384 Agricultural Intelligence — England. Aug. 



:? at prefent making its appearance, and deflroyiiig thetn with great 

 rapidity. 



Wheat has the appearance of being every where thin ; but the other' 

 kinds of gi-ain proniife, on the whole*, to be nearly an average crop. 



The markets for lean flock have been lowering for fome time. Sheep 

 ?re fold from 5s. to los. a head lefs than laft year. Wool is advanced, 

 Jong wool being fold from 24s. to 2 6vS. per ftone of 24 lib. The corn 

 mai-ket is alfo advancing. July 2 i . 



Torkjljirz ^larUrly Rifort, 



The produce of hay is generally abundant ; the winning of it rather 

 backward, much being ftill out in many parts of the country- ; yet a 

 confiderable quantity has been favcd in tolerable order, the weather not 

 having been fliowery during the whole of the feafon. The after-grafs 

 is growing rapidly, by the return of frequent fhowers. Thefe circum- 

 llances have produced a confiderable dechne in the price of hay, both 

 new and old. Tiie prefent value is about 4I. per ton. 



Many crops of wheat promife well ; but many alfo are complained 

 of as being fliort and fmall in the ear, even on the beft foils, and under 

 the beft management. This crop is remarkably better on the clover 

 leas of all forts, than the bean ilubbles ; though the beans were a 

 good crop lail year. Barley is good ; Oats by much the worll ia 

 general ; Beans wear the aipeft of abundance, both in ftraw and pod. 

 Apples in this part of the country are in ttdcrablc plenty ; but the 

 writer of this import, in a late iourney through lierefordfliire and neigh- 

 bouring counties, obferved a total failure of that fruit ; the orchards, 

 nearly without an exception, prcfenting the melancholy afpett of naked 

 branches, deflitute both of fruit and leaves. Rape and iiax are good. 

 Potatoes peculiarly good and abundant. 



Notwithftanding the excellent tilth and manuring bellowed on the 

 tnrnip fallows, the crops of that root are in moll places extremely un- 

 promifing. Many fields of them have been much damaged by the 

 worm- Hug, &c. ; others have been ploughed up, and the ground re- 

 fown, and fome will ftand for lefs than half a crop. This complaint 

 appears to be general throughout all the turnip diftri<fls. Probably 

 fome attention to Vagg-'s method of vight^rollhig might this feafon have 

 been benefcial. On the whole, there is reafon to infer that this crop 

 has become more and more precarious ou moft foils. The lunmier fal- 

 lowing of ftrong and wet foils is rather in a backward ftate. 



Grain of all forts has of late been advancing in price. Beft Wheat 

 about 9s. ; Rye, 5s. ; Barley, 4s. ; and Oats, 3s. 6d. per bulhel of 

 Wincheiler. W<jo1 hereabouts maintains a rate as high, if not higher 

 tlian that of laft feafon. Fat and lean cattle are lower, though the paf- 

 tures are luxuriant. j/'ufj 28. 



L.Hcr fror?i London ^ yu!y qc. 



* The feafon has been very favourable for the growing crops ; the raii.s 

 1 luid ia tlie month of June came iji time to f.vc the bft-fown baiv 



leys, 



