The Express.
London, England, 1848-09-13 00:00:00

THE CROPS.

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Beime.—About half the wheat
tothis pert of the
en.entry was taken up betwixt the showers, before it was
much stained or at all sprouted, bat seemly any was dry
enough to grind, and cannot be used at present by Well,
bat must have a portion of old mixed with it to make it
work. The other half of the wheat is much wished and
stained with the wet and in some plasm sprouted, end
mostly curied together' at lest in a sad condition, and must
come out in a very bad state ; and even, than who had
patience and waited, and caroled it dry at lam will find that
this damaged wheat will give back and get damp again In
the mow, and will never by itself make good flnar ; fur wheat
that is so much wished ken its rpirit ar.d strength, end will
never by Mull nuke a good loaf: All the wheat, at the time
we are writing, is secured In this part of the country, with
the exception of a small portion which was sown in the
spring, end none of the wheat was so much 'sprouted as
might have been expected ; bat the fact was, that a great
part of the grain, although cut, never got thoroughly ripe or
dry, and it will not sprout much until it Ilse been once dry.
A portion of the sew wheat has been rivalled out and
brought to market, and there is mesh differs's* in °Maim
respecting the yield, and no eitisfectory report can yet be
mode; but with the exception of same of the late sown
wheat, the quality is far better than it was last year; sad on
dry good land the yield will also be far better. We are
aware that on, some very wet undrained land the wet weather
in April injured, and, in fact, at the furrows, killed some of
the wheat, and that the rely dry weather in May somewhat
injured the wheat on dry light sandy and gravelly soils, bat,
with theme gumption', we Minot see any reason to find fault
with oar wheat mop, ma we are still of opinion it will be
found a goad average. Some of the backward wheat sown
after turnips was blighted, and did not all well in the ear,
sad is eat so plump in thereto, nor impedes was expected ;
but even this is better than it was last year, and the quality
of much of the new wheat would have been meet
excellent had it not been injured by the wee. During
the last few days we have had most splendid weather,
and we think that the Mdse will yield tolerably
well, end that there will be nearly en average
crop, but it will lie in leas room than it did last year. The
0111 t crop is nearly everywhere •_good one, and the beet that
we have had for many yearn The crop of beans is also •
good one, and we think stove en average. The crop of peas
is the worst that we have had for many years. Sealant seed
will be very scarce and not good fa quality, but will, we ex-
pect, be high in price. The clover and other gram sown with
the spring corn has taken uncommonly well, end promises
for a good crop next year. The potatoes are Al blighted in
this part of the couutry, and there is marcely a green haulm
to be seen ; many of the roots era totimi, and the late pota-
toes are not only diseased, bat they are stopped so early in
their growth and are so small as to be fit for nothing bat for
pigs, or for seed nein ; and it is now clear, that no depend-
ence can in future be placed is this rm., and that it *ill be
folly to plant again te any great extent, until a premetative
or a cure can la, found for tie dimes*. Mangold wurtzel is
much improved, and seems likely to grow to a good elm.
Turnips and swedes have grown earprinagly.
Brcxe.—Mach wheat has been stacked in very indifferent
condition, and cannot come out in good marketable order till
next spring. Tits crops are ender an aver use, but there is a
good stock of old wheat is the country. The barley crop
punks to yield well. Tartars have grown well lately, but
the bsttoms are stilt small in most Instances, and the proper
Oculist'. of the land has been prevented by the wet. Rye
and tares are now being sown on the wheat stubble. for early
spring food; the price of tares is so very high—about 10..
per bushel—that many poems are sowing trifoliate as • sub.
intent . . . .

NoRTHXIII3ZSLAND.—The wheat in bulk Is below an
g:r for seven peon, bu. there is no mildew. Poor land
and tinily 'allowed is short in the hood. Barley is good in
quality, bat not • heavy crop. Oats are below an average.
Beans will be an average crap. There are • few complaints
of the pot too crop in the gardens, but the held potato is
free. Early town turnips lone well, but the late sown on
strong land are bad. &me few fields not hoed will not pay
for it, and tenet he (allowed.
SOniidini.—At least two-thirds of the early-sown wheat
have suffered seriously from rain, and • great quantity will be
(pits unfit for human ooseuraplion; in fact the whole Le
mire or less sprouted. The late-sown is not injured ; the
same may be said of the wheat oaths late hilly farina, whieu
is now fast ing secured in good condition ; but the mop
as it now is must fall at least one-fourth blow an average
The barley crop is goad, both as regards burden and
quality. Oats ere generally a good crop, with heavy
tops Winter beans are an unusually. heavy crop an
well podded, but th,se at spring planting have safer d
greatly from blight. Peas are • tolerably good, still as a
heavy crop. Mangold wariest. of athirst • son iderable
breadth was planted, is likely to produce more than en ordi-
nary wi3ht per acre. Both swedes sod common turnips will
be only a middling crop. In the potato crop the dins.° sot
in before the root h.d attained half its growth ; the crime.
queucc is, that the few sound on, is that escape will be • very
inferi..r sample. The early potatoes were genteelly goon,
and n considerable quantit) has been stur.d for coed.
STAT7011)111111c.—Fully two-thirds of the wheat crop
have been cut, and stacked in the finest condition. It will be
a good sample; indeed 6311 n. sad 64 lee. per bue'tel appear.
to be not the oar queue weight of such parcels as have
already beta thrasher, out. The balk is turning out quite as
large as was iaptuted, and the pl. Id is in 'very respect wit.
factory, so that • fall average crop of good wheat can be solely
reported. The spring crops are very variable. In some
places oats and beans are stunted, bat in others their condi.
ten is much more favourable. It ia probable tease crops
will be Way an average. The turoipe are greatly im-
prov.
Buringrout.—Wheats prove bulky in straw; but, fee.= the
severe drought in May, the ear is small and not well till. d ;
the yield will, we tear, be much below that of last veer. The
°audition in which must of the a heat was harvest u dorm not
induce the bringieg It to market so quickly. Barley, where
early sown, proves bulky in straw, sod promisee an average
crop. Oats promise • good crop, as do beam. We fear tk
potato crop will be quite as bod, if not worse than that of
1846.
Statical —The wheat crop of Susie: b little, if any. more
than hob of the previous year. We believe that, rating the
county thrt.ughout, there will be mere acres nAer the 20
baskets than Admen Fortaamely, there wesalarge taxa of
old wheat oa hand at b.a commencement of harvest; nearly
all the new is ms grown, and was carried in such a state, that
it cannot be used without • very large proportion of old
wheat. Bart. y and rat. are a good crop, bir.. beans and peas
timrally had. 01 tares there are none, and the price is con-
sequently high.
Yuman' tua.—The whole of the wheat in Yorkshire is
secured, as is most of the barley sad oats. As regards the
quantity of produce, the wheat it but little shore of an
average. The barley. is turnips off Wilt The oats are
good. The beans are invariably bkl, and several acres in
the north had to be ploughed in. Turnips are not is a very
Skiving date; there is meek mildew and glib en the