The Express.
London, England, 1855-07-30 00:00:00

THE CROPS AFTER THE RAIN:

The grain crops are looking well, though down in
Nome of the more exposed places. A large quantity of
hay has been stacked in excellent condition. The smaller
fruits are abundant end cheap.— Western Tints*.
The wheat on many of the strong soils is much laid by
the recent heavy thunder showers ; barley and oats bid fan
to be heavy crops. Beene have mach improved, and are
free from blight ; root crops are progressing satisfactorily,
but the hoeing is much retarded. The hay-making is
nearly finisned, and there is now an abundance of feed in
tte pasture..—Oxford Journal.
The progress made by the grain crops has been great, and
should there be a continuance of fine weather, the harvest
will not be so unusually late as was expected and cannot fail
to be remarkably abundant. Potatoes of all descriptions
to the late and early are looking particularly well, and
growing vigorously. There never was a better prospect of
a large crop.—Kendal Mercury.
Wheat is fast changing colour and ripens; the ears are
generally large and well filled, and as the present bloom was
set before the rains set in, but little injury has been done,
except where it is laid. As there was but little wind with
the rain as it fell, not much mischief was done, even where
the bloom was not quite set. There is every probability
now that reaping will be pretty general by about the mid-
dle of August, and that the crop will be a good ge one.
Barley and oats progress well. Potatoes, are still growing,
but since the rain the tubers throw out a second shoot, pro-
ducing numbers of small ones that very materially check
the growth of the first tubers, while the latter shoots will be
small, juicy, and uaeleu.—Sussex Express.
The recent rains have partially laid the wheat in some
situations, but no permanent damage is anticipated. Barley
and all kinds of grain look remarkably well. No complaint
has yet been heard of the potato disease.—Hull Packet.
The weather has been variable this week, and somewhat
unfavourable to harvest prospects. W. have not heard,
however, of any particular damage to the growing crops,
and the harvest still promises to be abundant in quantity
and fair in quality —Newcastle Guardian.
From all our correspondents we receive the most cheer-
leg accounts of the state of the crops, which have very much
improved during the last fortnight; and should the wea-
ther continue favourable, we shall be blessed with en
abundant harvest.— Yorkshire man.

Hove.—Except som► fears of mould, the confidence of
the growen on a large duly remain undiminished. The
plants here are looking remarkably well, and we shall soon
have abundance of bum—Maidstone Journal.
The hop plantations continue to grow favourably, the bine
makes great progress, and the Midsummer shoots are look-
ing beautifully. In some places, however, the leaves of the
old bine have become very black, which denotes that the
sun has acted too powei fully upon them, and induced a
slight blight. Mould is somewhat on the lacrosse, and we
feu that if the showery weather continues, it will do con-
siderable mischief, as it appears to lay hold on the lateral
branches, rarticularly in the early sorts. Generally speak-
ling, the grounds are free from vermin, but the increase of
mould must necessarily interfere with the growth of the
plants. In the whole of East Kent the reports are favour-
able, and very little is said es to the appearance of mould.
The duty is called 246,000 L to 260,0001.—Sussex &press.