The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-01 00:00:00


AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

The weather has this week been of a variable
character, with great falls of rain at intervals, and the late
districts have been ought with a good deal et core still ont,
Thera was some drizzling rain at the opening of the week,
bet afterwards the day was breezy sod fine, and such wee
about the case on Monday. Os Tuesday much rain fell
is the afternoon, with a good deal of thunder. Whiles
this would prove very serviceable to the root crops and
a complete stop was put to harvest operations.
clOtrftah' s east coast of Yorkshire on that day our advice,
stale The weather during the week hes not been quite
so favourable fur the harvest. We have had several
sharp showers, which prevent it from being gathered:,
but no harm has been done as yet; wind W.
On the mme day from Liverpool it was remarked :—" We
have bad wild and rainy weather during the past week,
and perhaps this locality has had • huger share of moisture
than other parts of the kingdom. Harvest bee progressed
on the whole favourably, and the farmer cannot indulge
his customary habit of giumblieg. When the industrious
agriculturistlas, in some perhaps exceptional cases, a yield
of six to seven imperial quarters of wheat per acre, it is a
produce not to he grumbled at. Our toiling artisans have
good reason to rejoice in • good abundance of the ' staff of
life.'" On Wedneeday it proved very wet in the aka-
now). Early on Thursday much rain fell, but the day
afterwards proved fine. Oe that day our advice. from
Suffolk stated :—" We have had rain all last night, which,
if not followed up, will benefit the few barleys still out.
The rains experienced the last few days have retarded the
carting of the barley and oats still is the fields."
From the interior of Suffolk the same day our advice,
state :—" A few showers bays fallen during the week, but
nothing to interrupt the steady progress of the harvest.
The wheat crop is secured, and with • few more doe days
the barley would lime been, but lest night and this morn-
ing we have bad heavy rein." Friday proved tine alter a
heavy fall of rain in the previous night, and again ou the
sight of this day another thundershower was experieweed.
Our advice, on that day were not so favourable. From
Lincolnshire our informant rya :—" The weather has hese
of late very 'catching,' sod a deal of grain has been stacked
in very indifferent conditioe. Is this district about half
the wheat is secured only, and very little it for immediate
thrashing. Some people report sprouting to have coin-
rammed amongst the wheat sheaves, but I mutat think
this ts to much extent ; still, if fine weather du not mine
soon, there must be serious damage." In the southern
counties, the wheat may be considered, with few excep-
tions, as secured ; but se it often happens, the more northern
counties have been caught, and wheat must now go up in
poor ounditioe. In the 'List Lothians name portion of grain
has been mauled, but Sootlaed is now quite dependent on
the weather for the progress of harvest. The fine, dry, and
heavy wheats secured in the south will be more appreciated
by the millers in the north, and these will now be ran after,
whilst the faroseis are so satisfied with the quality, they
will cot force this grain oe the markets so freely at present
values, bat as moo as they can, turn their attention to barley,
end thrash this article in preference. There will be •
modernise portion of good malting quality. hut It is now to
be feared some will be discoloured in the later 'aunties.
Saturday proved dry, but tbrestaeing.—Mark Lane Ix-
arms.

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