330 THE CEEEAL AND OTHER CROPS OF SCOTLAND FOR 1883, 



were more prevalent tlian usual — chick, yaur, and red-shank principally — 

 owing to damp season. Pastures rather under average, both in growth and 

 quality. Stock throve fairly well, considering season. Cattle and sheep 

 were free from epidemic disease, no foot-and-mouth disease having appeared 

 in Bute, although prevalent in some neighbouring counties. Clip of wool 

 about average in quantity and quality. 



Arran. — No wheat and no barley. Oats about 28 bushels ; quality not 

 so good ; straw quantity up to average, but soft ; seed, about 6 bushels. 

 Harvest about three weeks after usual time. Eyegrass, quality good ; 

 quantity about 1^ ton per acre ; scarcely as much clover as usual. No 

 meadow hay. Potato crop better than last year — about 8 tons ; about one- 

 sixth part diseased ; commenced about middle of August ; no new varieties 

 planted — mostly Chamj^ions, and have not kept well since lifted. Turnips 

 not quite up to the average — about 16 tons per acre ; brairded well ; no 

 re-sowing. No injury by insects or weeds. Pastures, average growth ; 

 quality soft. Stock did not thrive so well as in a drier season, but were 

 free from disease. Quality of wool fair, but under average as to quantity. 



Lanarkshire (Upper Ward). — No wheat. Barley, 38 bushels ; quality 

 light, and colour not so good as last year ; 3 bushels sown. Oats, 40 

 bushels ; quality fair, but both thrashing and milling badly ; some late got 

 in very bad quality ; seed, 5 bushels ; both straw and corn consider- 

 ably less than last year. Harvest began about the same as last year ; both 

 years late. Hay crop, 1 ton 5 cwt., much less than last year, the rain too 

 long in coming. Meadow hay crop about the same, perhaps a little less. 

 Potato crop, 6 tons ; no disease among Champions ; Regents about one- 

 third diseased — better crop than last year ; Magnum Bonums, no disease ; 

 some Champions as high as 10 tons, and no disease. Turnip crop, 20 tons ; 

 not so good as last year ; tirst sown well, others late or long in the ground 

 until rain came, then well, but late, with a little turnip fly, but no re-sow- 

 ing. Some com bad with wire-worm, but not general. Wet land bad with 

 yaur ; wild mustard less than usual, turnip fly eating some of it. Pastures 

 of average growth and quality with last year. Stock throve quite well, 

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



Lanarkshire (Middle Ward). — Wheat, 35 bushels ; quality inferior to 

 last year ; seed about 3^ bushels. No barley grown. Oats, 28 bushels ; 

 quality as good as last year ; seed about 4|- bushels. Harvest about three 

 weeks later. Quantity of hay less than last year — about If ton. Meadow 

 hay less productive than last year. Potato crop more than last year ; about 

 8 tons, diseased but not the extent of last year. Turnip crop about same 

 as last year — about 20 tons ; only one sowing as a rule. Pastures not of 

 average groT\i:h or quality. Stock throve very moderately, but as a rule 

 were free from disease. The clip of wool was about the average of last 

 year. 



Renfrewshire (Middle Ward). — Wheat, 30 bushels ; second quality ; 

 average straw ; 4 bushels seed. Barley, 36 bushels ; good quality ; straw 

 average. Oats, 42 bushels ; fine quality ; straw under average ; seed from 



5 to 6 bushels. Harvest fourteen days after usual time. Hay crop, 2 tons ; 

 quality very fine. Meadow hay, little more than half a crop. Potato crop, 



6 tons ; a little disease in earlies, little in later sorts ; yield under last year. 

 Turnip crop, 20 tons ; good braird ; no second sowing. No injury by 

 insects. Large crop of weeds, mostly chickweed ; damage more than 

 usual. Pastures verv much below average. Stock throve fairlv well. No 

 epidemic except a few cases of foot-and-mouth. Clip of wool a little unuer 



average. 



