1803. Agricultural Intelligence — Scotland. 237 



* A very great quantity of grain, efpccially bear, i\ {landing in the 

 flack-yards; and from the great rife in the wages of farm-fervants and 

 labourers, the farmers, even in the low dlilricl of the county, find this 

 is rather a loHiig year. In the higher parts, they fuffered deeply frocn 

 the frolls in September. But it is to be hoped, that this warm weather 

 will be of eilential fcrvicc to the weak feed, which many of them were 

 obliged to fi)w, not having any better. A gentle dtw, inllead of the 

 frolts which we have had every night, and a few foft (howers, will be 

 neceffary for promoting vegetation in thefe higher parts, and on the 

 thin foils of the lower diftridl of the county. ' 



Mora\[}yire ^tarterly Report, 



Since the middle of laft month, the weather has been uniform.ly o-ood, 

 and oats were put into the ground under the molt favouiable circum- 

 (lanccs. The wheat looks extremely well on ail foils, except clays, 

 where it fcarcely promifcs to be a medium crop. When this much U 

 reported, little elfe can be faid favourable for the fiirmer's interelt. 



Grain markets were never duller. Our wheat was bought up, and 

 lies mot'Hy on the merchant's hand, at 25s. per boll ; and oats are pur- 

 chafed fparin^ly at 12s. 9d. per 4 firlots ; but for barley i\o price can 

 be quoted, it is abfolutely uiifaleable, and in all probability will re- 

 main a drug through t}:e fcafon. If crop 1803 is equally produclive 

 over the ifland as the iaR, and no alteration of the prefent duty on Scot- 

 i(h malt is obtained, it need not excite furprife to fee the produce of the 

 north fold in Mark- Lane to the London poulterer at a price ruinous to 

 the Scotifli land-owner and farmer. 



Few people have got their winter flock of cattle difpofed of; and 

 when they are fold, a fmall profit will only be got for keeping. 



Beef fells In Elgin at yd. per lib. of 17-^ oz. ; but the demand is ve- 

 ry limited. Hay at 4d. to yd. per 20 lib. Amflerdam. 16. J^riL 



Letter from a Farmer in Roxburghfiire^ April 1 5. 



* The cold frolls of February and arft week of March were fucceed- 

 ed by very favourable weather for putting the fpring wheat, bean?, 

 peas and oats into the ground ; and already they prefent a llrong fhoot 

 and healthy appearance. Barley feed is now commenced ; but where 

 the ground is inclined to clay, or turnips were eaten, we will be under 

 the neceffity of giving up, as the furface is become fo hard, that it can- 

 not be reduced in a fufHcient manner, if rain does not foon arrive, 

 that kind of land mull be left unfovvn ; and, till a change comes, we 

 are preparing the potato and turnip land, which works admirably. 



* i<ye-grafs feed is remarkably high-priced, particularly what is war- 

 ranted to be perennial. In this county, we have lately fullered much 

 from annual feed, which as yet can hardly be dlllinguilhed by appear- 

 ances ; confequently, are obliged to alter our fyftem, and to plough up 

 grafs land fooner than formerly. The lambing feafon has proved good, 

 and a full quantity of lambs may be expeded i.i our markets. Fat cattle 



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