3t3^ A^ictilturnl Inteirigence. — Scotland, Ma^ 



It was the 6th April before feed work commenced, the weather at 

 that time turning middhnt^ dry, though extremely cold. As all were 

 anxionny waiting an opportunity, the oats and peas were pufhed into 

 the ground in fewer days than ever known ; and now the fields which 

 carried turnips are preparing for barley, though it muil be oblerved that 

 many fnch are already fown with oats, there being no demand for bar- 

 ky iince the malt-tax was raifed. The refult of the inveltigation in 

 Parliament is anxionfly looked for ; and if it be of a nature as to allow 

 a return to our former fyllem, the welfare and profperity of this dillri6i: 

 will he confiderably iucreafed. 



Our ftock of fodder is much exhauded ; and as there Is no appear- 

 ance of j^rafs, it is dreaded that a fcarcity of that article will be fliortiy 

 felt. The young gralles are mortly annihilated ; and upon many fields 

 which looked tolerably well after harved, few plants can now be rccog- 

 nifed. The grain markets have been looking up of late. Good horfes 

 are in demand, and at high prices. Jpnl \.^th. 



Letter from Glafgo'v, Jpri! 23. 



Throughout the month of February, we had the fined weather ever 

 remembered at that fcafon of the year ; va confequence our farmers be- 

 gan the fowing of their beans and oats, and a few fields were nnilbed 

 in excellent order. Since the ift of March, however, till about the Sth 

 cf the prefent month, we have had nothing but fevcre dorms of frod, 

 fnow, and rain alternately, which dopped all work. From that time 

 the weather has been dry, although cold, and the oat-feed is nearly 

 concluded. We diould think the feed has not been got into the ground 

 fo favourably as could have been wiflied, becaufe the feafon being ht 

 gone, many of our farmers began to fow when the ground was rather 

 wet. 



The winter Town wheat looks well, confidering the fevere dorms it 

 has encountered. Should the prefenc cold, barren weather, however,- 

 continue much longer, it will be materially injured. Our grain market 

 has been very deady for fome time back. Wheat and oats have indeed 

 advanced a little ; but no alteration has taken place in any other kind 

 of grain. Wc h.ave dill a large ftock of old Canada vvhdat on hand, 

 which, with wheat, the growth of this neighbourhood, and what 

 is daily coming in from the Frith of Forth, will be fufficient to ferve 

 us till a new importation ; this from Canada, in particular, is expect- 

 ed to be pretty confiderable, the crop there (as is reported) having 

 been very abundatit, and the quality fine. At prefent there are but fev* 

 oats at market. Our fupplics of hte have been from Northumberland 

 md the fo'uth of Scotland. We have had little or no fale for Scotch 

 barley this feafon ; what our brewers have bought has been chiefly from 

 F.ngland : it wo^ld appear the confum^tion of tiiis grain has been mucH 

 reduced of late. 



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