The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-09-23 00:00:00

ACIUCULTUR.IL REPORT FOR AT! S:J11.

The weather, during the preceding season, has been an ex-
tremes The MOOG, id' May set in uncommonly wild aad
;dement; and in the tad of that mouth, and the first week
of Juni:, the weather was sturiny and cohl, to a degree sel-
dom known at that 5e.111014 of the year, with a roosideratile
deal of frost and stone This was succeeded by a verere
parching drought to sear the middle of July ; aid from that
tune to the present, we have had a constant aucceasiou of
close, warm, fu.;gy weather, with scarce oar day to au cull
without rain, tuner or less.
The staple crop through this county being oats, and the
soil liming a general tendency to clay, the state of the wea-
ther abuse unntiwtnl, din SlOt 'materially affect that part of
the crop. On the contrary, the oats are generally good, but,
al lie strosig, they are touch Ilidged. The wheat lof which
there is now a considerable quantity sutra), though not a
heavy, is by no means a oearicable crop. It must, Lem-
ever, be quoted as helms an average one. l hare not litani
nay complaints, either of rust or mildew ; and (runt the
easy and well known method of prepuriog the seed, there is
pp such thing as blacks &Minot ever to lw seen. 11'berei r
this 'toffees, it can be min ibed to nothing but slugziali
in-
ululethce aad want of care. There is nit now a treat deal of
either bear ro. b.trky sown, since the high duties upon malt
CIAIIIIICISCre, mid particularly this year, on account of the
stoppage of the duGderies ; but what of it is, must likewise
he stated as below an avarege. Peas and beaus are said to he
'emptily good. The season has been anfavouratde for tur-
nips. Potatoes, of a Inch great mittatitics are universally
planted. have a luguriant uppeuramee above groini.l, hat,
some cases, tiny ale reporte I as being thud Taking the
crop upon the whole, throughout this beautiful and eaten.
sive count., , it cim by nu mesas be termed a bad 0:1,7. There
is wily one danger td which .t le now expused, and it is a se-
rious one, the risk of a late Larveat. Harvest will scarcely
be getteral ter days, pia .ap% near a f rtinght to Conte.
If dry weather yet Ili, d nlu,l. there is this day some ap-
pearance, it will route sin sooner; but still it will tee I d
than usual, and the. risk and capcave, of coney.% mast id"
greater.
The price of both sheep and black rattle has risen very
considerably since last year, and built price rind ile.nand con-
tinue steady out 'animated. One re.i.on perhaps is, that
cattle at prtacat are out so plenty us they were cone Woe
ago. They are from ism to 31; per rear dearer than last
year. One cause of this scarcity may be rising to the spread
of the dairy farms. This county has been long celebrated
for tine cheese, commonly called Dutilop cheese," from
the place where they %Vele first mak, and it is a eery impor-
tant part of the firiiiing system over nearly two-third. of the
county, and upon which the timaut depends, in a great mea-
sure, fer the payment of his rent. The profits of this aystein
tuber are, 0. are *apposed to be, so lucrative, that the prae-
titeis spreading, to the prejudice of the Inceilhog system, tar
rather I would say, of that species of cattle which are best
adapted fur the English market. lint, instead of being any
loss, this, may be considered as giving a favourable specimen
of the aviculture uf the cusuty. The dairy system maw*
be carried ou to advantage, Without an improved state. of
agriculture. la oilier te give a stifficieitcy of milk, the COO
must have plenty of grass in summer, and of green food in
wiuter. Every g 1.041 ife out," that it is by the
meat the emir gives the milk." I had almost forgot to men-
tion, thud the crops i.f hay have beta rather deficient, a gnat
deal of which, owing to the moist weather, is not yet gut into
the stack. The aftermath mid pastures, from the rare
cause are must abundmit —Sept. 11.