The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-07 00:00:00

THB CROPS IN THB NORTH.

MID LOTIU&S.—Three-fourtke of the white crops
are now cut in the lower district—late winter and spring
wheat being that which remains. Until the 28th, with •
week of flue weather about the middle, August Ins been
wet and unpropitious, the gauge indicating two inches sod
nine-tenths. The kit week, however, has brought a very
favourable change, sod with • clear dry atmosphere and
bright sun the oats and barley Wham" suddenly ripe, and a
great amount of labour has since hien done very eatisfac.
torily. Of the wheat crop all that can be said yet is, that
there is ample bulk, that the ears are faulty, and its ulti-
mate yield • matter of conjecture. Of barley there
is also • full bulk, although not what it appeared
while growing. Much of the grain will be die-
coloured and of slight we,pbt, with en unequal produce.
Oats are the best crop, although lighter in strew than the
others. So far as yet tested the yield Is good, while the
quality is fine, several fields which have been thrashed out
weighing 13 stone per four bushels. Beans kept the growth,
but are now blackish's. Potatoes, too, are beginning to
In* the green colour. The leaves have some spot; of
domes over them, and in a few fields some tented tubers
are got, but in general they are sound. Turnips have
thriven well, and pastures have been very good. There
was rather too much ran, however, when the grass was at
the best, and settle did not improve so much es might hive
been expected. There has ben a good many eases of
plesre of late.
Burr-Loviiime—Tbe quaatity of rain for the month of
August amounts to (2.6) two inches and five-teethe, the
greater pert of which tell during the first eight days. Not-
withstanding the showers since, the weather has, on the
while, bees favourable for ripening the crops and for har-
vest operations. Within the last few days on a slumber of
farms, the stacking of grain has bees pi:ended with, and
if the present favourable weather continues for a short time,
a large extent of grain will be smeared is exeellest 'audi-
tion. Wheat has cut well up, is so far as bulk of strew Is
concerned; indeed, there are meny fields having the appear
sun of very superior crops, bet • sheer examination shows
the heeds to be often so defectively filled that there an be
no doubt of the yield proving below an avenge. Barley is
universally the largest mop on the ground. It is also ex-
produce well ; bat the quality sad senor en in-
reircitera to
to that of ordinary seasons. Oats an more various,
though generally speaking fine while the quality of the
vele is Melvin enallent. Beins have • greet dael of
straw, and they appear to be ist beast fairly podded. The
turnip eiop is very promising; the Swedish variety in genii
solar bong sepseb. Within the last few days the earliest
fields or pintoes have got spotted ea the leaves, showing
unequivocal symptom" oldie's's, bat as yet the roots are
quite untainted, even in gardens. lino evil befalls them
the mast tern out es napresedeatedly largo crop.
Warr LorlitAx.--The weather at en early period of the
meath was highly favourable for ripening tU, crepe ; and
=Lft afterwards benne nosaionally • little gusty
a, they matinee to @dream steadily to a state of
milliseity. The mesa beat at nine in the morning, is a
seetbsen expo's», was 61 deg, and LIO inches of rain fell.
tailis the most bulky of oar crops ; we anticipate that it
s inferior in quality to the crop of lest nano. Oats
more corny ena than the crop of last sewn,
:2111";e
was rather deceptive. The reaping of wheat did
end balm general till sear the sloes of the month. This
egiehe well, and, as the ear is large, sad apparently
• mha, we may anticipate • fair return at threshieg.
Ono bias harvest, also, has been partially comenneed in
ague quarters, but has not biome general. This crop Is
eftnntlant both in straw end grain. Potatoes are lamp
riant, and with the easeption of one instance, when the
farmer admits that they were over minuted, they exhibit
no
symptoms of *useatuatleeet. Teraips have a promising
appearance, both Swedes sad yellows, although la some
intenees, particularly on hard soils, they look a little
backward, ceased perhaps from an eines of drought at
sowing and of ateistare at bearding. In a few eases, too,
the finger and to dimes is to be men.
Fo3.—The past moath has hese wet and stormy, but on
many farms setting is foe &denied, and the greeter part
of the easily-soma &utast wheat bas been secured in good
000ditiai. The reaping machines are doing admirably
where the crops are not too closely laid; bat In some cams,
when they were expend to eat dews a eensidirrable portico
of the mop, they leave bees head entirely useless, on
seterant of the state of the grab. Wheat is twain; out
much better in stock than was expected—la feet, it is the
balkiest crop; but the damage from fly is pretty general in
the auftwo..-- The speisipsewa wheat is a good crop,
sound, and Ws is
_eke tie nee

sod osesperstively . _
with lappet to a few of the ..rifest fields of
stasis wheat. Barley wee expected to have shows
mash better la the stook *es It hes dose;
bads, the twenty all over however, it is perhapse
good image, Oats an geiserally eating up very light,
wore esUy es dry sails. Batas sad poste sr* • geed
erop. Potatoes are temarksbly hoariest ; the rest en-
bermes el steals this yeas is altogether uspreeedeated.
USIA Miriam el disease, however. ere mow sees la
almost *my felt, sad I. the gutless It his destroyed the
lower News is s sessederable asst, tholes very few of
the 'shin are affected. The breadth of potatoes is very
lugs ia parts et the essay. Turuip an very growthy,
sad, being pretty well Mewed, we nay Impost a large
crap of roses after es fie as apparatus of stems. Pastur-
age bee set bees over sbusdest, by say essess, sad leas
stash has bees WS fa deasad I. 'strati of the sualets of
lat. Tao seise of 'grinnersl labour have sadesgase
siadissaMit des Ibis year elm.--botsgess.