ek ; ec | ug 764. WS [ O&ober, 
MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
UCH has been the prevalence of wet weather during the laft and prefent months, that 
| we believe but little good hay has been made in any part of the kingdom, but efpecially 
gn the more Northern Counties. In thefe indeed the rivers have been fo muck fwelled by 
he late heavy rains, that much hay has been carried away and completely loft. And in 
ft regard. to the corn crops, it has been prebably ftill more prejudicial ; in moft low fituations, 
ae being either completely beaten down by the continued wetnefs of the feafon, or 
ed by’ pee rifing of waters. Much of the wheat and other grains that have been already 
but the midland Bai more fouthern diftri€&s, has been got in with great difficulty, and by 
_ mo fipeans in the beft ftate. It is indeed apprehended that a confiderable part muft have 
been greatly injured, and fome in all probability totally fpoiled. 
In the Northern Counties very little grain is yet in a ftate fit for the fickle, much being 
- quite green for want of fun. In the diftrits to the North of Northumberland we are told, 
<< that fucha feafon, fo far, has not appeared perhaps i in the memory of man 3 3 at any rate 
_,motfince the year 1782. Very littlegrainis yet cut in thofe parts; and what is cut, confifts 
almoft wholly of Dutch and Poland oats. The wheats are totally beaten down; and, being 
xipe, are beginning to {pring in the ear: the lodged grain being kept conftantly wet from the 
almoft‘inceflant rains, muft be completely deftroyed, and rendered unfit for the ufe of man, 
_unlefs a very {peedy alteration of the weather fhould take place. In the higher parts of 
Sedtland, a very {mall portion of the grain is in a ftate fo forward as to warrant a hope that 
it can ripen let the future feafon be what it may.” 
All the.corn crops are, however, in general full onthe ground; but the great want of fur 
and fine clear weather has prevented the grain in many inftances from being fo plump and 
_fullin the ear as it ought to be. ‘This was the cafe with feveral famples of wheat and other 
forts of grain which we have examined in very different parts of the Ifland. In a few favour- 
able fituations we have however met with very good and full famples of both wheat, barley, _ 
and oats, and we have little doubt, from what we have aétually obferved in the courfe of a 
journey of nearly three hundred miles, but that had the weather been fuitably fine, there 
would have been more than a middling crop in moft parts of the kingdom. The ftate of the 
Stain is at prefent fuch, that Schone immediate fine weather, great quantities muft be in- 
evitably loft. 
Lurnips. ‘Thefe are for the gies part but an indifferent and unpromifing crop... They are 
mot only late but appear extremely thin on the ground and puny. ‘This has probably been 
eaufed by the foil being rendered too dry by the warm weather in June and the beginning of 
july, and the coldnefs caufed | by the deluges of rain which have fince fallen. In particular 
fituations beth in Lincolnfhire and ¥ rorkethise, we have notwithftanding obferved full and good 
_ €rops: but the excefflive wetnefs of the feafan does not feem in any fituation to have admitted 
of their being properly heed and kept clean from weeds. 
© Potatoes. This important crop is not by-any means fo favourable 2s we had reafon fome- 
time ago to fuppofe. ‘The heavy rains have in general rendered them clayey, and not well 
tafted, oad in low fituations made it necefiary for ‘them to be immedia tely taken up. In fome 
parts of Lancathire this has been particularly the cafe ; andthey have been fold in the markets 
for any price the owners could get for them. This root, after being covered with, waters 
goes bad, and cannot be kept for any length of time. 
Hops. ‘The great degree of wetnefs has likewife operated very unfavourably for this crop. 
On the North coe , we find there is not even half a common crop ; and from other hop ° 
diftri€ts our reports are not much more favourable. Yearling bags fetch frem to to 111. and 
Pockets from 11 to 121. New bags fetch from gl. gs. to rol. ros, and pockets from tol. tos., 
to 121. 
Some of the neceflary operations of hufbandry have alfo been confiderably retarded by the 
uncommon wetnefs of the feafon. In many fituations, fummer fallows have* remained in 
the ftatethey were left in July, and in fearcely any have they been properly cleaned, not 
evén in the dryeft foils. In fome places we obferved them quite green, being completely 
over-run with weeds. Much is therefore to be done before the feed for the next year’s crop 
can be committed to the ground. Some grounds can hardly, we fuppofe, be rendered fuii- 
ciently clear in time Hieerees 
Gram. Is every where on the advance. Wheat averages throughout England and Wales 
7As. 34.5; barley, 39s. 3d.3 oats, os 2d. 
Apples. Thefe are for the moft part an abundant crop. 
Cattle. ‘Thofe that are fat or in the way of being readily oe fo, fell at high prices 5 
3 : but lean ftock of all forts has but a very indifferent fale. Good milch-cows are falling much 
“in price.— Sheep. Good fat fheép for mutton, and lambs, ftill fell high; but lean fheep are 
confiderably cheaper. .In Smithfield-market, Beef fells for 3s. to 4s. per ftone.—Mutton 
_ from 3s. to 3s. 8d.—and Veal from 3s. 8d. to 5s. 
. Horjes. Good faddle-horfes, and thofe for the army, are ftill high; but carriage im cart 
- etles are lower. 
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