The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-10-18 00:00:00

DORCHESTEIL FAIMFBB' CLUB.

ARRANOZIOINTS FOR TUC IMBUING 11112810 N.
THE PROPOSED VISIT IN 1.1171 OF THE BATH AND

WEFT OF ZNOLAND IiOCIST'f.

THZ NEW BYE LAWS OT Tag DORCHWWWW

'WWI COUNCIL : RICOLUTION TO

OPPOSE THEE AT quiarna SESSIOES.
Tito Slot omit* of Um 1870 souloa trap hold at lie
Maga Anus hoard, on Saturday nosing krt. and +as
milssatly rooreasful. In no forum year las /111/ la-
bor* shows laths tab Immo potter, arid lho mans=
with obi& difforout lambert uadortook to iairodato
until WOAD for ithoosolosi, gins prudes of a anion
that will he highly oatiafaotorp to a& The Prookkat,
Mr. J. G. Howl, osoupkol tho 'bar ; Kr. R. Otago,
tbo Irlarprookteak 1/11/ IS hi/ plus; Yr. 0.3. Andrew%
lbs honcr.ty arizolary, ryas primal; Mr. T. Chapman
Saunders, t. traiouror, atoaded, sad Moro iron also
promat—lir. IL Damao, MI, A. J. Smith, Mr. J. C.
Pocks, Mr. 0, W. Homer, Kr. A. Pops, Mr. H. W.
Hawkins, Kr. W. Oki*, Mr. 3. T. Ifa.or, Yr. K.
Look, Kr. Y. Wawa, lir. Foot. Kr. T. S. Maga, Hz,
Hoary Taylor, Mr. Lush, ha.
Os Ile 1110610111 of tho Prookkat. aparoiorl IS Kr. Al
rege, Mr. F. Slim we doled a sew wassia,

The Patellar' .14 be VMgil4 to en • larpe at
ten lance than usual at thr pie iniinary intaßing: He
looked liaik •..h a great deal of pleasure on their list
sessmo, and, in fact, throughout ti exitenee of the
dub • ill, but email exception. It had sow been eats
hitched for eight Ira's—this IneaVng was the beginning
I eir ninth ierioa—and during that time there bad
hen ai arminal Incrise of members, so that tbe slab
now Lumbered 74. A 'misty of subjects intense' ing to
those engaged in agriculture had beers brought fo. ward
for di casehin by different members, and had heel the
means of brineog oat important facts in the ex pe.ience
of practical men and estooding valuable knowledge on
corona q leet:oas Ti,. proo .dings of the club horn
its commencement for seven years wire now printed in
• volume ; and he was sure, if be knew anything at .11
of the sebj 'cis *attained in that book, It was a very
titian vel tine to all piing agrioularists, for It con-
tained the •ipetience of the oldest members of the olub
extending over many years, and there were papers
read by younger members which set forth •
large number of useful facto and sugge..tions ; be Mtn-
eidered 'it ome of the most useful works for yearns
farmers that had been issued for m.ny years. He
gave great credit to the publisher of the lectures for
bringing them out in such • pie» form moil for so
accurately re.produoing the papers and summarising
the diicussioes. The price of the book was 2a. to
members and 4.. to non-flashers, to meet the can of
printing—C2B, which was presided from their surplus
funds. He peemeraded to say that he should be glad if
lectures could he a:ranged that evade' for their Mx
month', mooting., and be eusgested for the (rat "The
b 4 mode of feeding stook daring the present winter,
in the scarcity of bay mid root crop.. In 1861 Mr. 13.
W. Homer brought forward that subject, but their
present circumstances were very different, for in 1864
barley was quoted 245. per qr., and was then considered
the cheapest food to give. Nothing was said at that
time of the feeding properties of mass, for then it bad
net bean so largely introduced. He also vucuseled
steam cultivation as an important stikjeet. There was
another matter he had been desired to bring before It.
slob, via., the proposed meeting of the Bath and West
of Ragland Society at Dorebesser in 1872. de lismtght
It would be an amietaisoe to the meeting ca"ed for next
Saturday. when Mr. Corm" would take the chair in the
Omens° of the Mayor. if they were to pass • resolution
'represents a hope that the society would visit Dar.
chaste, two years hones, and promising it support. A
guarantee of two was required, and there would be
toed espouses amounting to something like £.lOO more.
So be had been informed by Mr. Williams. They liked
tease progress in agritralture, and the mosso of the
Bath and West of Zealand Boeirity • they wont to the
groat shows in d,fferent parts of England ; and he did
not see why Dorset should be backward in supporting
the visit of heir great district society in 1872. It was
twelve years Mom It bald an exhibition here, and aloes
that time bad been the round of the district. He
thought If they promised their sappo t to the move-
ment—he did not say to what extent—let every one do
ash. liked—it would be an +waistlines to the meeting
nest Saturday; and be in eneordanee, be believed, with
tbe views of the town and neighbourhood. In conclusion
' the President expressed a hope that the Club would
go on progressing, and that the present session would
be • happy and assemsfal one.
Mr. Oases congratulated the somber, ea the 00M-
ramanautent of the ninth 'amnion, and suggested several
subjeets for aliened= : the winter feeding of stook,
Including neat cattle and horses; the cultivation and
managemest of San ; steam cultivation, and he thought
the new member they had sleeted, who made it his
profession, In= be lodged to give • beeters On that
nbjest ; the Mae of toll•gates and the Meitner in
which turnpikes an to be thrown on the parishes; and
top-dre sing of varies' crops, including grass-land,
Mr. Porn saggested the head* derived by farmers
from agrieultural societies and settle and Implement
shoura

--lii:-Korairm meatbood the adallwarstlon of 'she sad
manars.

1C.400T suggested the foot and mouth Women
It was arranged that Mr. H. W. Hawkins shoald
November 12 introdue the subjoin of the best mode of
presidia' food for ferming stock daring the present
winter. Mr. AMU undertook to give • paper on the
growing of daz ; Mr. IldSison will Motets on steam
cultivation and Kr. Andrews is to introduee the
subject of the present tendency of legislation as to the
repairs of the highways of Ragland. Arrangements for
the other useetlage were deferred,
Mr. AIDIIIIIIII said that Mr. Williams had spoken to
him shout the Bath and West of England Society awning
to Dertiliester in 1872. He did not consider they would
be Justified by their rules in voting any sum of money
towards the espeves of their visit But anybody who
knew the farmers of Dorset would know this that any
number of the Bath and West of England Society
would meet with • hearty welcome in any farm house
In the eounty—(bess). He moved "flat this meeting
hopes that the town of Dorchester will invite the Bath
and West of Basilarid agriculture Society to hold its
meeting at Doroheskr for the year 1872."
The PILISIDMIT said no doubt they would all support
the movement as individuals, and the resolution was
cordially adopted.
The Onainuali rolled attention to the Doti** given
by the Doroheeter Town Council of their intention to
apply at the Quarter Sessions for the sanctioning of
earkin bye-laws, which amongst other things would
impose • toll of twopence on each beast and one penny
fee each calf brought to Dorchester market for sale.
There had never bees any such *harms made in the
memory of man, and the question was whether as a
Farmers' Club they shield owned the right of the
Town Conseil to impose snob • to: and request Kr.
Andes we to oppose the sanetlooing of those bye-laws by
the Court.

Ms. Gunn inquired if au toU wen proposed in view
of iwproveatente the Towa Ocransil would make for the
nooonimodation of cattle.

Mr. Bonen said he mired Dr. Aldridge, end he emoted
to think it web proposed La ecesseqamos of some bn•
provemonts they were going to make in the same field
the Council have at present. it. looked at It in this
way—that the proposed toll would be • charge upon the
stock sold at Mr. Fames repository, and he expected
the vendors would have to pay It, bet would get no
misomesodation from the Tewn Connell.
TATIOI suggested that the Council intended to
provide • sattle market at Baggers' Krum.
The Painunirr said no; Dr. Aldridge had held him
they could not get that she, and were going to improve
the present ground.
Mr. (1111011 mid the market it Dorchester bed some
to nothing, when an individual (Mr. T. Faber) ease
forward and bad made it one of the best markets In
the West of England. The proposed toll would be an
imposition on that person's energy and enterprise. Be
thought It would be very unjust, and that.. a Farmer's
Club they were right in expressing their opinion of
the proposeL If the Town Counell inteuded to expend
money in giving them good accommodation for a settle
market, they would be justified In sallies on them to
pay • toll to meet the interest of the money. But the
present tax was most unjust and wrong in every
respect—it was • 'harp upon Mr. Amor who had
made the market what it Is, and Imposing a toll for
acnoromodation the Conseil did not provide.
Mr. Mason said if the emmomeedation required for
oaten stook was provided no doubt something ought
to he paid for it, but there was • large Inantity of
stook that did not regain housing. jet under the Pro-
posed by. lawa, all kinda of mow sleet would be snidest
to the toll. If sheds were provided for fat beasts, all
would be willing to pay for the MO of them for such
animals; but in the spdag of the ysse there would be
herds of 50 or 100 Ii -calf heifers, bsrr,oita, met ether
sow stock that had been reared in the open air, and
were never housed : Ler them shedding was unnecessary,
but, under the byelaw', they would be ohargeatile Pike
the rest.

nesairsouly rtrelved thet Yr. Andrews be
Instructed to appear, if preetlabie, by counsel at the
Quarter &sakes, end oppose the signing of the bye-
law' by the Court.

The .feeling of the Resting seemed to be this—that
the tampon would be very willing to pay for the seem-
modation ol sash a raarket ground am was propomod on
Beggars' Heap, bet that imposing i toll without giving
anything for it wee unjust