The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-09-17 00:00:00

District lOW.

COTTAOR GARDINER'S' EXHIBITION.
The twisty-141*Am. of eottegers' products and seed's.
work by ckg ides, and children of laboerem riga, hem
at the Tew,hell, Dorehestsr, in contieetiou with the
Dorehester, Weymouth, and Cerne district association
pee the iwpre.llloll4l, of the °audition of the lebggpigg
• war plaits last Tossdar sftenioon, and was of •
eery satisfactory aharacter. This sacristy, whieh owes
its origin to the genial benevolence and wisdom of Mr.
Charles Porisher, has had some dieculticts to contend
with since that gentleman's decease. His po.ition and
'homier were soch that to be selociated with bin, is
gny work was a distinction, and when he was takes
away the love of many waxed col I. and the society
mimed likely in fade away into the limbo of forgotten
philanthropies, but fortunately for all concerned Mr.
Porcher had provided what lie called • "nest egg" at the
Rev inp' Bank to be used is tiding over any temporary
difficulty. I..Li year it appeared that the diaeolation of
the society was fast &persuades. for the dell-it was
increased from £l3 in the previous year to EZIO, and
subscribers wire one by one dropping away, as rate
leave a felling hones, for nothing suoceeds like steams,
and nothiny is so damning as failure; and It is to be noted
that there is a fashion eves Is goad works—if ',Masers'
shows happen to be in mode Usti/Mom will experience no
difficulty in the matter of feeds, lost when they
bowies pond, and some other sodety Is "the rage,"
alas for those ins whom it devolves to keep the Iin&DON
ltalinieing. Rat in this sago Mr. Poreher's foresight
saved the association; and last year • vigorous appeal
was made, whir& was responded to in. certain moony%
and it is hoped that for some years at any tate the
society will militant as oilstones.

The nestlework, the ethiplert the stockings, and the
speaceses of doming, done in the rarish day schools
sod by labourers' wives. were dithlayed in the Council
anther, and they were narrowly scanned by • die.
aiminatthe wreathe of women during the afternoon,
but appeared to meet with regard approval. The
ladies, who kindly undertook the awarding of the
prima, were Nis. sod Miss &divan and Yrs. &year.
But the rat interest of the meeting a course,
sosistred in the Corn Heehaws, where the ordeal
predate was exhibited. The room was ranted from its
ordinarily dismal appear-anon by the sides being
Monad with evergreens interspersed with dahlias, and
the pillar entwined with wreathe of the same material.
The specimens were darned op three tables occupying
the whole length of the balL The number of exhibitors
was forty-two, and the produce generally was
ird great ezeillenee, imitating the teases of the
competitors efforts in turning the primal curse to
dignity sad honour. It it to be Lead, by the way, tbs.
but • few parishes ri:r.iarp.s„.j taco prises—Little
Mintanmi Irsoetlandr Newton, and Littlebrady are
Launly suceeseful, and Via is, no doubt, attributable in
• measure to the kindly nature of the mil in those parts.
and it does seem to a the suggestion of the President
that the soils 'held be olaseilad, is worthy of oonsider-
stion, for while in one plea to produce stair crop the
nun must delve and dung with Lariats real, in
another so genial is the teeth, that It he do but " tickle
It with a tootb-pak it will smile with harvest." The
;potatoes occupied the whole of one of the tables, and
their appeeranos presented no signs of either poor Grope
or disease, for in both growth and quality they were
admirable. In the kidney varieties the beet were the
" dukes" of Edwin Nutley, of Dockland Newton ; the
second plain was octeepied by some "salmon Wm ye,"
shown by Samuel Parke, of Little iiinterne, while the
third and fourth, sent by Catherine and Harriet Fox, of
Dockland Newton, were an 014 good variety—the red
tub-leaf. Amongst the round potatoes "Mart,,',
globe," exhibited by Samuel Parke, of Buokland
Newton, took Ant honours; Little Minters., repro-
mated by Freesia Davis, wes wad, with half a peek
of the rough red variety; the third and fourth—Paelley
Main and Charles Way, of Tolpuddle—were of the
sew deseription, bet the latter being grown in the
strong nekincly soil of the district had • rather
"roshby" appearance, but there I. great credit due to
Tolpeddlts for even such a sumac The French
beans were good, though but few were exhibited.
Two dishes of excelleut peas were shown, though no
pits* was offered this leer, as las show is held rather
too lute in the season for there to be meth Competition
in that dam. Broad bane were fair ormaiderieg that it
is rather lat• for them now. There were mime very
arida/ibis payola, and errata were extraordinarily
geed. Tht dittoes *ere about of the anal cthality, and
the prime as heretofore taken—aye a third for
ground onions by John Baker, ni Larglway .by Beek.
land Newton and Little Materna inhibit ie.. The
white Spanish variety furniebed the hat spec mens. In
the case for "these abates.," Paull., was again the
chief prise take., with some One speeimeris of a drum.
head veriety, yet not a true Dort, but • kind of hybrid
between a wattage and • Savoy. There van some lm.
mare heads shows, bet these it should be remembered
by cottager* occupy a good deal a apace, area long time
growing, and after all are apt to be cares In leaf and
strong in Braun Give us fine compact cabbages, of
moderate size, and quickly grown. For the Bave7
p. jeer Charles Way, of Tilin idle. was the mat eaCeolle•
fat, 'eking the 61.4 with three Es fine specimens as were
ever re -n at the show The red abate* was fair, and
the kale tolerable, hut it seem. questiosable whether
kale is worthy of the eottsgerd euliivstion. The Feet
was in exeellent sae and alma. Turnips were • good
show. The Ord prig. was awarded to twelve of the
purple top variety, second to "orange Jelly," and third
to " nioiesetaiL" The bread which was shown on • aide
tahle allowed that D mat housewife. maintain their
chit in thisimartant departuaeat : Littlebudy women
took the two dna prises.
The judges were J. F. Hodges, of Dorchester,
and the It-v. I'. J. Brown, of /Wiling, assisted by
several gentlernads gardeners, and their awards wage as
follows: