The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-09 00:00:00

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" OXFORD, SEPT. 28.—As far as I can ascertain, the •
yield of wheat in this neighbourhood wilt fall much short
of the quantity anticipated—some farmers say onc-fourth ;
but there is not enough yet thrashed in the wheat districts
to form a correct idea. My opinion is, the earliest wheat
soils will prove the worst yield.
" BEWDLEY, OCT. 3.—Tbe harvest in this neighbour-
hood is now very nearly over ; and, owing to die fine
weather wnich prevailed nearly through the whole of last
month, has been saved generally in good condition.
There is :-.0 doubt about the quantity and quality of the
barley aid oat crops, both being abundant and excellent ;
but witn respect to the more important one of wheat, it
must ceriainly he considered a deficient one. The harvest
is not nearly over about the Clee Hill, and between
BriOgenorth and Ludlow some of the wheat still looks
green. That on the cold stiff soils is much the worst crop ;
and many of the farmers will have to purchase seed, irom
being unable to thrash out their own in time.
" SALOP, 10TH MONTH, IST, 1838.—0 n the cold farms
there still remains much wheat uncut, which ripens slowly.
As regards the yield, the reports are generally very unfa-
vourable, and a great deficiency is expected to be discovered
when thrashing becomes more general. The barley crop
is secured in good condition, and is expected to prove ex-
cellent, both as to quantity and quality ; the same may be
applied to the oats.
" STREET, NEAR GLASTONBURY, 9TH MONTH, 24TH,
1838.—The complaints of the appearance of the yield
of wheat are now pretty general, where it has been
tried. A small lot of wheat on the ground, nearly two
acres, was purchased for 10/.; but, on being thrashed,
did not yield two quattcrs. During harvest the fine
weather and the strAw gave the grower better hopes,
from the size of his mow and number of loads ; now
he is again obliged to fall back on the lower estimate,
formed previous to the harvest. Our late harvest will be
badly got in, but this will prove but a very small portion
of the bulk.
BARNSTAPLE, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 1838.—The harvest
on our best lands was finished, with the exception of
a few fields, about a fortnight since. On the moor-
lands about half the crops were in the fields the begin-
ning of this week, a considerable portion of which was
then uncut; but the weather having been of the finest
description since Wednesday last, the necessary work
has gone on rapidly, and should such favourable
weather continue another week, little corn will remain
to be secured. Some good samples of wheat are produced
from the early lands, but the principal part of this crop is
only of middling quality, and some is very light and shri-
velled ; the condition is in general of the worst descrip:ion,
as scarcely a dry sample is at present to be found. It is now
clearly ascertained that the yielding, from the best landswill
be under an average, and that from the moorlands will fall
short of the produce of last year full one-half ; this de-
ficiency will bring the entire crop about one-fourth
under an average. The crop of barley will be fully an
average one in quantity. The entire crop of oats is the
best in quality that has been for many years, arid a larg
portion is now secured in fine order. It was thought it
would prove an averaae ; but, as the threshing is now
pretty general, it appears, from all the reports we can col-
lect, that the yielding falls short, eight to ten bushels per
acre, from what was expe,ted.
"CORNWALL, W ADBRIDGE, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 1838.
On Thursday last, I had an opportunity of meeting, at
a large sale, almost all the respectable farmers in this
county ; their creneral discourse was, that the yield of
wheat was dr.,a'dfully bad in almost every quarter,
much worse than was expected at harvest, and even in
this quarter there is great complaint as to the yield.
A calculation has been made, that the wheat crop here will
tall short of an average full one-fifth. I have not seen so
bad a sample of wheat for yews, as it is on the south part
of this county ; one h. if of it will not be marketable.
Barley is good everywhere ; so are oats. Pr, sent prices
of farmer's white wheat, Bs. 4d. ; mixed, 75. 10'1. to 8s ;
red, 7s. 6d. Barley, 3s. 4d. Oats, 2s. 4d. .per imperial
bushel."