The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-17 00:00:00

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PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE.

LEnto No. XXII.

ON THE BEST CROP FOR AN EARLY STUBBLE; AND
ON THE NEUEMARY PREPARATIONS FOR TILE
SANIZ.

To the Editor of the Dorset County Express and
Agricultural Gatette.

Dorchester, July 16th, IWO.

-
Sin,—As no farming now-a-days can be really
profitable without a large quantity of live stock, it is
necessary to pay particular attention to the corn
stubbles, especially the early onea, in order to pro-
duce as much winter and spring food as possible.
In the knowledge of this branch of profitable agri-
culture I am sorry to say the majority of farmers
are sadly deficient. I will just ask a few questions,
and give what I presume must be the answers.
Why do farmers generally pay more attention to
their corn than their green crops?
Because there was a time when the corn was the
more profitable, and farmers have not as yet learnt
that that time has passed.
Why do farmers generally persist in fallowing
their stubble' instead of growing sheep keep?
Because they do not employ enough capital in pro-
portion to the number of acres which they farm.

Why do farmers generally omit artificial manure
with their autumnal sowing of green crops!
Because they have not tried the effect, and there-
fore do not know the advantages that may he derived
from it.

Now, Sir, if men would but ask themselves a few
such questions as these, they would soon find that
they have more room for improvement than is gene-
rally supposed; and that the .0 a. d. account would
stand much better, and the consumer would not
have to abstain from animal food in order to lower
the price.
Then, Sir, no crop is more generally useful for
winter or spring feed than rape, nor will any other
succeed so well after harvest; but the stubble must
be early and no time lost, and a good quantity of
manure must be drilled. I recommend more, espe-
cially a sufficient quantity of superphosphate, and I
can confidently assert that it cannot be used more
profitably at any season of the year than after
harvest. As a reason for this I will state that it
will produce rapid growth during the early stages of
the plant, and thus enable autumnal-sown crops to
arrive at sufficient maturity t) stand the winter.
If required to be kept fur spring feed, there will be
sufficient phosphate left in the soil to muse the
plant to start into growth much earlier than would
otherwise be the case. Now, in order to be pre-
pared, it will be necessary to get some ashes for
drilling ready, so as to have them cold by the time
they are wanted; for the man who mixes hut
ashes with his manures must be destitute, of common

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sense, and should give up farming and try ie
other occupation. With plenty of cold ash",
superpliespate, and any farm compost that can be get,
success with rape after an early corn *rep will 61
pretty sure to pay well, and the benefit to the stio,
ceeding crop will be immense.
1 remain, Sir,
Yours k.:spedfally,

PROFITABLE AGRICULTURE
[My letter, No. XXIII., will be "On the prope,
crop for an early stubble where delay from weather
or other causes may render swum/ with rape doubt.
ful; and on the management of later stubblesl

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WESTERN CIRCUIT.
WINCHESTER. JuLT 14.

CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice KEATING )

Martha Conway and John Farrell were indicted for
the wilful murder of Mary Ann Rowe, at Aldersbott,
on the 13th of May.
Mr. H. T. Cole and Mr. Russell prosecuted, and Yr.
FAlwards, at the request of the judge, watched the cam
on behalf of the prisoners.
As the circumstances of this case are familiar to our
readers, it is unnecessary to recapitulate the evidence.
Mr. Edwards, with great seal and ability,addressedtha
jury for the prisoners, putting forward every point that
could be auggested in their favour, urging upon the jury
that the only features against the prisoners were their
being seen with the decetated, and their having the pune.
The fiu.t of their having been seen with the deceased on
the night in question was no proof whatever of guilt,
and as to the purse that might have come into the pee
tiCSAI.,II of the prisoner in various ways. He also urged
that the evidence of the surgeon as to the cause of death
was extreniely unsatidactory.
The learned Judge summed up with great care.
prosecution was bound to make out the case. If the
evulence did not satisfy them that the woman was
murdered, or, being murdered, that it was done by the
prisoners at the bar, they were entitled to an acquittal,
but if the evidence in their opinion did bring home guilt
to the prisoners they would pronounce their venlict
accordingly.
The jury retired for a abort time, and then returned&
verdict of Not