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în an aſtoniſhing degree, and greatly improved the‘crops, whitk are now in early diſtri&ts nearly ready for the ſickle. Some rye and oats are already cut. The ſhowery weather has rather injured ſome of the hay that was not cut early; however, moſt part has been well got in, and the weather appears favour- able for what remains out; and the rains have cauſed the crops in general to be heavy this year; and have likewiſe cauſed the eddiſhes to be particularly 00d. 2 The rains have fallen very ſeaſonably alſo for the coleſced and turnips, and the young plants in general look very healthful. Fhe ſhowery weather has amazingly improved the barleys, beans, peas, oats, and grain in general, eſpecially on all ſoils where the crops were light.

The potatoe crops, where they have eſcaped the curl, are in géneral very* :

good. The rains alſo have greatly improved the hops.)

Bacon and pickled pork are not only dear, but alſo rather ſcarce; and but- chers meat in general continues very high.-in price. Store ſock fill continues very dear, and are not likely to be much cheaper at preſent.

Chatteris, July 25. J. SCOT:

An experimental farmer at Wigton, named Stamper, laſt year, after plant- ing the eyes cut from potátocs, depohited in a piece of ground properly pre- pared the hearts and pealings of the potatoes ſo left, and, in oppoſition to the genera! opinion, theſe fragments have vegetated nearly to the ſame degree as the eyes, and have already produced ſome very fine roots. j

Some oats in the King’s farm in Windſor Park were, previous to the late raîns, ready tor the fickle; the wheat and rye were nearly ripe.

The recent rains have done infinite benefit to the growing crops; they have filled the ears, and given aſtoniſhing luxuriance and vigour to the plants. À fortnight’s dry weather would in the ſouthern provinces bring the harveſt forward. The wheat in a few partial ſpots is laid, but not in ſuch manner 2s to endanger its ripening.

Hay-harveſt vegan in the neighbourhood of Stirling and Grangemouth an Saturday and Monday ſe’nnight; and it is now generally on thé Kerſes of Kenniel, Stirling, and Falkirk. Hay-harveſt was alſo begun laſt week in the vicinity of Aberdeen.

_ New potatoes were la(t week ſold in Aberdeen at 1s, bd. per pint, near 208. per peck.

A pérſon in the neighbourhood of Aberdeen this fping planted ſome barley and wheat by dibbling the ſd in. The produce is, of barley from 12 to 34 ears from each ſd, and of wheat from 10 to 18! If it were practi- cable to do this on a large ſcale, what an immenfe ſaving of ſeed, as well as increaſed produce? y

The attention of the Magiſtrates of Edinburgh, and“in particular of the Dean of Guild, to the tate of the public markets, is highly praiſe-worthy. Of the meaſures formerly in uſe for the ſale of potatoes, greeris, peas,&c. ſcarcely one in twenty was equal to the ſtandard. It is now otherwiſe; a torpit of potatoes, which, according to the old praRice of heaping the meaſure, was often under fix pounds, muſt now weigh ſeven pounds. The difference in the price of proviſions between the preſent and the laît year is remarkable, viz.

July 3, 1800. July 3, 1801, Potatoes— 65. D 35. Green Peas— 45. 35. 6d. Strawberries‘— 15. 6d, 10d, Beſt Oat Meal; 45. 2d 25. 6d.

T'he price of green peas /in Edinburgh market, on the 8thy was 18. per peck.—New potatoes, 2s, 6d. per peck.—Strawberries, 1s. the pint.

A Gentleman who has devoted much of his time to the culture of potatoes, recommends that the bloſſoms ſhould not be ſuffered to ſeed; as in perfe&ing

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