The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-16 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

Harvest operations have made rapid progress during
the week, and a tolerably correct estimate of the extent
Of the yield can now be arrived at. Commencing with
wheat, it Appears that, the yield varies considerably in
different localities. On poor soils and Where the seed
did not get a good hold of the gtound, owing to the
Severe drought during the earlier part of the season, the
return is miserably poor, being, in some instances, as
small or six bushels to the acre. On the other hand, on
strong and well-farmed land the crop is considerably in
excess of the average, and cases have occurred where 72
bushels to the acre have been secured. On the whole, the
crop will probably prove tc, be about an average, or
30 bushels to the acre. Notwithstanding the heavy
showers, the grain has been generally got in in good
condition, and the quality has been mostly satisfactory.
The barley crop is less favourably mentioned, and
although some good fields have' been occasionally
noticed, the yield is expected .to fall short of the
average by about 20 per cent. Oats, also, will Probabry
proved deficient by about 15` per cent. AS regards beans
the return is considered to_ be fully 30 per cent. below the
average:, Peas, on'thepther ' hand will probably come up
to the average as regards quantity,'whilst the quality is
undoubtedly superior. The root crops are in a :much
better condition than could have been expected, consider-
ing the vicissitudes through which they have passed ; and
with a favourable autumn an average return of mangolds
and turnips may be expected, notwithstanding the total
failure in some fields.—The Magnet.
The Mark Lane Express says—With the exception of
occasional showers, very limited in extent, the weather
last week has been favourable for the earlier gatherings.
But the hay countries continue brown and burnt up, and
it is now getting too late to expect anything more than a bite
for cattle. Such a small crop
,of hay has seldom been
known, 'and the prices must rule 'high• through the
winter, notwithstanding any imports of compressed
forage from foreign parts, where they have fared
better. The war still being most adverse to France,
and Prussia having signed the treaty for the security
of Belgium, our own prospects of not being involved have
materially improved, and a reaction in corn prices has
already commenced. It is to be hoped the awful strife
now raging in the very country so eager for war will soon
cease. Not only has human life been recklessly sacrificed,
but all commerce and financial measures have been made
doubly,uncertain, and in Prussia such has been the demand
for men that the gatherings are in danger for the want of
labourers to secure them.

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