The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-23 00:00:00

THE HARVEST.

The first sample of new barley was exhibited in our
market on Saturday last, grown by Mr. J. H. Sutton, of
Oakbank, near Scotby, and was sold at 15s. per bushel.—
Carlisle Journal.

DERBYSIIIRE.—Tho harvest has already commenced in
the neighbourhood of Chesterfield, and if the weather does
but continue favourable, in a few days the fields will wear
a busy appearance. The crops never looked more full of
promise.

CARLISLE, Aua. p.—The weather during the week has
been extremely fine, and from all parts we hear the most
cheering accounts of the prospect of the harvest. Here
and there the reapers have already got to work, and should
the weather continue fine, the harvest will soon be general.
Potatoes are now selling in our market at 2d. per stone—,
a most seasonable relief to the poor, who have suffered
much lately from the high price of this valuable vegetable.
BARLEY.—WC observe harvest commenced on Tuesday
in a field near the new bridge of Don, belonging to Mr.
James Nicol. This is the first grain crop from the 'field in
question. The soil was originally partly clay and partly
moss, which were thoroughly amalgamated, and having been
well manured the crop has been thus early and abundant.
Barley harvest commenced in Rathen, on Monday morning,
in a small patch attached to the school-house. This,
though the first cut down, will be speedily followed by
others in the parish, where the crops in general were never
known to look better. Mr. Sutherland, bookseller hero,
commenced barley harvest yesterday on a field near the
Firhill-well. The crop is rich and luxuriant, and the grain
of the very finest quality.—Aberdeen Herold.
On the 16th current a small field of barley was cut down,
quite ripe, at Mr. Clapperton's; Spylaw-bank, near Colinton.
A most luxuriant field of pease was cut down, on Wed-
nesday last, on Tranent-muir, in the immediate vicinity of
King's-law, by Mr. Alexander Smith, being the first of the
harvest in that quarter.
Harvest may be said to have commenced in the neigh-
bourhood of Inverness. On Friday last a field of barley was
cut down in the glebe of the Rev. Mr. Kennedy, at Red-
castle ; and next day another field of the same, grain, con-
sisting of seven acres, was cut at Seabank, ne=ar Nairn. Our
correspondent at Nairn says, the latter wa:4... well filled and
in excellent condition, and is the first cut. down in this neigh-
bourhood." At Millburn, in the vicinity of this town, a
field of barley, of considerable exten.c and good quality, be-
longing to Macdonald and Co., distillers, was begun yester-
day, and two others at the sP.mu place are ready for the
sickle. In the neighbourhoe,a of Forres barley shearing is
also in progress.—inverurss Courier.
On 'Monday last a fie:td of barley in the parish of Cupar,
belonging tri the Mies Carswell, was cut down, the first
we have ineard of ;11 this neighbourhood this season.—rife
Heraki.

T:neweather has of late been remarkably favourable for
rrpening the fruits of the soil, and everywhere crops of all
descriptions are looking heathy and luxuriant. 'Wheat
' will yield an excellent return both in grain and straw, being
in some places very heavy, and oats will generally prove an
average crop. The green crops never looked bettor at this
season. The farmers are therefore in high spirits and in
some situations harvest has already commenced. Oa se-
veral farms in this neighbourhood patches of barley, wheat,
and oats have been cut down, and if the present fine wea-
ther continues, harvest will be general in eight days, and
the fields well cleared for the sportsman by the first of Sep-
tember. We understand that Mr. Andrew Wright, tenant
of the farms of Holmpark and Downans in the parish of
Ballantrae, began his general harvest on Wednesday the
16th instant on a field of fine oats, and will continue every
work-day until finished. This most industrious and inde-
fatigable tenant has almost always been the first in the pa-
rish that entered the harvest-field.—,tyr Advertiser.
The weather during the last fortnight has been excel-
lent, and the crops have in consequence been ripening ra-
pidly. The country has everywhere a most b, autiful ap-
pearance, and the vegetable treasures with which it is co-

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vered are mely rich and luxuriant. The harvest has
already commenced in many places in England, and in some
in Scotland, under the most favourable circumstances, and
will very soon be general. In our own immediate neighbour-
hood the sickle was in operation as early as the middle of
last week, a field of barley having been cut down ht New-
port, and from the shade which the crops have ❑ow gene-
rally assumed, we should think that harvest will go actively
forward, if the season continue auspicious.—Dundee Ad-
vert:ter.

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