The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-19 00:00:00

THE HARVi:ST.

In Yorkshire, as in other places, the harvest has been
retarded by the unsettled weather which has prevailed
ever since Wednesday last, when the barometer fell sud-
denly to " much rain," but it has since r,)llied, and by a
re-action almost equally rapid has altered to " change,"
with a continued tendency upward. Fortunately, the
weather has generally been cold during the week, and
neither the cut nor the standing corn has experienced any
other injt;:v than that which is occasioned by delay in the
harvesi opera:*s and the danger of continued bad wea-
ther. The prospect yesterday was cheering, and as a
great deal of corn is cut round us a single week of fine
seasonable weather woulci secure a large portion of Vie
remainder of the corn crops in Yorkshire and the neigh-
bouring counties.
The harvest is now general in our neighbourheod, and
has proceeded during the week with only partial interrup-
tions. On Monday and Tuesday, shearers were in demand
at the gate, and the wages given were 2s. 6d. ; on the for-
mer day some attempt was made to coerce the masters to
give 35., but it was unsuccessful ; the interruption, however,
caused the loss of a quarter of a day. Wednesday was wet
throughout, and no shearing. Yesterday and to-day the
weather has been very favourable, and the sickle has been
in active operation ; the wages were 2s. 3d. There has
been some leading during the week. The most general
report of the crops is that the quality of the wheat is rather
below than above an average, and much disappointment is
therefore expressed. The barley also does not turn out so
well as expected ; but oats are represented to be :an excel-
lent crop, both in quantity and quality.—Berw.ck Ad-
vertiser.

The harvest is advancing rapidly in this neighbourhood
(Falkirk). Most of the crop in the kerses is cut, and in
the muirland districts a considerable portion has also been
reaped. On Monlay a considerable number of shearers
left the market unemployed.—Scoisman.
The harvest has become general in this county. The
wheat crops, in point of quantity, we fear, will be rather be-
low the average ; but the quality, there is every probabily,
will be excellent. The weather, with trifling exceptiens,
has been very favourable for the business of the season.—
Durham Chronicle. _ _ _

We are happy to state that nearly the whole of the
wheat harvest has been secured in the neighbourhood of
Howden, in the best possible condition. The weather has
been very propitious, with the exception of a few occasional
showers, so that the harvest has not been much impeded in
the East Riding of Yorkshire. We think the crops will
approximate to a general average, except barley, which ap-
pears to be deficient in quantity and quality.—Doncaster
Gazette.
We have still too much rain for the favourable comple-
tion of the harvest, but yesterday and to-day the farmers
have been busy at work. We were sur,pri3ed a few days
since to find so many ripe fields in Nairn and Morayshire
still uncut, probably arising from the difficulty of procuring
shearers. In the low and early districts the shearing of
barley is general ; a good deal of wheat, &bd. the early
varieties of oats—the Hopeten and potato—which are
chiefly cultivated here, are also cut. The difference be-
tween the barley and wheat harvest this year is remarked
as being greater than usual. We have observed very
little corn yet secured in the stack-yards. The autumn
rains last year prevented the farmers from sowing so much
wheat as they might otherwise have done, and accordingly
there is a general deficiency. The spring wheat is sound
and healthy—no smut or blight—and the ears large ; both
in quantity and quality it will be an average crop.—lnver-
ness Courier. .

The harvest has proceeded with little interruption during
the past week. Reaping in the earlier districts is now well
over, and a considerable quantity of stuff is secured in the
barn yards. A sudden and rather severe storm of wind
and rain occurred on Monday morning, by which many a
stook was upset and some damage was sustained, but it
lasted only for a few hours, and as the breeze continued
after the rain ceased, every trace of the storm was soon
effaced.—Ayr Observer.