the harvest in Scotland.

Manawatu Herald, 21 January 1881, Page 4

the harvest in Scotland.

N')iw'thstandig that a spell of broken weather prevailed through- * out a large part of Sco.land during the lust fortnight of September, the harvest hns been very generally gathered in, aud in very good con dition too. , In the north, except in Caiihness, it appears to be the best harvest known for a generation ; the Ross- shiro farmers saying. f>r example, that ttrey never: expect to see a better.' In Kincardineshirn the increased value of the crops this year as compared with last, is 104 per cent, and : in Fife and the Lothians at 50 per cent. In the south eastern counties things are not quite so prosperous. Taking the country aa whole, it is believed that the yield of cereals will be from 10 to 15 per cent ab^ove the average Wheat seems "to* be ihe best crop of the year almost levfrywhefei Potatoes, which at^on&>. time promised to be an emh'ttfra^sithsly lar^e orop, have latterly been attacked by disease to a cpoafeable extent, especially in Danhariand Berwickshire, while In Forfa-rßhire the tubeis are small, owin^.;it; is to the plants having expended their vigor in producing J* shawa " • of , abnormal growth: Turnips are &m encouraging crop^rfully 59,jpep cent 'better than l^ye^iV, pluef thi^g of which farmers now, ,cpinpla^i is the low price of wheat, while householders in their turn conipfain that bread is not ltiwfff^ whfeatjts;' the whole the pKojgpt ..yg^r}w3ii" ienaible farmers to r£Covei' hope and* retrieve their losses J to ftonw' extent, but two or three equally gpod harvests would be neces&aJ^ J^fovei .it could be said thaV the agricultural interest ju in a dition. ! **W&j* ■■■■■•■■ » ♦ '*-