Transactions of RHASS Volume 1940 - Page 097
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182 CEREAL AND OTHER. CROPS or SCOTLAND FOR 1939. for resowing. I nsects—There was no appearance of damage by insects or pests. Weeds—Charlock was noticeable in the cat crop, but not to a serious extent; redshank was troublesome amongst tiu'nips in the late summer. Pastures—Rather bare early in the grazing season, but from mid—June onwards till late into the back-end were excellent. Live Stock—Both cattle and sheep did very well during the grazing season, especially during the autumn; back calving dairy cows were badly affected with mastitis during August and September. Clip of WoolwAbout average both for quality and quantity. STIRLmGSHIRE (West). Wheat—Not much grown on account of excessive rains at sowing-time. Barley—None grown. Oats—Len. oats lighter ; sow-out oats light ; quantity less than previous year; quality also below average ; bulk of straw below average. H awest— Began eight to ten days earlier than usual. Hay—Similar to previous year as regards quantity; quality better. Meadow Hay—Lighter than in previous year. Potatoes—7 tons 10 cwt. to 9 tons 10 cwt. per acre ; quality very good ; very little disease, except that second earlies were attacked three to four weeks before digging; no new varieties. Turnips——Crop lighter, quality better, than previous year ; braird quite good; no resowing. Insects—No obvious injury done. Weeds—Less troublesome than in previous year; redshank most prevalent. Pastures—Above average, but slow in spring. Lire Stock—Did very well; above average; and there was less disease, except udder clap, which was more prevalent than usual. Clip of Wool—Average. STIRLINGSHIRE (East). Wheat—About 36 bushels per acre; fair quality; straw, about 14 cwt. per acre. Barley—About 32 bushels per acre; fair crop; straw, about 15 cwt. per acre. Oats—A fair crop; about 42 bushels per acre; straw, about 15 cwt. per acre. Harvest—Began about the middle of August, the first half being very slow owing to an entire absence of wind, but finished better than last year. Hay—Average crop, well secured ; ryegrass about 30 cwt. and timothy about 40 cwt. per acre. Meadow Hay—Fair averagecrop. Potatoes—~Goodcrop; usualvarictiesplanted. Tmm’ps —Fair crop. Insects—Damage not more than usual. W sods—— No unusual trouble caused. Pastures—Average growth. Live Stock— Did fairly well; no disease recorded. Clip of Wool—Rather over an average. CLACKMANNANSHIRE. Wheat——The braird was good ; the crop was also good, 35 to 40 bushels per acre ; straw, 25 to 30 cwt. per acre; seed sown, 4 bushels per acre. Barley—None grown. Oats—A good crop, with plenty of straw ; ears well filled ; yield, 35 to 40 bushels per acre, average weight, 40 to 42 lb. per bushel. Harvest—Began at the usual time, and was completed under good conditions. Hay—e Was a good crop, 35 to 40 cwt. per acre ; the quality was very good- Meadow HayaVery little grown. Potatoes—Kerr’s Pink 6 to 7 tons If per acre ; Golden Wonder 5 to 6 tons per acre ; very little disease; Arran Pilot produced some good crops up to 7 tons per acre, but quality not so good as Kerr’s Pink. Turnips—A good crop, 20 to 30 tons per acre ; brairded fairly well, but the turnip-fly attack Was CEREAL AND OTHER CROPS or SCOTLAND FOR 1939. 183 fairly heavy, and in a good many cases resowing was necessary; finger-and-toe was present, also dry-rot, but not excessive. Insects— Sonic damage by the turnip-fly, but not to any great extent. Weeds— Very little damage done. Pastures—Were quite good, especially where they were top-dressed with ground lime or basic slag. Live Stock—Did well; cattle and sheep were free from disease. Clip of Wool—A fair average. PERTH DISTRICT. PERTHSHI‘RE (Central). Wheat—Acreage about the same as two years ago; less than last year owing to wet weather; yield fair; “2.6 to 38 bushels per acre; straw, 20 to 22 cwt. per acre. Barley—— Very little grown. Oats—About the same acreage as in 1938 ; yield good; 48 to 60 bushels per acre; straw, 20 to 22 cwt. per acre. Harvest—Started 15th August, a week earlier than last year, but mostly cut on the green side; very close weather resulted in a lot of heated stacks ; those who were ten days later in starting secured the crop in good order. Hay—A good average crop; 3O cwt. per acre. M cadow Hay—An average crop ; mostly well got. Potatoes—— A good crop ; average yield, 8 tons per acre ; some disease amongst early varieties; lifted in fine condition. Turnips—Not so good as in previous year; swedes, 16 to 20 tons per acre; yellows, 14 to 18 tons per acre; early sown gave good braird, but later not so regular; pigeons did a. lot of damage, and crows cleared many acres on several farms. Insects—No damage caused. Weeds—Crops free ; better weather for cleaning. Pastures-—Very good ; a good average. Lire Stock—A11 did well, and cattle and sheep were free from disease. Clip of W ool—Average and of good quality. FIFESHmE (Middle and Eastern). Wheat—Good crop; about 32 to 48 bushels per acre; rather better than last year; seed sown, 3 to 4 bushels per acre. Barley—Big crop; from 40 to 60 bushels per acre ; early crop was slightly spoiled by bad weather in harvest ; seed sown, about 3% bushels per acre. Oats—Very good crop; not so much laid as last year ; part of crop was damaged by bad weather in harvest ; yield, from 60 to 80 bushels per acre. Harvest—Started at usual time, but had spell of thick foggy weather at beginning of harvest till end of August, when it broke up to three weeks good dry weather. Hay—Better quality than in 1938; quantity about arerage; about 2% tons per acre. Jlleadow Hay—None grown. Potatoes—Big crop; 1% tons per acre more than in previous year; not many new varieties grown. Turnips—Very variable; from 20 to 25 tons per acre ; a good deal of disease ; very little second sowing. I meets—Not more damage than usual. Weeds—Average injury. Pastures—“7cm good throughout the season. Live Stock—Throve “"311; cattle and sheep were free from disease. Cli/p of Wool— Average. Frrnsnmn (Western). Wheat—Has not bulked well as compared With the previous year ; grain and straw of average quality ; much of the crop was sown in adverse weather conditions; yield, 26 to 3:1. bushels per acre; seed sown, 3 to 4 bushels per acre. Barley! lielded average returns of 26 to 32 bushels per acre; straw good % fa E y; l 5.! |
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