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many fields, on others resown three times, cause not "being known. Except 

 to turnip braird not much injury from insects. Not many weeds ; ground 

 generally pretty clean in Bute. Pastures poor compared with last year. 

 Stock did not thrive very well, season too cold and wet, but were pretty 

 free from disease. Wool clip less than last year, and quality not so good, 



Arran. — No wheat or barley. Oats about 30 bushels ; more straw than 

 last year, but quality not so good ; seed about 6 bushels. Harvest about 

 five weeks later than 1880. Hay less in quantity, and quality not so good, 

 about 25 cwts. Very little clover. Meadow hay none in this district. 

 Potato crop yield not so good as last year ; quantity about 5 tons of 

 champions, other kinds poor crop, and disease very bad ; disease appeared 

 about middle of June amongst early kinds. Turnips a poor crop, not 

 nearly so good as last year; yellow about 10 tons, Swedish 8 tons; did not 

 braird well ; swedes had to be resown, some of them twice, fly being the 

 cause, and cold wet weather. No injury by insects, and none from weeds. 

 Growth of pastures up to average, but quality very inferior. Stock did not 

 thrive very well ; cattle free from disease ; sheep a good deal of rot and also 

 braxy, rot far worse than previous years. Quality of wool not so good, and 

 quantity under average. 



Lanarkshire (Upper Ward). — Very little wheat ^rown. Barley, quan- 

 tity nearly as much as last year, but quality much inferior, about 28 bushels. 

 Oats same as barley in comparison to last year, about 36 bushels. Harvest 

 fullv three weeks after the usual time. Kay about 1 ton ; quality fairly good. 

 Meadow hay less in quantity, but good quality. Potato crop about one- 

 third less about 3 tons sound and 2 tons diseased ; disease commenced in 

 September. Turnip crop about 15 tons on an average ; half of the fields 

 sown twice, some three times ; swedes almost a total failure. Corn crops 

 were the better of the turnip-fly, as they completely ate up the wild 

 mustard at the same time the turnips were suftering. Corn would be at 

 least 12 bushels an acre more on that account ; good land is very bad 

 with it ; loss as muck as 20 bushels an acre by it. Grass fairly plentiful, 

 but for want of sun bad for feeding or milking. Stock throve middling, 

 but were free from disease. Clip of wool under average. 



Lanarkshire (Middle Ward). — The average would be about 30 bushels 

 of wheat ; quality rather inferior ; straw fair quality ; seed sown generally 

 between 3 and 4 bushels ; do not know of any barley having been sown. 

 Oats from 36 to 40 bushels ; quality inferior ; straw very fair. Harvest began 

 from three to four weeks later than usual. Hay was a fair good crop, and 

 better than last year ; it would reach to near 2 tons, and the quality was 

 good. Meadow hay was an average crop. Potatoes were not up to the 

 average 5 to 6 tons would be the outside yield ; disease began about middle 

 of Au^'ust, and fully one-third were lost over the Middle Ward, but in some 

 places^fully one-half was diseased. Turnips in some places were obliged to 

 be sown two or three times over, and consequently were late in brairding ; 

 swedes would not be more than 15 tons per acre, and yellows were not any 

 better. Crops generally were injured not so much by insects but by frosts 

 in the early morning. Greater injury by weeds than last year. Pastures 

 about an average season. Stock throve well on light land, but not at all 

 -well on stiff" land ; were free from disease. The clip was fair, rather under 

 the average. 



Lanarkshire (Lower Ward).— Wheat, average 40 bushels, quality good ; 

 seed sown, 4 bushels ; straw, 2 tons 10 cwts. Barley, none grown. Oats, 

 good, 54 bushels, good quality ; seed sown, 5 bushels ; straw, 2 tons. Har- 

 vest three weeks later. Hay, quality good, above average, 2 tons ; rye-grass 

 and clover well fixed. No meadow hay. Potato crt)p, average 9 tons, one- 



