The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-06-11 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

CH EST IRE.—After a drought continuing three months,
we had yesterday morning a delightful fall of rain, occu-
pying fully three hours, and also showers at intervals
through the day. It is not considered too late for a good
crop of winter potatoes, turnips, and probably oats and
barley; but the hay crop must be a deficient one; still
the latter grass will help to make up, and there being such
an enormous stock of oats and oatmeal yet unconsumed,
we must not look for a decided scarcity of feeding stuffs
during the ensuing winter. Last night the rain fell at
intervals, and to-day (Thursday) we have had repeated
showers, with the wind blowing genially from the south-
west.—Slockport Advertiser of Friday.
PRESTON.—Fortunately, since last week, the weather
has undergone a change. On Monday the wind shifted
from the east to the south and south-west, and early on
Wednesday morning a shower of rain fell. Occasional
showers continued to fall on Thursday and yesterday, but
a good soaking rain is still wanted before the country and
the crops can be benefited to any considerable extent. We
never remember seeing meadows and pastures so parched
up and bare of grass as they are this season. The hay
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b e exceedingly deficient.—Preston
Essex.—At this period of the year the state of the
crops, and the promise which their appearance holds out,
are usually matters of deep anxiety, not only to the farmers
but to the teeming thousands whose hope of being plenti-
fully and cheaply fed without injury to their neighbours,
depends upon native abundance. In this view we regret
the prospect is not satisfactory either to producer or to
consumer. The long period of drought which has parched
the earth cannot fail to produce an effect upon the harvest
—to lessen the size of the swarth and weight of the sheaf
when the scythe and the sickle shall be sent forth into
the ripened fields. Since the middle of March, we have
scarcely had what is called " a good rain." From this
state of things the wheats perhaps have been injured least,
but upon the light lands even these have suffered very se-
verely. In most districts of this county, the oats and
barley are looking thin and sickly, and beans are very
stunted. The hay crop, it is needless to say, especially in
the up!ands, is exceedingly light.—Chelmsford Chronicle.

LIN C 0 LN S II I RE. —The wheat plants are looking remark-
ably healthy, and will in a few days be in ear. The
spring-sown corn in the Holland fen, having been sown
early, is looking tolerably well, notwithstanding the con-
tinued drought ; and in other localities it will, it is feared,
suffer from the dryness of the season. Many clover
fields promise a plentiful harvest, but the meadows, ex.-
cept in a few instances are very short of grass. A. plenti-
ful supply of rain is much needed.—Lincolnshire Chro-
nicle.

YORKSHIRE.--A favourable change in the state of the
weather has taken place in this neighbourhood. The at-
mosphere, although generally cloudy, has become more
warm and genial. There have been occasionally showers,
but not that steady continuance of rain which is much
wanted.—Doncaster Gazette.

EDlNBURGH.—Yesterday copious showers, with slight
intermission, fell gently during the whole day, and last
night it begin to rain heavily at 11 o'clock, which con-
tinues as we go to press. This much desired change in
the weather roust be productive of immense benefit to the
vegetation which seemel almost destroyed by the effects
of the late drought ; and already the reviving influence of
the rain is apparent in field and garden,—Edinburgh
Slandard of Saturday.

GLOCESTER.—At length we have to record a change in
the weather. Aft r a continuance of cold, drying winds
for eight or ten weeks, on Tuesday the wind veered round
fr m E.N.E. to about S.W. There was an immediate
increase in the temperature; at noon, on Tuesday, the
thermometer in London stood at 63 degrees in the shade.
No rain fell in this district, except a shower in some par-
ticular localities, until Wednesday afternoon ; since that
period we have had a series of refreshing showers, which
have done great good ; and yesterday there was a strong
gale of wind.—Glocester Journal of Saturday.
GLASGOW.—We have had much blessed rain since our
last. Early on Wednesday morning, after a five weeks'
drought, and in the very nick of time, it came on to rain,
and has continued occasionally since. As things go now,
we should say that nothing whatever has suffered by the
late dry weather, not even the grass, materially. It is
rather stunted, perhaps, in some places, but even this will
be all put to rights by the genial and refreshing showers
which still continue. The face of the country already
wears the most altered and charming aspect, Everything
is revived and healthy in appearance.—Glasgow paper,
EARLY WHEAT CROP.—Monday, Mr. John Crow-
thers, of Blackwatertown, left at our office a sample of
wheat taken off his lands, which is certainly indicative of
a most superior and early crop. It is the produce of
Oxfortl prize wheat seed. The beads are considerably
advanced towards maturity; the straw is uncommonly
fine; and Mr. Crowthers informs us that the specimen
left with us is a fair average sample of a field of twenty
acres.—Newry Telegraph.