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unlefs in thofe parts where the extreme drought got the better of 

 them before they were filled. From trials made, oats and barley- 

 appear very fmall ; and, at the mill, the former does not yield above 

 7 {tones of meal to the boll, containing- 128 Scots pints. Upon 

 the whole, what with the limited fowing, and the efFedls of a back- 

 ward feafon, this county will be confiderably below an average 

 crop. 



The harveft, that is to fay, the cutting of the crop, is nearly 

 ever ; but a great portion is ftill Itanding out. What is brought 

 in, is far from being bulky ; and a fcarcity of fodder is ferioufiy 

 feared, the appearance of which excited every farmer to cut as 

 much boggy coarfe hay as poffiblc. 



No regular market for grain has been in this county during the 

 Summer ; the fupplies having come from Leith, and confequently, 

 the prices regulated by thofe of that port. A confiderable quan- 

 tity of the grain imparted by the AfTociated Socictie came here j 

 but the price has not been much kls than of that which was 

 bought by dealers from the merchants. Prefent price of oat- 

 meal, IS. lod. per peck ; bear-meal, is. 6d. ; pot-barley, 3d. per 

 lib. 



Little wheat is raifed in this county, that article being brought 

 from other places, and has, through the Summer, coll 3I. per boll 

 of 90 Scots pints. Butter has been 13d. and i4d. per lib. of 23 

 ounces. Cheefe of cows milk fold green at 4d. and jd. per fame 

 weight. The price of ewe-milk cheefe not yet fixed. 



Beef and mutton have fold, for this fume time paft, at 6d. ; 

 lamb rather lower. Wool, per ftone of 23 lib., from 8s. to 9s. The 

 market was dull at the firil ; but, towards the end, the merchants 

 purchafed more freely. The fheep here are moftly of the black- 

 faced breed, and the wool coarfe ; attempts to introduce the fine 

 woolled flieep not having fucceeded. 



Wedder and ewe hogs ( fheep of a year old ) were fold at Linton 

 market, from lol. to 15I. per fcore of 21. Holding lambs, or thofe 

 bought for ilock, from 4s. to 6s. each. Fat lambs, to the butchers, 

 from 5s. to I OS. according to weight and quality. Stock ewes 

 from 8s. to los. Fat cattle from 7s. to 8s. per flone, finking the 

 offal. Lean cattle, from the fcarcity of fodder, not much in de- 

 mand. Half-fed beafts, for laying on turnip, fell well j but no fale 

 for hories, unlefs they are very good. 



Sober 2. 



Haddinglony Sober 10. 



The weather, for a month paft, has been variable, and harvefl-- 

 work has gone on very unpleafantly. Except a few fields, the corn 



is 



