The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-07-31 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

BLYTH.—The weather during the past week has been
exceedingly favourable to the crops in this locality, which
are unusually luxuriant and promising.
The fine rains which have fallen since our last have given
a most delightful freshness to the face of the country, and
strikingly improved the green crops and gardens. We
are glad to hear good accounts of the potatoes, strong
hopes being entertained in the best informed quarters that
they will turn out well. The wheat is in fine condition !
harvest has begun here and there ; and however low
free-trade may have kept prices, the farmers will, at all
events, have a good quantity to sell.— The Bath Chronicle.
CHESHIRE, JULY 26.—Since our last, we have had such
soaking rains for the last three days as we have seldom
experienced ; the benefit of these is already manifest in
the rapidly improving condition of the pastures, which
bad begun to " burn" on the higher grounds. The bene-
fit also to the corn crops will, be immense, provided we
can now obtain plenty of sunshine for a few weeks. The
wheat plant is reported thin on some poor and stubborn
soils, and a grub is stated to have made some little havoc
in certain localities ; nevertheless, on the whole, things
bid fair for a fine harvest, the weather being suitable.
Potatoes turning out splendid ; no signs of disease as yet,
although the rains will try them. Most of the hay crops
are in—capital in condition.. Wind westerly, a bright
sky,—but abundance of cumuli hovering about.
LANCASTER.—A large quantity of rain has fallen this
week and retarded the haymaking. The wheat crops are
looking well, and promise an abundant harvest. Oats are
complained of as being short in.the straw, but otherwise
good. No fears are now entertained about the potatoes.
Considerable quantities of rain have fallen this week in
almost every part of the district ; but we have pleasure in
adding that the bay crop generally is stacked. Serial
crops, especially wheat and barley, are exceedingly fine,
and so are oats, peas and beans, also turnips; but the rot
has evidently got into the potatoes. We planted about
ten stone of fine tubers this year on ground previously
occupied with diseased crops. About half the plants have
six bad ones out of every eight potatoes—the other half,
which were set on somewhat drier soil, are as yet but
partially tainted.— TVhitehaven Herald.
A correspondent writing from the neighbourhood of
Dunmanway, says—" I have travelled from Cork here
yesterday evening (Saturday), and the appearance of the
potato fields is magnificent all along the road. lam told
it is the same all the way from this to Bantry. In my
own demesne there were last week about a score of slightly
blackened stalks ; but these have outgrown the indications
of disease, and assumed a hcaLlay and even vigorous
appearance.—Cork Examiner.
A correspondent writing from Miltown, county Kerry,
says—" The produce is most abundant, and of superior
quality. I hope, should dry weather again set in, all will
be right. Corn crops of all descriptions are far above an
average, and already are beginning to change colour.
Green crops are very fine. On the whole, the promises
of an abundant and early harvest were never more cheer.
ing."—Dublin Evening Mail.
Since our last the weather has been exceedingly dull,
cold, and wet. On Monday the rain set in in good ear-
nest about 9 o'clock, a.m., and continued without inter-
mission until about 9 p.m. With the exception of a
smart shower between three and four o'clock, the after-
noon was fine, but during the night rain again fell. On
Tuesday the morning was fair, but towards eleven o clock
the raip began to fall heavily, accompanied with an ex-
ceedingly cold temperature for the time of the year.
Wednesday was cloudy and cold, as was also yesterday
(Thursday), accompanied with rain. We have seen one
or two fields partially laid down by the heavy showers,
but, generally speaking, the crops have not suffered, but
on the contrary derived great benefit from the rain.
Warm and dry weather, however, is now wanted, and
should it set in speedily, and continue uninterrupted, we
may still look for an early and prolific harvest.