The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-11 00:00:00

Aug. 11, 1846.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS

Irswtcn, Auo. 4.—Nearly all our light land farmers
have finished wheat harvest, and the grain is housed in
fine condition.

THts CROPS.—Most of the corn in this neighborhood
has been carried and in good older. The grass land has
been benefitted by the late rains and all kinds of stock is
doing well.—Sussex paper.

CAMBRIDGESIIIa.-The harvest has now become v-
neral in this county, and the most sanguine expectations
are entertained that it would Le safely housed in good

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de-dof wheat has been cat in the neighbourhood since

our last, and the produce seems to surpass expectation.
Oats will not yield so well, not being altogether ripe and
fir. for cutting, though several fields are partially so, the

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DERBYSHIRE.—The present harvest I. we believe, the
earliest on record since the year 1819. Vre understand it
commenced in the vicinity of Derby, on Wednesday se'n-
night, in a richly clad corn-field at Darley, belonging to
Wm. Evans, Esq., of Allestree Hall, which is likely to
yield an abundant crop. In the parish of Normanton,
also. wheat in excellent condition has been cut down.—
Derby Reporter.
St.tco.-1 he complaints of the potato crop are not so
disheartening as they were a fortnight ago. A. tolerable
produce is found at the root of the diseased stock, and
those that are free from the blight ppmise an abundant
supply.

BALLINASLOE,—The crops in this neighbourhood pre-
sent a cheering aspect; but the may potato crop k much
affecti-d mouth the disease of fait year. In every instance it
is confined to that part which ►s attached to the st►lk.—
Westmeath IndPpendent.

Are LONE.—The crops, with the exception of potatoes,
exhibit a fine heal by appearance, and in many parts of
the country the sickle has commenced its labour. Many
of the potato fields, which apt.eared sound and heelthy,
have been found:to be altogether diseased.—Westmeath
Independent.

LOUTIh—The weather of late has been highly propitious
for the maturing of the wheat crop, which in many places
is ready for the sickle : reaping has already con menced,
and in the course of a few days will become quite gem ral.
A few Irish labcurers have made their appearance, and
have readily met with employment,
Reaping has become general in the neighbourhood of
Sheffield, the crops having been oconderfu'lv advanced by
the I•+te genial but 'oppressive weather. The grain is in
excellent condition, and we hope to be able to congratulate
our fellow-cciun.rymen on the gathering in of one of the
best harvests that has bten known for some years.—
Sheffield Mercury.
The hay harvest is pretty nearly completed in this
neighbourhood, and the attention of farmers is now di-
rected to the housing of grain. in South Lancahire the
wheat harvest is becoming pretty general, and in Rufford,
Tarleton. Longton. and the neighbourhood, as well as in
the Fylde, many fields are being cut. In one or two in-
stances, also, the sickle has been applied to oats. With
favourable weather the grain harvest will become general
in a week throughout North Lancashire. Though the
crops are not nearly so heavy as last year, on the whole
we antiaiNte there will be an average. Oats appear to
be doing well, and are ripenicg fast. Beans will probably
prove a failure, though in some fields they are pretty good.
Barley is not very promising. The potato murrain has
again manifested itself, but not yet to any magnitude. In
Rufford and that neighbourhood, potatoes are looking
very well —Preston Chronicle.

The most auspicious . weath, r for ripening the_ crops,

notwith!,tanding that violent storms have taken place in
the south, continues to prevail in this district, and in all
directions the wheat is nearly ready for cutting. whilst in
the more favoured localities a great deal has born reaped

In the best possible condition. There is every prospect of
the corn harvest in the north bring lull a month earlier
than usual. In the course of ano her week cutting will
be general in the c 'unties of Northumberland and Dur-
ham, as well as along the Border of Scotland, and it is
admitted by competent judges that the crop of wheat is
not only abundant but of excellent quality. With such a
prospect, and under the operation of free-trade, the mar-
kets continue to rule very hew. . Depression seems to be
the or er of the day, and there is now no doubt, seeing
that the character of' the harvest is determined in the corn-
gr,wing districts, both a: home and abroad, th it the price
of wheat will be at a ruinous figure before the close of the
year.—Newcastle Journal.