The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-16 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL DIPRIOSION.

POSITION Or TIN AOSIONLTOCAL
INTZLINIT, AID How To IXTIOTS IT.
This was the subject for discussion at the Farmers'
Club meeting on Saturday evening last, when there
assembled—The hon. secretary (Mi. D. Andrewi),
Messrs. Hawkins (Martinatown). preaident ; Mr.
Gang. (Waterman), Mr. Stephen Inns (Dorchester and
Lsogbredy), Mr. T. Chapman Saunckra (Water-
e'vt.mbm). Dr. Aldridge, 3dr. Vessey, Mr. Chick, Mr.
Mr. C. Jetty, Mr. G. Ensor, Mr. Lips-
;:mTm7Mr. T. A. Pearce. Mr. Taylor (Lond's
Mill) Mr. Loader, Mr. Swatridge (Maiden Newton),
' Mr. iamb, Mr. IL N. Howard, Mr. Beale, Mr. A.
Day, km
As illustrating the state of the late crops, a sample
of wheat was produced, which wet said not to weigh
above 7 score 10 pounds, and it did indeed look very
wretched, presenting almost the appearance of pinched
rye rsthor than wheat, although it was the beet of the
crop on the farm.
The Paso:miff (Mr. W. Hawkins) introduced ch.
, subject thua
Gentlemen—Our object in meeting to-night is not
to hear a paper read. but to discuss a subject of the
greatest national an well as agricultural importanos.
For when agriculture la in the position It is at present
it affect. all clarets of the community. From mother
earth we all came and to =otter earth we must all go;
from her came all our joys and all our woes, and the
produce of the earth feeds all living things, conse-
quently the position of agriculture must be of the
greatest vital importance to any nation. For when
agriculture is in a prosperous state rents are regularly
paid by the talent, the landlord pays the tradesman,
the tradesman pays the manufacturer, and the manu-
facturer keeps all the labour he can employed; but
reverse the case. look on the other aide of the picture,
that w.dch unfortungely now present. itself—rents
not paid; anl, therefore, the landlord, if depending
on those rents for his income, which in many inlitallollll
lithe case, l s his establishment and can't pay the
tradesman, the tradesman not get ting his money can't
increase his stock, the manufacturer ewes to manu-
facture, and 'a-ge outwit lel of men ore thrown on of
. 4.. en 1 y our own Union House for
in the lit fottni..ht more th 100 yr gr.ints b ,va had
bed mid breAkfa-t thrr r—r•ple Lein or of work owl
nut proles i mai Iw7g•r.4. gentlemen, I maintain
that from the bithe.t to the lowest in the state all are
interested in his subject which I have been isakeel to
bring forward for chacommion—" The premient position
of the Agricultural Interest and how to Improve it.
He called on Mr. Chapum Saunders to open the
discussion. (Hew.)
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sympathy of the nation. HA produced • sample of
wheat which It was said was the worst ever grown.
Landlords, he hoped, would help the present tenants,
and if they had new tenants' extra expenses' mast be
incurred. New tomato may require new buildings, 50
landlords will loss more by having new tenants than
by helping the present ones to weather the storm.
amid sufferers be recouped by any fund to save the
great sufferers from being brought to dui brink of ruin?
deveral rases he knew where men had laboured and
acquired capital to farm with ; but the bad seasons
had swept off the working capital, and the standing
capital is now attacked. He should like to see a
Minister of Agriculture In the Cebioet. In florist.
shire land, he believed, is fanned as well as in any
county, in no county is land better farmed, an I as to
smaller hi 'dings, with the farina here set out as water.
meadows so much, arable so much, and down so much,
the tenants could not occupy water-meadows only, or
pay rent for downs. AMIZICA is now sending dairy
produce and meat, as well as corn, and the question is
essentially a landlord's question. A farmer to-day
told him be only had two sacks an acre, and he was a
really good practical fanner, and how agriculture was
to ti le over the season, he could not tell'
, in six
months we should learn more about it. He bad
bought wheat to-day at lls. a sack, and did not know
what to do with it, and 10-score barleys at gl a quarter.
Mr. Howard had stated England is a good country for
growing barley; but America is now Newlin, good
melting barley, and there is a consignment of 18.000
bushels of good malting barleys to be sold at the best
The PLIMIDIAT congratulated them on a good dl..
aussion. If the bad seasons were the cause goo.l
'swine would put it right; the question of mot Is for
the landlorda and tenants, and the question of rates
and taxes are for our representatives. England was
also considered • barley growing country; but the
best sample be bad seen was from Callon:de, and Mr.
1t... had, he heard, offered 63e. a quarter for it. But
there was the malt tax, which required removal ti make
the best use of their barley, and what were they to
with the thin barleys, which they were prevented
from malting by the malt-tax lie acknowledged the
kindness of the landlonle in making remiarions ; but
it la only a salve, and he agreed with the Duke of
Riehmon wh .0,'.1 it things went on el they do now
th ro t arosi.i n of rcm• hum John o' On%t's
to the Loots' Ezel (Applw,,e.)
The useetin; th i v-p,ratol.

ditto, the Hon. Mn. Butler; braes casket. Lord and
Lady Aliagton ,• white silk lan. Mrs. Punt; black Inc.
and tertoiesehell fan, Captain sod Mrs Armstrong ;
white lace andpother-01-pearl f in, the Hon. Mrs. E.
Yorke ; cut glass song b,ttle s ith silver into, Mist 11%
Farquharson; book of F. 11 Haver,al's poem.,
Mn. Marsh; Bible and Pray‘r-ho k. Mr. Mush;
small album bound in silver, the Hilton school-
children ; silver kry as thermometer, Captain
W. Fife ; whip, Mr. W. Curtis; whip, Mr. Ratcliffe;
driving whip, dtephen Robert.; inkatand and candle-
sticks, Sir W. and Lady Marriott ; Peraan carpet,
Mn. Okeden ; letter weigher. Cap:sin sod Mrs. Yid.
cock; Indian shawl, Mrs. Turner; ivory clock, M.
T. Turner Farley ; asitchels (2), boot-jack. cushion, Pin-
-00,14.04, sugar basin and jug, the servant.;
fur-tined coat, Mrs. Hambro ; walking-Mick, Mc
Rambro ; large hymnbook, the Hushden people;
china basket, Mr. and Mrs. Clerks; inkstand Mrs.
Farquharson; pair of candlestick., Mr. and Mrs.
117= ; hunting fan, Mr. Trench ; photograph IMMO
Trench ; painted white fan, Mr. E. l'ortatan •
nudist onuntaiTane and paper-knife, Mr. and Mn.
Marlow • cut glass scent bottle with stiverCapt.
C. Wing' card cams, Miss Arkwright ; leather cais
ean-de-Cologne, Mile Armstrong; blotting-book,
Annie Glens; piece of Inc., Mrs. BMus ; workbasket,
Mies Stevenson ; ring set with a diamond, an emerald,
and a ruby, Ws. Curtis; Bible and Prayer-book with
silv" danTs Lugs chiming clock, the tenants on
gm mist.; yen-tray, Mr. and Mrs. G. Mansa ;
album, alligenal Slaughter; brass dock, Mies Fort;
blue satin satchels for gloves and handkerchiefs, Mk.
81*h ; paper.knife, Mrs. Mayo.; work-bag, the
Masters Armstrong. The tenants of the estate were
entertained with luncheon at the hall in the afternoon,
and on Friday evening the workpeople and their
wives were provided with a supper, of which about
180 partook. The school children of Hilton and
Milton had a tea given them the same evening.

Mr. SAVINCOM said the CA i.e of the &Tr...ion
were no doubt various; we hare passed through one of
the very worst seasons known in the preeeLt genera-
tion, and probably there was no worn season in the
past generation. Other bai @seam' had preceded it,
and the commercial date of the country helped to
produce the bad renting, which would have to be borne
by other awes besides the farmers. Though the
farmers suffer mire on account of Free Trade, yet if
we had not Free Trade now the country would be in •
state of famine. This state of things should be the
means of calling out the energise of farmers and
perhape of inducing seas triable leelalation. The
labourer as well as the landlord would have to bear hie
share of the burdens, and this bad esseon's effect.
would be felt throughout the oountry for • °onside',
able time. . .

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRE4S AND AGRI.OI3LTUR‘L GAZETTE, TUESDAY. DECEMBE't IG. 1579.

GENERAL ITEMS.
The Russian Revolutionary Committee have issued
violent proclaniation, attempting to justify the effort to '
kill the Cur at Moscow. In spite of the police, they
distributed the proclamation dolly.
Tekke Turcomans have swarmed on the retreating
Russians, carried off camels and people. not are on tbe
road to threaten Tchikiskr, a Russian post on the Caspian
Bers.
Fifteen generals at Madrid have resigned their cum.
manila

./11:10 Egyptian troop, are to go against the Alirsviiii.ms.
Every constituency in Essex except the Western divinon
Ii to te cantestod aiainst the C mservatives at the next
election
The Liberation Sockty will strive to secure cvelidatee
favourable to diemtahlishment, °specially in Scotland.
Empress Eugenie. RiVini UP hot Project of going to
Zululand, has returned to E.gland
A torpedo with 751 h. of gunpowder exploded In a boat
connected with the Vernon on Wednesday. four men were
+oriel/sly injured, and others 1ee.... The expiation is mid
to have been catued by meddling with the electric wires,
. _

'‘.4le—ri.ewral 47;r7b•—rti and Signora ndl eek to
released from their marriage.
Artificial teeth have been ruled by • County Court Judi&
not to be 1111C40111111•1 for a farmer's wife, and the dentist
who supplied them wan nonsuited.
A fleld of wheat wee standing out In stook, near
Hawthorn, last week.
The Evangelical Alliance has inued Ito annual invita-
tion for • week of united and universal prayer, to
commence on January 4.

Mr. J B. Atuor, propnetor of Evans's supperrooms,
London, was fined on Tuesday J:10 for permitting his
premises to be the resort of disorderly women.
Col. Pearson. CB., of Ekowe, has been made • knight
and K C.B and Major General Croalock • CB.
Mr. W. IL Smith. First I.nl of the Admiralty, says the
Government could not now regret the Zulu War, geeing
its result& . . . . .

Lawson P. Laboucherc is to be removed by certiorari to
the Queen's Bench.
A Land Law Reform Convention is to meet in London
in February, and it is intended to form • League.
Miners on strike attacked the knobsticks at Bedworth
on Thursday, and many were hurt
Afghan affairs are not quiet, some natives of Kohistan
having occupied • position near Kotal, and been dispersed
by General Macpherson, with the lasso( six standards.
Railway traffic in Naples has been interrupted by the

Senor del Castillo, the new Spanish Premier, has
&chiral the present Government will support the Bill for
abolishing slavery in Cuba.
The bishops in Chili and Peru are reoeinmended by the
POPO to try and bring about peace between those
eo9ntrien .

.--rd-Fensance haa uutctioned an order to declare Rev.
T. P. Dale. of St. Vedeat's. " contumacious and in
contempt " for non-payment of £ld7 coda of the prosecu•
lion against him.
True bills have been found against Mews. Daly,
u
Devitt,
iald Killen for sedition. arid bell haa been refused
Kr. K
Major Paget, criticising Mr. Gladstone at Bruton, was
obliged to relieve his mind thus :—" When I read Mr.
Gladstone, speech," he said, "I have an intense desire to
I won't tell rat what" He took cars, however,
to avoid allualon to the charges which the es-Premier
haa brought home to the Conservative Government.
A " CSKILIT LANDLOILTA-A publican at Accrington on
Thursday, was fined for seLling rum very much diluted,
and he contended that—" the weaker the rum the better
for the public."
FATAL GUN ACCIDENT. —At a pigeon-shooting match.
one of the birds did not fly out of the trap, a butcher took
up a stone to throw at it, at the game time the person who
was aiming fired and the charge lodged in the butcher's
head, killing him on the spot.
MOO Montenegrins are about to attack the town of
Gu.spije. .