tI4 Agricultuval Intelligence — England. Jan. 



Torlifmre Agricultural ^/arterly Repcri. 



It is painful to report the harveft, as by no means likely to be 

 over before the commencement of the new year ; a circumftance air 

 moft unparalleled even in the coldeft parts of the ifland. A confi- 

 derable quantity of oats and beans have been but very lately, and 

 very ill carried ; and a great part of all forts of grain, that have been 

 fo ilacked, is in danger of being heated and fpoiled. The thrafh- 

 Jng has now generally commenced, with very unfavourable appear- 

 ances ; the wheat not yielding half the ufual produce in many in- 

 flances, and that of an inferior quality. The barley, though of 

 greater produce, is much complained of by maltfters ; and they 

 have found fome, on trial, utterly incapable of being malted. The 

 oats appear to have by much the greattfl deficiency. Of beans and 

 peas, little have been thrafhed ; yet a few famples appear in the 

 rnarkef, betttr than might have been expecled. This article is, in 

 fome inflances, tolerably prooudlive, though by no mean? a goo4 

 crop. 



Wheat fox'oing, and fallo'^'s. — T hcfe are in an univerfally backward 

 fiate on r,ll foils. Sorqe few pieces of clover, bay, &c. begin tQ 

 look green, though the blade has fprung very flowly. Many of 

 the fallqu's on clay foils are in a moft foul condition for fowing ; 

 the bean and pea iluhbles on thoie foils are of courfe in a fimilar 

 fjtuation. Many were ftill fowing wheat till the fall of the fnow, 

 and fome with little profpedl of fuccefs. Some of the wheat Hub- 

 blcs have received the Winter ploughing, preparative for the turnip 

 fallcnv ; the fliortnefs of the days renders difpatch alm.oO; impof- 

 fihle ; but other grounds are laid up for the Winter in ridges, 

 (iicerbaiking), which may prove a good method, efpeclally in a fea- 

 lon like the prcfcnt. This operation requires lefs time ; the foil is 

 completely open, and expofed to the influence of frofl:, occ. ; and 

 will be dry and lit for croffing in the Spring, earlier than after <\ 

 full ploughing. 



Turnip! and fodder. — Of turnip?^ there are fome good crops; 

 but they are obferved to be q\iickly confumed by the fheep on tlie 

 ground : the deficiency of after-grafs renders the recourfe to them 

 rather too early for the fmall (lock of hay, &c. The latter crop of 

 clover was of little value. If the Winter (liould be inclement, the 

 fuflenance of cattle will be a fubject of anxiety. 



Potatoes. — It is feared there will be confiderable deduftlons from 

 the fcanty produce of this valuable root, caufed by the many un- 

 found ones among thein, and their extreme moillure when flored. 



Ilopt, though not half a crop, will probably be found equal to 

 the propnrtl'in of barley whtn malted. 



Apples are ^lentirul and chesp, froai the deamefs of flour. 



