The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-05 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

The week opened with • bright day, sunny and
sake, very warm. Monday merlin was thick and foggy;
at men • m. skirling rain set is, sad it was • close muggy
day. No harvest work could be proceeded wish. Tuesday
proved • fine dry day, and much work was secompltsbe&
Our advice, received with that day's data weer-from the
West Riding of Yorkshire : "Oa Saturday we bad a very
fine harvest day, and • good deal of men was got together
in fine order. Sunday wit a very brilliant day, but there
came on some heavy rain ea Monday morning, which Mopped
all sorts of harvest work. Today is •re day ; and if It
continue Soo to-sight and tomorrow, • great dial of corn
will be got together in fine order." Another account from
the same district, speaking of the root crops, rye :—" Not.
withstanding the heavy raise, the fly is still ankle( sad
work among the ruder; turnips and mangobia are likely
to suffer from it. The same day, from the East Ridiog, it
was remarked :—" The bulk of the corn in this district still
rsm let aohourd. Yesterday heavy rain fell most of to
day, and the weather hasstill en uosettled appearance. A
deal of damage has already been does, and besides the
est being procrastinated, the wheat crop is likely to
turn out deficient, both as reprds quantity and quality."
Wednesday proved • See breezy day. and everywhere the
farmers were on the alert to cart and secure every drscriptiou
el oorn still remainleg in the fields through the as:kw* coun-
ties. FrOCllLiooolosbire, it was stated, "The weatherises this
day einnieht has been of • variable character, and a good
deal of wheat is this district has bees hoard in very poor
condition." On the west onset of Scotland the saviors state :
—" We have had mush rain from Sunday to yesterday, are
when it bit been dry." On the east cwt it wee remarked
—"Although we have cansiceally had heavy rains during
she par week. os the whole there has been improvement Is
the Lothiens • large octopi is cut, but only a small portion as
yet is secured. Thursday was a flee d 0,,, thresteateg, how.
ever, towards night, but no Me fell. Our advisee from
Warwickshire oe that day stated :—" Weather hem has been
fine aioceThursday last, with the exception al Sunday sight
sod Monday,trbse we bad heavy ear fora few hours. The it-
' methods; of the harvest has made very oonsbierable proper
but (rioter differ widely as to the damage eastained by the
mops. Our own is, that the wheat haver is fully au
avenge in quantity. The quality we believe to be very
inferior, to the extent of about medial( ; Drearier the
bulk is them, sad will only require • liberal admixture
of foreign or old English to make it usable by miller"
From Hertfordshire on that day it was stated :—" Most
I of the corn in this district is now ingathered, but mach,
we fear, in • terries unfit foe market." From
the beerier of Suffolk, it was st•ted :—" Bros last
week we have bad more favourable weather, sod good
progress lies been made towards completion of her.
vest, although some quantity of barley has been hastily
carted, sod has gone to stack is poor coadition."
From the same county, sear the coast, it was remarked :
" Sire my last wehave had no rein, save alight misty shower
on Monday, which hung about the con like glue. The wheat
crop undoubtedly is in ' Queer-Greet' Our urbane mil-
lers ernes at preset natio the general orditioe Bed
quality of our sew wheat ; but the total ossestion of ship-
meet for some few weeks wi Ilpractically revises them."
From Berkshire our advises state :—" The wheat is nearly
all anted is our neighbourhood ; but more barley aid oats
bare yet to be got together, and we expect to see • great
deal of core of all dencripsioes come to market In bad err
ditioa." Friday was • fir sad favoarable de , sad harvest
work programed favourably be the northern • • From
the West Riding of Yorkshire it wee said :—" Sines
I wrote you os Tarry the weather has been
everything that could be desired for the Mothering of
the oorn, and great pewees has been made, and some very
good dry maniples of both Yorkshire wheat and barley have
been shows to-cley. A few days moss ci fine weather. sod
nearly all will be cleaned is very good order, and, from what
I can leant, is much better essiditioa thee in the south."
Another account from the same quarter states :—" Bros
Tuesday we have bad flee working weather, and the car.
vying of grain has proceeded rapidly, and we have today
had several lute of new wheat offering from this locality,
the quality and condition fair." From Surrey, neighbour-
hood of Godalmitig, our correspondent says :—" Oar har-
vest is all bat completed I. this locality, and sire
Monday it has bees well does • bat last week very badly."
From Devoushire :—" Hanes; is well nigh over; although
we have not gone fax into the new crop, yet we fear it is
very inferior to last year in quantity and quality." Wan
day was a very hot day—thermometer up to 74 alla
the shade at midday, rad N.W., barometer 30.15
sad much work would be oresplemei, sod as the farmers
have had five good working days they bre pushed ea fast,
perhaps too much eo iv the early part of the weak torero
condition, but from the middle to the esd the work bas bra
well does, and the errs required to he polled is plans to
prevent beating have bees arrant, and this proems will
probably have the desired effect, whilst nosy most Imelda
astonished till sect sad the feu is that rhea musk
__ sow burst wheat be tto searkeL—lteriArs
asking I lespress.

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64062 mots. winos 363,617 in the posos4is year.
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