^p6 Agricullural InfeUigence — England, Nov. 



well. You will recolleft jrreat numbers of them are very forward ia 

 lamb. Some lambs fell .i^ofng up to the fair, and were carried on by 

 the ihepherds. From thefe ewes the London market is fupplied with 

 houfe-Iamb ; but numbers of the ewes will not vean till near Ladyday, 

 the greater part from about Chriftmas to Candlemas. The forwarded 

 fold for 6cs. per head, and from thence down to 40s. ; but the average 

 of the better forts about 50s. Fa^ beef now fells at about 1 1?. per fcore 

 of 20 lib. fmking ofFol. Mutton 8d. per lib. of 16 ounces, finking do. 

 This year's lambs, fliorn about Midfummer, fold at the laft faus ([ 

 mean male lambs gelt— females are feldom fold, except by chance) from 

 149. to 183. and 20s. per head. 



* We are pretty forward in our wheat feeding julf round this place, tho' 

 we are later than elfewhere. We have more than half done. The land 

 works very well ; for, generally, it is fown on a clover lea of one, two, 

 and fometimes three years (landing, on one earth, (one ploughing) 

 worked in with very heavy harrows after it is ploughed. The farmers 

 were completely frightened lafh fpring. Barley funk to 2s. 6d. per 

 bufhel, and but little demand in appearance They gave it to their 

 pigs and horfes as nothing worth ; but before harveft it got up to 5s. 

 and 5s. 6d. per bufliel, and none hardly to he had. What (hort-fighted 

 mortals we are, and fn'ghtened at our own fliadows, entirely forgetting 

 what times we had only two years fince ! 



* You fay your rents are ftill creeping up : we have caught the in- 

 fection, and the malady is likely to incrcafe, for the landlords have tail- 

 ed the fwects of it. You aflv, how is the property-tax liked ; or ra- 

 ther, how is it pnid on the eld rents .•* As little increafe as pofiible. 



' We have but few long leafes ; feven, twelve, or fourteen years, are 

 generally the longed. I believe the large farms are leaft taxed : 1 need 

 not fay why. It is certainly more productive than the income-tax. 

 The greatelt evafion has h?.ppened in cafes where the landlord occupies 

 liis own lands. 



Letter from a Fanner in JVales^ Ocl. 2 2. 



< From the date of my \A (July 15th) to the middle of Augud, 

 we experienced a trad of cold \infavourable weather, with wind and 

 rain, which unfortunately did much injury to many of the growing 

 crops. Wheat till then had a fine appearance, and promiftd to yield a 

 good return ; but nothing is certain ; for we have been completely difap- 

 y)ointed, particularly in low fituations. The late fown fields, and thofe 

 upon high grounds, generally efcapcd the blight. Few good famples 

 are however to be fcen ; the btl^ are trom cold loils ; and every one com- 

 plains of the fmail return, though the fine harvcil wa;-, certainly much xxi 

 iavour gf its improvcnient. Barley never iiad a good appearance. The 

 tarlitfl fown fields are worit, which is an uncommon circumftance. 

 Oats, peas and beans, are all Lo be doing with ; that is, they are equal 

 to an average. 



* VVt arc now bufy fowing wheat. Thofc who fowcd early had a fine 



fcafon, 



