The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-12 00:00:00

THE WEATHER. AND THE CROPS.

CllllBlllBll.—Postures are flush of gran ; the hay grass
has received as much of genial rain at intervals as will esta-
blish beyond al qu.stion an averageof hay ; and the grain
crops spiv ar in that firm and healthy state which give pro
mile of both grain and straw. Amidst such cheering
however, the dark cloud appears in the bona n.
standingthat the potato crop looks so peculiarly floe, we are
sorry to report a cue or two of disease within our ken. Let
us, however, be perfectly understood ; diseue in the young
tuber we meal, and we are thankful to be able to *hoarse
that, as yet, none has appeared in this part o' the kingdom
(so far as we can learn) in the leaf. —Manchester Courser.

Dossire.—The laat week has been a very showery one,
but tug temperiture hos bees high, ai.4 vegetation of every
kind ethibits great luxuriance of growth. We regret to
have been informed, on very good authority, that the
potato haulms in this n. ighbourbood are exhibiting one-
quiwical symptoms of the mssorious disease to which for
toe last four years they have been subjected.—Sherborne
Journal.

Noavattmnanxuen.—The delightful weather with which
May hu ended sad June begun, hu produced a striking
and gratilyina improvement upon vegetrion. E rerywhere
the mope wear a ckeering and beautiful appearance. Wheat
is strong, healthy, and well advanced; and potatoes, con-
c. rning which there is naturally much anxiety, are thriving
vigorously, withnut the lean indication of taint or weakness.
Garden fruit of all kinds, et ith the exception of plume, is in
fine condition, and will yield an abundant crop.—Neweciatle
Guardian.

YUKILIIIIIIIII.—We are happy to learn from various source.
that the present prospects of the growing crops are extremely
satisfactory, the tine warm weather, with the previous copious
rains, having produced the most beneficial results. The
grass crops appear particularly heavy, and have shot up
with a rapidity perfectly astonishing. The corn fields also
present a very cheerful and delightful appearance, anf, with
• tintinuance of seuonable weather, we hope to see the
garners of our agriculturists well stored. Present appear.
antes seem tr warrant a go,d crop of potatoes. Many of the
early kinds are rather patchy, and appear to have missed
growing; bet this is not to be attributed to the season, nut to
the seed. It is well kno en that early potatoes for seta were
extremtly high In price, and many of them very indifferent
in quality, an t it is owing to nit paying proper attention to
the gustily of the sets that this partial failure is to he attri.
buted. the second earlies and the later sorts are generally
free from fault, and, looking to the luxurian: appearance of
the large breadths planted in the fields, there must be an ex-
cellent crop, provided we escape the etleeti of that mysterious
atmospheric malady which has for so many years past
Diluted 'he brightest prospects, and partially destroyed an
edible so necessary to this country, aid of vast importance to
the great bulk of the 'hell population. We have read of the
appearance of this disease again this year in some of the
early frames, but, suppers no the report to be tree, we cannot
think this would form aumient griund for anticipating that
its effects will again become general. In rele.ence to fruit
we find that gooseberries are but an indiff rent crop; but
currants will be tolerably plentiful. The pear and plum
trees suffered severely from the late frosts; but the apple
blossom has set well, and generally an excellent crop may be
looked for.—Yorkshire Gazette.

KILERNNT.—During the past month the falls of rain base
been v. ry copious, which, with an occasional day of sunshine,
has vastly improved the appearance of the country. The
barley crops in many parts, and the late sawn °eta, mote
particularly where sown on elevated situations, would at
this moment present but a mi,erable and sickly appearance,
if the put month had not been one of such continual drop-
ping. The wheat throughout our county presents a delight-
ful, healthy, and ferwari appearanee• in toe m.jority of
ewes, other conscrops lo equally well; the hero crop is in
many plates diet out ; and we have the ple.sare to know
that there is every appearance of an abundant harvest. Grass
lands are everywhere clotted with verdure, and meadows
wave in luxuriance ; it requires but a summer sun to give to
everything a still more c arming appearance. The potato
crap, where sown early, is now looking well ; and we aro
glad to state that asset:no ap_oearance of disease has appeared
in our caunty.—Kilkenny Moderator.
BANFFSHIRE (OPPhie Diatitiot).— The sowing of oats
and barley, delayed on amount of bad weather in April, was
generally finished in the mat favourable manner during the
first ten days of May. The potatoes were put into the
ground immediately after, and a greater breadth has been
planted this season in our district than is t idler of the last
two years. The pasture Is now somewhat impruved, and
the braird is rushing up beautifully, end seems remarkably
thick and vigorous. The turnip lands are now in general
preparation, and in many iustancee the sowing is going on.
Cahn OP Gowatit.—The rains of May came opp )rtuttely
for the later sown Barley which was coming up unequally
from want of moisture. The appearance or barley, oat*,
beano, and peas, is now remarkably line, and clovas ore
growing luxuriantly. It is a general observation smocks'
farmers that wheat never looked more uniformly promising
than it has done throughout the past spring; and now,
while a dark healthy tinge marks the Adds, the blades ot
individual plants are remarkably broad and vigorous. The
cusparatively dry 'prin. has been highly favourable to the
wheat plant in this district, as well as in the other wheat
growing parts of Scotland. The season has favoured the
working of turnip grounds ,_ and now a good breadth has
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been sown with Swedes. Potatoes came up rather irregu-
larly in regard:, but their foliage IS broad and healthy.
—OrWee A
EAST FORTARSHIRS.—The early part of May was cold
and usgenlal, but the weather, though unpropitious to vette•
ware peculiarly favourable to field operations, end
breeibt the land into excellent condi'iun for being cleaned
and prepared for the turhip seed. Swedes are all in the
ground, and braiding finely. Some of the yellow varieties
are also sown. Hay this season will not be a ham
_wop.
Oa fields where there is abundance of eaver, the yield arid
be fully, and even more than an average, but where clover
is wanting the rye-grass bad beans to shoot before the rain
caste, and the spike will courequently he short. Pouters
are coming up regularly in the fi Ids. In gardens they an
already well advanced. T. us they appear more healthy and