The Sun.
London, England, 1821-03-02 00:00:00

AGRICULTURE, &c.

MONTHLY REPORT PDP. r EnltUAltir. The
weather throughout the month has been highlpfavourible to
purposesall the
ant
of
Agriculture. The dry frosts have given a
c4.c toearly plants of Wheat, which began to push
y. the
too
The lands in general have worked so kindly
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for Beans and Pease, that in most districts they are chiefly got
in by dibbling, or the drill. A considerable breadth of Oats is
also sown in the Eastern Counties. The Turnips are nearly
exhausted in most Counties : the young Clovers continue a good
plant in general, and Rye and Winter Tares promise early feed.
The followed lands raised early, and laid dry, haVe
.benefit?.ed
much by -the 'dryness- of the season, and will come to an early
tilth. In Norfolk, and other parts, where they lost their plants
of turnips and colesecd, they have commenced barley sowing,
for which the general lightness of the soil is favourable. The
t;rass lands are kept backward by the night frosts, and the suc-
culent feed. of Mangel-wurzel, Cabbages, &c. is becoming
scarce. The Meat Markets have been well supplied with most
articles through the month, but on terms something higher than
last. In lean stock there is out little variation; except in Store
Sheep and Lambs, for which there is a brisk demand at higher
prices. Cart gorses continue low, from the still depressed state
of , agriculture. The Wool Market is better—the late sales
have been conSiderable for all kinds, ata small increase in price.

A 'WHITE: TAKEN OFF •CORK HARBOUTI.—On
yesterday morning, about seven o'clock, two fish-
ing-boats belonging to Monkstown, fell in with
a large wounded Whale, about 7 leagues to the
S.W. of Poor Head, outside this Harbour. Its
appearance when first met was that of a large
vessel upset, occasionally seen at the surface of
the sea—after muelt exertion, the fishermen suc-
ceeded in securing .the 'animal with ropes, and
were employed till six in the evening in towing
it into the harbour. On getting it to Monks-
town it was dead, and 'appeared to be a large
Whale of tho Pike-headed species, the Balvena
'Hoops Linna..usThe animal most probably
received a wound, which appeared in his belly„
from the. harpoon of some whaler ; but having
been 'Met the day before yesterday by a Welsh
slooprtho weapon was probably removed by the
crew,4ho intended to have taken the monster
in low; but were prevented by the calmness of
the weather; and toe unfavourable state of the
wind. Its body measures upwards of thirty
feet from the tip of the.nose to the tail, and is
supposed to weigh between three and four tons.
The Hoops is a. native of the northern and south-
ern oceans—but is mostly met with on the coast
of Greenland, where it is much valued—its ge-
neral size is from 30 to 40 feet in length and
twenty in circumference. This animal is looked
upon as the most. timid of the whale genus---
but what is remarkable, when the male and fe-
male are stranded on a coast,. which frequently
occurs, the courage with which they defend each
other is extreme ; whilst ems mutually protect-
ing each 6ther„ they make a hideous and continu-
ed noise, like what is uttered by pigs when dy-
ing. The animal taken in this harbour yesterday
lies now at Monkstown,. from which place it is,
we understand, to be removed during this night
to the strand near Mr. Hargrave's, on the Brick-
field's, road, for the purpose of gratifying public
curtosity.---(Cork Chronicle) Feb. '23.)