The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-08 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

There has beeu most favourable weather through-
out the week for every description of work on the farm—
heavy rains occasionally at night, and days fine, with gleams
of sun at intervals, and thick fogs prevailing in the morn-
ings. The wind has been rather more variable than for
some time put, ranging from north-west to south-fast The
temperature has been very mild, the thermometer at times
up to seventy at midday. The progress of sowing wheat has
gone on steadily, where the land was prepared and ready ;
whilst, where not ready, ploughing has been pushed on
satisfactorily. The choicest sorts have been in the but
request. Chidharu and rough-chaff have been used ex-
tensively. Old Bed Golden Drop, having been improved
the pest year or two, now Maus% well with the millets,
as also with the farmers. Many me disposed to sow
the Nursery earlier than of late years, even amongst
the common autumn descriptions. Talavera will be laid
by this season, until wanted, by some provident people ;
but this kind is having such a run with the millers, that it
may not be so plentiful when the time fur sowing arrives.
It would so be well to secure some of the best whilst an
abundance %offering. Its weight is good, up to 6311 e. and
6411 a. per bushel from this year's go, wth.
The deliveries of wheat have beeu most extensive. The
run for France was met cheerfully, and whilst the buyers
paid good prices, they could secure the beet grown in Eng-
land. This has been so acceptable to the agriculturists
generally that their circumstances are greatly improved.
The thrashing-machines have been at work inure extensively
than usual. The quantity returned this week up to the
28th September was 174,294 quartets at :eis. 9"1. per quarter,
against 69,448 gra. at Nis. Ild. the correspousling week of
last year, and although the prices were as nearly the
same as possible, the amount this year put into the pockets
of the fanners is important and acceptable. The slackening
of the demand for export has bad the effect of lessening the
deliveries this week, and there will now be a great falling
off during the autumnal tillage, so that udllers may not get
as much as they waut without paying. higher prices. The
quality tempts every description of 'Anent to take off as
much as possible, and whilst the markets have been dropp-
ing, them has been an excellent sale, with generally a brisk
demand, which is not usually the Gibe in falling markets.
The exports the past week were higher than the imports,
which must tell its own tale before imply mouths are over.
We can never get beck the quality we lave shipped away,
but must be content to receive such ::s foreign countries
' can supply. The better sects will come from the Baltic
putts, and a few parcels of now have arrived by steamer,
as a sample.
It seems probable that farmers will turn their attention to
thrashing barley, now that the malting season is corning on,
though checked a little this week by the wanner stated the
atmosphere. The state of the thermometer is well watched,
and when too high only a snmllquantity is steeped, Is:prevent
too much being on the lbw when the weather is close.
The deliveries announisxl this week were 41,01:0 qrs., and the
average price 375. 4.1. per qr., being nearly double that of the
previous week, and every suoceedieg week op to Christinas
the quantity may increase. Prime of course will depend on
the extent of the deliveries. Oue-third of the supply maybe
good sod line, the nmaising two-thinia fair useful malting
qualities, but moue low enough for feeding purposes. The
imports of foreign are not likely to be so much encouraged
whilst our own continues to be brought out.
As regards the supplies of English oats, they are larger
from Cambridgeshire sued Liocoloshire than for many 101111.
Coming forward in the primest condition they sell readily,
and are now worth about Is. per stone, the heaviest samples
a trifle over this rite. The recent rains have greatly un-
moved the root crops, and there is so excellent promise of
both tnringel•wurzel and turnips—a most important fact for
the farmers. Winter tare., being vet) fine, media a moderate
price, will he planted extensively.—Mark-la at Express.