The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-31 00:00:00

THE HARVEST.

Between Glasgow and Dumbarton, the crops on both
sides of the Clyde are fully ripe, and on Tuesday afternoon
shearers were at wcrk in every direction. The straw is
c wr.siderably weightier in general than it is in the in!ar.al
fi Ids in this vicinity. The pastures have improved greatly
since the rains, and have now a healthy and vigorous ap•
prams ce. In some situations, this season has been par.
ticularly unfavourable for Georgian oats. They are ear.
her than the common oats, and this dry season has forced
them t t a premature ripeness. In many of the fields the
straw is so short, it will not shear, and farmers are pullin;
it. Th ais both a disagreeal le and let ious business. The
dry we,.ther is, however, favourable for the process, as the
rots cc me up with little or no earth about them.—G/a.g
Ch ?TA i le.

The harvest •proceeds in this neighbourhood (Win-
chester) as rapidly as possible, but there is a general coin.
plaint of want of hands, in consequence of which the wheat
cannot be cut quick enough to prevent a great waste by the
brittirg out of the corn. A considerable quantity is al-
ready carried, for the weather and the land are so dry that
there is no need for its remaining long in the shuck.
The wheat harvest is so forward in the neighbourhood
of Salsbury, that it is expected the whole will be carried
by the end of next week.
The harvest has commenced in the neighbourhood of
gham with croi s exceeding, rather thin otherwise,
tl e exp c atieus of the tanners. A few persons, speculating
on a tell of rain, have not yet cut their hay, in expectation
of a b tier crop from such circumstance.
Th weather has undergone a very great change as •3
emperatere and moisture —it is rather cold, and there is
ecough of rain l—atal, still more surprisirg, hems: is
quite general for all kinds of grain ! !—Keiso
July.
The rain ceased at Edinburgh on Friday evening, and
we have since had dry sunny weather, accompanied during
the last two Jaye with a great deal of heat. Reaping is tine
commenced on al sides of Edinburgh, red will go on with-
out interruption if the weather permit, for the ripening
has been very uniform. We have heard in some rich and
warm soils, the farmer would rather have wanted the rain
of Thursday and Friday, because it endangered their where
err pc, and came tco late to benefit the oats and harhy.
Btu the showers have been very serviceable to the grass
lands, and in the late soils, which constitute a large pro-
per tioa of S:otland, they must have done good to the grain
crops too.
A field of growing oats, consisting of little more than
!lithe acres and a half, was sold at Kaddington on Friday
last, by public routs, for upwards of 901., being at the rate
of more than 213/. an acre.
CATHCART, JULY 25.—During the late long-continued
drought inatsy things were literally burnt up. 'l'he crops,
however, in the fields hereabouts, look well, and wilt the
exception of oafs and turnip; will produce a mediter.
The potatoes are daily improving. Harvest has generally
commenced here. The labouring classes in this parish are
in circumstances of extreme poverty, from the want of em-
ployment, and from the low rate of wages. Colliers, v
used to cant from 20s. to 30s. per week, only get three
days' work in a fortnight. averaging only G.S. per week.
Weavers earn only from red. to is. per day, labourers is.
which is only the half of what was formerly given.
In the Catse of Guwrie, and in the lower parts of For-
farshire, harvest, we understand, is already quite general.
The barley and oat crops are very inferior, even on the
rich and highly cultivated soils. North of Montrose the
farmers are in many places ploughing them up, and where
best they will hardly pay the expense of the seed.
The weather has, during this week, completely changed
its temperature, as, from the excessive heat under which
we suffered, it has since become uncommonly cold, since
Monday in particular, when the wind suddenly shifted to
the northward. On Thursday the wind veered to the
south-eastward, accompanied with driezling rain, which
came to fall very heavy during the night, continuing until
yesterday at neon, in great abundance. The thirsty fields
must be much benefitted by such a copious rain, the pas-
ture and s, conch grass crop, in particular, while the grain
crop must also be in no small degree improved.—elbeedrea
Journal.
The. harvest has commenced in the neighbourhood of
Darlington, several farmers having cut the Barley and
Wheat. The grain is of good quality, and the proGuc:
better than was anticipated.
The weather has again set in exceedingly warm and dry.
We have bright days but dark times. The harvest around
us is becorne general, and proceeds rapidly. The wheat
crop is every where excellent. Oats and barley, on light
dry soils, are exceedingly deficient, and very short in the
straw. On wet lands and strong soils, however, the eh-
ficiency, except in straw, will not be so great. Wages of
shearers yesterday morning at our Cross was ts. ed. per
day without victuals. The number engaged was cronsidtr.

Branford market was on Thursday perceptibly better
than for some weeks past ; more d s were sold, and there
was a litee advance of pricC eu scone articles.