The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-01-19 00:00:00

Mr Fool)league thus classifies the English counties
• • • • • • •

Grating on-inties.- Nortlio berlant, Cumberland,
Durham, Westmoreland, York (North and West
Laseadaire. Che.hire, Derbyshire, Staff,vd,
Leicester, Salop, Worcester, Ilereford, Monmouth,
Glonceater, Wilt., Dordet, Somerret, Devon, Cornwall.
Corn-grow* erountirt.-Yerk (East Riding), Lincoln,
Nottingham. Rutland. ffuntingdon. Warwick. North-
ampton, Canthridge, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bedford, Bunks,
Oaf ord, Becks, Hempshire. tier Um debit.. Essex,
Middleoes, Sunny. Rent, Sussex.
Total acreage returned as under crape, bare fellow,
and gram; ruing counties, 12,100,01)0; corn counties,
10,929.000.
Acreage under wheat; grazing counile., 1,286,000 or
10 per amt, of total acreage; 0010 unwise, 2,111,000
or l'J per sent, of total acreage.
Acreage miter permanent posture; grazing counties,
6,363,000 or 52 per cent, of total acresge ; cornoonntim,
3,441.080. or 30 per cent, of total acreage.
Total numher of cattle returned; grazing counties,
2,481,100, or 66 per emit. of total number in England;
eons empties, 1,293,008. or 34 per omit, of total number
in England.
Total number of sheep returned ; grazing counties,
10,638.000. or 51 per cent, of tutal number in England •
Corn couiitles, 10,291,080, or 49 par cent. of total number
to England.
Below we give interesting particulart relative to the
counties of Dorset, Wilts, and Somerset, which are
chased in the grazing district, which district, including
3./ English counties, ooniprisia 12.109,000 acres, of
which 10 per cent. are under wheat, and 52 per ant.
are under permanent pasture, and which has 66 per
cent. of the cattle, anti 51 per neut. of the sheep in the
country.
It may be stated that 240,000 persons are annually
added to the resident population of Great Britain, and
for these an additional annual wheat supply or .4x
bushels per head is required-180,000 quarters-which,
at an average Enlist, yield of 28 bushel, per acre,
represented the produce of upwards of 50.000 sores.
Donnrr contains a population of 100.337 ; return
were mut in 1867 by 4,652, and in 1868 by 4,56;
occupiers of land owning lin stock and by occupitra of
laud only, and by - in 1867 and 55 in 1868 owners of live
Mock only. The ga hohllngs were In 1867, 92,and in
1808 95 acre.. Total Gres returned 632,025 acres. Total
acreage under crepe, bare fallow, and gran 428.414 in
11467, and 436,494 in 186$; under own crepe, 108.663 in
1867, and 112.005 in 1565; under green crops. 69 ,535 in
1567, and 58,2142 in 181.8; under clover awl rotation
✓anes, 46.079 in 1867. and 43,6271. 1868 ; permanent
pasture 206,641 in 1887. and 212,081 in 1568; per
ntage of corn mope to total acreage under all kinds of
cr .ps, bare fallow and gram, 25.4 in 1867, and 25.7 in
1868. Cattle: total number renewed, 61.028 in 1867,
and 66,739 in 1868; proportion to every 100 acres under
crops, ben fallow, and gram, 14.9 in 1867. and 15.4 in
1866. Sheep: total returned. 495 999 in 1868; propor.
tinn to 100 amen, 115.8 in 1807, and 124.8 t 01865. Pie':
total in 1867, 47,254. Is 11468, 36,708 ; proportion to 100
acres 11 in 1867, and 11.4 in 1868. Average under
whist, in 1667, 43,813 ; awl in 186 R 48,299;
lull' I. 37.505 in 1867. 37.275 in 1868; of.,
21,%7 in 1867, 20,113 in 1868; rye, 622 In 1867,
441 in 1868; beans, 2,831 In 1867. 2.744 In 1868; pea.,
9,615 in MO, 3.133 In 1888. Green crops-potatoes,
16,391 and 18,268 ; turnips and swedes, 42,640 and
42,261; manguld, 4,073 and 4,344; carrots. 92 and
114' cabbage, kohlrabi, and rape, 2,224 and 2,113;
vetches, lza., 8,118 and 6,577. Average under flax
1573 In 1968 ; hope, 3 in 1867 ; and 1 in 1868; bare
fa low, or unerapped arable land, 7.503 nod 8,722;
Mover gram under rotation 46,079 rind 43,627. Cowa
and heifers im milk or in:calf, 42,757 in 1867, and
44.4% in 1868 ; other cattle, Iwoye.re above, 9,050 and
9,717; under two years, 12,212 and 12,126. Sheep,
one year old and above. 323,8)5 sad 352,798;
under one year, 172,163 nod 190,609.
Wit.re bona copulation of 244.892. firtarn• bare
been made by 6,533 in 1667, and 6,690 in 1968 (*Deniers
of I.nd owning live stock, and noonpiers of laad only ,• bt
and 41 returns respectively were tussle by owners of live
stock only : seer no event of bolding las mid 107 inns:
Total area. (465,(93. l'otal serene onder mops, bare
fallow and grass. 702,374 and 710,781; under worn,
215.068 and 218,91:7 ; under green corn, 108.205 and
103.5147; under clover and rot.tinn gnome, 71,317 and
69,002, permanent pasture, 286,677 and 2'J6,036; per
cartage of corn crops to total acre.ge under all crops,
hare fallow, and gran, 31-0 and 30.8 ; total number of
cattle, 75,i28 and 81,167, proportion to every 100 acres
under crops, bar, fallow, arid gross, 10-7 and 114 sheep
7:81,585 and 786,210; proportion to every 100 acres, &Q.
103-3 and 110.6 ; pip. .5.158 and 62.301' proportion te
100 awe., kn., 107 and ; wheat, 98.985 and 103,522 ;
barley, 61,810 and 61,047 ; oats, 32,242 and 31,275 ; rye.
1,979 awl 1,650 ; bens, 12,677 And 12,412 ; come, 7,376
and 7.061; potatoes. 3,231 and :1,740; tandem, and wades,
20,1+81 and 67,979; marigold, 4,090 and 3,007; carrots.
483 and 3142 ; cabbage, kola rabi and rape, 6,148 and
5,140; ; •rtehes, btu, 2.1,370 and 20,1487 ; flex, bl.nk and
193; hop', 19 nail 1 Aare fallow. IR 067 and 23022 ;cow
an I heifers in calf and milk, 47,279 and 50,270; other
mettle :above two pow.. 9,53$ and 10.21.4, rind under two
nen, 114,391 and 19,972; sheep, above one y-ar old,
153,893 and 478,031, under one year, 271,692 and
908,179.
bmiggsgv bas a population of 441,304 ; returns were
nest in 1867 by 15,083, and in 1868 by 14,541 occupiers
0l land owning Hee stock and hy °maniere of land only,
and by Do and 9,1 owner. of Hee stook only; tine
average holdings ere 51 and 53 serve; total area,
i.041.220' total under all crops, bare fallow, anil grew,
772,095 nod 777,828; under core, 147,212 awl 152,576;
under green crops, 64,223 and 01,875; under
rotation grasses, 56.679 and 53,064; Permanent pasture
484,466 and 493,314' per °setae amps
to
total
under aeops, bare fallow, and gram, 19-1 and 196 ;
settle, 175,835 soil 184,126: proportiw• tia even 14F.,
eons undercrops, bare fallow, and gnu,
sheep, 718,627 and 786,758: proportion to 100 ow.,
Si", 93-1 and 1011; pigs, 98,853 and 80,640; prone.
, 329 and 10 4 : wheat, 72,0u0 and
Non to 100 acres
80.548; barley, 33,8.12 and 3t687 ; 24.021 am!
21,116; rye, 213 and 155; beans, 14.568 and 14,723;
2,509 and 2,747' potatoes, 8515 and 9,781;
rrrin'ips and swedes, 36,527 and 3&345 • mangold,
9.866 and 9,062; naivete, 277 and 2.45; minge, kohl
nbi, and raps, 3,834 and 2,762; retche-, &c., 10,213
and 5,611 • total under green crops, 61.223 and 6&875;
lax, blank sad 133,; hops, 24 and blank; bare fallow,
13,491 and 13.720 • coin and heifers in calf and milk,
90,423 and 93,635; other nettle: above two years,
117,239 nod 41,367, and under two years, 48,183 and
49,224: sheep, above one year, 490,261 and 543,438;
Yam sue year, 288,363 and 243425.