anat 
pn weather has been ‘most propitious 
for the hay-harvest, whiich however 
excéls more in quality than bulk, from the 
continued drought. ‘The same cause now 
affects the pastures, eyen the marsh-lands, 
which have become very short of keep, re- 
eri the price of store stock. The turnip 
usbandry has suffered considerably ; great 
part of the latter sown plants being de- 
stroyed by the blight insect or beetle ; the 
strong and early plants also being in great 
want of rain. This will be a trying season 
to those, who prefer transplanting Swedish 
turnips in drought, boasting of that practice 
as anew discovery, which has so often been 
triedand abandoned. The late great heats 
were constantly tempered with breezes, and, 
within a few days, by chilling easterly winds, 
Previously to the warm weather setting in, 
and during the blooming season of the 
wheat, north-east winds prevailed, and the 
nights were generally cold and ungenial, 
iving rise to considerable apprehensions, 
which since seem to have subsided; a 
dry summer in this country, being generally 
favourable to the wheat crop. The other 
spring crops, barley, oats and pease, are far 
behind the wheat in luxuriance, and suffer 
greatly from the want of rain: with many 
favourable exceptions however, on good 
lands, and in particular situations. Beans, 
though short in the haulm, are well podded, 
and promise to be a general crop. Much 
of the seed discoloured by blight. Crop 
of tares large, but, as with the barley, in 
too many parts, almost smothered by weeds, 
shewing a most unskilful husbandry. The 
crop of potatoes most extensive, and the 
quality expected fine, but the digging them 
late. Fruit, particularly the apple, has 
suffered greatly from blight. Hops a ruined 
crop, with very few localexceptions. The 
clay-fallows have worked: hard, but with a 
very. beneficial roasting. In the west and 
south, no doubt but wheat* harvest has al- 
- ready commenced, and barley is expected 
to follow without delay. In the first week 
of next month harvest will be general, the 
extreme parts of the north excepted. Oak 
timber is in considerable demand ; bark of 
dull sale at £6 to £8 per ton. Fat stock, 
as lean, has declined somewhat in price ; 
pork ji in a small degree—the meat markets 
may be expected lower. Lambs in great 
plenty. Cows and calyes somewhat re- 
* “®"This'seemis ‘to have “occurred many Ay since, 
‘and“hr many aerye i i ee ‘is of coutse 
tae > Edite- “ are 
MONTHLY AGRICU LTURAL REPORT, 
— 
cATy OEY Virt i 
duced in price. A arent sanity of live 
stock from Ireland to our nearest ports, has 
had considerable effect in reducing prices. 
The Irish sheep complained of, as “ordinary 
and tll-bred. The price of horses somewhat 
reduced, although yet excessive for those of 
figure and size. In our last report, the ex- 
pense of breeding a colt was, by mistake; 
stated at £190, instead of £120. Corn 
holds its price, notwithstanding the bonded 
corn onsale, and itis avowed that there is 
no present Rapepett of its becoming cheaper, 
but that a very slight cause might yet en- 
hance the price. Opinions, at any rate, as 
to the stock in hand, are diametrically 
opposite from different quarters ; some 
accounts deciding the stock of wheat will 
barely last until the harvest be secured, 
whilst others are equally confident of a con- 
siderable surplus of old wheat. We incline 
to the latter opinion, yet with some sur- 
prise that markets have remained so steady ; 
but stocks of all kind are swallowed up by 
an immense and growing population ; a fact 
which will forward the views of those who 
advocate a free corn trade. The accounts ° 
from Scotland, the West of England, and 
the Midland Counties, are most gratifying ; 
in general there seem scarcely any remains 
of that. querulousness with which the 
farmers used to be haunted. All+ seém 
satisfied with their prospects: the Jebourers 
fully employed at living wages. Looking 
over alate printed report from a midland 
county, we were amused, not for the first 
time, by the opinions of the writer, that, 
“the smut in wheat originates in want of 
skill, and that no man need haye smnt un- 
less he chose it.’” On this we shall only 
remark, how easily a man may become 
satisfied with his own limited experience. 
_ Smithfield ; —Beef, 4s. Od. to 5s. Od.— 
Mutton, 4s. Od. to 4s. 10d.—Lamb, 4s. 0d, 
to 5s. 6d.— Veal, 5s. Od. to 5s. 6d.—Pork, 
4s.— Dairy fed, 6s.—Bacon, Bath, 5s. 10d. 
to 6s. a teh, ds. 10d. to 5s.—Rough Fat 
per stone, 2s. 2d. 
Corn Exchange :— Wheat, 46s. to 80s.— 
Barley, 34s. to 42s.—Oats, 23s. to 34s.— 
Bread (London), 103d. the loaf of 4ibi— 
Hay, per load; 66s. to 105s.—Clovery ditto, 
80s. to 120s.—Straw, 40s. to 51s...) 5 _ 
Coals in the Pool, 30s. 6d. to, 40s. Rio per 
‘Chaldron. imogh eat 
Middlesex, July 23. hig 2 
+ When-shall a7 be truly said of Farmers+Alas ! 
thére are too rhany exceptions, Bait, © * > 
