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ro market for that year's barley crop, wore this fprlng Induced to (ovr 

 oats ill place of barley. 



Barley, for the above rcafon, though of equal quality to crop 1803^ 

 is greatly under it in quantity of acres fovvn, and number of bolls pro- 

 duced. 



Peas and beans are only a middling crop ; thofe early fovvn good, the 

 late one^ not filled ; the ihaw abundant and well got in. 



Wheat turns out better than expedled ; but generally more or lefs 

 fmiilted ; many fields infeftcd to a great degree, perhaps one fourth of 

 the whole crop. Where free from fmut, and not laid down by rains 

 in Auguft, the quality h very good. It may however be confidered, 

 on the whole, not equal to crop 1803. 



The wheat-feed ftafon has been extremely good ; and the appearance 

 of the new wheat fuch as the farmer would wifit to fee. 



Hay was a light crop, greatly inferior to 1803. The young clovers 

 have a moil favourable appearance. 



Turnips are generally good, and a thick crop ; neither being attack- 

 ed by the fly nor caterpillar, as it is faid they were in England, and in 

 fome counties in Scotland. 



Flax, of which a large quantity was fown, is every where a fine crop> 

 the produce per acre at leail double to crop 1803. The high price of 

 this article induced many farmers to fow flax after potatoes, in place of 

 barley, which, for two years, could not be raifed with profit, having 

 110 market for it. But the flax feed is this year of poor quality, aud 

 very little of it will be fit to fow. The demand for Dutch feed, there- 

 fore, will be great next fpring ; whereas the Scots feed, crop 1803, 

 was fo fine as to equal the beft Dutch feed ; at leafl: the produce in flax, 

 per acre, is equal, but the feed from the Dutch fuperior. 



Potatoes are of fine quality, and every where an abundant crop, in- 

 deed, far beyond an average one ; an equal number of acres planted as 

 lafl: year, but the produce fully double to that of crop J 803, and in 

 quality they as far excel. 



Upon the whole, crop 1804, in this county at leafl:, is confiderably 

 above an average crop. The flack-yards, well filled with good whole- 

 fome grain, prefent the confoiatory view of plesity for man and bead ; 

 and it may be hoped no complaining will be heard. As trade and ma- 

 nufactures have revived, no man or woman willing to be induftrious is 

 out of employment. Their earnings are fuch as to enable them to live 

 with comfort at the prefent rate of provifions, which is not above the 

 proportion of the rate of wages. 



The farmer has a ready market for grain of all forts, and he has grain 

 to fupply the demand. Barley has fliarted confiderably, and brings 

 from 20s. to 24s. per boll. Oats (of a quahty to give meal for oats) 

 fell at 20s. per boll ; Oatmeal at 20s. per boll ; Wheat at 30s., if 

 good. As no fcarcity of any necefl'ary of life is to be apprehended, it 

 53 to be prefumed the prices will be Heady, without going much higher 

 or lower. If fo, all clafies will wear their prefent happy appearance of 

 contentment. 



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