The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-13 00:00:00

THE HARVEST.

to The harvest has became general, and abundance is likely
repay the labours of the husbandman, both as regards
ain and potatoes. The harvest , generally notwithstand-
ing
"pai_the late rains, is now nearly all, if not wholly, got in in
uos t every part of the country, more particularly west-
Ward. The practice of early cutting, so strongly recom-
mended iu wet seasons, is now more generally adopted ;
but the old system of employing month's men is, in some
parts, still persisted in
, and the harvest, consequently pro-
1, ged, by allowing to each man a certain number of acres,
ehllll otherwise might be inned in about half the time, and
more
better condition. The barley and oats have preyed
_e than an average crop.
the greater
has been most successfully harvested throughout
part of this neighbourhood. The crop is excel-
lent. The ears are heavy, the grain is in good condition,
but the straw is short. The barley harvest has only corn-
aienced, and the weather hitherto has been unfavourable,
but we hope it is now clearing. Should we have a dry fort-
f Ight there will be as fine a
barley season as we have had
Or some years. The potatoe crops are abundant, and the
Potatoes are large, sound, and well flavoured. The turnip
_ll.elde, for the first time for three years, are one mass of
be; and we trust that this valuable crop is now placed
"nYend the reach of the fly. As for the orchards, they are
:I.eularly unequal in their produce, some being overladen,
thees being almost without fruit, though the former is by
far most common spectacle, and where there is a crop
:a as excellent in quality as :in quantity. In short, Pro-
de nee has this year been most bountiful to us.—Somerset
Gazette.
a The fine weather of the last week has enabled the farmer
17 house hie long-out-standing wheat, and in the more back-
award districts in this county, it has enabled him to gather
capital condition. We hope that the sample gene-
"Y will come to market better than is anticipated, but,
andeubt,e(lly, many samples will be very imperfect. The
barley,
°eing a little later than the wheat, has given our
a.
4rieultural friends a fair opportunity to reap all the advan-
e 'ea °f dry weather, and we hear that the quality is as
hleellent as the crop is abundant. Hop-picking may now
"_e said to be general throughout the hop districts ; the hops
will telltee to hand very well, and it is expected that the crop
well in the scales.--Hereford Times.
on The harvest on the banks of the Wear and the surround-
' g district, has now become general. The crops of wheat
soilsllP°° the low strong sells are thin ; but upon the, high light
h
eae"Y, and if well harvested, will be an excellent
pirnaPr• Mr. Isaac Heslop, of Hylton Woodhouse, corn-
orfee"reauld.his wheat harvest on Saturday last.—Sunderland
Nothing can be more gratifying and inspiriting than the
vortesent favourable weather for the completion of the harvest,
eitniw.hich, happily, little remains to be done in this vi-
,. 1, and, as we hope, in all parts of the county. A cor-
P4eNldent writes us i—" In the neighbourhood of Kid-
du ritinster the harvest is nearly completed, and the pro--
th ma is reported large in quantity and excellent in quality
s e
o poor man's harvest (the potato crop) has also this sea-
fon been
, favoured by Providence to an unusual extent,
ib.r,,,ttue crops are larger and better than can ever be re-
c.",ueredo,' Hop picking has commenced in this plan-
atl°ll. It is thought that the crop will equal, if not sur-
ta.itdh.e fine and abundant growth of 1826.—Worcester
The green crops throughout Scotland are nearly all cut,
'l4 the produce is very good. The turnips seem to be
estter than in England.
LOTHIAN.—The weather since the first week of
4e month, which was wet, has been very favourable to
vegetation and particularly so for the filling and ripening
°;, the grain crops of every description. Potatoes and tur-
,ltes, Consequently, speedily recovered in a great degree
e check experienced by the previous heavy rains, and are
now
for the most part excellent ; while the crops, though
-,,134,many cases much laid, have, with some trifling exceptions
'ere over luxuriant, sustained no injury ; and the dry
temperature that has commonly prevailed enabled
ere to attain maturity in that slow but progressive manner
liv,licalculated to ensure a fine plump sample of grain of
".,' the different varieties. Harvest commenced partially
;Ivullt a fortnight since, and during the last week has been
OtY general throughout the greater part of the country.—
With the present delightful weather shearing is pro-
eressit-
g rapidly in every direction ; and already a part of
e wheat and barley is safe in the stack in the earlier part
of the country.—Scotsman.
to It may not be generally known that a cutting from the
ef the otato plant, which is usually deemed only as
th_!se, will!, if planted, strike root and produce the fruit of
4eg' valuable esculent. An individual. who. is. fond of gar-
oftlng pursuits, having been told of this curious property
. the potato plant, in order to make " assurance doubly
resolved to try the experiment. Accordingly, in
last, he took a cutting, or top, from the early potato,
u Planted it beside a gooseberry bush, in some garden
kund at Town View, in the presence of a witness, re-
,lting, if the top struck root, carefully to watch the pro-
fess of its growth, and try the result. On the 3rd of
ePtember, in company
Put into with the person who saw the top
the ground, it was dug up, producing two potatoes,
fully ripe, which may be seen at the office of this paper.—
/feudal Mercury.
We daily
see reports that the crops throughout England
are most bountiful. Now, we cannot report as to other
counties ; but thus much we can say for our own, that
tneither Wheat nor Barley is an average crop with us—
the former is much better than' was expected, and should
tt yield well, will, perhaps, be a fair crop. The latter, on
tthe contrary, is bad, and the worst certainly on the best
aureip soils, and never recovered the drought of May and
u°e, for although a green after-growth followed the rains,
that seldom proves of much use, but often the reverse.
.44 far as the harvest has proceeded during the past
month, we should say that about half the Wheat is
arried in the country, although we fear that it is not all got
11 well, owing to the injudicious haste in carrying, which
f
,
Barra or
impatience has, in some instances, induced. Of
ey
very little has been carted, and we see an immense
,Jeadth lying on the swarth, and, we fear, in a very bad con-
anion.
The early-sown oats were carried early without
;let, but by far the greatest proportion remain in the field.
the.ans, as yet, have not ripened kindly, but should the wea-
e take up, we hope that they may be got well, as the
Pto highly spoken of. Turnips generally are most luxu-
t wat, but we think the Swedes are the best crop of the
its°• Mangel-wurzel, too, is likely to be very good. This
eful root is gaining ground in Northamptonshire. We
..ever saw the pastures looking more delightful ; they are
lerYwhere covered with a rich coat of herbage, and will
afford abundance of keep throughout the autumn and win-
-1.. Old hay is scarce and dear, and likely to realize a
Zeat price ; good new is making 61. per ton. The corn
iloakets, in consequence of the late rains, have risen, and
bitcll old wheat and barley have been much sought after.
o fWheat is worth 645., good new 60s. per quarter. The
ol trade is gradually reviving, although we question much
it
s„ ever reaches the price it made last year.—Northainp-
44t,4ire C'hronicle.
110,1°It'Ats.—Harvest has commenced in this neighbour-
-44". Some fields of excellent barley have been cut down,
hay the crops generally seem abundant, and promise to
ere e a good appearance in the stack-yard. The potatoe
la, p' which proved such a failure and loss to poor families
t,ie" Year, is looking remarkably well throughout this dis-
erititf and, at the numerous roups which Lave been held
ge_ In the range of two or three miles from the town, have
oreotehriarltlyy.ssioxld at from is. 6d. to Is. 10d. per running fall
yards.
lu 11ri Wednesday a field of oats was cut down near Ferry-
Dr If the weather continue favourable, harvest will be
de ".tY general in this neighbourhood in a few days.—Aber-
e4
W •
e have bad tolerable weather for the harvest since our
in and field labour has been incessant. Early this morn-
AIL it was rather soft looking, but a vast number of
W4-.ters appeared at the Cross, many of whom were hired.
si,i,sees 20d. We are sorry to say it has since come on to
gleMaava..Y. Barometer, 29.35.—G1a5g0w Herald el

of P:r" NTaltzahn, Master of the Horse to the King
for illB3la, has arrived at Mivart's Hotel from Vienna,
44.-I."e Purpose of purchasing some of the most valuable
horses after the northern meeting.
I FRCII RATES.—We understand that proceed -
Nfrre'ative to the Church-rates in Braintree parish are in
1148°11125, and that Mr. Burder, one of the opposition party,
ti4stiecently received a citation to appear before the Ecele-
t%penal Court. The defence is, we hear, to be at the
`"hot; of the Dissenters of the county generally, amongst
ma
,I4bscription will be raised to defray the costs of
‘-'l4ll.re;ing ,the point at issue. In the mean time, the
hired, which is in a most dilapidated state, is to be re-
d
6°41 th' congregation,in wet weather, nowbeing s
nne"v
Herald.
keekltu enienced.— Essex
„ 4°A.111.----Some sensation was excited _here last
411) 4411. the arrival off the harbour of the Sykanits of
the en, with timber from Quebec, by the circumstance
zatite having been confined in irons during nearly the
irt4,lo 01~ of the homeward passage. A great many vaguehe
it were idle to detail, got afloat.
-ge -aving come on shore, and surrendered himselfto
144, ttl.thorities, was admitted to bait!. A precognition has
,11-114ta weae: Itta, keern, but the result has not transpired. The
c,l° 0
Atevieto. n the vessel coming into the
.L. 144,,
..unate young woman, who had been co-
-I,ialtw!,th a man- at Chichester, was discovered port.—
on Mon-
vNith a cottage opposite the barracks in that city
Cjolla tbrOat andnite dead. From various suspi-
hrH til
jet. rie;dstearneeres attendingci the discovery of the body,
was 11_5 l'erY little doubt but the unfortunate girl's paramour
.

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