326 THE CEREAL AND OTHER CROPS OF SCOTLAND FOR 1883, 



From the answers received, the following statistics have been 



compiled : — 



Edinburghshire. — Wheat, 38 bushels, being less than last year ; straw 

 also much behind last year; 3 bushels sown. Barley, 48 bushels, being less 

 than last year ; straw also much behind last year ; 2|- bushels sown. Oats, 

 60 bushels ; straw behind last year; 3 bushels seed ; the produce less, owing 

 to a great drought in the early spring and cold summer. Harvest began 

 about ten days behind the usual time, and was long and protracted, and ex- 

 pensive, without much damage. Hay, 2 tons, and behind last year ; quality 

 middling. Meadow hay crop less. Potato crop, 8 tons; quality good; 

 Regents and early varieties generally one-third diseased after September ; 

 Champions and Heroes sound, or almost so. Turnips, 20 tons weight; 

 much behind last year ; quality good. Braired well when rain came, which 

 was much too late ; very little, if any, second sowing. No damage from 

 insects; not a bad year for weeds. Pastures less than last year. Stock 

 throve very medium, but there was very little disease ; Clip of wool under 

 average. 



Linlithgowshire. — "NATieat much inferior as compared with last year ; 

 never ripened properly ; from 20 to 30 bushels ; seed,^from 2| to 3 bushels. 

 Barley about the same in quantity, but inferior in quality ; grain dark 

 in colour, from 30 to 40 bushels ; seed, 2| to 3 bushels. Oats, straw less in 

 quantity ; grain, from 2 to 3 lbs. lighter, as compared with last year ; from 

 30 to 40 bushels ; seed, from 4 to 5 bushels. Harvest began about the 

 usual time. Hay crop much the same as last year, from 2 to 3 tons. No 

 meadow hay. Potato crop from 1 to 2 tons less as compared with last year ; 

 early varieties mostly bad with disease ; commenced when ready to lift and 

 spread rapidly. Turnip crop about the half as compared with last year; 

 quality not so good ; from 5 to 20 tons ; great complaint of finger-and-toe ; 

 good braird; no second so^^'ing. Almost no insects. Weeds not worse 

 than usual. Pastures much inferior in growth and quality. Stock did not 

 thrive well. Except a few cases of foot-and-mouth disease, and also of 

 blackleg, cattle and sheep have been healthy. Clip of wool about an 

 average. 



Haddingtonshire (Upper District). — Wheat little grown. Barley about 

 35 bushels, of inferior quality, weighing 55 lbs. per bushel and much dis- 

 coloured; straw under average; seed, Z^ bushels. Oats from 35 to 40 

 bushels, weighing 42 lbs. ; high coloured, but sound ; straw about average, 

 but damaged by wet ; seed 5 bushels. Harvest began 2nd September, same 

 date as last year. Hay, first cutting under average, and well secured ; second 

 crop larger than usual. Meadow hay fair crop, and well secured. Potato 

 crop from 5 to 6 tons, principally Champions and Magnum Bonums ; little 

 diseased ; older varieties a poor crop, and half diseased. On good turnip 

 soil, turnips have come to be nearly an average crop, having grown all 

 winter ; on clay land not half a crop ; swedes on many farms a failure, 

 having been destroyed by frost and fly after brairding, and had to be re-so-wTi 

 with common turnips. There was little damage by insects. Fallows 

 usually foul this season, and required extra labour in cleaning. Old 

 pastures good, but young grass not so good, being thin on ground. 

 Stock did fairly well.*^ Foot-and-mouth disease among ewes and lambs in 

 spring caused serious loss on several farms. Ewe wool not so good; hogg 

 wool an average crop, but very low in price. 



Haddingtonshire (Lower District). — Wheat, 30 bushels, of poor quality ; 

 straw deficient; seed, 3| bushels. Barley, 40 bushels; quality of grain 

 deficient; straw short; seed, 2^ bushels. Oats, 50 bushels ; about last year's 



