The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-04 00:00:00

Agricultural Prospects.

The week commenced with a fine breezy day—
wind from the south-west. Monday was dry, and
a good harvest day, when much corn was got up
hastily and put into stack, there to remain, for its
condition being improved. Tuesday was showery
and sunny alternately, and a stop was put to
carrying corn for the day. Wind S.W. to
S.S.E. ; thermometer 65 degrees ; barometer 29.50
inches. Our advices on that day were as under :
From Northumberland —" The weather during the
past week has been changeable ; since Saturday it
has been hot, with occasional showers ; wind vary-
ing from E. to S.E and SM." From the East
Riding of Yorkshire—" The weather has improved,
but still continues cloudy, without much heat, and
drying winds are wanted to put the outstanding
crops into condition for immediate use. A good por-
tion of white corn is already cut, but very little
housed in thig district, so that a week or two of fine
weather is now of importance to the agricultural in-
terest." ' The barometer, having been steadily fall-
ing for three days, gave sufficient warning to the
agricultural interest that a heavy fall of rain was at
hand, and Wednesday proved a woefully wet day,
raining throughout with a S.W. wind, and the ba-
rometer down to 29.20 inches. This rain appears to
have deluged some parts of the North Riding of
Yorkshire, and was very general on the eastern part
of England and up to the south of Scotland inclu-
sive. The corn cut and in the fields was quite satu-
rated, and would:require some fine drying winds to
bring it into a fit state for being carried. Our ad-
vices were from Lincolnshire—" During the past
week the weather has been rather of an unsettled
character for harvestoperations ; but, notwithstand-
ing this drawback, an immense quantity of grain has
been cut in the neighbourhood, and a large portion
carried." From the west coast of Scotland—" The
weather is still variable." From the east coast—
" We have this afternoon bad harvest weather, rain
falling freely." On Thursday morning it was fine
and autumnal, but all grain too damp to be moved,
and at 6 p.m. rain again fell—but the barometer was
rising—although too fast, there were hopes of im-
provement. Our advices from Surrey stated—
" The weather was bad indeed yesterday, but it has
been fine and drying this morning ; and I have just
seen a neighbour who told me he was going to take
up some barley this afternoon, if it continues fine.
The wheat here is somewhat as described elsewhere,
some fine, buta great deal of it poor. It,is mostly up,
all about here, but of the barley not a great deal
has been carried ; there is a large quantity 4bout ;
and but for the rain yesterday it would have been
nearly all finished this week." From Nottingham-
shire—" During the past week the weather has
been unsettled. Since Sunday there has been an
undant fall of rain, and harvest operations have
consequently been checked ; accounts respecting
wheat are variable, and bright sunny weather is
much needed in order to give the farmers an oppor-
tunity of securing their crofts. The yield of barley
will be abundant ; but if the rains continue, the
quality will be irregular. Oats are a tolerable crop.
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unsettled ; it rained the whole of yesterday ; some
wheat in our neighbourhood is still in the fields,
also some oats and the greater part of the barley."
From Warwickshire—" In this district we have had
rain daily since this day week, and the immense
quantity which has fallen since Tuesday night gave
rise to serious apprehensions regarding the large
quantity of corn—considerably more than half
still unhoused. The temperature is fortunately
much cooler, otherwise sprouting would be the cer-
tain result: Friday was a breezy day ; and, not-
withstanding the rain of the previous night, much
wheat would be stacked, and that in good condition.
From the West Riding of Yorkshire our advices
stated—" During the week we have had some stormy
weather, which checked harvest operations mate-
rially. To-day is fine and warm, with the barometer
rising." From the East Riding—,, The weather
continues unsettled ; a good deal of rain has fallen
during the last two or three days, and as yet but
little corn is gathered in this district." From Lin-
colnshire—g, We have had tremendous rains lately,
and little or no corn is yet secured in the northern
part of this county. Wheat had just got into good
grinding condition, when the rain fell. Should it
prove fine to-day no damage may be done, but two
or three wet warm days would be serious. From
Devonshire—" Weather fine ; there has not been so
much rain during harvest in this district as in other
parts of the kingdom. It has been a fine harvest."
Saturday proved a fine breezy day, and much har-
vest work would be done northward and in the
backward Midland counties; only one slight shower
was experienced. The temperature was somewhat
low, which would prove all the better for the corn
in sheaf and being carted. As yet we. liave seen no
gTOWA samples of any grain, owing to the tool
breezy weather so prevalent during harvest. It will
yet be much protracted, and be of long duration
from first to last, and from south to North.—Mark
lane Express, Sept. 1.