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Cambridgeſhire, Fuly 25. Notwithſtanding the continuance of the Ary, and of late hot weather, the wheats, in general, are likely to be very

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The-barleys, oats, beans, and peas, are likely to produce very plentiful crops.

Rape ſeed and muſtard are very fine crops this year, and they are now beginning to be cut.

The crops of potatoes are more extenhive this year than ever remembered before; the produce is likely to be very great, and the. quality is cer- tainly very excellent; znd they ate likely to help to lower the price of wheat, and ſupply the poor with wholeſome food. Î

The very dry weather, without any ſhowers of raïn, has very generally prevented the recently ſown rape ſeed and turnip ſeed from taking root, and alío materially injured the young plants. But ſhould we be favoured with rain ſoon, the fallows ſhould be ſown over again; and all early ſtubbles ſhould, likewiſe, be ſown this year with turnip ſeed.

The hay harveft wearher has been the fineſt ever known in the memory of man; and, although ſome of the crops are rather light, and many hay ſtacks may have been heated too much, and ſome few may have fired, nevertheleſs hay-will prove of the fineſt quality, and plentiful.

Although the wool trade is dull, the growers are unwilling to ſell at any lowér prices; and(ome few fine fleeces of the Welch and South Down kinds have ſold as high as 25s. per pound; and ſome, in‘Cambridgeſhire, at 245

er tod. Es The hop plantations had recovered greatly; but the continuance of dry weather now injures them. The cyder counties aré ſtill very unpromiſings Live ſtock are ſtill very dear; but the dry weather will probably ſoon reduce them a little lower, for à time. Good horſes are high in price.

Some farmers, at Bexhill, Suſſex, have agreed to ſell wheat at 35 pounds per load, which will provide flour for the poor, at 28. 6d. per gallon.

A generous farmer, of the name of Williams, laſt year ſold grain at 9s. 8d. per buſhel, when others required a much higher price. He alſo lets out(mall parcels of land to his poor heighbours, and lends them money to cultivate. j

At Devizes fair, wheat ſold at 1065. to 1178. per quarter. Barley, 60s. to$0os. Oats; 45s. to 508,

At Newbury, wheat ſold from 1108s. to 1598. Barley, 50s. to 708 Bacon, 66s. to 48s. Peaſe, bos. to 74s. Oats, 398. to 46s.

At Herefordſhire meeting for live ſtock, the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Eſſex, the Earl óf Oxford,&c. were preſent. A prize was beſtowed for the beſt boar. The Earl of Eſſex produced a bull, which was a greât favourite; but, being under two years, did not obtain thé prize.

At Herefordſhire Midſummer fair, the prices were briſk. Fine wool ſold from 24s. to 28s. per ſtone. Second, 15s. to 208.—7S, Ptr ſtone under la

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At Shrewſbury fair there was much woo! ſold, from 16s. to 26s. Cattiè ſold well. Sheep and pigs lower than laſt year, Horſes high. 01d Cheeſe, 65s. but much remained unſold.‘

At Bridgwater, cattle fell greatly. ¡

Wrexham Agricultural Society have advertiſed to give a variety of pré- miums. For laying down the greateſt quantity of water meadows, not leſs than five acres, not before overflowed, a Silver Medal, To a tenant for ſo doing, Five Guineas, or a Silver Mug.» For raihing the beſt crop of turnips, hot leſs than three acres, a Silver Medal. To a tenant doing the ſame, Five Guineas, or a Silver Mug. Beſides a variety of premiums to induſtiious huſbandmmen, ſervants, boys,&c

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