Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-10-04

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II sohritssi. Addrvss all coaasatca1ioas In
sose. Agricultural k.iises Ostsri Ds~ssras
THE hARvssrs or oRsAr BRITAIN.
The people Of England and Scotland
have often heen spoken Of a. q nation
of shopkeepcrs, but In proportion
to their HrcA. agriculture plays .
very prominent part In these countries.
No~ here have I seen more interest and
anxiety manifested In regard to the con-
dition of the weather during the season
of harvest. Here, as In more strictly az
ricultural countries, the difference be-
tween a good hsrvcst aud bad one
means the difference between comfort
and misery for very large proportion
of The population. This difference l.
felt by nearly all classes, although many
may not be aware Of the true cause of
What they feel.
AZ the date of TIL. writing (sept. u,
the English harvesting II we'll under
way, and that of Scotland IL about to
begin. am told that, ~ a rule, the
English grain harvest IL completed dur
Ing the month of August. but the crops
this year. owing to q cold, backward
spring, are unusually late, and there
.till remains much grain to cut. u will
be we'll Into September before all the
grain IL gathered. Ia some seytions the
rlpening of the wheat crop IL fully tao
weeks later than usual. This makes II
.omewhst difficult To estimate, With any
degree of accuracy, the yields for the
year.
Ia some parts IL England I find con-
siderable apprehension, not yet aiiayed.
"wheat rust" There IL no
doubt that In some sections thls has at
fe,tesi the crop seriously, but the gcner-
ably favorable weather of August less
ened the dan .cr, and the results will
no, be so Injurious a. was At one time
feared. In sotDe districts, however, q
species of blight has materially snrcted
the average. Al the Iiothamsted Exper-
iu,sutsl station, SIR j. II. ls~cs pre-
,lIcts that the yield of wheat will be
muvh below the average. la Englspd.
a. we'll a. In countries of much greater
AREA, the same crop varies considerably
In ,i.ld aud quality In different parts.
Prom c.timstes given me by many DIT
fersnt growers, supplemented by an ex-
tended personal observation, " is prob
ably safe 10 say that ~ per cent. at the
wheat crop of the present year Will fall
below the annual average, b per cent.
will Just reach the average and " yer
cent. viii be above. THIS IL not very
good showing for wheat, but ] believe
Il to b. essentially correct. The barley
crop, ou the whole, IL considerably bet
ter. With anything like good weather
for the maturing ~ late crops, at least
"a Per cent Of the barley Will be over
the yearly average, ~ per cent Will
equal the average, aud only Per cent.
Of the entire crop will fall below. Oats
wlll .ho~ about the same general aver
age a. barley. Turuip., a crop OF the
highest Importance herc, make q rather
poor showing this year. The III" did
much dsmage Ia some parts, and In many
fields the stand .. far tom good.
Perhaps Il IL too early to make any
thing Ike an accurate estimate, bat II
seem. to t,e quite certain that . much
larger proportion 10 the crop Will be bs-
low, rather th IN up 10 or above the aver
age.
The stock farmers, Who regard tur-
nips a. their most important crop, are
fcelirg somewhat discouraged. The
comparAiivcly low price of live stock. to-
gr,her ~iih the poor yield of turnlps,
make no little difference With the an.
nual return. from the farm.
With potatoes, which are now largely
grown, especially by those Who keep
little stock, much better report can b.
made. Of this crop u u estimated by
good observers. that IS per cent. will BE-
above the average, ~ per cent. NJ Ia
the average, and q per cent. under the
IN. average. The hay crop of Engisnd
L. everywhere spoken of asa light one.
Fortunately, however, u WAS generally
secured In fine oricr, aud with the prc.-
ent escellent condition OF pasturagr, the
light Yield will not be so severely felt as
might be- expected.
On the whole. l should say that the
crops of this year la En.land we're very
moderate, scarcely up Ia the average.
Comparatively speaking. the crops Of
scotland are rather letter than those of
England. Although IA. AREA devoted
Ia wheat Il small. the crop IL considerA-
bly, above the average.
Hay aud oats, which are staple prod
uct. la scotland. promise remarkably
all; Ia fact. IN. hay crop has been un-
usually heavy, and owing "a the fine
weather of the late summer, Was secur-
ei la excellent order. A. far As ! could
learn. the price Of good hay IL we'll up,
owing 10 the short supplies left over
from last war. "A Was stated, the cat
crop promises we'll, but IL IL too early to
estimate thi. crop with certainty. The
advent Of bad weathsr-in fact, the se-
we're storms of the past t~o or three
days, may upset all previous cslculs-
tIons. The CAT harvest In Scotland IL
late In maturing. and q flne September
make. q vast difference with this crop.
Like turnlps Ia Englsnd, oats are re-
gar,ied AZ the most important aud val.
liable crop In scotland. when this crop
IL good the heart Of the farmer IL made
glad. A good oat crop In Scotisnd
means the free circulation of money and
an active movement In all domestic In
dustrtes.
with thi. crop, however, much yet de-
peuds upon the weather. Ia severe
storms IL often lodges badly, aud the
grain does not properly mature. An
other encouraging feature of scottish AZ
riculturc is the condition of the psstur'
age, which has been good throughout
the whole season. There has not been
much heat, or q great deal Of sunshiue.
nor has there bcen In any part excessive
rains OF drouth. Livestock OF all class
e. look remarkably we'll. both In Eng
land and Scotland. IL. I.AkE>'
NJ In Country Gentleman.
Apple Prices.
SLOW are apples going To cell this
yearr' L. the question met In every d.
rection, az we fall In with the fruit grow,
ers from time To time.
There IL q good crop Of good apples
In this state this year, aud very proper
IN growers would like To know whether
they are going to get anything for them
Yor the Information Of such, we have
been able 10 get hold Of facts, Of late,
through meeting With number Of ship
p~rs of apples from different sections oI
New England. that we are glad To b
able 10 say gives an encouraging out
look for the price Of the present crVp.
II is as good as certain that the croT
In the West and the Southwest IL = com
plete failure. Eastern shippers aud deal
ers are daily and repeatedly receiving
lnaulries from western aud southwest
ern points as To where supplies Of ar
pies In the last can he obtained In lsrgs
quantities to meet the demands of thei