The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-05-02 00:00:00

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Mr. cr. H. DOWELL of Troytown, termer of 500
acres, had sonsiderabls experiesee of cattle. He 114
been on his farm 22 years, and had never esperienood
anything like the last two years ; feed had been short
and of bed quality. Through the foot-and...nouth
disease, he had lost 30s. or £2 per cow, lied seen Mr.
*infield's cows, and if they bad been in • starving
condition on 29th Merck they would not now be in
their present condition. B.w an old longhorn Dorset
, sow, whir* la DOW the worst in the herd ; it wee in
low oondltios. If she had been guying on the 29eh
llaroh,she would have moored with the new erase ; end
boon dead now. It weals fair average contition• A,. °hi
crow would be worse than the others. aryl thh, me tad
no Vetii. A mixture of furs.. chaff, eiloake. lo ut,
,se., would be good f.rod for the cow. You could not
go over a farm in the county without finding some
worm than the others.
Cross-examined : Cows were differently attacked by
lootimed-nemstia demon. Their recovery wesold be
affected by the severity of the attack. If they were
attacked in October he would not expeot to rind them
in good isoodltion now. Would not sweet that those
animals were not suffering front food on the 29th March.
The slipping of a gaff would act affect the herd.
Kr. ffeilins We'll admit all that. One cow slipping
her calf would not sot abet the bard—(roars of
'mushi)er,
Kr. V. B. Watts, of Ifelsombe Homy, farmed 1700
awes, and bad as meth sleek, he 'apposed, as any
mien In the sweaty. He lead farmed 21 years, and last
winter was the worse be ever knew for 'task. Foot.antl
mouth disease injured sows mush, sad prevented them.
from getting into proper oondition, The food produced
wss proper tor eows. He sold an old red sow 17 or 18
veers cold, at Kr. Zenon zealot, last Marsh, and Kr.
Mau field, be believed, bought it.
Cress-examined : If s bullock in a poor starving
isonditios mere pat into qui* grim it valid Mum out
a sampled' "'bestir." Cordd not tell if this was
the sow spoken of.
Mr. Meakid said be may bed ens learbeesed eon
In his dairy, and he Nimbi It from Mr. Watts.
Mr. Senor remembered selling an old red sow
belonging to Kr. Wens to Ks. Neel Id. It was 1.8
years old at heart. Ida *ow were starving cie 29th
Marsh, putting her into new gram would slake her
"mionr." and this sow allowed so signs of that.
These °owl of Kr. IlaniskEs were bettor than handled'
The of the bed eondition of Nome

of others. . one cm
gook was that they only had Ow dry grass
a Minn in it, before Wm roots ens is. The eo •
all.mouth amen would make nom about tea times
worse. The chaff maimed was better than be was
Now giving his hack horses, mad the food generally
was very good.
By Ks. V•sissu : Frog gram with plenty of dry food
would bring cows into better modition.
Kr. Henry Duke, of Woodstard, said he farmed about
900 acres, and was • l cattle dealer. Had 35 yen
merinos. Saw H,, aksld'seewsjesterdai- Three
, were oat of onadition--th• rest the avenge of dairies.
'50.. would do better than others on the ese food,
and foot-and-math disease had • pen: sleet on
some; it depended on their seastitatioa. Mask eon
corid leas nosh than others, and especially old ans.
Cows starving in Marsh if pat to stew grass would turn
"skeeter'. LASS wean very hard season, and thel had
foot•eahmeath diasasm Had Mead Sight crows
renamed totally nein far dairy enrPorws• One but •
dead calf, awl turned • • shutter," and anther that
had the thane in November bad net pas recovered. It
was is poor as any of Mr. Mandahro eacept
one, yet it had (Lb et cake sad hay all winter.
Oross.examined It had nothing more than foot-and•
month disease. I. to be seen st Woodsford.
Mr. o.lllaa Another case for Mr. Comma there—
flalater).
Duke : I shall .be happy to no you (to Mr.
Oelam).
Mx. Oolam : I'm sere there will be no on for inter
ferenos there.
Mr. Duke: I don't know; there are mazy worse
than the cows I sew yesterday. Lan Mr. Matifield's
son had the disease. Didn't me them on 29ch March,
but they could not have been very bad, or they would
sot noir be in their present condition.
Kr. Hoary Kayo, farming 800 seen adjoining Mr.
Matafield's. said the last was a very trying season for
stook and ourselves toe--(lnghtra). Mr. M infield's
eon were in fair slosh conditdon, and coed not have
been so beds. represeaWd on 29th Marsh. Saw them
from time to time. They were not etarving—dssidedly
an. Yesterday they chewed no symptoms of "nom,
ing• anent one whisk was in a shed. He corrobor-
ated the general remarks of the previous wings
Croes•examined :Be had some capital beasts. Mr.
Maxfield's were not in such good condition aa Ws:
Re-examined : Mr. idaafield bad crows for milk
orinipally ; he kept them for milk and den too.
Defendant's were In fair oonditios—es good as the
everagain the country.
Mr. Richard Gears, of Watenoe, mid he firmed
sbott SEKI sans, wed was Vcro•Preakket of the Dor-
ebestorrarmars' Olab. Bad had nesidereal• experienee
In math. Saw Mr. Maallold's cattle yesterday. di •
lot they were in fair emadldou, and would sot have
been so had they been nerving on the 29th Marsh.
Gross-excunined s Berard this SIDS referred to • loop
honed oow. That he believed nettle ward of the lotliaw
that partioalar sow yesterday. Anybody who knew
what • long-horned sow was—
Mr. Collins kb ! Mr. Colam, don't—(laughter).
What effect would foot-and-month disease have on an
old long-horned 00w?
Mr. Collin objected to the questioa being put, and
the Chairman supported him.
Mr. Collins respectfully submitted the question was
regular; however, be said, with • tout* of sarcasm,
be wouldn't argue with the Bench, for they ware judges
rif both law and fact, and when he did sobs generally
[Oen De got toe wan of ts--traugater.)
Mr. Henry Omakeram said he farmed his own land,
and had considerable examines in stook. Mr. Man-
(aids eon were In fair average condition with two sr•
eeptiona. Au old now was a difflealt thing to keep In
**edition. lie maimed previous witnesses as to
general examinee.
Mr. George Wood Hamar corroborated that Mr.
Stanfield.' cows were in fair average condition. His
on experience) was that an animal in bad condition
*add not improve I. its soot for • month after wing I
well fed. Some would show Mina of foot-and-mouth
disease for four or In mouths. More tban ten per
sent of his that had ken affected had this year oast
their mina.
Kr. Robert Damon said he had been • farmer for
obey years, and had souskterable expectinga in cattle
Was a dealer Is earn. meant food, he. Was s mom.
We of the CorParetin of Doralmater. The an of
ithe seven winter sad the footand-raouth dines bad
been to make keep eneedingly eserec—there had not
am sufficient a:Weld 1004 for the 'stile in the
ihrtsr• He had imported it satanical,. He rad
pmw • thousand toes more Minks this season than
ewer Won, and ten thousand quarters of oats. There
had been times when there was not fin tons of cake
Is th• sweaty, and for weeks they had been usable to
supply the demand.
Mr. Wino : But the &leaden bad plenty.
Mr. Bogen, of Dewlish said he farmed about 400
mesa. Mr. Maniladdrs SOWS were about the average
nedition. If Marvel 1. 19th March they would not be
as they are now.
Croes-ezaminail c am* wen 12 or 13 other farmers
there.
Mr Cola= Was there • bit of • spread f
Witness: There might have been—l didn't see any—
(leallitM)' •
_William Dinning, of Friar Waddell, said he
termed his own lead, sent to gr. Manlbild'a. Sew
defendant's cows from time to time, sad they were as
good as other people's. He fanned 1,700 acres.
Ormaimushaed Malta% say he was at Barton on
29th March, but be frequently saw the cows.
By the Bann t Then was nothing to complain at in
the long•hernd sow, weeder* her age. Could not
my the last time he saw it.
Mr. John Gain, al Lower Barton, said he farmed
between 500 and 500 we.. Defaudaat's cows were in
lair &Temp condition.
Mr, Collins said that was the ease.
Mr. Cal..: Abet you going to call some of the men
ea the farm ?
Hr. Collins Sit dawn, do, sad allow me to 'aoudad
my 51110. By the courtesy of the teen you are allowed
to appear here.
The Bench retired (en acesideratin, sad were absent
a lees time.
On returning Mr. Steward said in this case the sum-
Ii dinned. The jud.set *limited • storm of
applause, hurrahs and alas of " bravo."
Yr. Coombs said that la the first ems the penalty
was £lO and the nut less 11.
Mr. Oolsm said be did an apply for any mots as
repadoci the ene4p's offiectr, or say ether attendance
Imre, simply the veterinary surgeons' fees.
Mr. Coombs said
SYS would be £ll6Mae WASS OS estimated in a former
s.
Ma Aallianski beam reedy to go on with another
lOW SOS.
Mr. Coln mid as the BIWA had Iliamiased the first
be would withdraw Was ether sammeassa. The evi•
alOOO was of pretty mesh of the Dan elianater, there-
fore he weld ntiste to middy the apart there was
any cam with to the remainder of the cows.
Bat he should retain the charges et unity to horses
by working them cm 16,1501'11pi4.
Mr. Collins then asked for eon in the dismissed
claw oases, and in than withdraws,
Mr. Coin opposed, asked the Beach if they
did not think he had •no salllsiant to Justify
the withholding of eon. Giving them would amount
I. a One on the seriety.
Mr. Collins On eancrisebegarde pay eon. lad •
dismissal or withdraws" Yea dzkehem. Th°l: is
• rich society—km £35,000 fa the SB,OOO • year
inns, • skiver neseary, sad 'soh • wonderful
veterinary eargeoa—Caeghtusi.
' Mr. ADdrews said be did not ears shoat the
Nosey, but the sosiety brought tram London
say retarinary surgeme they shoe, —men under
their own control, aid shagged the defendant
milk the payment of their ens on conviction ;be
when gammons was dismissed they tarried round a
coot!
him sad said be mad in have Yr. Collins. It -au
en-elded. Its asked tar nothing but ressaaahlaws
..4s
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It was entirely la the diserettaa the magistrate.,
the veterinary surgeon' expense we not allowed he
Maid not gaped to late nyticiag fame than his own
' Mr. Coln said the sent, bad 1,350 eases year,
sad he never knew eo n gine them.
Mr. Outline: time thee there's an alteraelear
'MrColas midi iliew • ennare waupse
s bet
=Tab for ens, he *mid aot pat my that the
made wee saki: that the imeisky when an
ansaistasat, or semethlaa like 11,--.
Mr. Andrews : I begjerairou.
Mr. Colsia! I shall
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say—
laisitietzLban got yeer latterhese
Kr. : Bet In that eireesnalease I should have
lad other witnesses.
Ku Amiens Hume said anidag et you ; joshed
better Wks sem •' In.. yea,
Ma Omaha mid 111 they mantel sat their 'Win
rale as to waste, they weld not give Mr. Calase SU
sad he asked Mr. Auden* what he wasted.
Mr. A.ndrews : A genes lee the brief In nab ease.
Tbe Chairman donna to ibis, and ultimately_ it
the saki should be lazed by
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