The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-29 00:00:00

AGRICULTI7JUL PROSPICTS.

This has bees a met favourable week with
respect to the weather kie leery description of work ow the
farm, as well as for positing forward vegetation. Great
progress hes been made in the arrears of sowing barley; and
in all the early districts the work may be comidered as
finished in • most satisfactory manner. The two first days
were tolerably flue. On Tuesday • few hours of nice pails
showers were experienced, that would do more good- than
harm, and assist the germination of the seed just committed
to the ground.
There was rain again on Wedereeday, with • higher
temperature. On that day our sdrioss from Yeas,:, in the
seiglbourbood of Braintree, state, "The past few days
have beers • most glonous time for the farmers ; all the
',ran sowing is Dow over, and activity prevails in preparing
the land for turnip sowing. The wheat plant in this district
sever looked better than now, and there is every prospect
of ea early hem kneel resbouts." From Nottinghamshire,
Is the stsi.beweemi of Newark. it was remarked.
" Aeseed ben vspistios is progressing favourably, and the
wheat pleat loam remarkably well. The grass crops am
doing well." From Lincolnshire, about Boston, it was
written, " During the past week the weather has been
more favourable, and outdoor work has made considerable
progress.. The youug wheat plant has a very healthy ap-
peanuts,.
in the west coast of Scotland " the temperature has im-
proved, and with a mild south-westerly wind there have
been frequent heavy rains." On the east emit similar
wir,ther prevailed ; but as the tanners had pushed forward
their aortae tillage previously whilst the weather was dryer
the moisture was doing good, sod the rain of little mom-
' gasses as to flashing mein sowing.
la Suffolk on Thursday our advice state :—" Spring
sewing is nearly completed. With • higher temperature
mid geord showers, the weather is favourable for tho grow-
Wcrops, which look prouii,ing." Oo the coast. near to
oodbridge. it was reported on the same day : " Since our
het the weather has improved, and barley seeding may be
eseefilered as completed in this district. We have suer-
ewe eempialate of our light-land wheats, but after so wet a
Mane we meld scarcely expect • very cheering prospect."
Oe Maly morning some heavy showers fell, with • thick
else. senempbere and occasional thunder ; the day after-
wards was las, warm, and suromerlike, thermometer up to '
43 threw le the ahado at midday, and vegetation would
be peolsea lemonl remarkably fast. From Essex it was
eilaW 1--" Everything yesterday, is I went through the
frataAry, looked well, and cannot be doing better ; to.day
we Woe it warm, with slight showers of rein, a first-rate
time kit vegetation."
The majority of our accounts ere of a most favourable
chareeker • but we think it is premature to talk of au early
and ishenriant harvest. There are too many vicissitudes is
the weather throughout the summer months, while the
most critical time of blossoming nu to be gone through, and
pfd then no correct opinion can be formed. However pro-
atirdng thus early, we should defer giving an opinion which
,tight be changed in a day. Advices therefore will continue
ite be acceptable as the crops programs, and these will be
booked op regularly for our reader..
Saturday opened close and rainy ; wind variable, ranging
from the east to the south-west, the afternoon proving finer,
with temperature high. Thecountry in the mist two days has
amumed • most cheering aspect, vegetation being pushed
leeward remarkably fast. The gram looks particularly
well, arid with these genial showers and alternate shining of
the sun, everything must improve ; though there has been
• sufficiency of rain for the present. The barometers are well
up, the average of twenty towns would be nearly :10 in. ;
And it seems rather singular that many heavy showers
should take place under such circumstances
The next important work oa the farm is turnip.sowing
sours "marigold wurzel" has already been got into the
ground, as well as clover, and the seed generally must be
considered excellent.
The deliveries of wheat have been unimportant, although
rather larger this week than the last. After all the spring
work ban been completed a little more may come our. but
whilst the atmosphere is damp the lees thrashed the better,
as even last year's floe quality imbibes the moisture sooner
than might be expected. Markets, however, are not suill-
cieutly brisk to encourage farmers to bring out soft sample*
at present.
The deliveries of barley have greatly fallen off, and lea;
prices are obtained for fine malting qualities, with a ready
sale. The temperature is, however, Dow somewhat lee
high for the maeuteelored geed nat.—Mork-lane groat.