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MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



fpHE weather, in the preceding month, has been favourable to the corn harveft, which i* 

 finilh'-d in all the midland counties and in the Ten diftrids. The crops in gener.,1 (bar- 

 ley excepted) have proved pood and abundant. The red clover now ftandiny for feed is -.veil 

 headed, .md nearly ready for the fcythe. Wheat averages, throughout England and Wales 

 80s. yd. per quarter ; Barley. 4U. 4d. ; and Oats, '29s. 6d. " * 



Winter lares and Rye, lately fown for early fpring feed, come up and cover the trroiind 

 well. The EddLOies and Pafiures ftdl afford good keep. The young crops of Cotcfeed 

 every where in the Fens, appear thriving ajid good ; and the crops thrafaed out b.1 AJirf! 

 fumiiier p-.oved heavy and abundant. The crops of Turnips, proving every where good, have 

 oaMi'ioned a lar^?; dcm.->.nd for l>:an cattle and fheep at advanced prices, at the late fairs, par- 

 ti.-.ulirly at the larie annual one at Barnet, which was abundantly fupplicd with h'oifes 

 flieep, cattle, Welch and Scotch runts, all which were much fought for by numerous buyers! 

 Millcing cows fold well. 



Store ewes f.ll well 5 and lambs, at the late great lamb fairs in Norfolk and Suffolk fold 

 at better prices than laft year. South Down", are ftiU the favourites, and the Crofs-lrced'^ are 

 efteemed the next beft. In Smith.-icld Market, Beef fells from 4s. to 5s. per ftoiie -'and 

 Mutton from 4s. 8d. to :i3. 4d. ' 



Fen Cart Colts and freih young Horfes fell well, and are much wanted. There is aifo in 

 the Pig iVIarkets, a great demand for Porkers, and large Hogs for winter feeding. ' 



NATURALIST'S JNIONTHLY REPORT. 



Pour'd from the villages, a numerous train 



Now fnrearts o'er all the fields. In form'd array 



The reapers move, nor ftrink fnr heat or toil, 



By emulation urg'd. Others difpcrfed. 



Or bind the (heaves, or load or guide the waia 



That tinkles as it palTes. Far behind. 



Old age and infancy, with careful hand 



Pick up each ftraggling ear. 

 fpHF, corn harveft is now finiihed ,n moll of the fouthern counties of England : a„d, o« 

 the whole, the feafon has been an highly favourable one. a , , - 



In the aJternoon, evening, and niglit, of the IPth ot Auguft, we were vif.ted by one of 

 the moft tremendous ftorms of thunder and lightning that I ever witneffeJ. It commenced 

 about three o clocc ; and, with fome intermilhons, continued for more than twelve hours 

 Much damage has been done by the Uglitning, in various phces. In the night of Wednefdar 

 tne 29th or Auguft, we had another thunder-ftorm ; but this was bv no means fo tremendous 

 •r awtul a, the (ormer. It appears, however, to have extended a conliderabie way out at fea 

 where it mall have been attended by a heavy gale of w,nd ; for on vihting the fea-btach, oa 

 the two tollow.ng days, I found it entirely and thickly covered with weed or wrack. 



Amongit this i^ picked up a bunch of the eggs of the o.'Bcinal cuttle-filh, f^pia offcinaliu 

 •t l.mn.-eus. In its general appearance it was much like a bunch of bl,,ck grapes. The e'-'S 

 were each nearly fpherical, about half an inch in diameter, and att.>ched by a pedicle, with"* 

 kind ot loop at Its extremity, to the common ftalk. The French feamen d, nominate thefe 

 C£fiS> fi^ijins de tner* 



_ Tlie ba.Tc, {>e,-,a lahrax, of Linnsus, have for fome weeks been found on our ftores, anj 

 a"ou? T^ltl\r """' '"'^ "''^'^ '^'^^ '"^Se ones are now occafionally fcen fwimmi»s 

 !;: n.hK "^'/^^ '"^" water apparently for the purpofe of rubbing th.mlelves upon the gravel 

 to.r b /;,, " f "''' • '^^''^ ''' iomezlmes above the water ; and a ftran.er would fup- 



f.lnl V,^'^ *'" tt''^'" ^y '^' ''"^' ^S^'"'^ '^'^■'^ inclination: this, however, is Jr. 

 u.i > not the caie. They have fometimes been ftot whilit in this ail, by perfons i'.andine 

 un the clihs or the high (and-banks of the (horcs. * 



The hlhing lor mackrel entirely ceafed about the latter end of .Auguft. The -reen cod 

 ,«</« ^.r.«, are now occafionally caught in the faimoa nets that a,^ emp'.oved upon the 

 ^JZ?rH ^Z":^'^""'^"' ^--.--fkl^. -«-<^7.'"'»i-"-, are dug out of the' fands'at lov^ 

 W.ter of the Ipring tides, during the whole months of Auguft and Scpte,-nber. 



and I'awZr ,7"' T.l" ^"!T ''" '^'' ""'^^ ''^"^^ "^ ^^"""^ P'^'" ^oth of Dorfetfhire 

 b"r >. ;;^7;?il ' ^: "'■'"'' T""^'- ■ ^" '""'^ °"'==^ P"" °'' Great Britain they are 



.he a 'te Id oV m""': ^ '''^'^'"^ t""^^ the month of November, and difappearing towards 

 inc latter end of Maich, or c.irly in April. 



toS'ofchu^r'^'h":'''''-H"''!"''' '"'' ""'.''" ^'^'"' '° ''^^'^ in great numbers about the 

 lo rl, nL h^ . '•. ,'""^. '" P^-^r^ration for their autumnal departure. I am in lined 

 Iha en rf "" Z'^""-'''^^"' '"'"' ^" <^'^^V?^-^^^ from this p.-,rt of the wo Id as 

 i have not lecn any of them tor fevet-.a days pad «oiiu, ai 



.on^unte "'ftt.Tv'T^^-h r"'""'' '"' '^' ^'-^ ^''^^' '^■'' '^' ''""'^'^ had begun t, 



and i tJ iXV ■ \ "" "■'? ^"''"' '^' '■'"" ="'* "' '^"S"'' "^B-" " turn yello^T 



uiiufuallyd^y vteaSr. """ "' ''''''"''" ^'' ''"''''y •"=- occafioned by the late 



On the JOth of Auguft I remarkrd, for the firft time, that the foUrwin^ nlants whi-h 



