The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-08 00:00:00

TEE HARVEST.

SUFFOLK, EAST.—The harvest in this district, with
few exceptions, was brought to a conclusion about the 25th
ult , and a finer one was never experienced during a course
of 60 Tan' remembrance. Wheat and barley must prove a
supenor crop, if bulk is any criterion, but this applies more
to those two grains than to ethers; indeed, the cmtrast (as
to bulk) between 1846 and 1847 is truly surprising. At pre-
sent the machine has proved but little as to yield, but what
hu been done of wheat enema as if we may expect a full
average, if not above. The weight appears to be about 631 h.
to the bushel, owing to the fine condition in which it was
harvested; but the quality will be various, exising from the
rapid growth it took in the month of June. Of barleys the
same may be said : many of them will be coarse and un-
sightly in sample, but a great many will be very fine in
weight and colour, and the crop w_nst be above an average.
Oats, of which none are grown 1•:, this district but for home
consumption, partake also of the same character as to proba-
ble yield. Peas, though esartaking of the same prolific sulk
in straw, in yield, fear, will give no remuneration for the
funter's outlaw Iknd industry, and the harvesting of them was
in many cues disregarded till other crops of more import-
ance a ere secured. Beans, especially the early-sown, will
prove better than was expected, and will be of good quality,i
and may now be said to be mainly secured in this district.
On the whole, a finer harvest was never known, and, to all
appearance, a more profitable one was never experienced in
, this country, and for which we cannot be sufficiently thank-
, ful to the Giver of all Good. Of turnips, except in particular
cases in this district, much cannot be said as a crop ; indeed
g from a view taken 20 miles east of Woodbridge, which is
s quite *turnip district, they never made a worse appearance,
and in many noses they are a total failure.

Witte, Bourg.—The few growers who have thrashed
now wheat find from eight to eleven sacks per acre the ge-
neral yield • the weight fray 21b. to elb. per bushel above
that of the last year. Much barley is cut and some carted,
the rain having rather benefited than injured it. Oats pro-
mised to exceed an average. • Beans are deficient;
blighted to the extent of nearly one-half; of white, grey,
and other peas, there are large crops, nearly all secured.
Rye is also good, end promises to yield well. Spring and
winter tares in some parts are good, in others rather short to
pod. Taken generally, Wiltshire is more favoured for turnip
crops than in other counties westward. Wa hear but few
complaints of tho disease in the potato. The potato crop
tarns out so exceedingly productive here this season, that one
power has realised 321. per acre for his crop, although he has
acid far moderate prices.
Yonneninc, NORTH Rinivo.—The weather has enabled
time who live in the forward pub of this riding =
nearly all the wheat crop meted hew in est:anent
don, and to get fast en with harvesting their other seeps, it
a comparatively little expense, harvesters being more plen-
tiful than we anticipated. As for our crops, we think them
generally good, at least an average, except beans, which, in
some instincts, have been much injured by insects, and are
likely to be deficient in yield. Batley is a good crop geaually;
so are oats ; and wheat, we think, is likely to turn out a
average; what hasbeen thrashed appears to yield very well,
and is of good quality. There is very little wheat out in
the fields, but much of the barley and oats are yet to cart.
We expect that there will be much wheat thrashed out at
this time, there being generally a great want of straw, and
the late good prices tempt many others to thrash out. We
do not hear much as yet about the potato disease, but are
rather afraid of it, as there are some patches slightly affected.
Turnips cannot get to be a crop ; the late dry weather has
been much against them. Out markets have been very bad
lately for everything we have to sell, though we expect a
good price for barley. Fat and lean stack are bad to sell,
wady, we think, owing to the badmen of oar pastures,
which are generally very bare indeed.
Inniann.—The high winds of the past week have done
some injury to the standing corn in the not thorn and north-
western counties, but, taking the accounts in the aggregate,
there is no reason for complaining—on the contrary, never
was there such a harvest witnessed. The deficiency of the
potato crop is compensated for by the immense quantity of
green and cereal products with which every farm is laden ;
and with these gratifying cireumstanese to cheer the people
with hopes of better days, after the diapandeucy and woeful
depression by which they had been we heartily re-
spond to the accents of joy which are beginning to be heard
again in Ireland.