The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-21 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

CAMBRIDGE.—Again we have had a delightful harvest
week, and the fertile fields have been the happy scenes
of industry. Mowing and reaping is now general, and
the carting is becoming so. A few showers have fallen,
which have scarcely retarded harvest operations, whilst
they have been of considerable benefit to the turnip
crop. We shall no doubt have new samples of both
wheat and barley in our market to-day : we hear from
many quarters that that already cut is excellent in
quality, and we hope by another week to be able to con-
gratulate the farmers upon the yield being excellent also,
and fully equal to their anticipations.—Cambridge Inde•
pendent Press.
FORDHAIL—The harvest is now become general, and
crops of every description are being cut, and a quantity
of peas and some barley have already been carted. The
wheat may be reported as excellent and plentiful, and
the barley never better or more abundant. Some samples
of new wheat were shown in the market on Tuesday, and
a high price asked for it. A sample of new barley was
exhibited in the presence of our correspondent, and ap-
peared clear and quite hard enough to grind. The
potato crop is very good, but-not altogether free from
the disease.—Cantbridfic Independent Press.

BRIDLINGTON.—During the greater part of last week
and up to Tuesday in this, we have had fine favourable
weather for the crops and for haymaking. On Tuesday
last we were visited with a short thunder-storm, and
another very heavy one on Wednesday. We are sorry
to have occasion to say that the potato disease has shown
itself here since Wednesday week.— Hull Packet.

BURWELL—The harvest operations are progressing
in this neighbourhood. A considerable quantity of
wheat is already secured, and the quantity and quality
quite an average. The fen wheat has to a small extent
suffered from blight. The peas and tare crops are small.
Barley is considered excellent, and the oats quite a fair
crop.—Cambridge Independent Press.
SCARBOROUGH.—The late showers of rain, accom.
panied by warm weather, has very much changed the
colour of corn, which is now ripening very fast, and
although cutting has not commenced in this district, yet
in the course of another week several plots will be ready
for the scythe. From the Yorkshire Wolds the accounts
generally are cheering, although last week's rain has
laid much of the wheat ; no great damage, however, has
been done. It seems to be a decided opinion amongst
farmers that the corn crops this year aro quite above the
average, and should the weather prove favourable for
the harvest, the poor man may, we think, confidently
rejoice in the hope of having cheap bread.—Hull
Packet.

HORNSEA.—During the past few days the weather has
been fine and warm, with occasional thunder and
showers. The hay harvest in this district has com-
menced, and a few forward patches of wheat have been
cut ; but, as yet it is. not general. There is a good deal
of wheat laid, and fine dry weather, during the next two
or three weeks, would do an immense deal of good.
BuguLEY.—Corn is ripening fast in this neighbour-
hood; the ears are fine and bold, and there is at present
_every prospect of an abundant yield, and should the
-weather continua propitiotts, the scythe and the sickle
will have been in operation on the contents of many a
broad acre before many days have elapeed—in fact