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Foreign News
December 11, 1766
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
A gentleman's letter from Norfolk dated Sept. 24 describes good harvest yields in Essex and Suffolk, with wheat and barley delayed by labor shortages but expected to be completed soon; beans and clover thriving, and abundant poultry and pigs.
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Extract of a letter From a Gentleman in Norfolk, dated Sept. 24.
As to the harvest, last week as I passed through the woodlands of Essex and High Suffolk there were several fields of wheat, barley, &c. uncut (though dead ripe) for want of labourers, otherwise it might have been all housed, &c. a fortnight ago; the crops in general are very good; particularly beans, which in common are 5 or 6 feet high, and heavily laden with pods. Next week will get all in. The clover is a fine crop, and very well bolted or headed. Fowls, turkeys, geese, and pigs, in very great plenty.
As to the harvest, last week as I passed through the woodlands of Essex and High Suffolk there were several fields of wheat, barley, &c. uncut (though dead ripe) for want of labourers, otherwise it might have been all housed, &c. a fortnight ago; the crops in general are very good; particularly beans, which in common are 5 or 6 feet high, and heavily laden with pods. Next week will get all in. The clover is a fine crop, and very well bolted or headed. Fowls, turkeys, geese, and pigs, in very great plenty.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Harvest
Crops
Labor Shortage
Beans
Clover
Livestock
Essex
Suffolk
Where did it happen?
Norfolk
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Norfolk
Event Date
Sept. 24
Event Details
Letter reports on harvest conditions: fields of wheat and barley uncut due to labor shortage despite ripeness; crops generally good, especially beans 5-6 feet high; all to be harvested next week; fine clover crop; plentiful fowls, turkeys, geese, and pigs in Essex and High Suffolk.