The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-07-15 00:00:00

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Ttin linnet —A—s—xt7i—t. Ilawritto for
the division of Dorchester has been fixed to be hell
on Amgen 23rd. and for the borough of Dorchester on
Monday, the 25th.
Dozen COUNTY ScHOOL ANNUAL PI/ ZS DAY.
—We are informed that on Thursday, July Mat, the
day fixed for prize day, the Dean vf Salisbury will
preach the sermon, and Canon Sir l'elbot It. B.
Baker, Bart, will preside and distribute the prizes.
FOUTON ASYLUM —Mr. Al LhT" N. Davie, late
assistant medical officer of the Porten@ attlo Asylum,
has been appointed to fill the place I.tely complied by
Mr. H. G. Per ock, who for tire years fills 1 the poet
of resident insistent medical officer at Fontein, to the
complete artists:Mon of the Committee of Visitor.
and the medical superintendent, Mr. 8y.....
MUNICIP/ %. —Ws are pleased to say Mr. George
Add lee George WWI duly elected on Tuesday last t
fill the vacancy In the Comic" cities' by the (loath of
his uncle, Dr. Aldridge. St. Peter'. and Fordington
bolls rang merry peals during the thy, in honour of
the event. It was at first thought a well-known and
popular gentleman would have enteral the lists in
opposition to Mr. George, but we are glad to find
such err" not the one, end that Mr. George we.
enabled to take his seat unopposed.
ODDINILLOWSHIP.—TUO general result of the third
Leinanzia.t.onisl velnation of the &ants and liabilities of
r Dotty of Odelfellowe, eh 'wing • gross
deficiency of £627,620, were laid bet ire the receot
A M.O. at Reading. !dated@ are given, however, ot
each comity, the rirUMSTOOS district., and of every
Individual lodge in the country. Somereetshire has
25 lodges, with 2.513 member.. end 1:26.563
accumulated copies), and • surplus of £2025 ;
shire hal 42 lofts 6,704 members. 1:57,1:11 capital
and £7,007 deficiency. B ith dlitrict hal only 9
les, but only two have deficienciee, one of £145,
•M the other of £llO, whilst one lodge alone has a
surplus of F. 3,1 1. The Unity valuer's comment on
the Bath district Is "An sentiently-
1=
Waggled ;" and Wells ts pronounced " thoroughly
y
sound and (till Improving'" and wh"st the condition
of Beidgwater ts very satisfaotaly, Taunton dletrict is
warned that, though Its mana.;ement is creditable, its
deficiency wig go on Increasing until some temporary
manilla is midi. The reports reopening the five
Wiltshire district, are not so eatiefactory, except in
the case of Sa"rbury, where there was "excellent
I and true principles." Devonshire
o=sumir lodges, with 10,276 members, altogether
thew poisoned • surplus of £17.702. Tile 10 lodges
In slorestehlre have £7,247 surplus's..
FARM NOTES. —Dorset : June 901 h. —To- sy we have
just ended • spell of three weeks of the finest June
weather we ever remember. It was Waned in by
two inches of rain, which fell in forty-eight hours on
Friday and Saturday, the 6th and 7th of the month.
This rain rapidly brought about the filling up of the
hay crop with fresh given herbage and fl mere, so
that, perhaps,
mach good perfect bay E: en movie in this cibtrict as
In the last fortnight; and now that eci much good
hay Ins been safely garnered, we have been elated
by such • fall of re" on the night of the 2211 h r s to
measure Dearly 1 inches (1.45 of rain) la • few hor-s.
Snips then that we have been favor-ed with such •
June es ha. not bean our lot for some yea-s, it may
be well to glean at whet farmer, have
been enabled to accomPlish, and the probable
result of so mach activity. First, then,
the land has been well cleaned for rote, In a manner
that has not been possible for the let seven year., so
th it mai:mold surest Is well cleaned and remilst,d,
and is Indeed looking prosperous, while ewe lee, rape,
and turnips have c 0... up evenly and well, ant have
been tolerably free from attacks of the flea-beetle, so
that with the fine rain we anticipate a most favour-
able crop, Corn of all kind, looks remarkably well,
and where the seed wee got in In good time mops of
all kind. promise. Wo have • 50-acre piece of
Oakshott'. Champi in Priv, Wheat, sown in October,
now in fall dower, an I looking magnificent. This
part of Dorset is not c insidered favourable for wheat'
but, from finding it difficult to grow rod wheat. of
firet-class goalie'', we claim to have so far improved
as to ensure • firg-cluis white wheat, the natural
weight of which will be 64lbs. per bushel.. Still, we
cannot help regretting that wined gro•lng le, at
eyespot prices, a I slug badness. Our barley sown in
tributary Is either from Hallett direct, or the bulk of
this crop one year if. This strain has with =proved
to be the beet in the market, ant it is, therefore, not
aarprising that it should be so generally sown; at the
game time. it must be edmitted that the damp state
of the atmosphere In the "county of the mist" for the
last few years bee rendered it exceedingly difficult
get • nipple to markst in first-rate condition. Oats
promise well, and now the rain has come we look for
en
abundant crop. The black Tartar...an sorts Acu
gradually becoming favourite.. Our yield of list
year front Hallett's pedigree, though not over 42Ibe.
it.e bushel. yieded more pith than some white soda
very mach heavier. This practical fact is gradually
hgoontegiezrogaireed. so that even hunting meet
to prefer black to white oats.
It should be noted with regard to wheat arid
barley that the " duet-band," "chimney sweep,”
or Usidago arg..ma. seems to be much on the incwan,
and the usual ps:c1101 which are employed against the
fmtid smut. caries seems wholly inoperative
against It. It, however. fortunately happens that
the dust-brand Is soon either vented away or on attired
by the waving of the Gorr', cud therefore it don no
injury to the sample It is ernoet too soon to predict ,
the probable yield of grain, especially as though dry
It la by no miens • forward season ; still we are
Inclined to the opinion grain is Imla blighted this I
mono° than untr'. As regards pulse, we condole
that both peas and beans are promising. and should
we be favoured with • fine time for harvesting the
corn, we are not without hope that a little amends
will be made for the out-o'-joint condition in which
the bad seasons of the last few years have not •
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