The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-04-18 00:00:00

DORCHESTER FARMERS CLUB.

The annual meting and filmier of this society was
held on Wednesday evening at the King's Army Hotel,
Dorchester.
The varicnui officers of the society ware re-appointed,
and Owes decided to apply • part of the Wanes in the
Treasurer's hands In having analyses made of artifinal
manures, supplied by different manufacturers to nom-
bers of the club. This has been done in former years
by the Winfrith, Blandford, and Milborne Chiba ; and,
now that Dorchester hoe taken its tiun' we may
expi it there will be these means of preventing fraud
upon the farmers, In the matter of manufactured
manures, adopted yearly In the comity. The need for
such • oheak is unfortunately ludicrously exemplified
from time to time. The Winfrith oleo analysis shoved
thatis manure being sold at £7 10s. per ton was worth
El 10+.1—we don't think much was sold after its
I publication. Another "new manure" being tested,
elicited the following statement—lf you have to cart
the stuff five miles, and pay nothing for it, you won't
be • loser by the article; If you haul it ten miles you
will do • lot of work for nothing. Ws believe this
applied to some some shale, which suddenly seemed to
present manurial qualities, though subsequently it was
gfavely suspeoted—to say the least—that in the
'•
samples" sent out for trial, best Peruvian guano had
been artificially introduced! One or two were hit heavily
by the ingenious speculator, hat, of course, his run of
custom was but brief. No doubt, analysis is useful,
but, if our farmers are careful oily to deal with
respectable merchants, that will prove their surest
goarantee against fraud.
Mr J. Homer (President) occupied the &air at the
dinner, and was heartily weleomed by the Club on re-
suming office after his late severe Illness; Mr R.
Gauge (Vice-President) filled the vae-ohair, and there
Were present—The Bev T. Bennett (Toiler) Mr It. if.
Eliot, J.P. (Weymouth), Mr R. Damen (Dorchester),
Mr 11, J. Harding (Stinsford), Mr H. Taylor (Dorehee-
ter), Mr Lush Wilts and Dorset bank), Mr J. F.
Hodges, Lieut. edges (Dorchester), Mr G. J. Andrews
' (honorary secretary), Mr T. 0. Saunders (treasurer),
blir J. Oalpin, Dr Aldridge, the Mayor of Doreheeter
(Mx T. Bennett), Mr F. Ridison, he,
A. first-slam dinner was provided. After the repast—
The PaesiDaer gave the loyal and patriotic toots.
Qsarter-Master Guinn responded for the Yeomanry,
and invited recruits to the Melbury troop.
Lieut. HODGMI replied for the Volunteers, expressing
the willingness of the citizen soldiers to make every
effort in order that they may become efficient and well
disciplined.
The CHLIRKAII next gave "The Bishop and Clergy
and Ministers of all denominations.
The Rev. T. Basurerr replied. He said that he
looked upon the farmers of Maitland as the best friends
of the church—others might be good, but if sea clergy.
man he Were asked Who are your best friends? he
should have no hesitation-in answering the farmers of
England—(mar, hem). Therefore he thought that as
a Margymen, belonging to this Ferman' Club, he was
"the right man in the right place"—(hear, hear). So
long as the dery had the sympathies and siltation of
the farmers (as he trusted they bad at present) and so
long as the Clergy merited them (as be hoped they did
now), be had no fear for the Church of England. Belong.
lug as he formerly did to the now disestablished and
disendowed Church of Ireland, he might be allowed to
say that he was afraid one reason whferlighist result
was brought , about was, bemuse the lo of the
sister isle did not generally enlist the sympat y of the
farmers. He was bred as • farmer with John Bennett,
Inch. South of Ireland, who had one of the largest
farms in that part of the country; and had the clergy
mixed with the agrioultarists more—for that he thought
was the best way of getting to know mil other—they
would have attracted more sympathy, and now perhaps
that aura would not have been dlsestablished and
disendowed. In England, he considered, there was
wanted more sympathy between class and clam—more
between the clergy and laity, and he thought the Bill
of Lord Sandon's for parochial councils, was • step it
the right dims:Moe. He was only too glad to take
counsel of the farmers and everybody connected with
him in his pariah. It was • good sign of • man he
thought when he was never too old to learn; mad, With-
out self-fiattery, he could say that he was one of those
not above taking • hint from anybody. By cultivating
mutual sympathy, the lord of the manor, the farmers,
tenantry, and lemrers, might live happily, prosper-
°sully, and harmoniously together. He did think it very
important that a clergymen and his parishioners should
pall together. If he were pulling one way and his
parishioners another, they might mike the plane • sort
of pandemonium; bat, on the contrary, if they all
'verbal together, the welsh would become • little
terreettial paradise. He wished that all the clergy
would try to work a. much as possible in harmony with
those by whom they were surrounded; and he would
take the opportunity of saying that the clergy did very
wrong if they lightly did anything to divert from them-
selves the sympathy of their pariehioners. Ile might
have his own crotchets; but if, ter the sake of wearing
• robe of • particular colour, or any mere trumpery
matter of that kind—(heer, hear)—he divoroed the
affections of his people, he thought he should do very
wrong if he wore it, whatever it might be—
(applause) ; and, therefore, he hoped, that his
brother clergymen, one and all, would as
mash as possible endeavour to retain the sym•
pathies of their parishioners and not do anything
to make them opposed ta them. Yet without sacrifice
of principle. He should be entry to do that even in
the jots and tittles' ; but, let them do what they could
oonseentionsly to be all things to all men, that by all
means they might gain sones—(applause). If the
Glary so soled, and the fanners and all clauses rallied
to Mir rapport, he bad no fear for the 181 of thia
month—(lseghter)r They had heard of something
that WM looming in the distance—a proposal to be
made in St. Stephen's by a gentlemen it was unnecessary
to name ; but if they had a long pull, • strong pull
;
and • pull al be bad no fear for the httore of
the Church of —(hear, hear).
The Beat NINA given by the Peetaicielir, was " the
Lord Lieutenant end Magistracy."
Mr. R. if, &JOT responded, and took occasion to
express his approval of County Fiaannal Boards.
" The Comity Members" was the next toast, ani it
we, followed by "the health of the member for
Dor:11'80ot," _

;The Femme war proposed "the Mayor and Corpora-
tion," recognising what they have done in late years
for the °convenient,' of the farmers, and pointing to
the result in,the establishment of a steak market greater
Slum any other In the West of Ragland. So eneouraged,
he hoped they would not slacken in their efforts to
provide every accommodation possible for stook and the
farmers sad dealers attending the market.
Kr. 131110111 as &id magietrste of the borough
responded, assuring them of the desire of the Corpora-
tion to promote the interests of the borough, and the
convenient* of the agrlooltariste of the district.
/114 HODGIS warn also rolled upon, and mentioned
that the muddled body were anxious to immense the
acCommodation at moat provided st the cattle
market.

16:11.tcr.r propend the health of Ihs President, end
it 1M eetz&W reoelved.