The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-01 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

SUBSEX.—The early part of the month was very un-
favourable for the growing crops, 'the heavy rains hav-
ing laid some of the finest wheat. The high wind we
had on the 7th also did a great deal of mischief, as the
greater part of the wheat was then in full bloom ; and
to that we attribute, in a great measure, the deficiency
there is in the ears. A few pieces of forward Talavera
will soon he ready for the sickle. In one place reap-
ing has commenced ; but the harvest will not be general
until the 11th of August.—Brighton Gazette.
GLAscow.—The crops in this neighbourhood may be
said to look well on the whole, although the I.ng periud
of wet weather has made them appear at least two or
three weeks later than at this time of the year. Corn
is in full ear, and healthy, but fully a month later than
usual. Potatoes are doing well with scarcely any indi-
cation of decay.—Nortli. British. Daily Mail.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE.—The harvest prospects for Glou-
cestershire continue very promising. With a continu-
ance of the fine hot weather we are now enjoying, and a
favourable time for harvest, the crops •cannot fail to be
magnificent. The firmness and quality of the straw has
improved remarkably since the dry weather came on.
Oats, barley, peas, and beans are all looking well, and
the late storms with which we have been favoured
tended still further to improve them.—Hereford Journal.

DUMFRIES.—The crops are making slow but steady
progress under unfavourable auspices. Oats on good dry
soils have suffered least, and now promise well, looking
most luxuriant on many fields ; wheat, so extensively
sown this season, and often on soils not gaited for the
plant, presents a very varied appearance ; on good land,
well managed and manured, there are some splendid
crops, which have withstood an unusual amount of mois-
ture wonderfully, and though late may, under a good
autumn, turn out well ; turnips generally are far behind,
though on some farms the swedes are now meeting in the
drills; potatoes are luxuriant in show, and as yet we
hear of no symptoms of disease in this locality.—.Dum-
fries and Galloway Courier.
The accounts from the south-western division of this
county relative to the wheat and potato crops are very
promising, and should the weather prove auspicious for
the coming harvest, the wheat crop, it is said, will be
more than an average one.—Essex Standard.
CAITHNESS-SHlRE.—Summer has at last set in, and we
are now amidst melting heat, though only last week we
experienced weather more like the month of November
than July. The crops are making rapid progress, and
should a fine season continue harvest will be earlier than
was at once anticipated.

DIIMFRIESSHIRE.—The weather continues singularly
ungenial for the close of the last month of summer.
Should the last week ofJuly and the succeeding month
prove genial, much may be made up, though well-filled
gra'in must be the exception. Wheat is in bloom, and
oats are generally in ear, and fine weather is now much
to be desired for the cereals as well as the green crops.
Potatoes are looking very well.
INVERNESSSHIRE. A favourable change in the
weather has at length taken place. The crops look
well ; the rain has not lodged the fine fields of wheat in
this neighbourhood, and, with a continuance of warmth
and sunshine, the harvest will be abundant.
ROXBITEGIISHIRE. The weather still retains its
changeable character. The crops are all in first-rate
condition. --Edinburgh Evening Courant.
BARNSTAPLE.—The weather in this neighbourhood is
now very favourable ; the farmers have generally been
very successful with their hay ; and although we have
here and there heard of the potato disease we are happy
to say that such instances are rare, and the supply is at
present abundant.
ASHEORTON.—Corn is ripening rapidly ; the weather
continues most auspicious., Although certain parties
are croaking and raising an alarm, the crops are finer
than they have been for several yeare.
TOTNES.—The bay harvest may now be said to be
nearly over, and so far the crops generally are abundant.
A finer season for saving it has not been known for
years. The wheat and barley crops look very promising,
and with a continuance of this fine weather abundant
crops may be anticipated.