The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-10 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

The time of the year has now arrived when the
state of the weather will be of the utmost importarms, and
from so much heavy min occasionally falling, it is feared
that the season may prove an uoeertain and catelting=
causing much anxiety to the farmers. The week er
with splendid weather, the first day being messy throughout,
with a nice breeze from the N.N.E. Monday w fine. bet
occasionally cloudy and overcast; wind N.N.W. to S.W. ;
thermometer sixty-eight degrees. The tatting al puss wee
commenced on all the early districts near town, althaeo
not supposed to be ripe and sufficiently forward for the
most to be made of • good mop. Wheat-ears were shown
from Essex of the common aorta of red, healthy in appear.
,nos, but short, and reports of plenty of stew were
general.
During Tuesday some slight showen fell, while in some
parts beery storms were experienced—sad farmers, who had
not insured against hail-eases, would puffer as usual, from
aerie( no trifling a cost as the premium of insurance. The
account, the earn. day were meetly of a favourable dia-
meter of the program of the crops when the storms had not
Wprevailed.
Wedneiday was a most beautiful day, many sad may,
wind 8.8. W., thermometer 65. From Nottinghamshire,
our accounts ley :—"The weather la now very llama=
warm, and the growing mope are sowing on as rapWly
as the most sanguine could desire. The wheat plant army
forward. Barley in some cams varies, but the preseet ear
shine will be of great booed' to Utopian'. Oaks and beams=
doing pretty we L" From Limelmbire, on the wane day, it
was stated, " During the past week the weather has bees
changeable, and a fair quantity of tab Ms fella since Baa-
der ; however, it has bees fine, with pais' madam The
wheat plant is coming on wonderfully wail, and the yield
promisee to be good. Other kinds of rata are doing well."
The barometer having fades rapidly throughout the
night, a change of weather was threatened on Thursday
morning, and at 10 a.m. rata set is, Imam, up to 3 p.m.,
and at timed' falling very heavily ; wind was 8.8. at ite
commencement, but veering round to the B.W. later R the
day. The wheat plant waste se more leis up to harvege,
but for those farmers who bed not finished turnip sowing,
from the heavy soils being too much hardened, this moister,
was very meeptable, whilst all haymaking would be
e for the day at lead. From some pares
otlPZez the &deices my, " Heavy steam to-day,
which will hinder grass cutting, and ley the early avv."
From Suffolk the accounts ran : "The reports =day doer
crops rag, hut, on the whole, there is little kiprremeet.
The fear is, we may pet too moth wet. Heavy rue set in
at noon to-day, and tt still matinees, with • falling baro-
meter."

Friday was a beer day, boisterous in places, and with •
Welsh gale in the evening—wind S.S.W. night °body
and dark, and too rough for the early blooming of the Tale,
vera wheat in the forward districts. From Lincolnshire
our advicee say : "I saw the fist ear of wheat bolting out
yesterday, which is about the mum as last year. We ban
no warmth, and it is much wanted now, though I mesa
my that anything is stiffen's. Pastures am abundant, sad
meadows promise well. Harvest may be looked for is this
county about the first week in August."
Saturday proved a boisterous day throughout, with Moe
glom@ of sun at intervals—a famous day for the haymakers,
and much may have bean made so far safe as to be got Leto
cook and ready moo, with favourable weather, for being
curried. Putting all our aceouota together ben WI tine
the Talavera first burst int* ear, we think that dimaripties
may be ready for cutting about the I7tb of Juiy, rough Asir
the last weak in that meth, and cumin.. maim( red, wok
as tgoldensdropdSpalding, sad waiiak 61030018.1.4a5ith•
w sok in August. This, of mums, is
ths
weather will be famemtbie far the of atIP •P
, to the periods usaid.—MarCksow

SOUTH KINNINOTOIf Mussow.—Thuing tie weak
se.'' Juno 7, tm visitors Imo b so follows :—O• Nem.
day, y. sad Woo& , dar. ipso from tO mum to
10 p.m., 12,882 ;os W y, 71mrodozzi.
aooto' days (•001060 to Um rata 6d. , opera frail%
I p.n., 11,1115 ; mamaaime, muting.
tOei ; maid, 21,2113. Yeas the was* al the Kum%
2,760.11116.