l6o5» Agricultural InteUlgence — Scotland, 3-y 



Wlj^'ats have a healthy appearance ; but many of tlie winter field* 

 are thin on the ground. Early fown barleys look well ; fome of the 

 late fowings are not fo promiliiig. Oats are generally good ; though 

 this, as \veU as the other white crops, will in fonie cafes piove deficient 

 in bulk, if drought continue to prevail in the iottrval between and har- 

 velh Beans arc an unequal crop, forne fields being remarkably good, 

 while others are very indifferent ; the fame may be frtid of peas. The 

 fine warm weather, and the forwardly Hate of the crop at prefent, fecni 

 to promijfe that haryeil will b.e ev'ly. Potatoes have a thiiving appear- 

 ance. 



The prices of lean ftock ftill keep up, having, upon the whole, ra^ 

 ther exceeded thofe of lall year. Fat has experienced little variation 

 (during this quarter. Wool oieets with a dull fale^ and prices are about 

 10 per cent, lower than lall year. . ■ , jfuly 16. 



Letter from Glafgotu^ July i6tb. 



* The greateft part of our oats were fown in fine order ; but tlie rc^ 

 maindcr, however, met with a very different recejjtion. From about 

 the middle of April till the latter end of May, we had a continuance of 

 Jiail and rain, or cold dro-ught. In confequence thereof, the crop about 

 the end of May, had but a very poor appearance. About the begin- 

 ning of June, the weather became more moderate, and hnce the mid- 

 dle of that month it has been fine and warm, with gentle fhowers of 

 rain. This change has had the defired effedt on the crop ; for ex- 

 cepting in fome places where it has been injured by the cut-worm, 

 the fields now look extremely well, and are as far forward as we remem- 

 ber at this feafon of the year. 



* Our hay crop will not be very abundant ; it will however be of ex# 

 cellent quality, fliould the weather continue good until it is fecured, 

 which we think will not be long. 



* Wheat has a fine appearance, and althougli not thick upon the 

 ground, yet, on the whole, promifes to be a fine crop. Barley and 

 bear look very well, but there is very little of thefe grains fown in this 

 neighbourhood, a great part of our farmers having fown potato oats in 

 their Head, which have a good appearance, and promife to pay well for 

 the change. 



* Potatoes, particularly thofe on fine light land, look very well ; and 

 even thofe upon wet, cold ground, have much improved in thefe two 

 weeks paft. If the weather continue good, they will turn out a fair 

 crop. Ijittle of the curl has been difcovered amonglt them. 



* We have had a confiderable importation of grain from Ireland and 

 America, through the fuminer months, and large quantities are dill 

 looked for, which has kept our market fteady. Little alteration has 

 taken place in prices, for thefe three months pall, oats excepted, which 

 have advanced about 3s. per boll. ' 



State of Glafgow Markets, July 1 6th. 

 American wheat, 31s. to 33s. per boll of 240 hbs. Enghfii. 



J^rifh ditto, ^ 28s. to 30s. ditto, ditto. ditto. 



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