The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-20 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECT&

The week opened with a brisk day, Sad oat,
dotal showers, which were heavy at 7 p.m., with thong'
at a distance. Monday morning was doithild—showm.
times, with a little thunder. Wind S. W. Them
66 deg. ; barometer, 29.76 inches. Tinley was a bry,„
day, at times threatened, but it held up. Our
from the But Riding of Yorkshire on that day yggag':_
" Weather bee been favourable to the growing ems,
deal of rain has fallen, which woe much wantsdfar e.
cora and peatmes, as welt as root crops." From tbs why
Biding it woe served The weather op to Pry.
meretog wee floe and dry, but gime then we has b fi
showery, with thunder, sod the ground mast sow have
well watered, eves to the deep-root crop,
needed it greatly. The injury done to the hays.
will be mom than compensated by the good drms
the pistons, as they were snap dried Im.
Another meet from the is quarter my :—"6B
weather is everything that could be wished for, sad the
Ignoring crops are all much improved and are *ma.
favoursb:y.” From Norfolk ft was remarked
last Thursday the weather has been showers, which woj
prove very beerier' to the MIS, crops, Metes'
From Suffolk the sMO day the adman say Dann th
pat week we hive had several gnu'showers, Aid
have much beseated the root crop and the lateen,
banns." Another anent saes :—" Very heavy nem*
cations to fall et intervals." Prom Nonhambriud:—
" The weather since our lot report has for the
most pert bees fin and hot, but during the rob II
Tuesday and Varney some rile fell. Oa Saturday iwis
very wet ; but it has dam been am, with the stereMg
of a few heavy thunder showers yesterday. Today sh
nesettled.lookiegW ; wind north west." Wed 'today wegy‘
day; but 'ooer was threatened. From Nottingham**
our advice)* state:—" During the pest week we bailment.
dance of rain, villa has been of the greatest ponds
met to the pasture.; Indeed, the grass lands were boxed%
very bare, sad moisture was much needed. ma Tim
plant on light leads is looking decidedly better, and ei
heavy soils it has a very healthy upset. Barley rein,
Oats promise to be a tolerable crop. fisai,
sad pow are expected to be an avenge." Prom the rid •
mast of flootland it WAS stated:—" We have had • series d
Illne niaa, which have dose iacelanlable good to all ere
crops. Frsm the west ociest:—" The weather bun he.
I highly favourable ; tbo improved appearance of d
our crops le very marked." A thoroughly vi
day was experienced on Thursday, and le tin
evening the rain fell very heavily ; wind 8.W., wow.
meter 65 degrees, barometer 29.90 inches. As.
Timely in the week a good deal of hay had been serund it
tolerably fair mention ; some farmers, however, kid es.
coring their mare, in order to give it the bewails
little better growth from the Whirled moisture, but the
tame too late for that purpose, but will benefit the ifie.
growth. Our &dykes on that day were from Bear*
eastern part of the county :—" Winter cite are bug is
in the neighbourhood, and an much laid in some pan
The crops
_of spriagoown oats ire spoken badly d
every where." Farther westward, in the same=
it was stated :—" Our crops are looking rem!
well, and we may expect_ to begin harvest is sled
a fortnight from this time." Prom the interior d iii
folk it wig staged The longoostinned droll Its
charmed to shower weather, with hairy storm hey
localities. Between the showers the sun has shone Wigan
and on all sides the beneficial effects of the change IN
appszest. Even on light soils, where the crops mod
I too far advanced, there is marked improvement ; sad
good stiff lands all crop promise veil." Prom the mar
I county. on the meet : 'The rens during the peen
bare exercised a wet beneficial offset on our crops, sad is
vented°. riermeally. The fear now is we may get too Ma
rids, for the weather le showery and unsettled" Fray
wee a fine warm day. From the West Biding of Taken
our adverse stated :—" Weather cloudy sad showery, betas
weight of rein fails, sod !Tops generally stead up mil'
Ameba, account states :—••.llariog the mist week we Inu
bad frequent showers, and the crop ire all endear'
incurably." From Devonshire it less nod that ti
crop. won rug Os well, sod some Mailmen wheat me
in gatemen, was then It to out. Friday wee a hot, eases,
and consequently forcing day ; wind S.W., thermometry
to 77 degrees, barometer 29.85 inches ; and with aNM
nuance of each weather hermit will be upon as bill*
diately ; Weed, In Bedfordshire, the cutting of ensiles
commenced in the neighbourhood of Sandy.—lferfire
EZprat.