The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-10-08 00:00:00

TEM BEIt.

:RIM AGRICULTURAL REPORTS FOR SEP.

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MUNTY Or DIMLIN. .
The weather' slasOlg' this month has been remarkably
'avowable for the rations branches of sgricultutal labour,
anti, particularly so fOr the most important grind* Or all,
all !rapist and gathering of the harvest,
The harem votkli the field is no* nearl. cpnVpleted,
Padilla/iota feletitp in stooks and statics in thelield ; far tip
e e'er' miner in- stacks. What tenni nit to be done is i neon/.
tbleishref thPre are only Some triffing"pieces of oats and.
Farleyriparticttlat sitinstions, and late sown, to he cat
megt
i, nil tiltdeseg,..atid a: . hes. The drawing of the corn
to tfie beggars' has, enced, and if the weather be
raveuralde, the great art of that branch will btl done
arainat the latter end next week. - ';' ' '.'" •
Farmers during this month, • 'aside" iittecidinglii the im-
portant biasieest ,of reaping, &e., bare ht=en engaged draw-
ing hay; elan at the preparation of fallows; for wheat,
for which the tresttei,,sies sloaularl farourpble. Several
farmers have cornett/4mM Sowing their fallow,; the .rain
f.4uit fell at "nterrals, during the last fortnight, put Mood'
In tile land, and 1.-ft it ih a proper condition. for receiving
ther..ed into, to. bosom.. .: : ..: , - :- . : .
1111pre wee, an nerrfleetAlf reopens trawl tire &AMA' tom-
ties during the month, and else .wages were low, so that
The farmers nx re:.t It rrehy enabled; io-gett hies terirafit 'Wbrk
dens cheaply. 'Piper was no snapinsioh of trettivddting
the month, except fon • a single day bathe Whole: ••
There has been a roml.tical of wheat and oats:threshed
within the last fortnight; and many farmers are now busy
ihreshing for market. Oats are very fine in qttility in
rneral, and according to their bulk and appearante, their
produce is great, lint the balk in the sheaf is not iqtraor-
fanny ; however, the crop is abundant, and 'greatly ex•
)reeds that of the last season.
.. Wheat is not turning oat as well as had been expected
i,efore .the reaptnir commenced, although a deficiency was
then evident, yet the grain appeared plump and large;
however it was soft, and the subsequent dry weather made
it diminish in size, and shrivelled it. There were some
horning winds in the beginningof the month, which made
the late wheat ripen rather quickly ; as also, frost a few
mornings, which, it is considered, hail 'a bad effect with
regard to it. 'I he ear.l.y wheats,'which grew on light land,
are those which are turning out worst, end White Lamas
more particularly ; on good strong land they are not so
deficient. The late wheats, particularly those which grew
on potato laml, are a tolerably fair crop.
Barley is a good crap in most places where we have ob-
served it, but it is no• crown to a great extent comparatively
in this County. Vetches will not be good in many
places.
The rain which fell at intertals during the last fortnight,
was calculated to serve the late potatoes considerably; but
we apprehend that the benefit expected to be derived to
them from that rain will be materially counteracted by the
frost, .which was pretty sharp on Sunday and Monday
mornings last. We have seen some fields of the later set
rotators, quite black, and parched up by that frost. We
regret extremely to have such a circumstance to state in
cur report of the potatoe-crop, but we may he allowed to
I ope that the frost was not general; or that the injury done
t:!,'• potatoes by it is not extensive.
The quality of the wheat is uneven, bat all is perfectly
sound; a small part only can be considered prime. This, I
under present circntnstances, is looked upon by some
people as fortunate, inasmuch as speculators are seldom
disposed to purthase inferior wheat for storing. The
colour of the wheat Is dark. '

ytember 30, 1823.
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COUNTY (IF KILKENNY.
(ettOat THE MODERATOR.)
The commeneetnent of September was extremely fine,
;.ad the continnation then for some days was productive of
the greatest advantage to the early crops. The Wheats
got up during this period are excellent in finality, %Vitt' a
Lille tendency to moistness. The colour is fine, and the
grain of Veis saving good. We cannot speak so favour-
ably of the After Wheats; those are inferior, being mildewed
coarse, badly tilled, and have a great tendency to smut.
The Wheats are considered under an average crop. Barley
is good and still Le in tolerable order, having generally
been cut during the good weather. The breadth of
Barley is considered limited. Oats vary according to soil ;
that in try rich Is d is favourable anti ptoductire, and
tha meal already produced limn it is excellent. The
lat. Oats promise badly, and in general arc uncut. A fine
after s,r.san will eo much to benefit it. Should this late
corr. sucered, Oats in ty be then considered a fair steerage
(rep. Potatoes are an uncertain crop, and the alight
frosts have certainly cheeked them. Yet, the early planted
are of excellent qaantv, but the late sowings are in every
respect indifferent ; should a serious attack of early frost
set in, we may have cause of alarm. flay is rather
improved, and althongh it is not abundant, still under
geed management there may be a sufficiency. Pastures
have much improted, and Pat Beasts kill be made up
better than was ram ted. Sheep also thrive well—Botter
is in steady demand, and the Aftergrasses affording a good
• supply. of *feed, this atticle is, (though late) abundant.
Shooing has completely disappointed the Sportsman,
the standing Coro being a cover to the partridges, which
no person of humanity could think of invading. The
bileaner,•alsn. in every field cut down, disturbed the birds,
sett this %clines people to think they are scarce : but we
think the reverse.
Sorry are. we to remark upon the continued poverty
of the Country. Beggars an' rut in every part of the
minty, and prefer now this way of livelihood to labaur,
amiduring the Harvest continued their pursuits, rather
than bad it hand to the sickle or the. settle. Yet, labour
Las been extremely lose: Sept. :1/, 1:03.

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11Laurette tx.ticemii:aiiilli•i-i7arv_esting of the grain
• • eropsin this nrighboirl.o.rd mill he nearly completed by.
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the tad of this wet k. We understand, that on the gronads
betwecn.this and Glasgow the re4vilig is by no means so
• forward: On the itic h lyi!,r 11-m4i-tan:ls, bet% cen 1701101
and Airdrie particularly, the greater part of the crops,
• consisting chiefly of oats, are quite gretn, and as the frosts
have now set in, it can hardly he expected that they will
r;peo to be of any use. In the roun!ies of Forfar anti Fife,
and also in East Lothian, the crops of osts and barley are
alit,ntlant. Harvest in the Carse of Falkirk is now nearly
over: the crops are considered a fair average. The severe
frost on the mornings of Sunday and AlonLlay have done
consiilerable injury to the uncut beans. In the Carse of Stir-
ling shunt halt the crop is cut, and the rest is ripe. The
crop of beans an•l peas ,is reckoned pretty goad.—(Cale-
. . • donjon illercuqi.)
It is expected that the Alton hops, which are nearly, if
not qsGte equal, in (polity to what they were last year, will
=ore than double the overage crop of Farnham, or any
place in the neighbourhood, per acre; and, in respect to'
many parishes, still treble and quadruple them, yet the
average per aCrovisid not be more than li per cnt.—
(Ihmlaphire Chronicle.) • • •
• On Thdrsday last. 114 the workmen were digging. the
• - foundation for the boiWiLiFyssalluf the new prison, in this
, city, when at the depth'of right or ten feet from the mor-
e :-/act'of,she faille, they dismoverell'an artificial well, which
. ,• • bltlii;baiirleen.constrarted inanpag. is slime. it is alma'
laintirfautlforti3Oise circumference mall .in proportion, and
- thaairiktiM*4llllNs person to stand on while dtawing the
"water; tr.rrair covered with flags and raved 'Blind the
):rink. Iris supposed to live been of Rolm!: origin, and
from its.pecul.ar sicuatioamnst hare remained long corer
ed..-4rObablylinee the period whi.h the city lay in ashes
Phis well is situated mithout the old city wall; an,' might
, . ~ pe.isaps have been used by the edetny during a siege. The
.. • ap lag, we untieritand, is good, and that it is intended to
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~ . tor' a reservoir • from it for the use of di . risou.— r (Ca
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