The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-27 00:00:00

211 E HARVEST.

NORTH CORNWALL.—.Another week of fine har-
vest weather is gone, ard most of the corn in North
Cornwall is off its legs, and, so far as the wheat is
concerned, secured in arish mows, much to the far-
mers'•satisfacfion. The condition of corn is not to
be surpassed. Already the steam-thrashing machine
is at work, and wc.,, may expoct soon to see the
millers finding employment for their mills, which
have been quiet for some weeks past.
ROMSEY.—Great progress has been made in har-
vest work dining •the last fortnight. The wheat in
this district has been nearly all got in, but the com-
plaint of a light yield is uniform, and there is no
doubt but' that some blighting influetne has affected
the whole district, and that the produce will fall
short of an average crop by at last a third. The
barley crop is one of better promise. The fre-
quent rains have produced a rare luxuriance in the
growing crops, the roots never showing better, and
the supply of after-grass is abundant.
MEurnAm.—Notwithstanding the rather - un-
settled aspect of the 'weather, and the occasional
falling of a copious shower now and again, the
grain crops generally appear to be progressing
favourably towards maturity.
FROME.—Tho return of fine, warm weather has
done a great deal to revive the hopes of good crops.
A good deal of wheat has been harvested on the
early lands, and the crop is a tolerably fair one.
There cannot, howeVer, be an average yield under
the most favourable circumstances. The potato
disease is committing sad ravages.
SOUTHAMPTON.—The wheat is all cut and carried
in this neighbourhood, and a great proportion of
the barley as well. We have heard of blight in
some instances, but beyond this a good general
yield may be expected. The root crops, as a whole,
never looked better.

GLOUCESTERSIIIRE.—Never has there been more
glorious harvest weather than has blest the country
during the last week. With the exception of
occasional refreshing showers, we have had blazing
sunshine every day, whip the temperature at night
-has been higher than the summer average. The
consequence is a rapid ripening of every kind of
grain, all, as it were, coming together, and in the
wheat, barley, and oat-fields, in every direction the
sickle and scythe are busy. Should the remainder
of the month be as favourable as the last week, the
yield and the quality will be greater and superior
to late expectation. The mangold, swede, turnip,
and carrot crops are making rapid progress, and
give every reasonable indication of a good return.
The pasturages are looking unusually luxuriant,
and cattle of every description are doing remark-
ably well.
BURY ST. EDMUNDS.—This neighbourhood has
the promise of an abundant harvest, and it is being
fast gathered, the weather being very propitious.
Many of the labourers, however, have suffered
greatly from. the excessive heat, and an excellent
restorative and support was found by administering
weak brandy and water. Several considerate em-
ployers sent into the field large quantities of tea to
be drunk instead of beer.

Marc t.—Should the weather still hold find for
a few weeks a very great -change will take place.
In this locality the harvest has become-quite general.
Some farmers are ready to commence carting.