The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-09-18 00:00:00

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Tile Quirt Isormellta.—One day last 'seek a gentle-
man oppluel at the Grant's APPS Hotel at Grantown,
war Strathspey. to engage the entire establisbusent for
the oight for the accommodation if it newly-wedded
pair and suite. The proprietor of the ion at first
Objected, as to oblige the stmngers would be to ineon•
veld, nee several reign's/ boarders and lodgers. The
applicapt, however, was a civil gentleinap, and inti-
mated there would Ise no dispute abot•S terms, no the
altd was inanaged. Next inornin6 she strangers took
their departure. all being -ealy to alert, th • landlady
teas called for. and Lord Churchill e plimepted her on
the clea.ilineos and °ale' of her c.saldisli.nent. The
strangers* he said. bad been very comfortable, cud the
lady wtiditlie had 'aver slept •tiorti soundly io her life.
" I mey nee sell you," arid his Lordship, a. the
pripeipal carriage &ore away, " that .11111 have beep
enter:sibling her 1110 Si gracious Majway the 4,40 en and
the Pri:•ee Consort."
'rue IIAwVKAT Seorf,AND. --A correspondent of
the Seqlsaials write, thus of the general harvest pa/Aspect.
ii• Scotland : -" The weather continuea fatourable for
liarve.t operations. The temperature during the day
baa beep MO, and since tkaiirJay accompanied with
bright simahioe. The moonlit of radiation caused by
the clear at.oem.here has Sended so rednee the
anioeratuto euring the night to idle Imaging weal. and
hoar frost was generally observed. The frosty night
have caused some damage to tl•c green con' and potato
e,wo on moori.li soils, partieulary is upland districts.
Heitring is now ve-y general. In the earlier district,
euttint; of the cereals is well advanced. The leguinanou,
eni:i is still growilit;—ese atalks generally high mid
thickly podded. Ca. rying to the barnyard has bee.,
vigorously followed out. The crop bulks well ir the
field when stocke.l, aii.l in the barnyard whet. stacked.
pewee.' the yield of the crop is favourably
poken of. Grail. geneially phinsp, ni d of good weights.
The poiato cam in districts now shows
isidieatiumi of die blight. Withir the last :ew days the
leave. have become spei.ieti, imd ii •Olne case, partially
shrivelled. The tubrr, are also slightly elected,
eseecislly where the offensive effluvia from the fields is
stroogest. The dry weather is favourable for checking
she steed of the blight, and ii may he expected that the
amount of sound tubers will ri least equal tha.
previous years. A:, active demand exists for potatoes
for die soittl•ern market., and prices have advanced.
Potato merchants have purchased growing fields
extensively. griierally by the acre. Turnips continue to
grow luxuriantly, exce,,t where she growth is checked
by the dry condition of the soil. t'astures are generally
short of -keep for stock, while dry hill pastures furnish
an abundance of food for both cattle and sheep. Hay
has fallen considerably in price. Since the end of July
the reduetiop in prices to to nut leas than 15 poi
cent., with little demand for even the best qualities u:
rye-grass hay. The promise i•f all abundant supply of
well mired straw ho tended to reduce the vaMe of all

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kinds of fodder. Cart-horses ore 0 demand, but at
prices considerably below those obtained two years ago."