The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-06 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

There was a slight shower in the afternoon of the
first day of the week, but a return of most splendid weather
on the Monday—sunny, hot, and very tee ; wiled SS, W.,
thermometer TO deg., barometer 30.06 ie. This motioned
throughout Tuesday, the toespsestur• Wag two degrees
higher and during these two days much progress was made
with the northern harvest. On that day our deices from
Lincolnshire were eecouraging, stating :—" The weather
during the past week be. been all that could be desired for
harvest °pentium, and great progress has been made in
this district, three fourths of the crop being now is stack,
in fine oonditiou." From the West Riding if Yorkshire
it was stated :—" On Saturday Ithad a coesiderable drive
on our core districts. All the farmers were very busy oar-
ryiog both wheat and barley, and there were some wiry good
crops of both snide., the day being very boa In the
evening we bad rain, and also on Sunday and yesterday, '
which would prevent any carrying going on to-day, although
it was a very fine one, and should it now continue fine the
remainder of the week nearly all will be gathered in."
Oa the same day from Suffolk it was remarked—" Bat
little known of the yield at present, harvest drawing to
meelmion ; beneficial showers have fallen at intervals."
Wedeesday proved a very wet day, putting a stop to
all harvest work wherever this rain was emporiums&
From Burtoo-on•Treet our advioes stated—" Farmers are
in the midst of harvest work in this locality, soda good deal
of corn has bees carried during the week. The rides have
been very beneficial to the pastures and root cram." From
Melton Heehaw it was remarked :—" Around here the
wheat crop is geoerally secured. The yield will be better
than was anticipated. Barley will be a full average crop, and
there will be some excellent malting samples." From Mine-
field, the same day, it was remarked : "The rain of last
Sunday has had a beneficial effect oe the root crops sad
pastures around here. The harvest is all bat concluded,
and the grain is secured in fine order." Thursday was
a favourable day, and the Scotch harvest was progressing
well. Oats were of a film quality sad good colour, but
small in berry from the peat drought. From Suffolk on
that day it wee Mated : " With the exceptioa of some rain
on Sunday night and yesterday, the weather has, during
the week, been mmarkably favourable for harvest work.
The wheat crop in nearly all housed. and the greeter particle
of the barley. From the same minty, soarer the coast, our
&deices state : " Harvest may be called over is this imme-
diate district, but farther inked one-fifth of the core is still
abroad." Friday proved showery, sad a good deal of min fell
is the diorama. Our information from the West Riding of
Yorkshire says " We bed some heavy rain cm Wedoes-
day =arsine, but very • droeghty ' afterwards, sad yester-
day wee a floe harrest-day, end carting going on in all direc-
tions ; this afternoon we have had some heavy rain, which
will stop our farmers from finishing their harvest genendly
this weak, although in my walk last night I found many of
them finished, and the barley I saw them outing had all
got a yellow tinge sines the rain had come." This for the
malting moms will be all the better, being thereby mel-
lowed and mare kindly. We must now give some informa-
tion from more southern counties of the result and finish-
leg to the iegatheriag. thus :—" The harvest in Surrey has
been completed is the best possible order. Wheat is expected
ham to be • full average crop of very Gas quality,aed reports
of the yield of the little that has been thrashed are favour-
able ; bet it is sot thought by the growers that the gamsl
yield will be equal to last year. Barley is fine in quality,
and a very good crop ; the colour is Brighter than it has
bale for years, and it will no doubt make excellent malt.
Oats are a moderate crop, of good quality. Beans and
pease have not looked so wall from their first
appearance above ground, but some of the latter ham pro-
duced a fair crop. The roots are improving don the tats."

Hampshire: "The harvest is mostly Enisbedno. ,
county, but it wit later at the oosnruencemeut flan
particularly in South Hants, whiah is generally
Wheat is well reported of, both in quantity 00d.p...„ • .
Barley is said to be s large crop, and the gain lager tt
usnand of good colour. The quality LI expected to is
t for maltiag. Oats moderate in crop, the
generally pretty fair. Beans are a abort crop, cf 4
quality. Pease not well spoken of ; some fields pretty
but nothing like last year. Great eomplaists of the roo;
sad want of cattle feed." &Pixley was a Wll/112 and
Jul day, but it held up till six p.m. when the night pror..!
wet, with a threatening, unsettled appearance, and 1•41
portico of the northern harvest will dill be caught 1,.
August rain fell on seven days, while 24 were dry. —dr,
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