il6 j^gr'uuUural InteH'igence — England. Teb. 



the wheats, is fo h'ght, that when we fell It by weight (a cuftom our 

 millers are fond of), we may be faid to be great lofers ; for it takes aa 

 exi»a quantity to make up the afcertained weight of a bufliel, thou'j;h no 

 doubt this mode muil be coiifidered as a better criterion for detcrmuiing 

 the comparative value of grain, than what is furniflied by a meafurc of 

 capacity. 



* Three months ago, there was a profpeft of cattle markets taking a 

 retrograde courfe ; but, at our late fairs, fmall oxen, Iteers, and young 

 heifers, fold much higher than at any former time. Store flieep and 

 pigs alfo hold a great price ; but old oxen are not fo much in demand. 

 The great (lore of hay and ftraw in hand, gives us an unwfual quantity 

 of Winter food, efpecially as few people arc provided with their wonted 

 extent of ftock. 



» Labourers wages continue to rife. During the war, men were beg- 

 ging for employment ; but now, when peace is returned, which of 

 courfe might be expecled to have increafed their number, hands cannot 

 be got. Cardiff Heath is now improving with great fpirit under the 

 patronage of the Marquis of Bute, by whofe exertions an aft of Par- 

 liament was obtained for dividing and enclofing the fame. It was fur- 

 veyed and divided by a countryman of yours, who feems to have givea 

 great fatisfaclion to all parties. It was about this time twelvemonth, 

 that they began to enclofe ; and, from prefent appearances, the one 

 half of the heath will be in corn next year. Many different means of 

 improvement have been tried ; but paring and burning feems to be moll 

 cfFeftual ; and the wheats, where that was done, look very well. ' 



Ejjdx ^mrterly Report. 



A mofl remarkable dry Autumn prevented the wheats from being 

 depofited in the ground till a very late period ; fo that they have but 

 jull made their appearance, which at the prefent is rather unpromlling, 

 as they look but thin and weakly. Turnips turn out to be rather a 

 better crop than was expedled, and the young grafles look not altoge- 

 ther unpromifing. The produce of lall crop turns out abundant, 

 except beans and j^t-i^j, which yield little more than the feed. Barley, 

 and oats efpecially, aYe very difficult to thrafh ; being harvefted in fo 

 dry a Itate, makes them adhere very clofely to the ftraw. The wea- 

 ther has been open, mild, and generally dry, till within this laft week, 

 fince which time a fevere frolt has fet in, without any fnow, which ap- 

 pears likely to continue, the thermometer varying from 2C to 24 de- 

 grees. Every one is embracing the opportunity of carting the manure 

 and corupoft on the lands ; fo that every horfe and man is employed. 

 We are now lookii'g forward to the time of beans fowing, which will com- 

 mence immediately upon the departure of the froft. The method here 

 ufed in planting them, is by fowing broadcafl, and ploughing in the feed, 

 or by dibbling ; a praftice perhaps unknown in the North. A man 

 has an iron ia each hand about three feet long, with which he makes 

 the holes, to admit of two or three beans each, which are dropped in 

 by children, after which it Is harrowed over, lliey are dibbled about 



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