^j6 Agricultural Litelligeftce — Scotland. Augc 



appearance have been feen of two fields of pallure in the early part qf 

 fpwng, where one in the preceding fall had been totally picked to tl\e 

 roots, and the other left with a good foggage ? It is a certain fad, that 

 light Hock invariably tends not only to make a heavy purfe, but to im- 

 prove and enrich the foil. Potatoes have a pro.Tiifjng appearance ; but, 

 5ike other crops, they will be late. In no fcafon has our turnips been 

 fown under more favourable circumftances than the prefent ; but, from 

 the little progrefs made as yet in their growth, i|0 certain qpiiiion can 

 be formed of the crop. 



Prices of grain have advanced but very little fince our laft. We have, 

 however, ftill a confidtrable (lock on hand, and the demand is very li- 

 mited. Butcher meat continues much the fame as in our laft. Woo], 

 confidcrable quantities of which is carried to Ayrdwre, and alfo exporte4 

 to England, is fold at 138. to i6s. per flone of 261b. The quality is 

 fit for various purpofes — ftockings, flannels, plaidings, carpets, and coarfe 

 cloths. 



It perhaps niay not be improper here to remark, that our Ute tur;;i- 

 pike acl will have a wonderful tendency to advance agriculture, by turn- 

 ing the Commiffioners minds to promote communication to the moft re- 

 mote fitualions by an eafy line of road. Indeed, it is only doing the 

 gentlemen common juftice to obferye, that they have fl-jown an.aftomfh- 

 ing defire for an immenfe number of plcvi^ of new Una of roads ; but, 

 (as we beheve is the cafe almoil everywhere), whether from the formes 

 they have to go through, or from whatevcT other caufe, it is long be- 

 fore they fix on that which appears to be befl. For the fake of dif- 

 patch, it were to be vviflied all unneceffary form? and debates werp 

 Jhortened ; that only real patriots were cliofen our Commiflloners oji 

 loads, whofe difinterelied viev.s would invariably lead to the public 

 good. i^thjuly. 



BerwichJIjire ^mrterly Report, 



This quarter was imfeafonably cold, with a continued drought, frorvi 

 its commencement till the beginning of June^ when we had two fhowery 

 days, fucceeded by warm droughty weather. Qn the 7th of July, we 

 were favoured with a fine moderate rain, which came moll opportunely 

 for the recovery of the corn fields, as (excepting the-dry burning foils), 

 they had but juft begun to feci the influence of the drought 



The feafon has been uncommor.ly favourable for preparing turnip fal- 

 lows ; and rhe early fown fields have a moft promifing afp^ft : Of thofe 

 fown towards the end of June, many fields made a partial braird, but 

 have filled up fince the rain. 



Palturagc, though it could not be called abundant, afforded a toler- 

 able good bite upo:; the deep foils, after the rains in June ; upon thiu 

 hght gravels, it is looking quite brown. Hay harveft has but jult com- 

 menced ; fo that the felling, price cannot yet be afcertained : If we 

 may judge, however, from the aj^pearance of the fields, the crop is 

 likely to fall fhort of an average. 



Wheats 



