The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-15 00:00:00

AGRICULTUR.AL PROSPECTS.

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The week opened showery, and on Monday a :446,1
deal of rain fell at intervals ; while the wind having vane(
round to the uorth•east the temperature was lower. Vitae
Suffolk on Tuesday it was remarked :—" The wet ',anther
is amain a good of anxiety for the growing crops,
which begin to look sickly." Wedeesday was shoriere,
after a steady fall of rain throughout nearly the whole of
the night. In Nottingimioahire there has been a weal droll
of wet, and the sowiug of aping corn was much ie-
terfered with. In Scotism] tbo weather had Leen
I more favourable. On the wet coast it was obeerv,.i,
"The weather has bean dry and seasonable over the
week:" and on the east coast it was favourably "poker,
of, the farmers progreesiag with spring sowing ou the
dry lands. From Liooolush ire on the same day our ad-
man run : " A good deal of rain has fallen since Isst
week ; but from yesterday the weather has been more vet.
tied." Throughout Wednesday night very hear lama fell in
this district, and all tire low lands were flooded on Then-
day morning. This was also the case in some parts of Suf.
folk, where during the day a heavy fall was experienced,
with a lower temperature. Near the coast in that comity,
on Thursday, the accounts were very unfavourable, suit
was remarked, "We have had a light fain almost doily
since the 3rd inst., but last night aim this morning we were
nearly drowned. About the greatest weight of water ever
remembered fell here, and our low lands are flooded, nod
even in the uplands the water runs over the furrows. up
to yesterday our farmers had looked somewhat cheerfully
upon their prospects ; but today they were much de•
pressed, and we fear with some good reason, for a wet March
and April never yet produeed either quantity or quality in
grain." In Worcestenhire " fanners are complaining much
about the land being in inch a wet state. Wheat is not look.
iog so well, in oonsequence of so much wet." Friday was
showery, with a cold north-easterly wind, and up to this day
in the week, within 80 miles of town, scarcely any spring
corn has been sown. Such delay andprocrastination must he
looked on as unfavourable for future prospects. Anxiety he
much increased as to the wheat plant and early-sown barley :
so great • fall of rain, from the 17th March to the present
time, not having been experienced within the same period
for many years. Further north the accounts are not so lad,
From the West Riding of Yorkshire on Friday it was re.
marked, "The weather has been very wet, and is now very
add; bat it has been dry nearly all the week. If only it
keeps dry until to-morrow night the farmers will have got
• large breadth of land sown. On Friday night a sharp
frost was experienced, and Saturday morning *peed more
smilingly. The sun shone out, mod it proved the finest
day fora long time past, with • pretty clear atmosphere,
wind northerly., and very cold for the season.. The land with
such weather would soon be in a fit state for spring tillage
being proceeded with vigorously. and probably this change
with so low a temperature will be much better for the crops
generally than if it became suddenly warm. During all the
rain of the week the barometers have been very. high, up to
30.30 at times, • circumstance which may Indicate fine
weather at hand, and then the farmers will be too buy to
being any quantity of corn to market. Shorter supplies and
better condition will work their usual healthiness to the
trade.—Mark4one 'express.

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