The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-12-17 00:00:00

THE FARMERS' CLUB.

The members of our farmers' slut, gathered at the
second meeting of the 1878 seselon on Security even-
ing last, at the King's Arms Hotel, when there wore
present —Mr. H. W. Hawkins (in the chair), Mr.
Chapman Reinder's, V.P., Mr. Day, Mr. J. Hodges,
Mr. G. W. Homer, Kr. W. Chick, Mr. A. Pope
(Mayor of Dorchester), Mr. Powell (Peersey, Wilts),
Mr. R. Gongs (Wstersou), Mr. G. .7. G. Gregory,
Mr. H. Taylor, Mr. Trued, Mr. Hanson, and Mr.
Pewee (gemstarl)•
Mr. J Day having coneentod to lecture at the meet-
ing en the 11th 3acosary.lB79.on the eubjer_t ' The SanitaryProvon, of the Public Health Ark IWIS," Mr. HOU=
remarked this was nominally the same subject as they
had Previously but the Cardenas explsieed it worn
treated generally before: Dr. De, would localise it.
Sone conversation followed about what subject should
follow. and Mr. Homer's courelng sumer'. were tainted
at, sad it was seggeded be would be able to give an in-
teresting lecture on the Mediae of doge (Res,)
The CHA111111•11 them introduced Mr. Gouge to favour
them with a lecture they would certainly find interesting
from :

TIII_WWIOII7III AND =ASTMS aCT. 18Th.

The Act of Parliament, which we ham met thk eventing
to smolder, hem caused • vary greet &mount of diecuesion
throughout the IL inglcm, aid the lively inter. at taken in
It by Members of Agriculture and Farmers' Club. thows
whet great importanae attaches to any measure eel viated
to create what all so mock desire :—ris., uniformity of
weights and measures in Lulea& Ireland, and Scotland
My remarks will be chiefly directed to the effects of the
Bill on the buying and selling of own, and so moth the
appeared in the nemspepers (which you Imre doobtlesa
read) m I. the greet variety of methods of weights, and of
measures, used in our own-market% that I aged not re-
capitulate them; but will Stet call yoar &Meatiest to the
most aelleat potato of the IMIL and then ask your opinion
on the great asseetithe which at present agitate the thesis
of dealers in corn. Should it be sold by weight only. and
net by measure t And left desirable to adept the Liver-
tool 'Pim, that of selling by the mutat
The Sill to entitled "An Act to oethelidate the Lth
✓ebthal to Weights and Illmesayea• and nmeals mews than
twenty enactomate, commencing from the Maloof Elth,pl
[IL It will scam Into operation on the lot January, ISM
t)
Cflause 3 orders "Th. BM* weight, and swum shall
be used throughout the United Linpleta."
[l3 declares the pone Ito be the only unit or !standard
measure of weight Clause 14 &video the pound
avairdopois ge at premat, and declares that • stone shall
°meth of labs]
The lecturer them quoted Clauses 13 sad 14,, and added:
It appears to me from this Cisme that the @Mae of II lb.,
by which meat la sold in the Yetropolitea and lathy other
market., will be no losor a legal weight W. may sell
at so mach par eight Imperial pounde, but moat not call
them • Mose.
_ . .

the dry maestro table, sp to "eight boatels
shall be a quaraw, and thirtyeis bseltek shall be
cluildros.l
Os Mass lb he said ose skeet addekna of "40 each
bisalmis shall be a load" week! leans, one customary
mode of seam wheat in Dersbesfier meetie • b.t be
lead la an isdallaite terns, Is elms Ueliteciarst asisidate
of three bushels the treater Is sere and we
now sell barley or oats by the load is meriket.
(16 Mates that Hum and other *b. fermerly sold by
heaped neessball be sold by the multiples, or
b:bl
• Os . which shall b. • bellow cylinder Lavine
• plane bee, • internal diameter of which shell be
double the internal depth. 17 states the mmettre shall
not be beeped; bat stricken with a round stick or
or shall be filled as nearly to the level of the brim me size
and &lupe will admit
(fisesse le and 17 were then quoted, the lecturer con.
tingles ; —By this you will notice heaped inessure is no
loam to be to...bested . . .

_ _ ...
—Os *Cams 18 he mid from the taide alluded to we find
that • willow, consistinr of 1,000 IMO grains, le the
metric denomination nearest to oar imperial ma, It being
c •t. 5 stones,' 6 Ihe. 9m.. MOO dram.. The palatal
of 100.000 grnint om-teath of the sot quite
▪ cwt., being 1 cwt. 7 stones le lb., 7 oat 6 301 dram.;
me-tenth of tb.q.lstalla tb• m rriaerent of 10.000 mains
me-tenth of Met tb• kilogram of IPSO gains; out the
hectogram of 100 grilles; the dmkagram of 111 grates, the
gram ; onoteato part of it this decigram_ oss-busdredth
of It the moths ans ; and the one-thousandth part of it,
the milligram. If the metric 1131 ever becomes
legaltsed In Aim °misery, we shall Med hare to go to
school mein to Imre the various denominations.
Clauses 19, 10, 11, and 13 were next quoted, asd the
hectares coutlaed —I usiderstead from Mese dames it
will be lawful to sena basket of p3tatoes, or a bag of
cars, also much per basset or big: but iota. °obtaining
any number of Imperial pounds or bushels.
[l9 enacts that coatracts, bargains, sales, or &alias. !
shall be deemed to be made according to the intperW '
weiAte or measurer, asd so local or mammary umewares,
or ale tti asemere. to be lawful. ltt permits the ase !
of the hte and measures of the metric also
decimal mu VfliOSS of Imperial weights easisaaopecoa
13 allow* sal* of so article in say weasel, wham welt
marl is aot represented as imatainiag say animas of
israisties 13 and 4 wore %leo given.
(13 manta that the misklag,
my price HA or pries carrest. Is which tie deaoceha.
boa of weights mil ostessne meted or referred to demotes
or Implies a greater or lam weight or smear* that Is
go.ooog or laphed by the same deuomisatica of the
aad MOMS% Nair this Act. shall be
to alas set exasedias tea sblilia4o for every copy
of every emit Mum. Prise lilt. Wks cumin, fooraele ar
other peter pablidied. 14 impose timi for Midas a
weight or mineiliss set of the emaisiestios et some &ant
of Trade slasilerd.)
The Ilat fur Var Metes to Ilainet Weights sag
Yeasaree; sad the Stemple( sad VerilmiMea of Weights
sad Kamons.
By Clause 33 the austral administration of the Aid
devolves on the Board of Trade.
By Clean 001.04 slastaleMeMes on local authorities.
vi5....--lor the County, Justices is Qomier Beedoes
Boraogits, the Mayor, Aldermen. and Barmier sodas by I

—W;—erill sow, if y please, leave the Lek sad madder
the ewe ptictical questios—" Shedd eora be meld by
weight air measure r Zither way 184 bat it must be
roardiag to one or the imperial ts or sesesonm
'or some maniple or pert thereof. With this Law
ao one sea dad Malt, nothing ma be Mixer. With
regard t oars. webjbt, to • great exert is the
test or vales: sad were I • miller I Amid always bey
ci the am who imows the weight al ea ankh
be aden-41 is the truest prod M imagism The
grase who welch' el Ids whet Is Metsetsd howl/Ma&