The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-30 00:00:00

THE HARVEST.

CARDIGAN.—The gram harvest in this neigh-
bourhood is nearly finished, and the crops are con-
sidered satisfactory. Potatoes are stated to have
exhibited disease in many places, but the complaint
is not general. The weather has been exceedingly
hot since the rain on the 14th inst., but heavy dews
have promoted the growth of grass.
Our farmers (says the Carlisle Journal) could
scarcely have had more favourable weather for their
harvest operations than we have experienced for
the last week. On many farms the harvest has
now been completed, in most instances the grain
has been cut ; and in the course of next week,
should the fine weather continue, we may expect
that the shearers will have finished their work in
all but the high-lying districts of the country.
In the neigh bburhood of Durham harvesting ope-
rations are being carried on with great alacrity.
There is a great scarcity of labour in some parts of
the country, and farmers have to pay a consider-
ably enhanced price. The wheat crops will prove
most abundant, and of first•rate quality. Oats are
not quite so good in quantity, but are equal in
quality. Turnips and green crops, owing to the
drought, are very moderate crops. So favourable
an harvest has not been known for nearly thirty
years ; indeed, it has been no uncommon occurrence
during the past week to cut and stack whole fields
of wheat on the same day.
In the northern part of the county of Durham,
says the Sunderland Times, but little wheat re-
mains to be cut ; a good deal has been stacked,
while about one-half of the crop still remains stand-
ing in the fields. So heavy are the crops, that in
some instances 17s. and 18s. an acre have been paid
for reaping.
Another splendid week of harvest weather has
prevailed, and great progress has been made in
cutting and securing the crops. Now that the
crops, especially the wheat crops, are being more
seen into, they are reported to be very fine and
likely to yield. abundantly.—Hull Pacquet.
In Cleveland and the north of Yorkshire the
fields are being rapidly cleared of grain, which is
most abundant and larger in the ear than has been
known for some years. In some parts of the dis-
trict harvest commenced nine weeks before the
usual time, and the crops have been secured amidst
the finest of sunshiny weather.
Agriculturists in these northern districts do not
seem to be aware of a very simple method of de-
stroying the caterpillars and other insects which
infest the turnip fields. In some of the midland
counties, i❑ the vale of Aylesbury in particular, the
farmers turn into their fields a number of ducks
and geese, in the proportion of five or six to the
acre. These animals make a hearty meal of the
insects, and are then driven home, returning when
they are hungry to repeat their good services. It
is surprising to see how quickly the fields are
cleared of the devouring little pests.—Newcastle
Daily Chronicle.
GALWAY.—On every side the harvest operations
arc being most vigorously and actively proceeded
with, owing to the favourable weather which has
been vouchsafed us. It is very gratifying to state
—which we are enabled to do on pretty exten-
sive and reliable authority—that the yield
in cereal crops this season is, generally
speaking, abundant and of a good quality.
In some localities oats may be a short crop, but, to
meet this, we believe a considerable addition has been
made to the breadth of land sown this year. The.
hay is nearly all saved and stowed away. As re-
gards the potato crop, we have not heard much
complaints lately. In those that are being dug up
the disease, wlienever•it does appear, is only partial
and trifling.—Tuam Herald.
TI PP ERARY.—Tite wheat harvest is over, and
promises to be an abundant crop; some persons
calculate at having 20 barrels to the acre in this
locality. Potatoes are generally good and plentiful,
and free from disease.—Nenagh Guardian.
SLIGO.—We are now arrived within a four days'
advent of September, and it is suggestive of a sin-
cere thanksgiving to a bountiful providence that
the cereal produce of the land is almost all gathered
and secured from every point of the compass. With
iespcct to the county of Sligo there is no room for
complaint on the part of the farmers.—Sligo
Chanipion.
WExFonD.—The operations of the season are
progressing most satisfactorily, the weather being
all that could be desired. Very little grain remains
now uncut, and that is of avery inferior kind, with
little promise under any future aspect of season,
except as straw for litter or manure. Many
farmers have not only their entire crops safe up in
the field, but several have them safe in their hag-
yard —an unprecedentely early completion of
harvest work.-- 117ex:ford Independent.
THE POTATOES.—Since the dense fogs of the
last few mornings, we regret to find that evidence
of the blight, accompanied by the unmistakable
putrid odour, is to be found, although very par-
tially, amongst the potatoe fields in various districts
of our county.—Kilkenny Moderator.
EATlL—During the week the weather has been
exceedingly- warm and oppressive, serving well for
the maturing and gathering in of crops, but acting
very injuriously to the grass, which the late rains
caused to spring up promisingly. A good deal of
oats and barley remains to be cut down in some dis-
tricts. Everywhere the potatoe is luxuriant.-
3fortle Peop e.

boRK.--Brilliant hot weather throughout the
week, -which has done wonders for the country, and
the crops are being secured under the most favour-
able auspices ; the reports we receive from the
various districts. are, on the whole, much more
satisf-,ctory than were generally anticipated some
short time since.—Cork Daily Reporter.
TETE ALLOA DlSTRlCT.—lteapers are busy on
almost every field in this district, except in those
eases where the fa.vourable weather has been taken
advantage of and the cut grain has been already
put under " thack and raip." The wheat is con-
sidered a very excellent crop, but oats are light,
Though considered a good crop. The barley is de-
ficient, and the beans in most cases considered a
failure. 'lle green cropT failed in the spring, ()w-
-ing to the excessivl; drought, but a second sowing
has proved successful, and there is as yet every
prospect of a 'fair return.. At the sales by public
auction the. prim realised have been very satisfac-
tory, the scarcity of fodder inducing competition.
On Thursday there were heavy peals of thunder
accompanied with lightning.—Alloa Advertiser.
MOFFAT.—Duringthe last week harvest opera-
tions have been carried on around Moffat with
great vigour, and the crop, notwithstanding the
great draught, is heavier than was at one time ex-
pected.. The weather is very favourable for pre-
paring it for the etackyard.