1808.] Soh Bost % 
“Aho eked MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. sh . 
YHE weather, for the greatest part of tlle month, has been so very fine, that all the dif. 
ferent operations of husbandry which are necessary at this scasun, have been carried on 
almost without any interruption. The late wheat grounds have been completely prepared, 
and the seed put in, im the best possible state. The early wheats now in many places al- 
most wholly cover the surface of the land, and havea very fine, healthy, green, appearance. 
In particular instances they are perhaps too luxuriant and forward, tut this only regards a few 
situations, where the circumstances are peculiarly favourable for their vigorous growth,—~ 
Wheat averaces 9%s. 7d. per quarter ;—-Barley, 45s. 10d, ;—-Oats, 33s. 8d. 
- The taking up of the potatoe crops has now been every where completed, and these were 
perhaps never, upon the whole, more full and abundant, in all the northern districts of the 
kingdom, especially Lancashire, and the neighbouring counties. 
_ On thrashing out'the oats and barleys, they are in general found to yield much better than 
was supposed at the time of harvesting them, affording, in most cases, a fair produce. 
The completing of the fattening stock has gone on well since our last, and much meat | 
been brought to the different markets. And the bice of grass for the store stock has con- | 
tinued good unusually long, on account of the fineness of the season. This has probably 
been one cause of keeping up the prices in the ‘northern parts of the island, though the de 
mands of the midland graziers have not been soconsiderable this year as formerly. ' 
~The turnip, cabbage, tape, and other green crops, all promise well at present, for affurding 
2 full supply of that sort of food, which is so essential, especially in the northern districts, for 
the'support of live stock.—In Smithfield market, Beef fetches from 4s. to 4s. 8d. per stone of 4 
81b.;—Mutton, from 3s. 4d. to 4s, 6d. ;—Veal, from 5s. Gd. to ‘7s. s—and Pork, from . 
5s. 6d. ‘to 7s. ° 
* The operations of repairing fens, and forming under-drains where ‘the wetness of the land 
demands them, have in many cases been performed to considerable extent, from the unusual 
enness of the ‘weather; especially in the northern counties —In Smithfeid market, Hay 
Sells from 51. 51, to 61. 63. per load ;—-Clover, ‘from 6l. to 71. 7s. 6d. ;—<Straw, from 
fl. 14s. to“ 11. 18s. i 
« - SS SE A TE 
ote i al METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. 
Observations on the State of the Weather, from the 24th of October to the 24th of 
be “November, 1808, inclusive, Four Miles N.NiW. of St, Paul's. ’ 
fit 
ay 
rae Barometer. p : Thermometers 
' Highest, 30.04. Higheft, 589. . 
ef Lowest, 28.47. Hos Lowest, 28°. 
paint On the 17th in- ‘i 4 
a 53 hun- # stant the mercury ( Between the raorn- 
_ Greatest ( dredths of ( was at 29.00, and Greateft 14° ings of the 20th and 
F * / o4st, the mercury rose 
24 hours at the same hour, 24 hours. from 358° 10 52°, 
it was no higher ; 
Mis than 28.47. 4) 
+ The quantity of rain fallen this month is equal to 4.52 inches in depth. 
» ‘The average height of the barometer is only 29.15, and that of the thermometer is 43.25. 
The weather las been remarkably mild; ene morning only have we seen ice of any thick- 
ness, though we have had several scycre white frosts, which, as usual, were the forerunners 
of-raine There have been some fogs in the neighbourhood of town, but neither so many 
nor sothick as:we commonly witness in November, We haye had a good proportion, vize 
about ten brilliant days. The rains have been frequent, and, a3 may be seen above, in consi- 
tderable quantities. The wind very variable ; much in the east points. 
tiie es .s Astronomical Anticipatioas. 1 
On the third of December, soon’after half past three in the morning, the moon, will be 
fall; and op the 17th, at 36 minutes past one in the afternoon, it will be change, or new 
moon. Early in the month the plenet Mercury may bescen in the morning before sun-risey 
an towards the end he may be seen, if the evenings aré’ clear, after sun-set. Venus is an 
+ ng star, and may, éarly in the evening, be seen in the south-west by west. ‘Mars is to 
, thé morning. Jupiter may be observed any evening, and on the first day of the 
. he is onthe meridian soon after six. Saturn is now too near the sun to be visible; they 
Se Inthe beginning of the month within about twelve degrees distance of one another. On 
| the 20th they will bea whole sign distant, viz. the ‘sun ‘inthe 98th of Sagittarius, and Sa- 
VORA IW the Zarli of Scorpio: tlien the planet-will-be-visible in-the-morning-before sunrise, 
and will be seen better each succeéding day. The sun'aad the clocks differ in the beginning 
‘of the month ten minutes and more, the clocks being slower than the sung butthey are ra~ 
pidly approaching to an equality: and on the 24th every good: guingalock will shew paced y fr 
the 
variation in ( aninch. (2 the next day, | variation ing 
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