338 jigricultural Intelligence — Scotland. July 



Extracts from Private Correspondence. 

 SCOTLAND. 



j^yrshirc ^latterly Report. 



The vvealher, during llie inontlis of April and May, when 'lie 

 jjreatefl part of our cjrn is fown, w.i!, very bad, and of courfe a 

 confiderable extent of land received imperiet'l cultivation. Thi':, 

 joined with the bad feed fown in the higher diftrift, cccafions the 

 fields to look ill, and, upon the whole, more backward tlian laft 

 year. 



Not much wheat is ralfed in this county j but the fields carryings 

 that grain may be considered as in a thriving {late. Barley and 

 beans are alfo not fown in qaantiiies ; but, for the fcafon, thefe 

 grains hnve a tolerable appearance. Oats are our principal grain, 

 and look badly •, much damaged feed was fown, and the grub worm 

 has done much injury. 



The potatoe fields were much enlarged this year, and at prcfent 

 they have a very favourable appearance. The difovder called the 

 curl, is hardly known with us. Turnips are litle fown in this 

 county ; and a greater breadth of ground is not occupied with them 

 than in former years. 



The grain markets in the month of May ^vcre ill fupplied j but, 

 during this month, a fuLerqnantity has been prefented. Our cur- 

 rent prices are as follows : 



Wheat, /)fr boll of 4 Winchefter bulheb, 48s. to 60s. 

 Beans, ditto ditto 48s. to 5^5. 



Barley, ditto 8 ditto 60s. to 80s. 



Oats, ditto ditto 54s. to 605. 



Meal, /)£/• peck of 8Ib., 3s. gd. to 3s. 4d. 

 Quartern loaf of bread, is. 7|-d. 

 Potatoes, 14 pints to the peck, 2s. 

 Butter, /i^r lib. of 24 ounces, is. 2d. to is ^6. 

 Fat cattle from 8s. to i2s. per Dutch ftone, finiiing the offal.' 

 Retail price of beef, 8d. to iid./>frlib. of 24 ounces. Mutton 

 and lamb at fimilar prices j the quality very bad. Veal, from 3d. 

 to yd. Wool, from 5s. to 2cs. per ftone of 24 lib. Englilh Hay, 

 from loJ, to 1%. per itone. 



The hay crop looks very ill j a great part of it will not cut ; 

 and the pallure graiTes were never feea worfe in this county. 

 jfu/je iifi. 



Berivickshire 



