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fhotblade, and the draw was fcarcely a foot high. Upon the real 

 good mellow loams, the crops were remaikably line, and nearly all 

 the early oats cut, when the lirll rains began on the 23d AujruR, 

 by which the whole of the fheaves were fo completely wet to the 

 heart, that it was neceflary to open them out, to get dried again ; 

 and juft when they were a fecond time iit tor leadmg, the wet wea- 

 ther fet in on the 4th September, and continued, without inter- 

 tniffion, till the loth, by which they were again completely drcncli- 

 ed, and a great deal in a growing Hate, in fome places fprouted 

 quite green, and fo difcoloured, as renders them totally unfit for 

 the London market. But this was not the worlt : they were again 

 obliged to be opened, and laid in broad hands ; and, being fo ten- 

 dered with the wet, the grain hulled out in fuch quantities, that the 

 lofs is fcarcely to be ellimated, belides the draw being fo materially 

 deteriorated for Winter fodder. But the evil did not reft with the 

 Crops that were cut, and in fheaves or ilooks. The ripe crops of 

 wheat and barley that were uncut, ^vAJiandlng perfccily vprlght, were, 

 in many places, fprouted to fuch a length, and ia luch abundances 

 that probably the oldeft farmer never faw another fuch inflance, nor 

 fo great a lofs afterwards, in (hearing the wheat, by the grain hull- 

 ing out, from its being fo tendered by wet weather. Upon the 

 whole, I am forry to add, that the crop of white corn is confidev- 

 Bbly below an average. 



Peas :;nd beans arc a very abundant crop. Few people ever faw 

 them fo well loaden, or fo perfectly ripened. 



Turnips v/ere beginning to change colour the tv/o middle weeks 

 in Augui!:, and the moft unpleafant apprehenfions were entertained 

 for their fafety ; but the rain came exaiSlly in time, and rellored 

 them to health ; and fuch a vigorous and rapid growth enfued, that 

 they have the moft promifing appearance oi being a very abundant 

 crop. Plad not this been the cafe, the fituati'on for Winter food 

 would have been truly alarming, as cur crops of hay and ilraw are 

 qot much above half their ufual bulk. 



Potatoes, I am afraid, have alfo been injured by the drought, 

 upon fandy and gravelly foils, on which, it is faid, they are not 

 fo produttive as expedted. 



The demand for cait ewes and Hicarling wedders, has been very 

 briflv J the pricvs better than lail year, by about two fliillings a-» 

 Lead, Th.e cattle were alio well lold at Sc Ninian's fair, (the 

 27th September), to drive fouthward. 



The prefent prices of corn are — 



Wheat, 10s. to 12s. per Winchefter bufl)el. 



Barley, 6s. to 7?. per ditto. 



Oats, 4s. 6d. to 5s. per ditto. 



Peas, 8s, to ics. per dijio. 



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