The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-08-01 00:00:00

OATTLI.

Best bull, of any brei;l;7l;ge under two year(' old,
Mr. J. Pi,field, Symondsbury ; best dairy cow, of any
breed or age, ES, Mr. J. Bradford, Look Form; beat
pair of heifers, two years old, of any breed, El, Mi. J.
Bradford, Look Farm; bikat pair of boilers, one year
old, of any breed, El, Mr. J. Pitfield.

SHEEP. -
telt Dorset ram, £2, A. J. PIO Eype ; best
South-Down ram, £2, J. J. Farquharson, Esq., Bland-
ford, and commended; best abort-woolled rain, other-
wise than horned or South-down, £2, J. G. Homer. and
commended; best one-year-old Dorset rain, £2, no
competition, £1 bounty to A. J. Fitfield ; best one-
year-old South-down ram, £2, J. J. Farquhancon, Eq. ;
best one-year-old short-woolled ram otherwise than
horned or South-Down. £2, H. W. tie wkine ; beet pair
of Dorset ram lambs, £l, no competition; 10s. bounty to
W. Paull ; beet pair elf Sonth Down ram lambs, £l, J. J.
Farquharsbn, E 14.; hest Pair of short-woolled ram lambs,
otheriVl4 thah horned or South-down, el, J. Foots, and
highly commended; best pen of twelve South-Down
ewes, namely:— 4 of four years old. 4 of three year*
old, and 4 of two years, no competition, J. J.
Farcmharaon, commended ; to the shepherd of every
successful candidate, se.
PIG&

Best boar, El, W. Mangold, liteq„ Porteeham ; best
breeding now that ham prodtmed one or morellttere, El,
Mr. Pittield, Symonambary.

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Offered by President, fdeirt :Colonel-StU-r-t, M.P.,
to the owner (being the breeder) of the best 20 Hamp-
shire-Down eVres, under two yeAre old, Mi. J. Fooke,
Ctrr
Offered hj, the itigh Sheriff Of Dorset, John Brymer,
Bel. to the owner (being the breeder) of the 3 best
Heifers, ender 3 years old, of any pure breed, Mr. Levi
*Grove', Bingham's Melcombe.
Offered by the Mayor of Dorchester, Dr. Aldridge,
to the owner of the beet 20 Chilver-Down lambs, Mr.
J. Fooks, Cerne.
Offered by the Earl of Ilchester, to the owner (being
the breeder) f the best three South• Down rams, under
two years, J. J. Farquharson, Eaq.
Offered by the Lord Digby, to the owner of the three
best breeding sows, of any breed, every one Of which
•renat have had h litter, Mk' been in the poese4gion of
the owner nit months previous to the Exhibition, W:
Manfield,
Offered by the Terri Poltitnote, so thil wiper of the
three beet Pure-brlid Devon heifere, one 'bar old, Mr.
J. Biarlford, Look,
Offered by Gerard Sturk Esq., M.P., to the owner
(being the breeder) of the beet 20 Dorett full-mouthed
ewes, Mr. John Chick, Compton.
Offered by the Hon. W. H. B. Portman, ALP., to
the owner of the beat 13u11; of Any breed ok age, Mr. j;
Bradford, Look.
Offered by John hoyer, Esq., M.P., to the owner
(being the breeder) of the best 20 Dorset ewes, under
two years old, Mr. A. J. ?Wield, Eype ; Mr. H. Mayo
commended.

Offered by Captain S. D. Darner, M.P., to the owner
(being the breeder) of the bet 20 Hampshire-Down
full-mouthed ewes, Mr. J. rooks, Cerne.
Offered by James John Farquharsoo, Esq., to the
Owner of the best three dairy cows, under seven years
of age, of the same breed, and token from the .me
dairy, Mr. Levi Groves, tlingharnei Melcombe.
Offered by Witigfield fligb, sn., to the wetter
(beihg the breeder) of the 20 best South-Down full•
mouthed ewes, j. J. Farquharson, Esq. ; Mr. 0...A1
Denim, Becher, highly commended. ,
Offered by a W. Diglin SW to the owners? the
beat •osrt stsdlinit, free tenth by hereditary defect, that
bee been it tilt service of the members of this society
dbribg the Beason of 1865, and that has attended
the Dorchester market during that period not lent than
six time., Mr. K White East Burton.
Offered by Hastings d. Middleton, Esq., is the cwner
(being the breeder) of the best 20 South-down ewes,
raider two years old, J. J. Ferquhartion, Kite ; W.
}Stanfield, Eaq., commended.
Offered be. Herbert Williams, Esq., to the oWner of
the beat hackney eolt or filly cindet,four,yeers bid, for
riding or driving purposes,Mr. A. .J. Fitaeld ; Meerut.
F . and N. Riddle, Moreton, highly commended. The
clue edmmehded generally.
Offered by William Eliot, Esq., to the owner of the
best cart oolt or filly under three years old, Mr. W,
Paull, Puddletown ; Mr. J. Chick commended,
Offered by Dr. Bisset Hee eines p the ti*net (being
the breeder) of the thee° beat heifiird, tinder taro years
oldi Of attyjslre bfieed excepting Devons, Mr. L. Groves,
Bingham's Meloombe.
Offered by G. J. Wood, Esq., to the owner (being the
breeder) of the three best heifers, under three years
out, of any cross breed, Mr. G. Galpin, Bockhampton.
Offered by Mr. T. H. Saunders, to the owner of the
beet 20 chilver lambs, whose sire was hired or purchased
of him, Mr. R. Genge, Waterson ; Mr. A. L. Cooper
Whitcombe, commended_
Offered by Mr. John, Pitfield, te the (Attlee of the
beat 20 obilegr burstlend* that have been 'herr), Mr.
J. Rittbld ; Mr. G. F. A. Flower, Stafford, commended.
Offered by Mr. J. A. Smith, to the owner ofthe best
Devon bull, of any age, bred by or purchased of Mr. J.
A. Smith, Mr. J. A. Pope, Sutton Points.
Mr. T. 11, Saunders chewed as extra stotic a pen of
rams, which were especially comthendecl. Hr. John
Tooke also exhibited a Pen of rein lambs., al extra stock;
Whittle Were highly oontmendea:
the CriAieltar, iii felicitous teriht, proposhd A Thb
ifureges."„ .
Mr. 51,090411, in eesponding, said he believed that
O n the whole, the show had been fully up to the average,
and had presented some very excellent animals to the
notice of the judges. With regard to agrioultural horses
(of which he was one of the judges), he thelogbt. the
farmers in thin neighbourhood had adopted Earl &Is-
elin% motto—'• Root and be thankful," but he thought
it Would have been better if they followed the
new light, and "kept movlng." He must spy that thip
*AA in excellent egrictiltiiral district, ad the farineni
pdesesstd, but by purchase Wine *ere, hxoflltnt horses ;
be regretted that gentlemen did not turn their attention
rather more to the breeding of horses. In some of the
eastern counties, where he had been latterly, agricul-
turista took as much pride in their horses as in any of
their stock, on the prinoiple that a good horse wet no
more to keep than a bad one, and did • great deal more
work. In the class for hackney colts, however, there
were several very good animals, which it was a pleasures
to aotiote lie oould not help thinking that the clause
Of horses might be advantageoilely encreaced, ill
umber tett the tidies rather. retire Perfectly nlaesified,
Which he thought would lead to better compelioion.
He then dwelt on the oirarnustance that it is more difficult
to maintain perfection in an animal then to arrive at
that position. Finally, he adverted to the difficulties
and annoyances to which judges are subjected, and ex-
pressed his regret that the functions of executioner were
not added to those of judge, so that when an inferior
entire animal name before him, it might be prevented
front spreading it, bad qualities to posterity.
The CiLki LIMAN proposed "The soccestful candi-
dates," and Mr. 11. Groves. Hr. Peeks', ~Mr. J. G.
Ileiner,.atid Mr. W. Man field retUrn,d thatika
The Crtaratime in proposing " The Mayor and C,or-
potation of Dorchester' remarked that he was a decided
advocate for the great principle Involved in local govern-
ment; it was a ayi-tera that had existed for centuries in
this country, and had always been approved by the
commenity under its action, and therefore he trusted
that the rights and privileges of local eelf-government
u represented by Mayors and Corporations would over
be upheld. (Applause.)
The Matoe (Dr. Aldridge) respendjsk Mid Meet:Ceti
to the inteeett the Town Council of 'Dorchester had
always manifested in the prosperity and comfort of the
agricalturitte, and to the fact that they were now about
to provide for them a new corn-exchange, having
vertical light, and • wooden floor, and provided with
every convenience. In conclusion he proposed "The
health of M. Yeatman, E:q.," for the very able, kind,
and judicious manner in Which he had Walled the
duties of president on that occasion.
The Citereetarr, in acknowledging
said through the nonVOidable abseh of Colonel Ste
he had had the pleasttre and p and honour of
Presiding on that occasion. He thanked them most
sincerely tor the kind and cordial manner in which they
had received him. He could assure them that it always
had been, and ever would be, at once a source of plea-
sure and of gratification to him to meet those who lived
with him in the same county on all occasions, either of
public or private haterest. Many of those whom he saw
present he constantly had the pleasure of meeting at the
covert side,where they might be, he admitted, not only in
the pursuits of pleasure and health. On those occasions
they succeeded in one of the great objects of life—
the interchange of kindly and friendly feelings-
-(applause)—and, therefore, it was that be maintained
that the more Englishmen met, and the better they
knew each other, as a general rule, tbe more they liked
each other. While, therefore, engaged in those objects,
they might oontriblite to what he held was an important
result as regarded society—the knitting together of the
various classes in the community. (Applause.) So long
as he had the opportunity of contributing, be it in never
so slight a degree, to that great object, no long would it
be to him • pleasureable duty and a complete satisfaction.
He thanked them for the kind compliment aow paid
him, and he trusted that on any future occasions when-
ever they net meet it would be as Mende and neigh-
bours. (Applause.)
Captain ORTIS proposed "The health of Lord
Rivers, patron of the society," and made
allusion to the sad bereavemeoti,:-
recent
J. 1
Colonel