The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-17
TIE HARVEST.
From hse London Mark Lane Erpress,
of Sent. lSh.


Since our last we have had uninterru
ted fine weather and the harvesting
wheat, barley, and oats, has nearly bee
brought TO a close IN all the s0uthei
counties of England, and considerab
breadth of beans and peas has also bee
secured. In the n)rlhern counties larg
portion of grain has been cut, and goo
deal carried much, however, still re
mains out. and in some ofthe less fayore
districts il will require another week @
fire weather before the sickle can b
actively employed.
The damage done to the grain crops il
the north by the heavy rains Of Wednes
day and Thursday se'nnight is stated Il
be serious, large breadths having beef
so badly laid that but slight hopes are en-
tertained of the corn being harvested il
even toerable condition these complaint
are, however, only partial, and we stIl
hope that the result will not prove Sc
unfavourable as is anticipated.
1t is yet much too early to form any
thing like an accLrate estimate Of the
Weld, even in those counties where the
harvest is concluded complaints of the
wheat not thrashinI out so well .as
was expected are, howeve, already
beginning to be pretty general, and we
are afraid that the crop Of this grain will
turn out decidedly below an average ;
much still depends on the weather, as
scarcely one half OF what IS grown north
of the Humber is yet secured.
Oar letters from Scotland are filled
with dismal accounts ofthe dam, &c done
by the wet and stormy weather lately
experienced there the rain had been 50
heavy that many Of the smaller rivers
had overflown their banks.
The storm had howcver,been succeeded
by fine weather, and the barley harvest
had been partially begun. At Edlng-
burgb on Wednesday there was very
little grain of any description offering,
and moderate business was done at the
prices of the previous week. AT Dundee,
Aberdeen, aud Banff, the value ofall kind
of corn was also firmly supported.
The tempestuous weather which visit
cd England and Scotland from the 9th to
the 10Th inst. was experienced about the
same time in Ireland the rain was heavi
est in tho north west of the island, were
harvest operations were thereby for a
time suspended +; since then, however,
the temperature has been mild and gent
al, and the weather dry it is. therefore,
hoped hat the grain which was laid by
the rain will be enabled to recover its
erect position, and that neither the quail.
~ nor yield will suffer materially.
The HARvEsT.-Tho weather during
the past week has been exceedingly ia.
vorable for the operations of harvest ;
cool breczes heving generally prevailed
during the day, and the nights having
been clear, with tendency to frost.-
But little progress has been made with
the harvest il this district but farther
north, on the banks ofihc Tweed and in
the Lothians, reaping has became gener-
nj. The crops have not suffered greatly
from the late heavy rains. Wheat on ia
vorablc soil, stands well upon the ground,
and promises to he far crop. We have
had an opportunity ofexamlning sample
of new wheat, grown on the coast OF
Northumberland. The grain looks ex.
cecdingly weil--full, round, and good
weight. Indeed, it is allowed to be as
good as any of former years.-Newcastle
Journal.
Having had delightful weather for the
last ten days. the wheat harvest in Somer.
setshire is nigh well IN. The crops are
good, and are more in quantity than was
anticipated. The light soils are not so
abundant, but we believe in the Bridge
water district the crops will prove an aver.
age onc.--Brlstol Mirror.
The harvest commenced last week, and
has now become general in this neigh.
bourhood, and there is every appearance
of fair average crop. The utmost dill.
gcncc is now exerted IN the harvest field
and II may be questioned weather at any
former period more ACTIVITY aed perse-
vcrancc were cyinced in securing the
crops several large stocks of corn have
been reaped with surprising alacrity. -
The northern counties require n fire and
warm autumn TO give them security, and
1t is more than possible that they will bt
so iavoured. Should The weather cores.
pond with our hupe. the whole Of the
crops will be secured ut much earlier
period than certainly might have beer
anticipated at the close oithc last month
-DoncaSter Chronicle.
The weather since Sunday las, ha.
been delightfully."- iiuc, aud the conse
quence has been considerable progrcs,
IN the labors of the harvest. The corr
not Yet cut down is rapidly advancing I,
maturity, and there is every reason I,
hope that the most ,ckward will soon b,
ready for the sickle. la the southcr,
counties, very large proportion Of III,
crops Is secured in good condition. an,
the fears which were entertained a few
weeks ago ola scarcity, have given wa,
to the cheering expectation of ABUNDANCE
Manchester Courier.