!8o4. Agricultural Lttellige)ne — Srollirful. 



w'arning of removal agawift next ttrm. In tliis clileinrna/tlicy vnW proba- 

 bly have only the alttMiiative of fubniitting to a rife <jf rent, (althoii'gh* 

 their pofRlhoiis were let at their full value when the lenfe, if it may be^ 

 fo called, commenceil), or run the rifle of the gloriotts uncertaiiUy'of 

 the law, in a fiiit befoi-e our Scots court, in d ! 'irn'^ their ri^^htiJ.'' 

 The cafe of fonic of them will W peculiarly hard. (>nc, for inil.uice, ' 

 who got his farm a few >t*ars ago, at tJiat time by far tl,e worll and 

 molt worlhlefs part of the barony, aiid who has, by the moll fpirited" 

 exertions, and couliderable expence in fallowings, dung, and bring on 

 uncommonly heavy drelFings of foapbollers aihes, which Ik- had' th«j 

 means of procuring, brought it, for the lall two years, to curry us 

 good crops of grain and grafs as the molt favoured fpot in the barony^' 

 Such a cafe needs no comment ; the tale requires only to be toKl, to 

 intereft every one capable of judging of fuch matters, and whofe heart 

 is not fteeled againlt the common feelings of humanity. ' 



Banffshire ^iarterly Report, 



The property att remains unexecuted in this county, the commif- 

 fioners not having held any meeting to that effect ; of courfe, very little 

 light is thrown upon the fubjett, which, to be fure, is a very intricate 

 one. 



Yellow turnips were introduced ijito tliis diftri<?fc fomc time ago as 

 fpring food for cattle or Iheep ; but as they aiv not mentioned in any 

 of the fouthern reports, it may be j)refumed they are feklom ufed. 

 Their utility is, however, fo great, tliat a coniiderable quantity will be 

 cultivated here nCxt feafon, as they Hand tht winter aimoll as well as 

 the Swedilh, and grow much larger. They are likewife very fine for 

 the pot ; and the fervants in this country prefer thtm to cabbage, or 

 any other kind of veg-etable. 



The following is the Hate of hufbandry, cScc. for the cnirent quarter. 

 It was fortunate for this diilricft that the autumn admitted farm labour 

 to be fo far advanced, otherwife it muft have been very unfeafonably 

 performed, as little elfe could be done through the winter, but driving 

 dung to be mixed in the field, a work that facilitates after operations ; 

 but the breaking up of the roads even made that difficult. Tlie in- 

 tenfe frolk during moil of lall month have proved very injurious to the 

 wheat and young graffes, and tliere is really lefs verdure at prefent than 

 was in the beginning of Februaiy, This is the more to be regretted, 

 as turnips are moitly done, a great proportion of them being rotted, 

 and fodder fcarce. 



The oat feed commenced about the end of laft month, but was in- 

 ten-upted by bad weather, till a few days ago, when the land having 

 become tolerably dr)-, it now goes on»rapidly. The froll Hill continues 

 fevere during the night, with cold fcorching winds through the day ; 

 lo that vegetation feems to be at a fland. 



Fat cattle have not come up to the farmer's expeftations this fea- 

 fon, which, it is believed, is owing in part to a number of half-fed bealU 

 being hurried to market, tind alfo, in fomc mcafure, to an unufual 



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