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cases destroyed by fly ; mucli resown, Not much injury from insects, except 

 turnip-fly. No unusual injury from weeds. Pastures much inferior to last 

 year ; grass late in coming, and, from want of sunshine, soft, and did not 

 stand out well. Stock did not make much progress ; sheep on hill pasture 

 never got into good condition ; no disease, hut considerable loss of ewes and 

 lambs at lambing tune. Clip of wool on well-fed park sheep about an aver- 

 age ; on hill pasture clip very light. 



SuTHERLAXDSHiRE. — Wheat uot grown. Barley, 3 to 4 bushels are 

 sown, according to locality ; less quantity of grain and quality not so good 

 owing to the wet, cold summer ; straw good, as harvest work was got over 

 quickly. Oats, very deficient on leas in the return of grain ; grain and 

 straw both good. Harvest rather after usual time. Hay crop, one-thii'd 

 less than last year. Meadow hay crop less productive than last year. 

 Potato crop, no disease and a good crop. Turnip crop — turnips did not 

 braird regularly, and were in many places sown twice or three times ; crop 

 very much below an average. Turnips were supposed to be injured by fly 

 in some places ; I think in most cases the injury was done by frost. "Weeds 

 of the usual kinds grew very strongly, owing to the wet season, and helj)ed 

 to keep back the turnip crop. Pastures were not of average growth and 

 quality with last year, except on dry soils and in favourable situations. 

 Stock did not thrive well on pasture. Cattle and sheep have been free from 

 disease. Clij) of wool, quality fair; quantity under an average owing to 

 the severity of the previous winter. 



Caithness-shire. — No wheat grown. Barley, 32 bushels per acre, about 

 4 bushels less than last year ; seed 4 to 5 bushels ; straw an average. Oats, 

 30 bushels per acre, 8 to 10 bushels under last year ; straw an average ; 

 weight of grain 2 lbs. per bushel less ; straw greater than last year ; seed 4 

 to 6 bushels per acre. Harvest fully fourteen days later than average. Quality 

 of hay good ; quantity 2 to 3 cwts. per acre under former year. Little 

 meadow hay grown ; crop secured in very good condition. Potatoes mostly 

 grown for home use ; produce per acre not ascertained ; deficient in quantity 

 and quality, but little disease ; potato crop alwut one-third less than last year. 

 Turnip crop brairded well, but the first sowings were destroyed by frost in 

 some cases, and fly in others, second sowing required in many instances, and 

 a third in some. No damage from insects, except in the case of fly in tiu-nips. 

 An unusual absence of injury to oats by grub. No special damage by weeds. 

 Frosts in June with the sunless weather of July and August injured growth 

 and quality. Stock throve far from well. No disease among cattle ; some 

 loss by rot in sheep in spring. Clip of wool inferior and under average. 



Orkney. — No wheat and very little Ijarley grown. Oats about 32 bushels, 

 say 40 lbs. more straw than last year, but grain lighter. In some districts 

 the crop much shaken by the gales on 11th an(l 12th October ; from 4 to 5 

 bushels 8o\\ii. Harvest from ten to twelve days later than usual. Pye- 

 grass much lighter than last year ; clover about the same ; quality good. 

 Not much niea<low hay. Potato crop much less, fully a half ; highest yield 

 not over 3 tons ; small, and (piality not so good, but no disease. Turnip 

 crop not above half the weight of la.st year, and (piality not so good ; brairded 

 well, but ditl not come on well in consetpience of frost ; no second sowing. 

 No damage by insects. Injury by weeds more than usual, owing to the tardy 

 gTowth ot the turnip, jirincijially runchesand wild nnistard. Pastures under 

 the average, owing to the cohl season. Stock did not thrive so well, but 

 were free from disease. Clip of wool nuder tlie average ; quality not so 

 good. 



Shetland (Unst). — No wheat or barley grown. Bere, straw heavy and 

 considerably more than last year, fully an average ; grain plentifiii, and 



