1806. ] [ 487. } 
MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
HE late fine weather has been favourable to vegetation, and the wheats and early fown 
{pring corn have recently much improved. The barley and oats which were fown about 
the beginning of the month have been brought forward by the rains which fell at that time, 
and thofe crops which were top-drefled have much benefited. The finenefs of the feafon has 
permitted the farmers to finifh their {pring fowing in the beft manner. The average price of 
Wheat throughout England and Wales is, 74s. Gd.; for Barley, 38s.; and for 
Oats, 27s. 8d. / 
Beans and Peas are ina flourifhing ftate, and grow faft. In the fens, whete the fpring- 
fowing was much impeded by exceflive wet, which fell in March, it has lately been finifh- 
ed in good condition. 
The Turnip fallows, in well managed diftri€ts, are in a ftate of great forwardnefs, and 
thofe lands which are to be fallowed for Wheat are already broken up. 
Winter Tares, in rich warm fituatiops, are nearly ready for the fcythe, and promife abund~ 
ance of rich fucculent food. Paftures afford a good bite to Feeding and Dairy Steck, as do 
the Clovers and Grafs Seeds to fattening Sheep, Ewes, and Lambs. In Smithfield Market 
Beef fetches from 4s. 10d. to 6s. 4d. per ftone ; and Mutton from 5s. 4d, to 5s. 10d. 
The Meadows, on warm rich foils; are in a ftate of great forwardnefs, promifing a good 
fwath, and in fome fuch fituations, near the metropolis, the Hay Harveft has already com- 
mentel: In St. James’s Market, Hay fetches from 21. 18s. to 41. 18s; Straw, from 21. te 
QZ). ifs. 
Lean Stock, both Sheep and Beafts, have been brought in great abundance to the late 
Spring Fairs, and maintain good prices, as do Cows, Calves, and young frefh Horfes, all 
which: continue much in requeft. 
The Pig Markets are, as ufual at this feafon of the year, Mac 
METEOROLOGICAL REPO? 
Odjervations on the State of the Weather from the 24th of reg £0, thé eagsh of Hayy 1806, 
inclufive, two Miles IN. W. of St. Payl’s. . 
Barometer. Thermometer, 
Higheft. 30 40., May.18. WindS.E. _Higheft 73°, May ro. Wind N.W. 
Lowett 29.60., May 9. Wind N.W.’ = | Loweft 34°, April 2g. Wind W. 
Early in the j On the 2d init. the 
Morning of the mercury was in. the 
6th inft, the Mer- Greateft warmeft part of the 
Greate ft ? 4tenths \ cury ftocd at 30. | variation in + 23°. < day as high as 68°. and 
variation ia ~ofaninch. ( and at the fame | 24 hours. Aon the next it was not 
24 hours. § hour on the next Y once higher than 45°. 
\ day it was as low 
as 29.60, 
The quantity of rain fallen during the laft two months is equal to little more_than three 
inches in height. 
The moft remarkable feature in the ftate of the atmofphere during the month that is paft 
is that of fevere Eafterlyand North-Eafterly winds. Thefe, which havecontinued with flight 
variations, a confiderable time, have, within thefe four or five nights, done much damage to 
the gardens, particularly to the fruit trees. In many inftances, all the young foliage, to ufe 
a technical term, is completely {corched up, and the fruit, which was fet, muit, of courfe, 
ean with the leaves. In the courfe of thesmonth there has been rain on fix days ; 3 on the 
14th it was very heavy, and lafted nearly the whole day: in fome parts, toward the evening, 
it was accompanied with thunder and lightning. 
The average height of the barometer for the month is 29. 94.: of the thermometer 
it is 55. 2. rather higher than temperate. ‘The’ moft remarkable change we have noticed 
above: viz. on the 2d the day was very brilliant, the thermometer at 68°. and the wind 
S.W.: on the 3d the wind had got to an oppofite point of the heavens, it rained, and the 
thermometer was no higher than 45°. 
On the 16th of June the Sun will be eclipacd in theafternoon, and will be vifible in thefe 
‘ parts. Its commencement will be at 4h 365m. > the greateft obfcuratien at 18m. palt 5h., 
and it will end about 2m, before 6h. The dizits.eclipfed will be nearly 32°. on the Sun’s 
South limb. 
Obfervations communicated by Capel Lofft, of Trofton, near Bury. 
May 4. The Nightingale. May 5. The Cuckoo. 
I have heard them as early as the 7th of April; ufually about the 20th. 
Black Thorn in Flower. 
I never before f4w it later than the 23d of April. 
April The Marth Marigold (caltha paluftris) flowered which is an uncommon length 
be‘ore hearing of the Nightingale. 
May 20. At half pait el leven a lurge and brilliant Meteor feen low in the horizon caftward. 
