The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-02-07 00:00:00

agriculture.

CRUELTY ace Conroe. —At the magistrates' sitting
at kiitchin lout week • somewhat singular ease of
cruelty to animals was investigated. The prosecution
was instituted by the Society for Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, sad the charge we. that Mr. W. Cooper,
of Poleabanger, l3sdlcvdshlr,, had sassed his 001/11 to
be overstocked, each with one oat, and had placed
upon them a net so as to prevent the calves from
snaking. It wee stolid that the calves were deprived
of milk from the cows for 21 hours. la reply to the
'barge the practies was alleged to be the oastom. The
Bench, under the cirintinstanees, only inflicted • nominal
dee.

IiLAN CULTIVATION IN IRILLAND. —The Society fur
Extending the Cultivation of F:az in Ireland held its
Attalla meeting in Belfast on Tuesday, under the pre•
sidency of Mr. John Mulholland, DL. A report was
read whieb gave statistical details, showing the extent
to whisk the crop was cultivated last year. In the
umber of acres planted then was • deficieney to the
extent of 34.350 compared with the year before, but
the yield was fully equal, and was, in fact, higher
than ia any year slur 1844. The difference in the
weight of the orop is ascribed to variation of the
weather rather than of the soil, its productiveness
depending very much upon favourable alternations of
sunshine and shower. lit. Mulholland strongly
advised the farmers to lay down • fair proportion of
their land in flax this year, the stoppage of agricultural
work in Frames and other oinnunstanses affording an
opportunity for realising larger profits from the crop.
Some disappointment was expressed that the cultiva.
lion of flax in the South and West of Ireland hal not
been as extensive is was expected, considering the
suitableness of the soil, but it is hoped that when the
farmers oorne to understand the proper mode of rest-
ing it they will more extensively cultivate it. A sum
of issoo was set apart for prises to he given for the
best switched flax this year.

POTATO 68—PLANTING t RLY, —DETECTING
QUALITY, AND OTHER HINTS.
The " noble tuber I" I
bad &count of the state of potatoes, by reason of the
severe frosts. The poor people here have lost both
than" eating" and seed potatoes. This winter has
been the severest sine. 1860. Notwithstanding thick ,
coverings of straw, I have lost a bushel and • half. As
seen as the frost broke up I oommeneed planting on j
January 14th, and have jest finished all my garden
plots. The ground worked well; with the aid of •
little straw placed over the ground, I look for no more
I digester from frost A little surfees fruit ezeludes the
air, and helps, with tbe straw, to preserve the "noble;
tuber." Last year severe frost succeeded the planting,
bat no mischief was dose to the planted tubers. Some
' of the plot, were not even covered with straw, but were
fully exposed to the east, south-west, and north winds,
In this very imposed vale.
It is said that if frosted potatoes are platted in water
lon • few days, and then dried before the Are, they
will "do" for seed. I have are tubers in water, and
Intend
othinkip to
.edy. plant
w themo .l
d oumesd
forr expe. A
riment.h."l shouldepo"te tl
hardly
I believe the potato disease, in a great measure, par.
takes of tbe nature of dropry, as it usually takes place
deer heavy vain, mowing long drought. Perhaps
what we call fungus is the mere disruption of the self&
I merely throw out the suggestion, and confess that I
am quite in the dark. I have had no diseased potatoes
this year, and only one diseased tuber last year. lam
..tiagad that "early ripener, and late keepers" me
the only sorts to plant.

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so eatable as bp, ill to 5M dd ;
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kaillasscall applying a nakinitYind Elan. That sill be our murices to-dur there ores a moderate eimply td lib
bill sold at as adman or Is to to pee gr. hts
the t potato, the grains of whieb look whitfet, like who". '-'`' ~Inag man; ape mod forage en Alt • poanded white sagar. If the grains look dark or 12,martitr:LAd ,lowly at rather more money;
middy, the poloist trill are be gavot • sat or dog will "a„,32 requeot, awl fully le per qr dearer. Fine saltingbtay
not eat a potato unless it is good; their toe Roses am, ; Inferior dintralt to dliPooll it ; Filsatolt. ilvm
detest what our uaassisted eyes 1111111110 i MO or noses &&"gaie ad
vartood fully Id per qr. Indian eon WM daily ;
mom M y kiwi, Yorkshireau, mid Taylor,. York. : per qr burbur, but Its* admire bar rreatly checked the demand.
shire Hybrid, are good, and will last well till Jane. • good Virtu dOlbe ill aies, at Od per qr ? •
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