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[May 
LEOBRTeUL DU 
Monthly Report for Muy. 
{This Report is faithfully made up for the MontHLy MAGAZINE, 
from an agtual Corref pot 
dence in nearly 20 Diftrits of Great Britain. ] 
nee feafonable fhowers of rain which 
have fal en in the courfe of the pre- 
fent month, have had the happieft citeéts 
on the growing crops, and afford the 
profpeé&t of a moft abundant harveit. 
Perhaps no feafon can be remembered, 
that has on the whole been more conge- 
nial to the bufinefs or Agriculture. 
In the zorthern diftvicts, and in Scotland, 
the cold and frofty winds at the beginning 
of the month have, however, had a fen- 
fible etfeét in retarding vegetation, which, 
except in rich foils, and in fituations 
much fheltered, has made little progrefs. 
The early fown WHEats have been 
fiationary for the laft three weeks, loting 
much cf their colour, and fpindling up 
as if coming into ear. The late fown 
winter and {pring wheats have not fuf- 
fered in the iame degree; and, indeed, 
the Spring feed time in that, as in all other 
diftri¢ts, has been highly tavourabie. In 
the midland counties, the wheat is likely 
to be even too big and too rank. Inthe 
Weft, ail the crops of GRAIN are, with- 
out exception, in the mot promifing 
ftate of verdure. 
The rain fell juft in time to bring for- 
ward the BarLeEy and Oats, which in 
confequence, wear every where the moft 
healthy appearance. 
In the midland and foutbern diftrifts, the 
Grasses come on well; and there isthe 
prefpect of abundant crops. In the zorth, 
on the contrary, there is expected to be 
atyery light crop of Hay. The pafture 
Grafs is worfe than it was three weeks 
ago, the ftock eating it off, and the froft 
Kiiling it off, 
The preparation for TuRNIPS, goes 
on without interruption, and is far ad- 
vanced. In Scotland, where this plant 
is cultivated in a ftyle of perfeétion and 
exactnefs unknown in the fouchern parts 
of the ifland, the weather, even its cold- - 
nefs, has been favourable to the fallows._ 
The APPLE TREES, which had been 
brought fo forward, by the mildnefs of 
April, have been much injured by the 
late cold winds. ‘The later blowing 
forts alone promife to be produétve. 
Cyber has, in confequence, rifen con- 
fiderably in price. ; 
The profpeét.of a good harveft, and 
the large demand for the Navy, have 
raifed the price of Srocx of ali kinds, 
beyond ail former example. LEAN 
CaTTLE have been gradually advancing 
in fo exhorbitant a manner, at ali the 
{pring fairs, that unleis they ‘fhould 
be fold out at a price that will render 
BureHers Mear inacceffivle to the 
poor, they ‘can afford little or no profit 
to the grazier. : 
Every artifice is exerted to keep up and 
raife the prices in the Conn M+ 2K ETS. 
The legal convi lion and puniihment of 
fome foreftallers, in various parts of the 
Kingdom, che continued importation, and 
the prom:fing appearence of the exiuing 
harveft, will, however, prebably have 
their due etieci, and defeat the projects 
of mercenary fpeculators. 
Woot has experienced little varia- 
tion in the lait morth. 
Iw regard to Hops, no proper judg- 
ment can be formed at this early period 
of the feafon. 
The Barking feafon proves indifferent, 
there being more difficulty in ftripping 
than has been known for many years, 
Bark has in confequence rifen1os.per ton, 
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To READERS anpnp CORRESPONDENTS. 
The variety of interefiing maiter contained in the prefent Number, will, it is hoped, 
fuficiently convince our friends, that the fuppofed danger of a falling off zm the progres of 
cur Mifcellany is imaginary, and that we have abundant fources opened of future ‘upply. 
Several of our correlpondcnts, whofe obliging communications were neceffarily kept back for 
a time, will fee that they have not been negleéted , and we hope that ibey, as well as all 
others intending us like favours, will afure themfelucs of our readine/s to give thankful ad= 
mittance to every thing well calcudated for tbe amufement or inftruction of our readers. In 
porticular, feveral of the papers bere inferted, will foow tke value we put upon matte of 
fact, conveying new information, as to the flate of this, or other countries, in refpe to 
arts, feiences, ard ufeful improvements ; and we beg leave again to exprefs our carne utfh . 
Jor. the co-operation of our many intelligent friends throughout thefe kingdoms, towards ibis 
great olyea.. 
** The Meteorological Obfervations, and feveral other communications, have been 
deferred for want of room. 
