The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-08-18 00:00:00

Cagriculturt.

THE HARVEST IN SCENCE.--trarrest work is going on
rapidly in every quarter, and not only has a very large
breadth of corn been cut, but no little has also, within
the last few days, been housed—need we add, in
splendid condition. Not an hour has been lost; in
fact, shortness of bands has been the only thing that
has prevented even more progress being made. We
never remember a finer harvest time, and. if the pre-
sent weather continue but one week longer, a very
large portion of the grain crops will have been garnered
under the most favourable circumstances possible to
conceive or desire. Reports speak well of the probable
yield, as well as of the quality, of wheat, oats, and
barley. Of peas and beans the amounts are somewhat
varied, though on the whole very satisfactory. eotatoes
are almost everywhere turning out well, and strong
hopes are entertained that the disease will this par
prove to be extremely circumscribed in it. effects. The
amounts from the hop districts, on the whole, come
better. The improvement. like the crop itself, is
partisl. Everybody speaks of the growth as uneven
and • patchy;" but we are di.csed to think that the
last week has seen more than a little progress, and that
moderate crops will be gathered in grounds which a
fortnight ago gave little prospect of anything but
severe failure. The Worcester amounts are more
favourable, and the planter, write cheerfully—happy
in the prospect of making up for lain year's failure.—
Smarr Advertiser.

APPROACHING BASWIT FAIR.—It is expected that at
the approaching fair, which will take place On the 4th
proximo, the stock of storelinp exhibited for male upon
the occasion will prove more extensive than I. usually
the came. The numbers of all tweeds of cattle which
entered the " sale grounds" last year amounted to
52,14.5 heads. In consequence of the long-oontinued
drought the pasture lands are becoming very short of
herbage, which fact must have the effect of compelling
the gr.ziere to dispose of their young stock at more
reasonable rates than they would do if there were •
sufficiency of aftermath on hand wherewith to support
their kine in the fields. Independent of which circum-
stance the late dry weather has proved very nub,
vourable to the mangold wursel and other root crops.
which must operate much to the disadvantage of those
who are looking forward to an uncertain winter, at
which season roots for the consumption of cattle under-
going the operation of stalling are an Judo
succedaneum for clover and hay, both of. wrZl'irae
espensive, in an turni point of view,
to the farmer.

It is stated by Galician's{ on tile authority of Pro-
femur Barra', of Pans, that but Sudsy, ch. 9th, was
tbo hottest day, not only of tba preeinit year, but of the
century. In some planes in Paris the tberinows•ter
marked 149. Fahr. in tit* sun.
CIVIL HOAX.-A my discreditable boar was played
on the pen& of Warrlartaa, on Tuesday. 11119
Wombed by planed that a special *alp w= 1,
Seen
Warrington fee Livayool as To-today, for the wpm
of seeing the Channel leek which was lying in the
Money. The train met, but the fleet was OU mug
of Sootiand.
In Britain this average of life exceeds that of Frame
I;mal•vs. ?OWL 00001I4I1g the naperior hew*