Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-28
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liant, day and IS asoclear Italian sky
throughout o Monday was a fine breezy
day, and great deal of harvest work
accomplished, the corn, going up in the
finest possible condition. Tuesday was
a.. hot scorching day, and every hand
which could work was fully employed
to do something in furthering the pro-
gress of harvest. Our advices on that
were ,astunder from the West Riding of
Yorkshire:5 f The dry weather con-
tinues,s and the turnip crop is all but
a. complete failure, and getting daily
worse. Cattle are on winter food in a
great measure, and sadly short of water
in many places, Harvest operations are
progressing favorably,a and farmers
should now, push on, or the corn will
soon shake in the field for over ripe
ness. From the East Riding it was
remarked: weather continues very
dry and hot, land harvest in this district
is now making rapid progress. South
of the Humber, a great portion of the
crops is already housed; the quality of
the wheet this season is very fine end
unusually heavy, and when tested by
thrashing, the result has generally prov
ed very satisfactory. Spring corn is
very various, and on the whole, must
prove considerably below the average"
From Sufolk-"Quality, weight and
general condition of the wheat
superb, yield good. Barley is
being secured in fine. order
This district promises well for this grain.
Hot and dry weather; rain very much
wanted" Wednesday was warm and
splendid harvest day. From the east
coast of Scotland our advices stated:
Harvest is now quite general in this
district; we have continuance of very
hot weather" From the falling state Of
the barometer and shift of wind to the
S. S. W., change in the weather ap-
peared close at hand, and on Thursday
morning at 7 A. NJ, steady, gentle rain
set in, which continued for two hours OF
more, and the remainder of the day
proved showery. This desirable change
was everything to the parched country,
and may give little general relief
wherever it was experienced; while the
temporary check to harvest operations
would not prove unfavorable, and would
be hailed by every agriculturist as like
ly to do more good than harm to
any grain yet in the fields
Friday morning was showery,
but not much rain fell during the day,
and harvest work would proceed
again. Our adyices from Devonshire
stated the wheat crop was nearly entire
ly housed, and such was the case also in
Cornwall, but in the latter county barley
was not all secured. Some heavy storms
had been passing during the week. From
the West Riding, Of Yorkshire, our ad-
vices were as follows: "Since Tuesday
we have had slight shower or two, but
hardly enough to lay the dust. Our
harvest is going on steadily, but not fast
enough, except were the reaping ma
chimes are in full swing, as corn is very
ripe and would be in danger if strong
wind or rough weather should come on. u
From Lancashire our advices stated
" During the whole of yesterday heavy
rain fell in all this district, and there has
been more or less downfall in many parts
ofthe country though cloudy this morn
ing, we have only had occasional show
ers."' From Lincolnshire, near Brigg, our
information runs thus: "No rain yet
falls in this district, though appearances
and the glass have promised some. The
grain is being stacked in very fine con-
dition; in fact, it is so dry that great
waste is the consequences, for the sheaves,
on being pitched into the wagons, are SO
dry that an enormous quantity of grain
falls to the ground. Much corn has
been lost, especially barley, before it
was cut, for the extreme heat ripened it
rapidly, and then the high winds neck
ed it, though greater loss must have
resulted if the reaping machines had
been unknown" The week closed with
a breezy day, cloudy at times, but very
little rain fell, and perhaps in no week
during any previous harvest was ever
SO much grain secured, or in finer condi-
tion. The farmers, thus fully occupied,
have been unable to supply the markets,
but the heavy weights of the new wheats
are attracting much attention, and for
them sale can always be reckoned on.
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