THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



[August 4, I85 



will likely 



be small, but very much will de P e " Vaking is in progress, the 

 we may have before ^"^W ^7 " during the first stage, 



TCJMnfi thev T bave P goTon wfth life and vigour, plenty of 

 but since noeniff tney u» ^ b , Potat0 never 



REAPING 



Csf Pit res have* all alo'ng been deficient, both in Hill and 

 valleT Th? flush of the season is now past upon rotation fields, 

 bu the hills and all natural Grasses would yet make np if once 

 well moistened. Sheep shearing is over, and the wool sold, the 

 Shw rather unexpectedly turned out a ™\*verw™,™* 

 the nrice is fair, M per lb. for blackfaced washed wool. The crop 

 of lambs s Rood as to numbers, but they are small, and not a few 

 show evident signs of early privation. The young grouse are 

 few and small, and to give them a fair chance, sportsmen would 

 main ft* defer the assault until the end of August Those who got 

 ear^to the peat moss have secured their winter fuel id excellent 

 ord/r; others still await the chances offered by our changeful 

 cUmate An idea may be formed of the temperature of the early 

 part of the season from the fact that some of the peat mosses 

 were still frost bound on the 15th of June. 8. 



Lincolnshire, July 31.— We have been so engaged at Carlisle 

 tha I ha^e had 'no time to look round, so my report will, I fear 

 w poor one. Wheats are in full crop, and at present have not 

 much injury. Thev have good ears, long and full, and should 

 the weather he favourable, we shall have, an abundant harvest. 

 Oa^ts have recovered much from the shocking state they were in 

 two months since. The crops are not heavy but now look 

 healthy. Beans are a splendid crop, flowered well, and are well 

 podded. Peas are good, but not equal to Beans^ hough the 

 nrnsnect is frood for the crop. Barley we have so little that I 

 neXot sLakof it. Potatoes are all looking well at present, 

 and we have a large breadth set. I think the weather will cause 

 acme disease again ; I recognised it on mv way home. Mangold 

 Wurzel have improved much, and grow fast, but Turnips have 

 had too many showers, and look s starved." Hay and Clover 

 crops are very light, and none got well, and it continues to ram 

 daily. Jn. Clarke, Long Sutton. 



Northumberland, Aug. 2.-Had I been called upon to give an 

 opinion of the growing corn three weeks ago, it would have been 

 more favourable than now. During the long continuance of cold 

 weather in the late spring, all corn looked most unpromising, 

 except on land that was drained and under high cultivation; 

 never was there such a marked difference between land under 

 liberal management and that which is still undrained and poorly 

 cultivated. On the change to mild weather, a rapid improve- 

 ment took place on all, and corn on the former description of 

 land made great progress, bearing the appearance of a full crop. 

 In many parts, however, it has proved too bulky to stand up 

 against the very heavy rains which have prevailed for the last 

 three weeks, and being laid while the straw was in a green and 

 soft state, it is less likely to recover, or to fill well in the ear. 

 This applies chiefly to Wheat. A brisk wind and bright sun 

 would still do a good deal to recover it, but the weather con- 

 tinues to be unsettled and gloomy. The lighter crops which are 

 standing are in good ear and may prove an average for such land 

 as they occupy, but are backward. I should say, that under all 

 the circumstances, and with the prospect of a late harvest, Wheat 

 is not likely to come up to an average in this and the northern 

 counties. Barley is a full crop, and in a few places beginning to 

 change colour. Oats decidedly below an average. From present 

 appearances, I should say that there will be no general harvest 

 till September. Hay was generally a good crop, but much of it 

 has been injured bv bad weather in the making. Grass in pas- 

 tures is very abundant. Early sown Turnips are good, but the 

 weather has been too wet for the late ones. Potatoes are very 

 promising, and so far free from disease. Leicester and half-bred 

 wool has been sold readily at from 13d!. to Ud. per lb. Store 

 cattle and sheep continue to bring high prices. John Grey, 

 Dilston. 



Suffolk, Aug. 2.— Although the weather has been wet and 

 unsettted for the last two or three weeks, our crops in this district 

 generally promise favourably. Wheat is strong and healthy, and 

 stands up well. The stiff staple soils this season will carry the 

 day, although the light lands are marvellously improved. We 

 have complaints as usual of midge, mildew, and defect in the set 

 of the ear, but theBe are partial. I estimate the crop (at present) 

 as a full average, and perhaps beyond; although, until the result 

 be fairly tested by threshing, no accurate opinion can be formed. 

 Harvest will commence upon Talavera in a week from this date. 

 Barley is a very short crop ; much of it is laid, and it is feared 

 may be thin and inferior in quality. Beans and Peas, fair crop, 

 hut a good deal of disease has appeared in the last four days. 

 Oats only grown to a small extent in this neighbourhood, but the 

 early sown are unusually promising. Potatoes doing well— no 

 disease worth naming. J. Edwards, Jr., Woodbridge. 



Sussex, August 2.— The Wheat upon the lulls in my neigh- 

 bourhood is thin, and will be considerably below an average 

 crop: upon the best soils it is good, and although much injured 

 by the late heavy rains, will, I think, produce an average crop. 

 Barley, Oats, and spring Beans good. Winter Beans very bad. 

 //. Scott Hayward, Willingdon. 



West Sussex, Aug. I. — Since our last report we have a good 

 deal of rain, and it has been very warm, so that now the Grass 

 grows with a vigour that we have not been accustomed to for 

 more than a year; the consequence is that lean stock of all 

 kinds are in demand, and as most had run their live stock 

 low they must now look to buying in even with high prices. But 

 the rain that has done so well with the Grass has not had the 

 good effect upon the Turnip crop that we expected ; those that 

 were hoed or fit for it at the time the rain came have done 

 little since until the past few days that they seem to have 

 recovered. The earlier sown Swedes are nearly all what 

 we term "blind hearted." It appears to have been the effect 

 ot the dry weather causing them to make an effort to run to 

 seed. The same disease has prevailed to a very great extent 

 among the Cabbages in the gardens. The timely rain preserved 

 the later sowings. Mangold does well, and does not show such 

 a tendency to ru n to seed as last year. Potatoes look extremely 

 well, so far as I have seen. There have been slight rumours of 

 disease, but I have found no one who has seen it. Respecting 

 the Wheat crop the accounts are very conflicting; some say it is 

 very much blighted, which we believe is true on some of the 

 lighter lands ; and it is to some extent the case on the heavy 

 and good land, and within the past three or four days it has not 

 looked at ail promising. It is not laid so much as we might 

 have expected. Barley looks well, and Oats though shorter than 

 usual promise to corn well. Harvest is now begun among Pea 

 which are generally a good crop. "Wheat harvest will be general 



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THE HARVEST. 



RUMMOND'S IMPROVED 



SCYTHES continue to give every satisfaction, and the 

 demand is yearly on the increase. They are as usual got up with 

 everv possible care, and are fitted with the very best picked 

 bWdTs P Price for three Scythes complete, 30.. ; do. for six, 56s. 

 Carriage paid I to the principal Railway Stations throughout the 

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MAPPIN'S PRUNING KNIVES IN EVERY 



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Price of 4± in. Pump, wit k w^T 

 The barrel is 27* in. tfoiKi 

 are 5 ft. high. *«l*l* 



1£ inch Gutta Perch* *■*- ». 

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 above prices, or of the PitoiZS 

 Manufacturers, John WaemT^: 

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Every description of Mi 

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WILLIAM DRAY and CO.'S Book of Testimonials 

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on application to 

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SCYTHES.— Boyd's Patent Self- Adjusting Scythes 

 may be had of the Manufacturers, William Dray & Co., 

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A liberal allowance to the trade. 



ENGLAND. 



1855. 



ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 MEETING AT CARLISLE, JULY, 



First Prize Awarded to 



RICHMOND and CHANDLER'S No. 3BXHAFF 

 MACHINE, Price £7. 



Diameter Length of Barrel, 



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Corn Crushers, &c: Barrackpore. The best hand chaff cutter 



SL^ ar -V, / Was by RicQ moad & Chandler, of Salford ; the 

 best mill for grinding corn was by Clay ton, Shuttleworth. & Co.. 

 of Leicester ; the best corn-crusher by Turner & Co., St. Peter's 

 Works, Ipswich. These awards are as good answer to your 

 question as we can give. 



as Lime : J. Imk* We do not know of anv tract on this sub- 

 ject. Every work of recent date on agriciu tore contains re- 

 ference to gas lime among the manuses. It is chiefly useful 

 for the gypsum which after long exposure to the air it is found 

 to contain. 



Lots Weidok: A H. We have not beard thig year; but last 

 year the produce was abundant and profitable, and the system 

 up till then had realised the expectations expressed in the paper 



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