The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-07-06 00:00:00

Itgriculturt.

iltEmplirr appEAMANCII or TAM CROP&
Mr. Merin nays notwithstanding cold night. and an ammo
of nun, which will delay our tweed three 'reek.. compered
arith the 0n0,..Hy enriv one of la 4 year, we have mitten.'
that the gross total pleaeeth.i ofNA (ental'i and "l'lnbi.)
• Prolably exceed considerably that of but year. Wheat
may be lee in quantity, quality, and weight, but pearl, beam,
eau, potatoes, and perhain barley, will be in excel., entegiell7
peaa and bean.
Dusan. —Much of the elms( on the wet, and air on the
poor mos which are not highly maint•ined, ran up very
apinelly ...I thin In the mrly spring, end where it wee not
harrowed about and rolled down it did not tiller out, cense-
qulintly it looks thin, and will be • light crop; ti. now Just
out In ent., it mot. very uneven. and I am of opinion that. seen
ivith • goad turn, the mhe about lour me-kale= per
acre than last year. 4tld moot
barley and rem./is look well, and
promise for a good cop on mse u .4 the gulls, except on
very net lend. where it Ina put In during the time the land
I was very wet and did not work well. The discare has made it.
appearance in many placeo ahnut here in the elerl_y potato...
' which we are now &sinning to make toe of. -7'. f f. Bourukre,
Wareremsfre.—Orsoa Is abundant, the hay crop in the
meadowe is over the average. and le being well secured,
clover, asarsas. The apleamme of wheat on clay is much
nosier average. Kerley, oats, and peo., • prospect of • goal
crop ; tunny's, an excellent Plan_
.t • FZl_Jrrt...„
at present.— W. J. rade. Wag
tine beeehee dorinif the beaten nam has raised the
spline of the egyienintrista in thi, locality very much, and
he. enabled them to secure • large crop of hey, of One quality.
In good condition. The wheat (much lighter in Anew than
hen year) hoe improved, and the Mal are MIMI More Men titan
I expected they would be ten days ego: we shall not have io
lance • coot, an hed seer. still I hope there will be vary nearly an
avenge one. of the barley lemma speak confide:ol.4y, as. it Is
not Nufaclently forwanl. The winter °Me Wear tones newt
maul:sing crop. although the draw is struck with rust. Flax
beery on Si., crops homy and promiaing. liwediah
turnip. very hopefed. Potatoes partially affected with disease,
On the whole I me no muse for degoodency. bet opinion. vary
much. - -liinnendobirry, Jaw 23.
ilmins.--The appearance of the crops of corn in this neigh-
bourhood in not very adislartory. The wheat crop appear. to
lure suffered very much front the odd wet weather In May and
the hos temperature prevailing up to this time, misselally upon
sold /navy laud and light soils in low condition; and upon the
windo the nheet erot, not likely to petvlooenn a‘craige
should the weather prove favourable, and the lancet will be
something like throe weeks l•ter than last year. Oata and
barley may produce an average.. but much will depend on the
weather, as • large portion th of e mit, has. eufferud from the
cold wet weather, but not to the canto extent as the wheat
plant.. Beans and peas ens generally well imoken of, and bid
fnir to ...seed no, e,rege pnalucc. The hey crop ho. been very
ebundent, enoeptin those cams whese the seeds were deficient;
about e stnrd tithe crep has been stetted In good condition,
the remained portion is injured by the late rainabertnot seriously. !
The end epland pastures have above an average
protinee, only rogniring btrourable weather from this time.
All kinde of redder aro very abundant, seal., pee in the
land. A large breadth of mangel hes been sown under
C.r.ing endge Hsggggs.gogo, nod never promi.ed better. flweike
mai turnipn here elm planted remariothly well, with but
little Injury from the ay. Potatoest proud= well, withont
en, eppeeceno, of dimoucut prerant. —JeesjA Mandell, Lead
Agent, Sour.Aamproe, June 25.—Tba wheat crop is bad on
net lend end poor thin clays, and far from good on loamy and
1,21...:12.111y moil. It is best on chalk with, but the ears are not
Although much will depend on the weather during
..rur,7 nd yet in any nee the hareem mint be backward and make
• eyeeete. Berle, mas, but is about an average ; oate over
average. Barley leans atalposa •goal promise ;
swedes and turnips an excellent I=l.L7rlSpeerwr,
near Sonthamplon, Jury Eli
Devegemen _ The wheat crop in not on promeing as hat
year. although this fine hot weather Is Improving It much on
all weak land+. It is coming Mt° ear very, unevenly, and with
• small ear. The cold ungenial weather in May en. Injurious
to both wheel and lark", sod the latter will not be • greet
crop.—acerpe Turner. Cadbury. Tiverton, June 28.—Wheet
Is again the best cered, and promisee a full yiekl. hone
than, inferior; sufiering fruni &watt —P. Coogan, Ba
Jane 29.
Beartanian —I am merry 1 cannot speak favourably of the
growing crops In this neighbourhosd Wheat and barley
capecially have been Injuriously affected by the largo quantity
.4 rain and lowneen of temperature we have bad dazing
months dm and JUDO. Oats, beam and MID i
preset to w tbe beat Crop.—Janese Strasai;
n e ,
wear Readawg, Joao. JO.
Km—There are in this great oOrn county only a few field.
of wheat that will yield an avenge crop. On all lands, gravels,
chalk., fie., there Is not half an average crop, the wheat not
Ming knee high, and her been as yellow no gold. As to barley,
there id not one good field in fifty. many not one lout high, and
°then not knee high not hall an average crop, on the *hob
I ciumot ice half the crop of ourn of lase year, nor hall the
straw. A more unproductive crop of ourn I bate n.,t knolle
for Many years. I elpert the harvest here one month later
than last year. I have men about 1000 and upward. of
fourscore year., and I still me a dcal of England no year,
visiting. an I do. previous to harvest, so many .4 niy oki
staying two or three days with each of them ; they drive me
about to, see every improvement in their localities: for instance,
the fens of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, rm.—the greaten linprove-
ment in all England-- which, when Om Medi are cotnidete.
roging ZDOO • mile, will. In the ,ounic of time, be etuddesi
with farm- how., with resident 'frigate, which is so much
required In Mord not. of England, thereby making homes for
hundreds increasing the produce of thb defendant F:ngland,
and als., doubling and trebling the value 4'4 the land. la' island
I. not half fartnol ; a few things, each so Neetirity
tenor, ke.. as I have is.intesi out to several Ml's., the pen-
tium of England might hr Leases 01 14 year+ are not
; let any man take a beggared farm, It will take hint
en years to reaswe it be has then only lour years to hint.
wit. and the remainder to ask himself a few question. as lo a
fre.h lenoom. Rote Matson. Wingbane.
LASCMIIiIL Wheat, below average ; thin and light of
straw, and Into. Barton, not much croon, but where irrown
gost oats. generally good; occasional fields may have
y.llowol n little, but upon the whole promise well—Wee.
I,rrrder, Nnetabrook. bryland. June 21.