464 Agricultural Intelligence — Scotland. OOc. 



Per boll Stirling- 

 fhire, which is 7-^ 

 per cent, above 

 Linlithgow. 

 _is. J 



Oats, 2S. per peck in retail. 



ExtraB of a Letter from DunheU, OBober 2. 



I fliall do myfelf the pleafure of communicating fiich informatloiT 

 as has fallen in my way. Tlie fliowers of rain in June, July, and 

 Auguil, only wet the furface ; but, during September, a great deal 

 of rain has fallen. Along Strath-Tay, as far as the jundiion of 

 the Tummel, and along the Tummel, and around Blair, the rains 

 were frequent in Aiigult, and the crops of grain better than in this 

 quarter. 



In the above trails, the barley crop may be confidered as re- 

 markably fine, and the oats fliort, but good in quality. Potatoes 

 are greatly benefited by the late rains ; flax tolerable ; and, as for 

 turnips, few are cultivated, except it be upon the farms of pro- 

 prietors. 



From the junftion of the Tummel with the Tay, all the way to 

 Perth, the crops have fufFercd much from the dry weather. They 

 are of very little bulk, but generally good in quality. From Dal- 

 nacardoch, down the vale of Athol, and along Strath-Tay to 

 Perth, the crop is cut down, and almoft got in to the Hack-yard, 

 though much retarded by the rain, which falls every day. A great 

 Icarcity of hay, and other fodder. Fat cattle are on the rife ; and 

 the demand for , lean ftock is increafing. The pafturcs are now 

 pretty good. The oats fufFered much from a black infedl, parti- 

 cularly thofe upon light foils. 



Slate of the Markets. 



Hay, IS. 6d. to is. 8d. ;, fait butter, 22s. to 22s. 8d. ; cheefe, 

 8s. to 9s. ^ all per ftone of 22 lib. FreOi butter, i8d. per lib. ; 

 beef, 4d. and 4id. ; mutton, 3*d. and 4d. ; oat-meal, 2s. 4d. per 

 peck ; wool, 12s. to 14s. per ftone ; oats, 28s. to 30s. per boil ; 

 but little of this- crop yet biought to fale. 



^ Extras of a I^ettcr from a Farmer at Strathmore, OSioher 2. 



Very few trials have been made of this new crop; as the apparent 

 fcarcity of fodder is fo great, that thrafliing will be delayed as long 

 as poflible. V/e are well advanced with harveil-work, and nearly all 

 in the ilack-yard ; but, in the eaftern parts of the county, they are 



much 



