The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-28 00:00:00

THE HARVEST

511
(From the Fly-leaf of Taylor and Bright's Circular, Avg. 26, 18bs
MELTON MOWBRAY, August 16, 1856.—F0r some time I Itarejoi
fears of the wheat crop, which w a lodged early by the r'l.th•
storms. However, as cutting has commenced pretty generally alto
t' e Spring corn, and partially with the wheat crop, I am enable:ol
form an opinion, which I think may be relied upon. The Wheso
rather large breadth sown, is very various in quantity and 110 dip
and will not, I think, prove an average, as it ripens very unkiaor
Harley, a gre.t crop, but in many instanes much blighted, e°,_iog
quently, will prove inferior for malting. Oats and beans are 100 l
most promising. With rt gard to the stock of old corn on ban pat
believe we have an average quantity of wheat, oats, and beans,
of
TEW KE barley, very t hort. t 1010
SBURY, August 20, 1856.—The weather since our laacos,
been vet), unsettled, a gr.at deal of rain has fallen. It coal:
menced on Sunday morning, and ceased on Monday morning;io
it
menced again in the evening, and has not ceased since...tth°
continue a sh rt time longer the white wheat will soon sprout'
ping
1.0 UTH; August 20, 1856.—1 n this locality we are now be6jaPthe
harvest. The crops of wheat have suffered more or less frefool,.
late strong wlnds, and are considerably twisted and broken road
I am decidedly of opinion that many crops of wheat will be st,eo
deficient both In quality and yield. I speak only of what I hare tte,;s
and had brought under my own observation. I think many Wolf
crops are injured by mildew and rust, and wherever that is the
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the yield writ be very small. We have had a sample or tvo of:00
barley shown in our market to-day, perhaps but two, one verY
lei if
indeed, and one very so so; 50s was offered for the fine sairP oto,
delivered this weak. but the grower could not undertake to cil„ter
for it was in the field. Oats and beans look pretty well, the
seem to have got a blight. Wa°
CAMBRIDGE, August 20, 1856.—The latter part of last Wee'soicb
showery, Sunday a heavy and continued rain all the day, since., ha/
it lam been gloomy without sunshine, and showers every doi'djoF
fortuna ely with a low temperature. Wheat that is cut
much
iscthaljs:lol,,o
has not yet received uch if any damage; but barley i,,h
and laying in the swarth must be now a little discoloured,
an D{o
be more so if rain continues, as it now does, a few day. longer.
carting of corn this week any extent. bo;
- COLDSTREAM, Aug. 201856—1 n the northern part of blort
herlat‘cl•lnd Rosclour,h, the wheat crop looks very promis'lng•
d there it is partially laid, but generally speaking is well estop
and has every appearance of yielding above an average; andoly
opinion is confirmed by the intelligent farmers I converse ~011
Oats are very long in the straw, but the heavy rains in the t`oo
part of last week has seriously injured them. Barley bids fair .50of
an even crop, but it cannot be a large one, as there evidently
the usual breadth sown. As I travelled south I passed threu- e4Ol
district which is not very famous for goad crops, yet they areoOf
to former seasons, so far as I was able to judge from a ~a

arriage.
/ileum:v. August 21. 1836.—Farmers, not being able to go ot beal
harvest, brought a fair supply of new wheat. We do
n e
the yield well spoken of, some of our best fields not producing "
what the growers expected.
- '856.

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LYNN, Atieust 21, IBSL. .tarvest operations were in .
to the end of the week ; s nee, the weather has become ese""a
wet, and continues so, that scarcely any corn has been seetireverelre
us. Both wheat and bailey are reported as likely to be fair adl 4
crops, and with fine weather to secure them, the quality ‘e yet;
exceedingly fine generally. At this day's market we hO, at;„
little cld what, and no new The millers cleared the market 4a
aevance of Os to 3s per qr. A few sales of barley at 483,%,, e!'„
since the above the weather has been fearful; rain for two vela
nights almost unceasingly, and everything is yet in the nen(
us. Without a charge, we must soon have an impel' 0(
wheat. 0141ap
NEWBURY, August 21, 1856.—We have this day a good 004(
wheat, some quantity of the new crop, quality good, but cu
various; the price varying from €6s to 83s per qr, and 3' 'gird
dearer than last week; the advance on old fully 5s per clr' 018
new barky made 45s per qr. There se, ma already to be 50tt.,01,,
whether the quantity of the new crop has not been overra"
grairs appear too small Mr a large growth. 011104
TAUNTON, August 23, 1856.—A great deal of rain ha5.,,t,,-01,
this locality; it commencea on Saturday evening, 161 h inS.7, 9.40
condoned almost without ceasing until Friday morning'. t",
The damage cone to wheat and barley is fearful, both 0,0'4
sprouted, and a large quantity of wheat will be unfit tot moth
purposes. The principal pert of the crop of barley is 13100,4
fields and unfit for malting. The kerning fully answers exlVeotsoo
about two-thirds of the wheat is cut, and about one-thud ttjeij,
in condit'on unfit for market for months to come. The wi'"ool'
is standing in the fields is much worse grown than what is s
There is great scarcity of old wheats in this neighbourhood.
BIRMINGHAM, August 23, 1856.—The district of Nortl!ro,
shire suffers very much by the late rains, I may say more "froecti
the barley crop is spoiled. I have no doubt a very great Pl'. %
00,,
spoiled, and quite unfit for malting purposes. The wheat is
much, but fine we-ither will secures very fair cr.,p in this"
Worcester and the district round there suffers much more n
and barley than the former district; they say the wheat 10,.'d
black and bad. I trust all will turn out beter than expect.` 011,61
WISBECO, August 23, 1856.—From last Saturday everint7,o:o,4
yesterday morning the weather has been stormy througllo,lla ; 010
at times caused harvest operat ons to be entirely suspenus we' of
there has been a strong wind which will materially dry o'oo,ftof
stop the sproutirg of grain. Much of the damage done „ire ';0111
lessened i I farmers will only give it tiro,er field room, ba A g
such w.ll not be the case except by those of the old school- ape/
deal still remains uncut and none as yet carted. The,'o,ll,of
wheat to this day's market is unprecedentedly small, an" epee,
V
holders of old are very chary as to selling, and in conseeryl
most extravagant in their demands. Our harvest is in a Cl°.
tion, if rain sets in, the consequences will be most serious, to,'
a great deal is growing in the fields, that old ought 10 irar
value greatly.