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

"Potts anb ilicktra."

A fancy fair, with Christmas Ire, preceded by a
walk tea, are to be bell in the 5 'on,tregationabscho
room, ..a behalf of churl) objects, onboxing night, the
'ith inst. A conic timer's shop and Ret-oflice will
he lin:hided in the arrangements, aul we intend I.
ine!4.le in ..tut arrangements a vis.t to the wh of it.
Debarred by the wise preveotion of provincial provi.
deem el the pollutions ads pantomime, what can we do
otherwise with much money waved asp to be *roan.
dere I ! Art icles fir the tree or subscription. to wards the
oet.l arrangements will be gladly received by Mr.
Ikons, j•welier, High-street.
We bitted y sold an I ilkappointed. Two
immense thin.:4 wer lantled last week, deatiatation
Naiad( hon., C.,;itation4 on their intended u.e
ear: general, and we were put liely c mgratulnted on
twang on aincut Fl..shes and Flicker posts at lash
hum! They ac flower stands, were indoor things.
ml "vs as mars'. the strut t !
ilk ! Thee mat wind tried to go through us,
hut .I.tzesi with dust, it failed. Some vane, scamps,
14,...,1, to know bitter, wanted us to a.ivim the
au. .4 water-each If we were thirty years younger,
hey., en I mar li aar I were n very Well, We Woe.
hate k what a whopphor shi.le Isms
wiaria to tinaise your Imeke we micht lisve ha I.
It is rails.... 4.1 f .nut a arable inhabit .nt
triakt i •s. 134 Thur. l.sy .-cooing, lie Was W
cc', he re Mel t' hankers" !lewd. the ate!
I a ti.li. %V Id with excitement be felt in
Ai hi, t..k. I. f..r a ii 41111.4 . Nal if he hml betas
ism missl he doulatleasly would leave tied his braces
tgether and Saipan 14..1 a line. Ilot sa he sorrowfully
heoel he " . bank &lariat Mut." ha" ho deed it "
aer o • to the hotel etnbtes nnsi return"! wills a imam.* len
rake. The fish was wsidog f sr him. Just 36 lot j mined
it !warren ths teeth nal the wall, a revenging wave
sal I ',ay Imre upan.l ran down the fisher's us ckelreneb-
inc jim thormi,hlv. I.a his panic be let go his hold,
iwinc rake awl fish. Ts a rake was capturwl, and a
gallant captain tismoveresi the fish high and dry the next
norhier. and be us fully sd this opinion, —that the
creature Ind wa.hed Aiwa from Billingegate.
Well, my friend., ass the weather desk has nerved WI
pretty well, I.y the 1... k of the colliera alongside us
the cal -se ants much lwtter, awl the bakers bent
.4 di. f.sr who is not really for sev.n meals a day !
if vet xtree with In.. we will trust him a wens while
I nter. "Well, she ninper, asp, how's the weather to
t" "It all demi, Is oe your age and infirmities.
sit." the all boy rays with a shiver. " Martinmas
ll.v, sir, wav a bitter day, anal p. wart the evening
lk I re. a.itl it w. ml I by them of all I time that We
medat expott the 11,1.13 3 101 l (rusty titan of it. N..w,
1 ant,, so ewe .4 that, for between you and I,
alth a.th ref Irisboos wr shag mug likely oft that'
o,mg rends and fin...o ovvells. r. m v opium. n the New
Tear • ill open very f tidy. But it Is uneeientifin t
gia.. to leh..tihy cf.. .a t, sir. wait till Christmas,
a... 1 Ell ape 16..1.011 -jilt you." •• list essisponse, adt Isiy,
th. wanking hens .4 should whisk if such 614 of
restim a. we are !" " Mess ,sron steel lost trouble, sir,
it will he well with you " Ahem llt in cold."
Lucia.

111861tBORIlla
sIIEEMIRNE afilll('Cl.Tt•ltAL SOCIETY.
The skivir of stock thin year was the Largest and best
ever known, the proof thereof being visible to every
spretater in the carrying of the stalls for the besets
brlarli Imlay occupy • side and • half of the ground)
into the third division of the yard. Of bulls there was
not only. ;mod number bu', the animals were of a high
order of excellence Nothing of course could shake the
laurels of the line shorthorn sent by Mr. Bult. of Taunton,
It wow far from insignificant competitors of his own
l'ww I 4..1 It his rifle and amongst the different beaats
shown we are glad to recognise • specimen of the long-
boat, theolil country breed which the able editor of Dairy
r*rfano tells qa ix coming again into fashion, and is
recsnownding itself both for milking qiudities, and also
be w4ndst and quality of meat. The long row 1.1 cows
and faders exhilfimil a line unbroken by bite r i rrr ity,
Ilervionls, Shorthorn*, and Devons being all represented
The pick"( the females for quality wax two
vvpiisite little Devon heifers scot by Mr. Fryer, of hyt•
tlifit. whose great agricultural Alleetuo shows that ramify 4
may le mew...fully engrafted on forenxic pursuit-, They
were. however, we presume, not large enough to answer
doosrel for twat, and did not get into the prise list
of the sheep, a good judge remarked that he hail never
o
ov tw such heavy pens as those shown by Mr. Homer.
fb;• were plentiful, and the two fat oxen. shown by Mr.
Pdosislo, and Mr. Fryer. were greatly admired.
The tt offered for horses failed to bring such a class of
h,'.uffcrs as might have been expect,,l, but now prizes
",c4 for butter aml cheese bn,ught • very interesting
""Ictition to the Town Dell, and well responded to the
foretisiufht and liberality of the boys iif Sherbonie
who had offered SA in prised, no an acknowledg-
neat i 4 the kindness of the neighbouring farmers on the
w.'4,1..z. .4 the paper chases.
Pas se LIST.

INTI Sroan pure-bred
.Ritttiii given bY ti; D. W• I
ft,..2.L.n. Taunton : Et, Mr. J. Day. l'cnna Best dairy
eor in If lth ca//, a given by Sir W.
.C.
Moll,-ott. Bart., W. Brook, Preston; r!Trr.
Lytehett Minster. Best pair two-year-old stoca.nege2Y
11. siten hy the Hon. W. If. It Portnian,.M.l 4• w_
• LI. W. Brook; one-year-old heifers, at J. Mullins.
Ambed Al It. Corry, Common.
Sill ri..—% 1..4 down stork ewes (3 two-teeth, 3
for and 3 six-teeth), ES, given h, Mr. J. Go dden,
1; W. Homer. Atheihatuoton : Ind ditto. Nine beet
..birk no, £.3, given by Colonel nigh?, )Z. 1.. and
T s corps, YetwiL Ten best down chlbrer lambs,
4.2. W. Homer. hest down rani of any' age, a. mi..
.43, Homer.
ii sr...A.—Hest fat or., AZ., given by Lord Alington,
17 !tins., l'atcouibe; at, W. Fryer, LytchetL Meet fat
lo,for or cow, C., givim by 1.. 11. W. Dien% Ent., W•
I Orr; tU, Mr lomon, castle Cary. Ten best fat
nether sheep 1:1. hounolcrs, W..teremulie. Hod fist
lii. Lt. J. : EL W. lienjafield. Them prises were
given by the Earl i 4 lk:hester.
linfta" —Bed hackney. MO, given he D. W. Duchy,
, W. C. limn& Sutton Waldron i£3. It. Hogg. MA-
bridge. Best cart ware or geldin,r under four years old,
C 5. "'Tv.' l, 11, iniLY..l. Chick, i'unipton Valiance; H. Coate, Baer',
I lige.sr.. —Baker of bc.t two ewt, of cheese, .C 3. 11.
Cannon, Little Burton :12, A. Ilenjetichl. These prizes
were given by sir R. Glyn.
Burrs". —Kest 12111 .4 find, latter, .Cl, given by Mr.
Williatuaßell, A. Iliseoek, West Mower : kg, given by
Mr. Bell, R. J. Conway. Lillingh.,,. The following ITire,
core given by the boys .4 Sherliorne School, and were
..pen to persons residing within seven miles of Sherborne.
yuk,, of bees IMii. of fresh hotter. Captain Carr
; £2. IL 4. Conway Messrs. spites ; It. Laglish, Lc.
licirtnna FOR INDVSIRT ,sll. LW.; SrIiVITUDE
I,.tue.tic servant of any oubwriber, who shall produce the
btu and most satisfactory testitnottials of mbirima
ni.ral character, az well as • faithful tervitude—C2. given
hy Mira yeatutan, Emma Harriett Day, eight year. these
Mouths with Mr Thomas Sherrin 25.1, El iu given by
Mn, Veltman. Emma t.illard, five years and eight months
nithMr. Dorting ; labourer, who has worked the greatest
number of year., LI, Robert liimber, 52 years II months
with Lord Alingtan.
The dinner was held at the Itigby Hotel, and the coin.
ugly My I.lo*nd about 75. Colonel the Hon. M. iL T.
M P.. presided. and among those present were h.r Bart., Captain M. Batten. Rev. W. II Lyon,
U. liToting, Prefesor.r Buckman, Mourn T. Hooks,
Williams-Bell. Davies H. Coate, Young, C. Harding, A.
Willtuott, Seymour: 11. Miller, Stacey (2), Corr: (2).
Simi,. T. S. Corps. Simi. W. Brook, N. Henlafield, J. T.
sniitston, Whittle, Itrine, W. 21.41.nin. W.
tort, W. Godwin, W. Homer, J. Allen. Conway, ke.
sM Mi J. WiLI.I,IIIA HELL. in provaiiiii‘ the Lord Lieutenant
Ilszistratee of the County, took nreasion to refer to
,Mr. Gladstone' recent speeches d sa
in Scotland, anid Le
nowed that when the time came the country would find •
true bill on the right hoes gentleman's Indictment. (" No,
ilo` mud applause.) Referring to the preeent condition of
noienlture, Mr bell said they should not conceal from
9wnweires the fact that the farmers as • clam had been
induced by Prosperous times and high prices to act like
tifh;Scrett (Mvernment, and undertake rearebelhiliti.
sure befoul their mew to carry out, There had,

in fact, bees s pest &al s 1 overtradlai. sad lamas al
them had taken farms with Insufficient capital to stock
and work them properly, and they had buss induced so
to do by the facilities offered them both by the legitimate
and illegitimate lenders of mosey. That he believed to
be one of the chief causes of the present state of
agriculture, and he hoped the farmers would be
taught by experience to adopt a sounder policy In
the future. (Hear, hear.) lie next spoke in favour
of security to tenure and long leases and strongly
advised the dairy farmers of the district (as he
did at Gillingham last week) to endeavour to Penrose the
quality of their cheese and butter. If hey did so. they
would be sure to obtain higher prices for both. At
present, they did not make the ino4 of their advantages.
Sir It. fitYN responded to the toast, and, referring to the
depression in trade and agriculture, said they must look
to parliament for some special leiislation to relieve them
of the hoary burden of taxation which rested upon them.
Sir Richard concluded by pnipiOng the health of the
Chairman which was moist cordially drunk.
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Colonel irimir, in reply, allufed to the oletruction in
the House of Commons and to the land agitation st
present being carried on in Ireland. lie had lately spent
-'we time in Ireland. where be had no estate, and from
his personal o!eiervation ha was able to affirm that thy
Irish farmers had nothing like the .1.10 CAW.] for
complaint that the English had. Their oat crop was not
all bad, their flax crop was above the average, and whilst
the potato crop was not up to the average, it WWI not so
bed im they endeavoured to nuke out. As to the likeli•
howl of a famine in that country he looked upon it as
simply ridiculous. The depression in this country,
however, was very serious, but they must all put their
shoulder to the wheel, and then he believed they would
the over it. FoLlin.; the hauls ami doing nothing to
stave off the difficulty would never mend the matter. it.
hoped none of those present would ever sing the oil song
entitled, " The tune the old cow died of: and one verse
of which was as follows : .

..... -
There was an old man that had an old cow,
And had no loader to give her,
So he took down his fiddle and played her this tune—
Consider, good cow, consider;
This is not the time for grass to grow,
Consi,ler, good cow. consider.
(Laughter.) That kind of thing wu of no use; they must
work with their hair), as wells, well as their hea&, and
then, he believe'. the depression would pass away. He
thought so for these reasons : In the tint place, the
price of wheat was sure to rise during the winter. All
the coantries in Europe which usually exported corn,
had this year to import it on account of lea harvest&
Trade having revived, the freight& of shipping had seine
up, and, trade having improved, there would naturally be
• greater consumption of footl in the manufacturing
districts. Referring to Mr. Bell's remarks upon dairy
produce, the chairman said he should like to see an
increased consumption of milk- Why should not milk be
dlspoeed of in the tame way as beer and other liquors
some parte of Scotland and Ireland nearly every villager
had a cow, and where this was the cane the men were finer
and stronger than the men of other parte, and this showed
what a wholesome beverage milk was. In those countries,
too, men sometimes received a quart of milk a day, In lieu
of • portion of their wages. The men who paid a penny
or twopence for • glue of Aver were the men who put the
money into the brewer.' pockets ; and if the fanners could
encourage milk drinking among the people they might get
as rich as some of the great brewers. (Laughter.) Speak-
ing of lease& the chairman referred to the system adopted
by his cousin, Lord Leicester, who allowed his tenants to
grow what crops they liked during the first period of their
6ases, stipulating, however, that they should follow the
course laid downliy their landlord during the last three
or four years.
In response to the Prue Mr. Ruegg, whose name was
coupled with the toast, alter observing that some papers
and editors deserved their esteem, and others ought to be
In gaol, if not there already, desired, as a dairy farmer
renting at AN an acre, to know what Ins going to be done
for the agriculturists 7 As it was the province of the press
to convey information he might say • newedition of the
lines of Moore had been issued, anti ran thus
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The Lawnla love honor and golden store.
(That I. they take care of the National Finances).
And the Conservatives
Love place and profit a groat deal more.
—Sherborme Anneal.