, 1869-07-13
THE ENGLIsH. CROPS.
British Estimate OF tho Prospects.

From tts London gtmls tcfty Arttelr,i june p.
.6pbloined ls q letter on the growth Of the crops
during the past few weeks, and the prospects OF
lhe coming harvest:
.:ae1n: Ii pfe-MlegraphIc days at this season Of
the Jear, farmers were supposed to conhine and
we're really Iustlned In the expectation that for
eIGn shlpr*fs would thereby be deferred froM
sending forna5a supp!!ss and ssees5,ngly home
ly In the autumn. Such state Of things
doca not, however, at present exist; the
iorned, Is rule, Of tue state Of our growing
crops than lHmcla arc themselves out Of their
own parish, and kilograms keep continental
prospects, up to within fen hours Of the
despatch Sal1 It Is not easy 70 ASCERTAIN the &c
tual position o. ths M sou1t1y from ths wan; Of
except bJ personal inspection and close at
tentoa 70 the sablect For Instance, as to
;he great scarcity Of coIn-stacks, visible to tic
eye, He might as present suppose the lnte crop
Was well nigh exhausted, yet when We consider
oftcn refugee, ii q week, the entire produce Of q
~ maske1 supplies aye stlll llbefaL tho rnrns Of
sales from 10 loMus, showing the trade Of the
present SEASON moro toan double that Of. 1S3s.
prices being then t9a liHI, and noH As ski per
quarter, the conclusion must bc that socks In far.
msrs md iealer1' hands are Iet considerable md
sut1cicnt for the eight week. more dns1n9 which
they Will he required for consumption, wheat be-
"x sinee ,he III isih of the Il eseaf noaa 0 nsye en-
1oIed fair opportunity Of making a1 estimate Of
The present crop prospects II the large corn.zrow
Which, as the Daturnl arca from which We must
manly draw our present and fusure supplies, L.
s9ess y ts {99FEns s E., E1sst Ta s ssssse
sa2ss s. sfa ssns @ sssa 81
IN The uorthwess Tho percentage ta!ls 70 between
Is and y Pct cent: Mhl!e' IN tesPece 70 wheat
~ ~ ~ e a nnt sn6
sex. Bnnolk aud lamhr1dgo are rather mora than
he ooleet Of taelnQ tic moss country poasble, u
canbriase. Norfolk. saGo15 aaa Essex. I'd
At different. :. Stations, :. and being ihoss
enabled 10 wan through different farms, aud meet
Hoa1her IT, n oee III sa4ons
signA such a. The night Of Wild ducks and geesc,
anoo the longest dny. when decided change
{ateady mercury, higher temperature, calm sea
ind Eoue suush1ne) occurred. The fact Of tho
sorzhe, as 10 1868 anu 1926, during the months Of
June and Jai{. the Wind from these potuts forty
that 1rst, Is 70 the rreent rain and hastorma the
wheat u not laid to any damaging extent, even
Se Raei e & Ely
ing tcn lands wnere the stem and
taR Gre, pethaps, heavier than else
saioi, II Is hU fSe e1eeption @ to esR sse PIT q
neld iaid. Tho wors, appearance any wherp ls a
rusty top-eolor, produced By tho cold day Winds
all cereal crops mar Be consdcfed a. green crops,
and until the milky grains are forming, moisture
and the absence OF san arc much lesd felk than
helps to flourish and mature large and aeil-1liei
ear. The wheat ear Ia now unshcathed, md In estly
districts In bloom. and hot weather 11 much de-
nil 1oGk f1f1Rt Rtf4Ff hnnf tSh l@h Mt I'm
tine, many growers expected TO snt1yei up the
sar,y harvest which we canno. have: However.
e1s' 4 Aimanaef) On the Ssh of jane, and
many 's Sesn seas aes .Fa es seay ~ g sods
compress lnio one sentence Tho Impressions re-
eetved, may say thst wheat Is at present prom
have prcSAIIed, The Taest lands are thicE witt
strong plant but&he Light lands aud hats plant
ed with Theat are thin, yellow, and characterized
Id area onchall Instead Of about one-si1th Of the
whole, o1l future prospecia would be poor Indeed.
AZ It Is, the loany Ro1is the clay sos and tho Zen
lands, promiFe ns a good average crop. find ont
Of the Total number at nelds marfed have down
serentJ eight good. tNenty-etght ufddHns, tEen-
aa ssS esanss sa
passing from good 70 light sandy and gravellS
even The case with hay IL parts Of Norfolk. this
crop being very heaTy on MI good meadows.
The barley crop did not satisfy me-; It looked
yellow; aEutsh and backyard; but there are more
naIks Of 'mlddltng " against the tckle than OF
"baA,T and Ia Essex and Norfolk the areCa2e Of
"Eood !" tlelds was equal to the Others.
beans aud peas are simply the strongest and
largest Cru7 I have ever noticed for the Inst ten
yeatH Oats vii! cover the ground. which means
Mangolds and turntps nre In good plant, md many
nclds are going Into Leaf. Tne small breadth or
1a1 planted IN Norfolk Is undoubtedly good, aud
~ Etnguar1tr oftne present season tho now po-
satocs the rye, the, mustard and cole seed ap-
and June being cold md overcast Itains this fnci,
showing superior underground temperature,
ador1is 1ar hope that my Individual views Of the
crops being better than supposed will be realized
this Reaso1, u, IS believe, the mean summer tenn
pet2tu1o Of she Hext three months VIII be nn ayGT-
age. Your faithful servant,
IL KAns-JAczsox.
No 60 Mark lane, E C., June Cd
T. A-FOEelgn harvest prospects, 80 far ns I
hare been advised, arc, like ouF own, Irregular;
there Will be IN aneSer+ but not s11aH crop, and
u confesstng, as do, that at present we know
little for cettain except that the Algerian harvest
{tune 21l Is good md that tho barley cuttIug Ia
Hen ht-,un In France. add that of wheat ls about
to commence Ia the Southern United states anI
California, there seems 20 excuse whatever that
Rn} government, level with the spirit OF tne times
should cease to collect agricultural Statistics {ag
q national necessity cheap At 1ny moderate cost,}
until this Kingdom especially k1nws It's own re.
sQHIce3 aaA those OF its nelSheoza-