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The wcatlicr afforded a fine opportunity for making; pood fallowg. 

 Wheat fowiiig has fomt time ago commenced ; and, with the early- 

 farmers, the plants are making an appearance. La!)ourcr8 arc very 

 fcarce, In confcqucnce of the drafts for the army. In fome cafes, 50L 

 has been given for men to ferve for thofe balloted for the army of re- 

 ferve. The rates, this year, in Bocking, will nut be Icfs than 30s. per 

 pound, the war being the caufe of the h-xv/x trade being nearly laid 

 afide. What a burthen is this upon farmers, who, v/hen the trade flou- 

 rifhes, are not in the leafl: benefited by it ? V^ery litil<r ftock was fold at 

 Braintree, nor Billericay fairs, lalt week. The prices were high ; and 

 the principal grnziers unwilling to accede to them, the bcalls were 

 brought up in good condition. Odober 17. 



Norfolh ^mrterly Report, 



The harveft was concluded, and the wlieat fnving begun under the 

 rooll favourable appearances. Scarce a cloud intervened to interrupt 

 the progrtfs of the former ; and fuch has been, fnice the concluiion of 

 ili the happy variations in weather, from dry to moilt, and 'vice verfa^ 

 that the drill, the dibble, the plough, and the drill-roll, are all adlivcly 

 aikd well employed. There has been fuificient drought to allow time 

 for cleaning the fallows ; and lately, a iullicient quantity of moillur^ 

 to allow the breaking up of the grafs, or, as they are called in this 

 country, orlands ; a corruption, 1 prefume, of old lands : and befoje the 

 expiration of this month, wheat fowing will be very generally com- 

 pleted. 



The barley crop of this year was certainly very great upon the 

 ground, and promifcs to be produftive in the barn, and of fuperior 

 quality, both as to colour and weight. The pea and oat crop are alfo 

 plentiful. Wheat is extremely bad ; not one half of an average crop, 

 and unufually thin and defective in weight. Many acres were cut 

 down, merely to litter the yards, and to be thrown to the hogs. I 

 flinuld fuppofe the average weight cannot exceed, if it can equal, 55 lib. 

 per bufliel. Beans are not much grown in thisdillrid- ; but where they 

 are, they are good in quality, but will be fhort in quantity. The tur- 

 nip crop is extremely partial, and generally defective on the good wheat 

 foils ; and icarce one acre in twenty has come to the hoe. The artifi- 

 cial graifes, on which, in this country^ we depend principally for our 

 hay, were fliort and unprodu6live. Tliis fcarcity of food has occafion- 

 ed a very confiderable decreafe in the price of cattle. I^ambs were 

 bought much cheaper at the late fairs, than they were fold lalt year ; 

 the prime not averaging more than 1 7s. per head. i^\g^ are 50 per 

 cent, cheaper than they were three months fmce. Norfolk wool was 

 fold for 486. per todd, and the South-Down as high as 52s. ; and long- 

 wool is now felling at 30s. to 31s. per todd. The prefent price of 

 wheat is from 42s. to 6o3. per quarter. Barley, 22s. to 23^. Oats^ 

 20s. to 24s. White ptas, 48s. to jcs. Grey peas, 34?. to 36s. per 

 quarter. The late very heavy additional duty on malt certairdy contri- 

 Ji^yte^ much to deprcfs the price of bavl-^y ; aud I confefs 1 am perfuad- 



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