Z20 Agricultural Intelligence — Scotland. Apri? 



ftock IS likely to fell well in the courfc of the Spring, and al- 

 ready bring good prices. 



In confequcnce of the long continued rains in Autumn, the 

 rotvhas been more than ufually prevalent amongft the fheep in 

 particular fituations. The lambing feafon has been hitherto 

 favourable in the low part of this county, and the grafs is juft 

 beginning to Hioot. 



The Winter has been feverely felt in the Lammermuir dif- 

 trift of this county. Great numbers of young fheep have 

 died ; and from the latenefs of the harveft, and long continu- 

 ance of froft and fnow, very little had been got ploughed be- 

 fore the middle of March, which will make the fmall quantity 

 of corn fown there very late. 



The corn markets kept advancing till the beginning of 

 March, fince which all the grains have declined a little, except 

 barley, which ftill keeps its price. 



Prices at Berwick, March 22d, per boll of 6 VVinchefter 

 bufhels, were, 



s. 

 Portlands 50 

 Fine 45 



s. s. 

 Wheat 60 to 70 

 Peas 56 to 60 



s. s. 

 Oats 35 to 45 



Barley 40 to 42 

 Seed potatoes 40s. per Berwick boll of 40 ftones. 

 The butcher markets have experienced a gradual rife from 

 the beginning of this quarter, and ftill keep advancing. 



Prices at Berwick, March 2 2d, per lib. of 16 oz. Engliib, 



^ d. d. d» 



Beef 5 to 7 Veal 8 



Mutton 5 to 61 Pork 7 

 March 26, 



Fifejlnre ^mrterly Report. 



During the month of January, neither ploughing, nor in- 

 deed almoft any other kind of work, could be carried on 

 without doors in the county, as the fields were covered with 

 fnow. Even in the month of February, the labours of the 

 field made but little progrefg, the ground being either bound 

 up with froft, or too wet for ploughing. Some ley land, in 

 favourable fituations, was broken up ; and towards the end 

 of the month, and beginning of March, feveral fields defign- 

 ed for wheat, but which had loft the feafon in Autumn, 

 through the badnefs of the weather, have been fown. The 

 prefent month has been exceedingly favourable to the farm- 

 ers. 



