The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-14 00:00:00

THE HARVEST, &c.

CORN-EXCHANGE, SEPT. 14.—From the conti-
nuance of wet, and the prospect so bad for the getting in the
remainder of the harvest in any condition for use, added
to the short supply of every thing this morning, nothing
material having arrived since Monday, caused a brisk demand
for Wheat, and an advance of from 4s. to ss. since Monday,
and in other Grain from 3s. to 4s. ; trade brisk.

The following is an extract of a letter from a traveller of
Bedford :—" Our wheat crops are generally housed, and, I am
happy to say, they have sustained little injury. The barley
and oats, I am fearful, will not be so fortunate, as the weather
is now very unfavourable."
In the \Vaterford Market, on Monday last, there was a con-
siderable decline in the price of corn, which seems to indicate
that the appearance of the produce of the harvest in that quar-
ter is not unpromising. Prime wheat was bought at 295. (Irish
bushel); the general currency, 275. to 28s. Prime oats, I ls. to
I Is. 6d.

The harvest is going briskly forward in almost every part of
this district ; but some farmers that were ready to lead have
been rather interrupted by tile refreshing showers that have
fallen within the last three days. The demand for shearers this
week has not been considerable.—(Dumfries Courier.)
The harvest has generally 'commenced throughout this
county, and in this neighbourhood it is considerably advanced.
In many fields around Ayr the oats are so short and slender,
that it is difficult for the reapers-to lay hold of them, and their
appearance in the sheaf is the most puny that we ever remem-
ber to have seen. This, however, is owing to the extreme
lightness of the soil, on which the drought has had a worse
effect than in other places ; but throughout Ayrshire the crops
in general are much lighter in the sheaf than we had anticipated,
not excepting the wheat, vhich had so promising an appearance.
The gram will be good, and will yield in proportion to the
bulk ; but there will be a miserable deficiency of fodder. From
the equal manner in which the crops have ripened, the harvest
promises to be of short continuance. The weather has, I.,een
very squally for some time, accompanied with showers.—(Ayr
Courier.)
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The fine weather yesterday (Tuesday last) must have proved
highly. acceptable to the farmers of this county, although a large
quantity of wheat has been so seriously injured by the late rains,
that we fear it will be worth very little in the market. We
hope our agricultural friends who possess kilns have used them
to dry the corn housed in a wet state, after being thrashed, as
they will find the corn so dried to make excellent flour. The
pea crops are generally ruined throughout the county, by the
continued wet, and will be of little use to the grower, except
for fodder ; the beans have also suffered. The barley and oats
have likewise been greatly injured, but we hope not to the ex-
tent we have heard. The hops are a large crop, but there is a
general complaint of the mould, and we tear the quality will be
indifferent, if this is the case. The potatoes we believe to be
abundant. The apples have mostly failed ; in some favoured
spots, however, there are good crops. Upon the whole, we do
not recollect a more trying season for the farmer than the pre-
sent one.—(Hereford J`ournal.)
We regret to say, that so much rain has fallen since our last
as to prevent the farmer making much progress in his harvest;
a great quantity of wheat has undoubtedly been.in a great mea-
sure spoiled, but we still hope that the crop has not been
so generally injured as has been ' represented, and that,
with care, a considerable portion may be yet got together
in a tolerable state ; in some parts of the kingdom the
crop was secured before the bad weather commenced. In
many instances it has becom..; necessary to open ricks which
were put together in- too damp a state.—Barley and Oats
have been much injured • the Pea crops are generally ruined,
and the Beans have suffered.—The Potatoe crop is abundant,
but the continued wet has hurt them.—The Corn Markets still
continue to rise.—We are sorry to add, that there appears no
immediate prospect of an alteration in the weather. In passing
through the country it is distressing to see the labours of the
husbandman suspended, while so much beautiful corn, perfectly
ripe, remains to be secured.—( Worcester Journal, Sept. 13.)
HACKLING.—A Correspondent says—" In passing through
this and the adjoining counties, I have been much surprised to
observe how few farmers have adopted the practice of hackling
their wheat, though there never was a season in which it was
more required, or which more clearly skewed the utility of the
precaution I have in several instances seen one field of wheat
thus secured, and the next piece, belonging to another farmer,
left to the mercy of the rain ; the consequence was that in-one
case the wheat was kept dry, and in the other spoiled. What
fair argument is there against hackling ?"—(lbid.)