962 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. [Octonrr 27, 1860. 
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THE HARVEST OF 1860—Continued. 
WHEAT. | BARLEY. 
COUNTIES. esr OATS. BEANS. PEAS, | POTATOES. | TURNIPS. | MANGELS. Di pik 
QJANTITY. QUALITY. QUANTITY, QuairrY. RESS 
j ENEAN: ; 
WILTS riuwe Various Various pares wes Good Bad Full crop Nearly all {Very lat aj1-4th ofa crop) ——, Swindon 
rotten small 
24 bushels per| Very inferior} 5 quarters Various Good Good; stillout}| Average Half a crop | Very bad. Very small |G. Brown, Avebury 
acre 
1-4th less than} Very thin Nearly Various Good Pretty good | Fair; much | Diseased Small Small T. Arkell, Penhill 
average average fost : 
Under20bush.| - Damp Less than Various Good field Out Very bad | Very late Inferior’ |T. Chandler, Hunger- 
per acre expected ford 
DEVON...,..|) Average on [1-2d very bad|| Average | Badly saved Various ste Badly saved | Very much Bad Small G. Turner, Barton 
dry land, and diseased 
wice versa 
ri _ Inferior mua T the Inferior Late Jes Bad Bad Bad J. Benson, Tavistock 
8 ou eias 
1-4th under | Very thin 1-4th under | Thin, an Good sue ive Very small | Size of Apple | Halfa crop |S. Cornish, K 
average average stained bridge 
Average Average Not average Injured Average ees Kien Very bad hans Sere Inferior —, Totnes 
eci 
CORNWALL .||Under average) Inferior Fair Various Much yet to a ees Much di à| 1-3d of Very small |J. Wills, Launceston 
be cut 
RECON ..../\18 bushels per, Inferior ||24 bushels per Fair Average SEN NES Much diseased| Very bad Very bad |J. Muscatt, Jun., 
acre acre Gilestown 
IRELAND. 
DERRY...... see Middling aoe Middling Average Pe Loe Half a crop | Not average | Not average Togok; Maghera- 
e 
Small | Middling Large Good ee ae rvs an wong Very deficient} Halfa crop} |S. Orr, Coleraine 
ow easi 
DONEGAL .. As usual Indifferent; bere poss Much uncut s aos Small; but | Small; and | Indifferent |T. J. Atkinson, Bally- 
ue ong : pretty fair late 5 shannon 
Average Good Average Good Late Inferior Half a crop Inferior Inferior u M‘Cleary, Porta- 
erry 
DOWN- sosesk 1-8d under | Indifferent few Fair Full average ;} Uncut; and pen Not half | Halfanaver-| Halfa crop| J. Andrews, Comber 
arap still ont out age 
ARMAGH os Sma Not good Jèdi p Very good Good pity Bad a Not good |R. B. Hardy, Tande- 
ee 
Short Medium Short : Medium Average ween Fete Bad - Baa Good W. Boyd, A: h 
CLARE...... apos Inferior voca Bad and damp Average Sas Sers Very bad Bad Good E. Bouust, News 
f market-on-Fergus 
We Not average Soft Not average Inferior Very good eee piss Very bad Bad Bad W. Digan, Killeloe 
i tes Ags Bad sork Good Good ; dete. ore pate Very bad Light Very light bet ewburn, Mul- 
uncu! i 
R S as COM- ae Medium Loe aes A little under ato SR Very bad |Half last yi Good |J. Kelly, Roscommon. 
average 
joer sisse n AA ioe hive bpe P Lat Not |J. Smith, Castleblan 
MONAGHAN acs oei — TR Not average Sie pa One-third to Bad 7 NE pre aii 
Good t Halt diecased Bad Prett; T. Middl 
eve sje a sees owes ood ; ow svek pees a ‘etty good iddlemiss 
T NAOH A- Average Good pss s3 Average Average E, Bad Very bad | Not averano A. Mair, Brookboro’ 
UTH... Bnd Inferior Average Pretty good Good ` iros bery Very bad Very light 
SLIGO eV Peas Boek Tolerable Indifferent Very poor 
LONGFORD || Voryiittle |  Gooa k o apt te: ete 
LEITRIM....|| 0 3., isss x soe Averages ¥ers a% jeak a mal 
3 a 
TYRONE.... 1-4th under} Defective rate pies. Not equal to At vive 2-8ds of a crop} 2-3ds of a crop} 
average pectati 
GALWAY.. Ae Inferior TA Good Toia Ai arao eaa | Various 
bri Good | Not good Large Injured Good; late | n.. ee E TS bad jar r è |M. Dunne, Str 
KING'S Not average Inferior |!| Full Good Abundant ; «sii cee Nothalfacrop| Deficient ’ Deficient |E. Bewley, M.D., Clare 
COUNTY prima uncut 
CARLOW .... Various Bad Various Very good Very good Sia sean Very bad Bad Bad |J. De Renzy, Clonegal 
Good average Inferior Full average Good Full average —— sie Very bad |Thinand small Good OK Mosse, Rutland 
ouse 
CAVAN ....|| Far under | Pretty good ae EA Very good ; pee ae Very much |Small and bad Various |J. H. Nesbitt, Bel- 
average ate diseased turbet 
MAYO ......]| Very short Tolerable Very short Tolerable poe Ws deve yids avga and} Average Average |G. 7 aaa West- 
ut ou go 
KILKENNY Average Good Average Middling Not average Aas | or Very bad Very bad Very bad F + Milward, Tul- 
ogher 
Three-quarters| Middling | /Three-quarters Fair Average yous Sei Halfacrop | Halfacrop | Halfacrop |P. Grace, Freshford 
of average average 
LIMERICK .. Average Bad Average = Good Very good atk eee Half of a large| Small; bad Very good |E. H. Gubbins, Braff 
TIPPERARY Small | Good Small Good Good Stop sy B Middling Good W. Ryall, Cashel 
seve Injured vee Very variable || Very good «vy eh e ro a Not average | Notaverage |J. Orr, Clonmel 
: and goin: 
Not average pers Not average wine's ine ey vate srs Very t Not average Good ~.|J. B. Massy, Ballywire 
y save : ` 
KERRY Over average Various Average Middling ||Not good 3 but Bie Sees Almost all bad Bad Not average |J. Creagh, Tarbert 
ripening 
prás Fair ene: jor short crop; pire rie Very bad Fair Good S. O. Sullivan, P. P- 
and not and V. G., Kenmare 
x “ipeeed R eS m 2213 Daheraile 
Ka 75>. early average| Tolerable Average Middlivg ood Erse Ea primer 5 ny Small ag g 
Injuri 
$5 Bad ¥ Sie Very good 5 ax see Very Bad Middling |D. Clanchy, Charleville 
some uncu 
Not average Inferior Not average Inferior Much over | wed Small crop; | Halfa crop | Halfacrop (Prof. ory: Queen's 
f : average half rotten Collegi 
Home Cortenponidence. aana Ei antia eta aee |Last pang. hye af 
= yma Be -| worth mentioning. retain e precaution of placing a layer 
Current Notes eirean ee a a eee e stubble manure e base of the heap, on the 
caught by t he eariy ests of that this su ient, þehind the plough. jan eriei | setting in of the frost. He thus escaped without 
is of considera‘ t the present moment. may, to many of our readers, noi ie be cor? Tas loss. And as regard the varieties of the Man- 
sih diriden! itself into two a a getting up, aed the the suggestion sona ~~ ne ward | gels, all did not er equally, though stored 
properly so calle ed. We propose offering a. word | a season, be acceptable. 2d. Storing. any | under the like circumstances. .Heavy 
dl crops oe sy cant injared byt ‘he Frost ‘before Long Red were most destroyed, then Yellow lobe, 
of ken whether on matter of ‘opinion, or of fact. | taking up, but Jar y destroyed | while Orange Globe, especially where not grown wo 
ist, The sg of the crop. This is agony aor after being carefully — a i Aa ae covered. | large and coarse, stood the winter best. We happened 
plished and labour alone, beni n like the | The loss, however, varied considerably sarina to Gr E have a field of the latter variety, which was 1 
present be Re ow = best of N ed till the others were co pe They -were 
with a ae my oots and fibres at ye — of or stubble any were used, to y great a thickness placed i in round i ae 
them, the cost of mise is greatly enhanced. Ora or however ters hid on, the loss was ya consider. roe and slightly covera ] with sa es 
Globe varieties, which h grow kol in the ground, ‘are able: where inefficiently pe erformed, the injury was me d up. couple of acres had nothing March 
to f tl tel r. On the other hand, where a | soil, and when ue Sip ena 30 be Sad a oe 
Ad tas.” Om thie ‘Work! be lighten Tt can. | light contig Veet sos or stubble was used, and theni | and April, these turned out considerably th the rots 
running a skeleton plough sse E with | covered with 9 inches of =~ soil, little damage was | Ta a imag toeni not having 10 per i F nenta wes 
ened sett aig he or Dar ough will answer the | experienced. We should not therefore be dis 1 tál ing t we stored of aula ones 
purpose well. e the mould-board and-coulter, | trust to thatching only. The a porous the covering Ert in the like manner, ugh in an n ad ee oe 
1- share. This lets you material, the greater the loss, Thus an occasional heap The Swedes came out in ee a to the acre 
ly under the row of plants, a wheel ranning | covered with offal hay suffered less than where covered | in October and scarcel. nead hich the 
The Ne ol ag ba pej abont level, the | with Barley straw; Thile Fe co, dle was better than | As is ell ‘known, there were few fields of learn, a 
aie E tog Tozi the stubble covered lots. The injury wa sustained | same. remark aala msde. ie, We hope to 
r ie ove the | by the frost striking from the frozen soil upwards; and | lesson here, and to avoid in 
