The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-16 00:00:00

rirnE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

The reports relative to the qualityand quantity of the new
wheat are confirmatory of the conviction we held from the
first, namely, that the wheat crops are on the whole inferior
both in yid,' and in quality to those of last year.
The Sheffield Independent speaks the same language on
this point as most of the other English papers from the country
employ. The Independent says—" The harvest is now nearly
completed in this neighbourhood, and the most part has been
secured in fair condition ; but, where wheat has been thrashed,
it is found to yield considerably less than Was anticipated at
the commencement of the harvest. There is, however, a full
average produce of barley. la the neighbourhood of Petal-
stone there is a great quantity of corn yet uncut; and the
crops are very light."
There are, however, exceptions to the more general opinion
of a deficient crop. The Kendal Mercury, for instance, has
the following favourable report :—" We have bad truly de-
lightful weather during the past week—every way seasonable
to the wishes of the farmer, and propitious to the in-gather-
ing of the drops. In the nights a slight hoar-frost has been
perceptible, but this, unless to the produce of the garden,
would be, upon the whole, rather beneficial than otherwise.
The grain in the neighbourhood of this town, we are happy
to say, is, with slight exceptions, entirely cut, and =like-
cured in the storehouse of the farmer. We believe the crops
have been very satisfactory, and every way calculated to give
ample cause for rejoicing or, the part of the agriculturist."
SCOTLAND.—The usual symptoms of the approach of winter
are fast appearing. For some days the weather has been ex-
cessively cold,,and this morning a slight shower of snow has
begun to fall just as we were going to press.—Scotsman of
Saturday last.
The harvest at Berwick is progressing rapidly, and as the
weather for some time past has been as favourable as the hus-
bandman could wish, a great deal of grain has been carried
within these few days. Cutting is very far advanced. The
lapse of every day bares the fields of their autumnal stores,
and crowds the barn-yards; and harvest altogether is more
than half finished in this vicinity. We hope that long ere
" Cranreucla could" shall have paid us a visit, the joyous kirn
shall have gladdened hut and ha', and the humble 4‘ kail
yards" of the poor be studded with numerous bins of that nu-
tritious esculent the potatoe.—Kelso Chronicle.
We have had fine weather during the last ten days, with
the exception of Wednesday and Thursday nights, which had
been rather cald, there being thick mist and frost. We are
not aware that the frost has done much injury except in low
marshy places, and even there it has only checked the, growth
of the potatoe shaves. We have received accounts from Kin-
tail and Lochaber, stating that they have almost the whole
Crop secured. On many of the farms in our neighbourhood
they have a good number of stacks of wheat and barley secured
I in their farm-yards; and a gentleman in Ross-shire writes us

—" The weather is now most delightful, and grain of all
kinds is riper than it appears to the eye, which is generally
the case in a late season. Shearing is going on rapidly.
The potatoes and turnips have improved much within the last
ten days.—lt is feared that the wheat will be a poor crop, but
the crop of oats will be a full one, and barley near an average."
—lnverness Courier.