The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-26 00:00:00

THE HARVEST.

Since our last, the weather has been peculiarly
favourable for the harvesting of grain, and it may be
presumed that at the close of the present week very
little wheat will remain outstanding. The earliest
opportunity is always embraced for removing this
grain from the field after it has been cut; perhaps in
our uncertain climate very properly so, but it is en-
tirely unquestionable that the quantity of grain slightly
deteriorated in quality by over much caution, subjects
the grower to a vastly greater loss than would have
accrued from risking the chance of a more favour-
able opportunity; in other words, by confiding
more on the wisdom of Providence. Thus for in-
stance, every day or night previous to the 16th and
17th instant had produced some rain more or less in
quantity, nevertheless no inconsiderable breadth of
land was cleared of wheat on those days, which grain
if brought to market immediately would be deterio-
rated in value to the amount of three or four shillings
per quarter, nor will it be so good as if it had remained
in the field till the Monday or Tuesday following.
The harvesting of barley is proceeding forthwith ;
some fields have been cut ; where there is a sufficient
bulk of straw there will also be an ample produce of
grain, but by far the largest portion of the crop is de-
ficient of both the one and the other.—Nerfolk
Chronicle.

The harvest fields in the neighbourhood of Wake-
field, during the past week, have assumed a busy
aspect. The weather remained fine until Thursday,
when occasionally slight showers of rain fell, but not
sufficient to stop harvest work. Yesterday, the wea-
ther again was fine, and a great deal of wheat of fine
quality was housed. A few days more fine weather
in this quarter will bring the harvest to a close.—
Leeds Times.

The greatest activity has prevailed throughout the
past week in getting in the harvest. The wheats hav-
ing generally ripened very rapidly, the abundant sup-
ply of hands has consequently been found of value.
Much wheat has been carried, and the harvest season
will now be short. Quality as well as quantity cha-
racterise the present harvest.—Cambridge Chronicle.
A correspondent, dating from Drumcondra, county
Meath, on Monday, writes as follows :—" We are
just commencing our harvest here, but have, as yet,
had very broken weather—every second day wet. If,
however, dry weather would not set in, all would be
well, as no damage, as far as I can learn, has yet
been done in this part of the country. Our meadows
are short; all other crops are an average."—Northern
Whig.
The weather for the last few days has been most
favourable for harvest operations, which in conse•
quence are carried on with great activity. There is
every prospect of the crops being gathered in a good
condition, and of a pleasing wind-up to the harvest-
ing, a result on which we congratulate ourselves and
the country at large.—Cork Examiner.
The harvest in this neighbourhood has been pro-
gressing favourably. Previous to the rains of last
week the wheat was in a forward state, and in many
instances ready to be garnared. The wet weather
caused temporary suspension of operations, but this
week, though some showers have fallen, no material
obstruction has been felt. The crops everywhere
looked well, and on some farms were remarkably fine.
—Leicestershire Mercury.
The wheat crops were never perhaps more weighty
in ear than this season. An ear from the farm of
Mr. Woodhams, of Stanmer, was counted, and found
to contain ninety-one grains.—Brighton Herald.
In some parts of the East-Riding are to be found
fields of hay not yet led, next to which are corn fields
already cut. The wheat harvest in this district is
becoming general, and should the weather continue
favourable, there is little doubt but the crops will be
above the average, and in excellent condition. In
some parts of Lincolnshire the cutting of barley has
already commenced ; some of it, however, is as yet
too green, and of coarse quality. A few days more
fine weather, and no doubt a very great portion of the
wheat will be secured.—Hull Advertiser.
CARLISLE.—The farmers' hopes for fine weather
are still " deferred," and they are heartily tired of
rain, which has fallen in large quantities since our
last, daily, with the exception of Sunday. On that
day expectation rose high ; the weather seemed to
have taken up ; the sky was clear, the sun shone
bright, and the mercury in the barometer had risen
and continued to rise during the day. Everybody
was delighted; it was summer again; and yet there
was withal something suspicious in its appearance, the
change had come so suddenly—it seemed like many
other bright things, too bright to last. It has not lasted.
Rain, rain, rain has pitilessly pelted the crops with a
perseverance perfectly provoking. There have, how-
ever, been intervals of fine weather, of which due ad-
vantage has been taken. A good deal of hay has been
got, and grain has been cut, though not to any large
extent. The weather wise confidently predict that a
favourable change is on the eve of taking place ; if
their prophesy prove true, the reapers will be busy
in this neighbourhood without delay, for there are a
few fields now ready for cutting.—Carlisle Journal.
WEST CUMBERLAND.—The weather, for some time
past, has been wet, windy, comparatively cold for the
season of the year, and altogether unfavourable both
for the crops and the harvest field. Hitherto, how-
ever, the crops have sustained no injury, a circum-
stance best indicated by the steady prices and settled
state of the provincial grain markets, which will
speedily evince a change should the crops become
affected, either by the inclemency of the weather, or
through any other cause.—lbid.
The weather has been rather unsettled of late. The
harvest, however, is progressing pretty quickly. A
vast quantity of grain has been cut during the last
and present weeks. Mr. Sykes, of Salthouse, has suc-
ceeded in stacking some oats, the produce of one field,
in excellent condition. The demand for reapers last
week was very great, and wages were 2s. 9d. per
day; but this week they are not quite so high, 2s. 6d.
being the maximum. Wheat is a fair average crop,
and the other kinds of grain take off much better than
could have been expected from the long-continued
drought.—Lancaster Guardian.
The barley harvest is now in full operation in this
neighbourhood, and many acres have been housed in
excellent condition during the past week. The early
sown is very fine both as to quantity and quality.—
Hampshire Independent.
INVERNESS.—faking our station on the Castle-hill
we can observe reapers busy at every point of the
compass. Before the end of the week, if the weather,
which is somewhat moist, hold favourable, a goodly
array of stooks will cover not a few fields around our
northern metropolis. Yesterday Mr. Smith, of
Messrs. Lawson and Smith, had a field of early Sibe-
rian oats next the nursery cut down. They yielded
well and were quite ripe. About Redcastle barley
harvest is commencing, and it will, we are told, be
general in 'about ten days„ In that district the crop
is not in any way injured by the heavy rains. Straw
is light, but the ear is remarkably well-filled—parti-
cularly as regards wheat and barley. The oat crop
generally will be ready. for the sickle in the course
of fourteen days. Turnip and potatoes are about the
average crops. At Petty field potatoes of good quality
were used more than three weeks ago. Harvest is
not so far forward as might be expected in this parish
and the adjoining one of Arderseir. The crops, how-
ever, are good—very little lodged—and coming for-
ward steadily. Mr. Young, of Tain, had 20 shearers
at work on Tuesday week. Capt. Munro, Coul Cot-
tage, cut down a field of barley of twenty-five acres
on Thursday last, at which no less than '250 shearers
were employed. From Strathspey we learn that some
barley has been cut, and that a general harvest may
be expected in about a fortnight. The oat crop I 9 a
good one, but it will require a considerable time yet
to ripen. Unless the potatoe crop in that quarter is
touched by frost—too often the case—it will be one
of the best for years. Our correspondent says, that,
taking the crops as a whole, they will be just about
an average—nothing below, as was feared during the
period of drought in summer. The Inverness market
is stocked with fruit of the best description. Great
quantities of gooseberries, &c., find a ready sale as
soon as they are brought to town.—lnverness Courier.

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