The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-28 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THIS CROPS.

ScoTnalarvest operations,, where ripeness
is fully attained, have made rapid progress during
the past week, the weather b-ing exceedingly
favourable. Over the coast side di-tri&s of B tuff-
shire, and the lower parts of • Morayshire, there is
scarcely a firm upon which some has not een cut ;
generally all the harvest hands have ben culled in,
not a few farmers c ‘mmencing with full strength.
on Monday • while in many cases consider able ad-
-vancement has been made in cu'ting' some in Mo-
rayshire having an immense numbcr of stocks with
a good deal stacked. The crops are' not nearly so
heavy in tbe lower districts of Banifilire as last
year, but in Morayshire they are expected to bulk
above the average of seasons. The potato disease
has again made its appearance wilh'n the past week
in various pars of the counties of Ba,uff,-Moray, and
Aberdeen, and has, since it became observable,
made rapid progress.—Scotsman.
ORICSHIRE. —The weather in this neighbour-
hood (Selby) continues extremely fine. Harvest
operations progress very rapidly, and the grain
generally is in capital condition. But while the
cereal crops are all that could be desired, we regret
to say that the potatoes, which a. short :time ago
promised so well, have suffered most seriously from
the late heavy rains, as well as from the epidemic.
There are scores, of acres in this neighbourhood
that have been under water, many of which will
scarcely pay for gathering.—Leeds Mercury.
WORCESTERSHIRE. —Since our last the weather
has been of a most propitious character f r harvest
operations, and in a short time the whole of the,
rein crops will have been ga'here'l. The new
wheat, which has come to market, has been gene-
rally good, condition, though so:ne of the farmers
last Saturday produced some of the spurted white
wheat, and one or two of spurgel red. Some of
the new wheat was as hard and as dry as whe .t,
and was mistaken by the dealers as such. The
heat during the last few days has bean excessive.
The thermometer fell on Saturday and Sunday,
and also on Monday till the evening, but a change
then took place, and it has since 133 ea steadily
rising. On Saturday and Monday nights dis-
tant lightning was observed in the west ablut ten
o'clock, but no rain has fallen in this district,
though we have had heavy dews. The potatoes
are said to have suffered greatly from disease since
the last storms, and particularly in the neighbour-
hood of Evesham, Hartlebury, and Kiddertnies:er.
SUSSEX. —The harvest in this district has been
gathered in, on the whole, in excellent condition.
The barley only has been injured by the recent
storms, but that not to an extent to be serious.
The straw is discoloured, but the grain is not
"growy," as might be supposed. The wheat crop
is one of the heaviest known for y Ara past.
This has been harvested on the whole, in excellent
condition. Plenty seems everywhere to exhibit it-
self, sufficient to make up the deficiency of last
year. Thrashing machines are now busy in every
directlon, and the new wheat is being brought into
market as quickly as possible by the agriculturists
of the neighbourhood. Altogether the food pros-
pects look remarkably well, if we take this distriet
as an illustration • and that abundance iageneral—
not only in England, but throughout the world—
seems to be pretty freely acknowledged ; and there
is a good prospect therefore of the markets rem ;in
ing at a moderate figure.—West Sussex Gazette.