The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-03 00:00:00

THE HARVEST.

EAST RIDING.—The harvest in this neighbour-
hood is fast progressing. The crops of every kind
are very good, and no doubt will yield abundantly in
most instances. There have been reports of potatoes
being diseased in different parts, but it will be found
that there is nothing to cause alarm beyond what
has been witnessed in other years. The uncut
crops are all ripening simultaneously, and bar.
vesters are in great request. It was expected
the reaping machines wculd have been brought into
general use this harvest, but little has been done
with them beyond experimentalising. They do not
seem to have been made with that accuracy and ap•
oliaability which the nature of the ground and the
crops require, but they must ultimately come into
extensive use ; they require to be improved in
mechanical construction, and made so eitnple as to
be worked by ordinary farm labourers,—.Eastern
Counties Herald.
WESTERN DISTRICT.—The quantity of rain which
has fallen has excited the fears of the agriculturists
almost to a panic ; the consequence has been an
extraordinary
but there is little
doubt
that,
notwithstandingadvance
inr prices;
adverse weather, the
present prices cannot be sustained. The crops are
generally heavy, and, although there is a good deal of
wheat partially spoilt by mildew and spirting, which
will cause some of the samples to be inferior in
quality, there is reason to believe that the harvest
will be an average one.—Cheltenham Examiner.
HEREFORDSHIRE.—The expiring week has been
by far the finest during the harvest; an immense
breadth of land has been cleared, and a large por-
tion in good condition. That much wheat and barley
has sprouted is beyond all doubt, and the farmer will
have to experience great loss from damaged grain.
The hop yards are still improving, and some present
a luxuriant appearance; the crop in this district is
not, however, expected to be near so large as that
of last year. The potato disease is increasing, though
it is of a less serious character than furmerly.—
Hereford Journal.
DORSETSUIRE.—The condition of the wheat crop is
still the subject of almost painful anxiety, but the
very fine weather that we have enjoyed since our last
i-sue has done wonders in favour of the harvest.
Harvest operations are in full play—what the yield
will be, he must be a bold man who would venture to
an ticipate.—Sherborne Journal.
CHESHIRE.—The weather has been favourable for
the operations of the harvest since our last. It has
been taken advantage of to the utmost, and the quan-
tity of wheat stacked in this district has been im-
mense. A considerable quantity, however, still re-
mains uncut, and it is not considered likely that the
ground will be cleared by Wednesday (Sept. 1)
when partridge shooting commences. We regret to
have to state that a large proportion of wheat in this
neighbourhood,has been found sprouted, and in a mat.
ted condition ; and that the prospects of the harvest o
1852 are not likely to realise the anticipations that
had been generally, but too prematurely, formed
them.—Chester Chronicle.

DERBYSHIRE.—The whole of the corn crops, with
he exception of a few late pieces of barley, have now
yielded to the scythe and sickle, but from the fickle•
ness of the weather for the last fortnight, but a small
quantity comparatively has been secured. We do not
hear that the crops have as yet taken any damage.
We are sorry to find that the potato disease has made
rapid
progress in this district in the last fortnight, and
great
. storm accompanied.
fears are now entertained that the present
growth will be far inferior to that of last year.--
in in,
stock.et
, Derbyshire C •
Giasoow Courier.
weather
the crops still
late fine weather nowset.. by
e have been visited by a thunder
has enabled
get pretty well through
and many of them have
the upland districts
has fallen before the sickle,
still remains in the fields.--
NORTH OF SCOTLAND. heavy rains. Should moist
theon
most of cur farmers to
least
butthree-fourths of the crop
fields.—]north a
—liar viehs
pidly as the variable nature of the
per-
mit. A large quantity of
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In atvhei this neighbourhood,d a aging effect
with their harvest operations,
,at entirely finished. Except in
white crops British Mail
stooked, and in some few instances staepkin
wood deal of grain
weatherprogresses as rap
sh will
ave been
forward. The potato crop still remains in ag
doubtful is going
lion—in many fields the disease has
pest slightly ad-
vanced in virulence, while others remain entirely free
from taint.—lnverness Courier.
MID-LOTBIAN.—Tho weather in the latter half of
this week has been very frvourable. Leading is still
further behind than is desirable, and more stooks are
to be seen on the fields than perhaps were ever before
witnessed. There is very little white crop now to cut
in the Lothians, and what remains is all dead ripe.—
Dundee Advertiser.

an-
noyed, and frequently robbed, by
RAILWAY RonnEnY.—Tbe a passeng,..ra by the
Lancashire, Yorkshire and East Lancashire line of railway,
fanmdiscdhefiyevothues
at the terminus here have been for some time greatly an-
was fis,ntaeddtenishillings
lads who climb over the wall in Key!satirleget!
vigilance of the railway ctlicials On Monday one of
these offenders was brought before .M.r. 3.l.amlield, when he
pool n ar,, ,or seven days' imprisonment.— Liver.