The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-06-25 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND CROPS.

The weather during the past week has been very favour-
able to the progress of vegetation. On Tuesday afternoon
the Riding generally was visited by a thunder storm, followed
by heavy showers, which will greatly forward the various
crops, all of which have a most promising appearance.—
Leeds Intelligeneer.
WHARFDALE.—It is the opinion of many of the most ex-
perienced farmers in the neighbourhood of Otley, that the
crops in that vicinity never looked better or promised to be
mote abundant than they do at present. Seldom has the en-
tire of Wharfedale looked more beautiful than it does just
now.—lbid.
A vast and most gratifying improvement has taken place
in vegetation recently. The grass fields in particular have
assumed a much more satisfactory appearance. On all the
rich and even middling soils, the crop will doubtless be a
pretty fair one ; but on poor soils, where the droughi has of
course been more felt? the crop will be light.—lbid.
NEWCASTLE, JUNE 19.—The copious showers of yester-
day and this morning, although too late for the early part of
the dairy process, will have the most beneficial effects upon
the crops in general, and must tend to allay the very gloomy
apprehensions which have been for some time entertained by
the occupiers of cheese farms in this neighbourhood, and the
adjoining districts in Cheshire, where they depend upon the
dairy and spring corn for the payment of their rents. These
apprehensions were not, as we believe, without foundation,
as we hear from all sides that the cheeses made within the
last four or five weeks have been but little more than half
the size usually made at this season of the year, and that
oats, although generally of a healthy colour, were shewing
symptoms particularly on dry lands of prematurely shooting
out, and thus causing another year's deficiency of straw, if
not of grain also. Indeed in some parts of Cheshire the pas-
tures had already assumed the russet appearance which we
recollect to have witnessed at the same period of the year in
the drought of 1826.—The wheat however looks generally
very promising for a crop, although in high exposed lands it
has somewhat suffered from the severity of the late frosts,
and consequently in such situations is too thin upon the
ground.—Stafordshire Gazette.
STATE OF THE CHOPS.—From all parts of the island we
hear the most gratifying reports of the healthy and luxurient
appearance which the grain crops have assumed within the
last few days. Wheat and oats, which had begun to look
withered and sickly for the want of moisture, are now shoot-
ing afresh from the root, presenting to the eye a dark green
hue in the blade, always indicative of life and vigour, and
should the weather continue showery for a few weeks, a more
than average crop of each may be anticipated. The potatoe
crop, notwithstanding one or two partial failures, in the
majority of the parishes in the island is also very promising.
Hay-grass and pasture lands are still .in a backward state
owing to the aridity of the past month, bi3t we suspect that
the deficiency is not so general as represented. Manx
Liberal.—

We haVe had some soft and refreshing rain last night and
this morning, a visitation that will prove most beneficial to
the young crops which have been not only retarded in their
growth, but, we fear, in many instances, severely injured by
the continueoLdryness and long prevalence of north and
easterly windsr-:—Dublin Evening Mail.
THE WEATHER.—On Tuesday evening a few peals of
Thunder, which appeared to be at some distance, were heard
distinctly in the city, the atmosphere being, at the time, ex-
tremely dense, with lowering clouds. Shortly after a shower
of rain, which continued for nearly an hour, fell with great
rapidity, the drops being unusually large : this was succeeded
by warm sunshine and a heavy dew at night. On Wednes-
day a few light and refreshing showers descended, the sun, at
intervals, beaming forth with intense heat. On Thursday
occasional showers of rain fell, and on Friday morning a mild
rain, calm and refreshing, commenced at an early hour, and
continued, with little intermission, up to nearly three o'clock,
so that the earth has now received an abundant supply of
moisture for the nourishment of the growing crops, which,
we are rejoiced to hear from all parts of the country, have
assumed a healthy and vigorous appearance. A much larger
portion of moisture must have fallen in the south of Ireland,
as a severe thunder-storm, (which did considerable injury to
life and property) accompanied by heavy rains, occurred
there at the beginning of the month, but did not extend to
this province.—Derry Sentinel.
The prospects of the farmer have been greatly improved by
the late showers. Old land grass is in a forward state, and
promises to be a great crop.—Seeds will be light in conse-
quence of the long continuance of draught. Wheat looks re-
markably well, and it is probable that prices will rapidly fall.
Oats have much improved since the showers.—Durham Ad-
vertiser.

AGRICULTURAL PROS PE CTS .—Great improvement has
taken plaee in the appearance of the corn within the last few
days—indeed it looks as well as we ever recollect it at this
"Season of the year. The plants are tolerably thick upon the
ground, and the quantity sown is very great. An abundant
harvest is looked forward to with considerable confidence.—
Bath Chronicle.

The weather since our last has been hard and dry, and oc-
casionally oppressively hot. The rain which fell somewhat
copiously on the forenoon of Wednesday se'ennight faired up
in the afternoon, and Thursday set in hard, bright, and dry.
The wind has since then been generally light and from the
east, with the exception of Sunday, when it blew from the
west with a most oppressive heat and sunshine. We have
on one or two occasions had a very regular recurrence of land
and sea breezes. Showers prevailed over Monday night and
Tuesday morning, and again more abundantly on Tuesday
evening and Wednesday morning.—Fsfeshire Journal.
ISLE OF MAN.—The weather since yesterday se'nnight
inclusive has been entirely dry, with the exception of Mon-
day, when about midnight a storm of thunder and lightning
commenced, which continued with little intermission for
several hours. This plentiful supply of rain, in addition to
what feel in the preceding week, has imparted a delightful
freshness to the earth, which every where exhibits a greatly
improved and healthful verdure. All ground of alarm for
the growing crops may now be considered at an end, as
the wheat and other grain have completely recovered their
impaired condition, so that a fruitful summer and bountiful
autumn may be reasonably expected. Manx Liberal.
THE Caops.—ln consequence of a cold but very dry
spring, with a continuance of easterly winds for nearly two
months which always retard the progress of vegetation, the
crops of all kinds have until recently made but slow progress
in growth ; consequently the wheat is not so forward as it
usually is at this time of the year, but it has generally pre-
served a good stock on the ground. About a month back its
colour was not very favourable for a productive crop, but
perhaps the oldest person concerned in farming never remem-
bered a greater or more favourable change than has taken
place in all crops of corn, owing to the fine genial rains and
warm growing weather of the last three or four weeks. The
crop of wheat perhaps was never known at this season of
the year, to be in a more hiscuriant and flourishing state than
at the present time, the early sown is beginning to break
into ear, and should the weather be fine and dry for the
blossom there is every prospect of an abundant crop, whilst
the produce of the year will be very much increased by the
unusually large breadth of land planted with wheat, therefore
we look forward for an uncommonly abundant harvest.
With regard to the crops of Lent grain, there has seldom or
ever been a better, prospect, for an abundant crop, particu-
larly beans and peas, which never wore a better appearance
at this season of the year. The late rains have greatly im-
proved the crops of grass, and mowing has partially com-
menced with a good average crop. There is every prospect
of a good crop of potatoes, and a great extent of land is
planted with this useful article of food.—Gloucester Chronicle