488 Agricultural Intelligence — ScotlancL Nov. 



the fallows, or a finer feafon for fowing wheat ; all the early fields have 

 made a vigorous braird. 



Leai) Hock fold heavily in the beginning of this quarter, and markets 

 declined in confequence ; but the demand has been upon the increafe 

 iince this month commenced, and both Iheep and cattle have been taken 

 off at better prices. Oct. 27. 



Letter from a Fanner nejr KeJfo^ OH, 2 2. 



< From the beginning to the 20th of Auguft the weather was ex- 

 tremely wet ; but, fmce that time, circumftances have been extremely 

 favourable for field operations. Many farmers cut down their corn, and 

 carried it into the ilack-yard, without the lead interruption ; and the 

 whole crop is now complttely fecured in this neighbourhood. It feems 

 to be of lefs bulk in the yard than expelled when in the fields, whicli 

 docs not augur much in favour of the quality of the grain. 



On the 2ifl: September we had a liigh gale of v/ind, which mull have 

 fhaken ^■^o.V grain ; but as the lofs was trifling, the prefumptlon is, that 

 little of what was then uncut came under that defcription. In general, 

 our wheats, both of winter and fpring culture, are faulty, fuch famples 

 ^ have appeared at market being by no means fine ; and it may be 

 fuppofed that the worlt has not yet been prefented. My opinion is, 

 that this grain is one third below an average. Barley is a fair crop 

 with us, but little being fown, the home confumption will nearly re- 

 quire the whole produce. Oats appeared a fair crop, though, upon trial, 

 they do not meal fo well, by nearly a fifth part, as thofe of lail feafon. 

 Peas and beans are articles we deal little in ; but what we have feem to 

 be tolerable. Turnips, although much injured by the black worm, have 

 recovered greatly, and, upon the whole, promife to be a full average 

 crop ; and the young graffes are looking fo well upon all for:s of land, 

 that it IS imp(;ffible to dillinguifh v^'ith what grain they have been fown, 

 or under what management they have been cultivated. 



The fallow grounds, from the long dry \yeather, are in fine condi- 

 tion, and wheat feed is getting fall forward. Lean cattle are bought 

 vp pretty readily, at prices very little below thofe of lail year. At 

 Wooler fair lail week, a great quantity of fiieep were fold. Dinmonts, 

 in good condition for turulp?, fold at the rate of 7d. per lib. fink. A 

 confiderable demand appeared for fvvine, and draft ewes brought nearly 

 the fame prices as laft year. Fdv t'.irnlps are yet let *, bat the prices 

 feem to Hart at 61. or 7I. per Englifh acre. * 



^ivceddale ^larierly Report, 



The ftate of the weather during the quarter has been fucli ae to equal 

 even the motl fanguine expeditions of the luifDandman. It was favtulr- 

 able to the filling, ripening, cutting down, and bringing in of the 

 grain crops, to a degree ftldom experienced in this dUtriit. It may be 

 noticed, however, that the- heavy rains which took place about the be- 

 ginning of Auguft, caufed a lodging of the crop^ ou fome fields ; but 



