about the average. 



Haddingtonshire (Upper District). — Very little wheat grown. Barley 

 has yielded 36 bushels of poor quality, fully 3 lbs. per under average 

 weight ; straw average ; seed 3^ bushels. Oats, 36 bushels, 1 lb. per 

 bushel under last year ; straw average ; seed 5 bushels. Harvest began 

 on 12th September, fifteen days later than last year. Hay considerably 

 under average, and some of it not well secured. Meadow hay crop much 

 less than last year, and the greater part of it destroyed by wet. Potatoes 

 little more than half a crop, and about half of that diseased; disease ap- 

 peared about middle of September. Turnips on good loamy land about 

 two-thirds of a crop, which has continued growing all winter ; on clay land 

 less than half a crop, but all of good feeding quality ; the crop brairded well, 

 but was destroyed by frost and fly, part was resowTi three times. Damage 

 from insects not more than usual. The first part of the season was very 

 favourable for cleaning fallows, latterly the wet weather prevented turnips 

 being scraped or hoed as they should have been. The pastures yielded 

 abundance of grass, but not of good feeding quality. Stock did not feed 

 much unless where extra food was given ; the mortality about an average. 

 Lambs suffered much from scour before being put on stubbles. The wool 

 from sheep which had extra feeding was about an average ; unfed sheep 

 about a fourth deficient in weight. 



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Haddingtonshire (Lower District). — Wheat a small crop, 36 bushels, 

 much damaged by wind on 5th August and sprout in September, a third 

 less value than last year ; seed 3 bushels. Barley, 36 bushels, much 

 damaged by high winds on 5th August, no sun afterwards to ripen it ; 



