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l»lailii\^, fee. : but, no doubt, many will attribute it in part to the 

 operation of the corn bill of laft felfion of Parliament : if at uL! ,ulUy, 

 that bill will foon be viewed in the light of an unpopular mcaui.e, aid 

 may be the means of future caution and check to I lie arrogant v of af- 

 fected political forefight in matters utterly out of the reach even of the 

 too much boaded omnipotence of political regulation. 



The abundant produti of forage, with the excellent Hate in wlilch 

 much of it has been faved, added to the feafonal^le rains for the after- 

 grafs and turnips, muft relieve the farmer from all anxiety in refpec^t to 

 the winter fubfillence of his cattle and flieep, cfpecially if it prove to- 

 lerably open weather till near Chrillmas. 



The dry weather of the harveft has tliis year been of mod fmgular 

 ufe ; for the ftate of the wheats in particular was fuch, that much wet 

 weather in fuccefllon would have entirely ruined the crops of that grain, 

 and might have been produ6live of very unpleafant, if not fatal coiife- 

 quences. However, on the whole, we may venture to conclude, tliat 

 the profpedl at the clofe of the prefent year is more favourable to the 

 agriculturift, though, unfortunately, lefs fo to the public, than at the 



clofe of the lall. Oa. 26. 



Letter from Ljmi (^Norfolk) 0£l. 29. 



' In the abfence of your ordinaiy reporter, we beg leave to furnifli 

 you with a few particulars concerning the crops and markets of this 

 dilb-ia. 



* About one half of the v.-heat crop is materially injured by mildew, 

 and in many places it is tainted with fmut, which things necelTarily 

 caufc qualities to be very variable. Some people houfed their v/heats 

 when in a tender ftate ; but the generahty being in fine condition, and 

 the number of acres under this grain greater in this than in tlie iafl 

 feafon, we truft that this county will be able to export its ufual quantity. 



* Barley is deficient at leall one fourth of laft year's crop as to quan- 

 tity, but the quality is good. Oats are confidered to be ^jort of an 

 average. Peas are unqueftionably good ; but beans are a ftiort crop, 

 liaving fufFered much from mildew. 



* The farmers are now bufily emplo^Td in fowing their wheat lands ; 

 and the work has been greatly facilitated by fomic fine rains fent us late- 

 ly. The delivery of grain his not hitherto been coiifidcrable ; but the 

 demand being great, a rapid advance of prices has taken place. An- 

 uexed you have a ftate of prices here per qr.arter, put free on board. 



* Beft new wheat - - 8cs, Oats - - - - 23s. 



Runs of old ditto, - - 76s. Beans (old) - - 40s. 



Ditto of new ditto 6Ss. to 76s. White peas, 4SS. to 52s. 



Ditto coarfe and black 60s. Grey ditto - - 4c s. 



Rye ------ 40s. Winter tares - •- 2i^s, 



Barley - - - - - 42 s. 



' The crop of turnips is excellent this year. * 



Letter f rem London^ Oct. 30. 

 * From the general bad quality of the new wheat prefented at Mark- 

 X,ane, I am forry to fay that the injury from blight* rnpears to have 

 ?0L. y. NO, 20. K k been 



