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of wheat is finifhed, a full quantity of which grain is got in. Lafl 

 year's crop of wheat is not fuppofed to exceed two thirds of an or- 

 dinary one. Barley is by no means deficient in quantity, but fo ex- 

 tremely injured by the rains, that fcarcely one third of it will grow 

 when put into the fteep-ftone. 



Oats are not' bad, but few are fovvn in this county, and they are 

 ill got this feafon. Wheat fells at prefent from 46s. to 903. per 

 quarter. Black or ftained barley i8s. to 37s. Bright ditto 40?. to 

 60s. Average weight of wheat 55 lib. per buftel. Lad year it 

 was S9\ lib. The price of a quartern loaf of bread here is 2 3 ^ J. 



Lean fheep have been much reduced in price ; but mutton feils at 

 6d. per lib. All forts of Hock are, however, rapidly riling, and are 

 cxpefted much higher in the Spring, as it is probable there will be 

 a (hort fupply. Potatoes are a bad crop ; but there are not many- 

 planted in this county. Hay fells at 90s. per ton. 



Rape-feed is the fmalleft crop ever remembered ; and we conceive 

 that 1000 quarters would clear this county. The early got, is of 

 fair quality ; but the late crop is much injured. 



From the great improvements in this county, by drilling, fettmg, 

 and hoeing of corn, our crops are now fo free of weeds, that they 

 are lefs fubjeft to hurt from bad weather than formerly.; and when 

 the open airy fituation is taken into account, it is expefted that our 

 produce will be equal in quality to any other diilricl in the king- 

 dom. 



Stafford, Dec. 21. The difference betwixt this crop and the pre- 

 ceding one, will be fully one third as to the quantity, independent 

 of the great inferiority of the feveral grains. 1 think my wheat 

 crop may average 20 bufhels per acre : but the meafure we give, m 

 this county, is 38 quarts ; a praftice fanftioiied by cuftom, which 

 fuperfcdes all law. Some of my barley, which was got in before 

 the wet feafon, may yield 40 buftiels. With regard to oats, we 

 have not thrafhed any. Prices are rather on the dechne. Wheat 

 fold laft market from 14s. to 15s. per bufliel. Barley 7s. 6d. to 8s. 

 Oats 5s. 6d. to 6s. Beans 134. to 14s. As for peaf-, few will 

 have a fuflicient quantity for feed. 



The weather has been favourable of late for fowing of wheat ; and 

 the major part of farmers are flnilhed. We have all been behind- 

 hand this year in our labouring, at leaft two months farther back 

 than laft year. A part of the ground for Spring corn is ploughed, 

 and fome of the turnip fallows 5 but a change of weather has effec- 

 tually flopped any more from being done for fome time. 1 am 

 fearful for the turnips ; for, if they are injured by the froft, 1 know 

 not what we will do with our cattle. Hay is felling at 9I. per ton. 

 Butcher markets are raifed a halfpenny per pound ; and there bciug 

 few fat hearts in the county, a farther advance is experled. Cheefe 

 Is novir three guineas per cwt. Butler is. 3d. ptr hb. Potatoes 

 3S. 4d. to 2s.. 6d. per burtiel, which weighs about 74 lib. 



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