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June. 

 Sun and rain. — 7th, Very windy. — i!tli, Fair, ardent fun. — T4th, 

 Rain. — i8th, Ardent fun. — 241!), Thunder dorm here, but more par- 

 ticulaily at Runcorn in ClieHiire.. — 25th, Fair and ardent fun to tlie 

 end. For the moll part a dry and warm month. The days of ardent 

 fun nearly 22 : thofe of rain i r. 

 Greateft approxlm. of wind to N. 



In. Dec. In. Dec. 



Fall of rain i 22 Evaporation of water 3 5 



Jan. & June Indus.") ^^ 



as meafured by G. J. J 



POSTSCRIPT TO 3C0TISH INTELLIGENCE. 



Mid-Lothhvi ^larterly Report. 



With the exception of about three weeks of almofl daily rain pre- 

 vious to the 17th of Augull, which threatened dellruclion to the grow- 

 ing corn, the laft quarter has been diftinguifhed by moil favourable 

 weather for the various lield operations. The fucceeding dry and hot 

 weather ha'tened the harveft, and rapidly brought the grain to com- 

 plete maturity, even in the higheft fituations of the county, where in 

 general it has been fecured in the moll healthy ftate. 



It is true, that fome fields of wheat are much affe^led with fmut, 

 and other?, where too rank, will produce grain of rather an inferior 

 quality; but, upon the. whole, the various crops may be rated at fully 

 an average, and oats confiderably above it. Potatoes alfo are abund- 

 ant, and excellent In quality. The averages of the caterpillars upon 

 the turnip crop were as fuddenly terminated as their attack was unex- 

 pefted ; and far lefs injury has been fuilalned than was dreaded or 

 committed laft year by their plgn^.y forerunners. The crop, in confe- 

 quence, may be deemed good. 



Wheat fowing is nearly brought to a clofe, and hitherto has been 

 finifiied in excellent trim ; in fhort, few feafons have afforded the far- 

 mers fuch ample profpecls. It Is to be dreaded, however, that thefe 

 tianfient circumftances may elate fome fo far as to forget the pLift, and 

 to judge of \.\\e future by the prefcnt In the renting of land, which may 

 prove injurious to themfelves as well as the community ; feveral in- 

 ilarrces of which have already occurred to warrant the remark. 



From the want of a market for barley for the two lall feafons, per- 

 haps there Is not more than one half of the ufual quantity railed within 

 the county. So fhort-fighted are mankind, even fortftallers, that fome 

 of thofe in want of the article, have made purchafes of the prelent crop 

 at ^2s. the Linlithgow boll. 



Black cattle continue to fell at a price that yields a fair profit both 

 to the breeder and feeder ; but the market Is glutted with inferior fheep, 

 which fell at prices that give profit to nobody, It Is fald, except the but- 

 chers. Noverubtr 5. 



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