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keeping well ; f|uality very good. Tn.rnip crop under average ; early- 

 sown better than tlie last sown ; very bad in appearance till October,, 

 when they began to improve; average from 15 to 17 tons; no second 

 so\\'ing; brairded well. Insects did no harm; weeds got up a little during 

 wet weather, but not so bad as last year. Pastures very fair, not equal 

 to last year in rankness, but quite as nutritive. Stock throve well, and 

 have been free from disease. Clip of wool, 12 or 13 per cent, better than 

 average. 



Perthshire (Dunkeld and Stormont District). — The wheat crop this 

 year is inferior to last year in quantity and quality as regards both straw 

 and grain, the average yield per acre being 32 bushels ; weight, from 50 to 

 55 lbs. — 6 bushels less than last year ; this attributed to want of sunshine ; 

 quantity sown, 3^ bushels. In general the yield of barley is as good as 

 last year — average yield, 40 bushels ; weight from 53 to 55 lbs. ; quality of 

 grain and straw good ; quantity sown, 4 bushels. Average yield of oats 44 

 bushels, weight 41 lbs.; quality of both grain and straw good ; quantity sown, 

 5 bushels. Harvest commenced about the beginning of September, about 

 two weeks later than last year. Quantity of clover hay 2 tons ; quality 

 much better than last year, being secured in good condition. There is 

 very little meadow hay in this district ; it is much the same as last year. 

 Potatoes in well cultivated fields are a good crop ; Regents 5 tons, much 

 diseased; Champions about 7 tons, with very little disease; Magnum 

 Bonums, 7^ tons, no disease; Heroes a poor crop; disease observed to 

 commence about the end of August. Turnips have been a failure in a great 

 many places, while on some farms they are a very good crop ; weight from 

 10 to 25 tons ; braird good on some farms, on others much destroyed by fly. 

 The crops have not suffered much damage from insects ; a few fields were 

 damaged by wire worm and grub. Soft weeds very prevalent this year, 

 especially among green crops. Grass much the same as last year. Stock 

 did very well on the grass, but owing to. the very high price of lean cattle 

 the parks were not as well stocked in general as last year. There has been 

 no disease among sheep and cattle. Wool much the same as last year. 



Forfarshire. — Wheat, about 30 bushels ; straw inferior ; about 3^ bushels 

 sown. Barley, about 40 bushels ; quality inferior ; about 4^ bushels sown. 

 Oats, about 44 bushels ; quality of grain and straw good ; about 5 bushels 

 sown. Harvest about a week later than average of years. Hay crop, about 

 Ih ton ; quality good. No meadow hay grown. Potato crop not so heavy 

 as last year — about 6 tons ; tubers small ; not much disease. Turnip crop, 

 fr(mi 10 to 16 tons ; quality good where not diseased ; crop brairded well ; 

 no re-sowing required. No injury by insects, and not more than usual from 

 weeds. Pastures not an average growth, and stock did not thrive so well as 

 last year, but were free from disease except foot-and-mouth. Quality of 

 wool good ; clip about G llxs. 



Aberdeenshire (District of Buchan). — Wheat not grown to any extent. 

 Barley or here nearly equal to last year in grain and straw — about 40 bushels, 

 or 5 qrs., and from 3 to 4 bushels used for seed ; barley and here are 

 generally sown on liest land ; the weiglit this year is from 3 to 5 lbs. under 

 last year. Oats about one-third under last year — about 32 buslu'ls ; 

 weight from 38 to 41 Ib^.; average quantity sown, from 5 to 6 bushels; 

 straw, mostly of fair quality, was a good deal laid and twisted. Harvest a 

 week later than the usual time ; some of the crop stood long in stock owing 

 to the wet weather in the fore part of harvest, and part was secured in 

 rather damp condition. Hay crop not much ovrr half of lost year ; average 

 1^ ton ; quality good, and secured in good condition. Not much meadow 

 hay in this district ; about same quality as last year, but not so well 



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