The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-04-25 00:00:00

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Tam Ragan EVIL—Lut week o large at__
the eirrleulturlste of North Devoe_ aesembied at the U.,

hote-17 South Morton, to present Maus it. ad 171%.1,

=Wog WartWO, with ;testimonial, in the shape of
headmen elver tankard bearing the following illocripti,
" Presented to Meters. Narita and Frederick Plan, by MI
their agricultural friend' in North Devon, as a token of rat
and sees= on their leering Hliltown farm, and of nisei
for the manner in which they have been *mei fra
!larch 15, 1871," Messrs. Place had notice to leave their hi
at Warkleigh, in consequence of their refusal to sign I la
reserving the rabbits to their landlord, Dr Kerslake, cere
men, which it is alleged was submitted to them aka ali
understeod they thould have the rabbits. A dispute ettll
Tboreld, the eon of another clergyman, who rented tee sen
hag over the farm, led to their efecunent; Fortunately UM
Place have another farm —The Wagers Tuna.

Caisson Gs°wan Olt Faitne.-11.r. T. H. Banish
Weterotenbo Farm, Dorchester, says "1 am not
grower, but I gmemily grow five or six acne ryeat 4MI
people call Bub Mies Drumhead ; It Is a large sort of COM
which comes in for feeding at the latter end of Septeraboiral
lasts until altar the heavy frost come. in. I generally cot al
cart away the best, and after fold with sheep—the emallerteal
sheep. I give my carted ones to my store pigu and worn.
oxen • and when my fatting begets ant come to, hoot, I bsfa
by giving them cabbage se long ma they last I thid all ask
are fond of them when they met ripe aril hard. They &old
get ripe together, therefore I cut • road through the piece UP
.not for a cart to pees, and begin to cut the npea
they begin to crack open, and carry them to the nod, nanl
the sari takes them sway; so I MU go Over them and cut thoe
which are ripe, as I find all stock prefer the had white put
I do this because the fleet which get ripe spoil before the Wet
one. are It If land ls put in good order. well mum, with
yard dung, in our chaLty arable land they weigh from hti
10.10 each, and some at the beet up to ttfi and 3.ilb cach is
good 10•400. I don't grow any early sine, as I duet a.
Mem at that time of Use year. I generally grow thern on MI
casdng in course for wheat, where the outer part of the SS
Is sown to rape, or early turnip., as rape COMm with no Wng
than cabbage. planted out early in um automo, an the want
and game destroy them If planted out In the autumn. I W
going to plant out mine now in the open deld. I hatefJG siva
Ale which I transplanted about 4 inches start Ira Sit
lember, In • sheltered sitmation, and put hurdles round a' fa'
test them; they are now good died plant.. 1101 sr si
Ifni teach way, so that I have Si to the red. tarn
ia'altout having them put in exactly on the Nana
es
I can bores-hoe than lan way to keep them clean us
Me expense when I see any weeds begin to appear. Wing.
must not be 'own before the first week in Aug.', °ma/
of them wall run to seed. I generally lig,. .bser
lend in my turnip fields, me about 31b. or 11b. tory dial/.
until they are large enough to transplant out. Ii y thl.lla,t
I And It le most convenient, as well as cheaptot. If
your pinata, you often do not get the sort you want micas
not get them when moat convenient, to put thorn in. IWI
tits way to get the sort of seed is to pull up three or Oar s
the sort of cabbages In September which you think i, the
but, trim off the leaves Inured of cutting the cabbage 10
usual way. then transplant them where they can stand IS
med. If not planted early the winter mostly kills them. Taal
sow this bit of seed early in Juno, to go fur seed, se I lair
before described. By this mean. you. can improve your tort
The way I adopt in planting le way and simple. Wain Ow
land is worked line I roil it with a hirld roll.,; (heel pot
two Uses ravened to the be of a honehoe, with a pony hr.
It makes two marks wow the field ; then I put In a this,
tine ; let the third Use be steered back In the mark made it
the irst going actor, which keeps the distance matt at to i
feet yawl. When you have Use land marked out um 44,
then begin to cross the other in the mine manner, so that
can see where to put the plant at every miming. Sum
or girl takes the plants In baskets, and drupe one ou to
crisping. It cost, about to. per acre planting. 1 anneurei
.11 go.e to people who come with gum to carry ti
I never eell them under 3d. each, it woeld pay well if
could get plenty of customera for all."
Milan WURZEL should nog be got Into the growl
as soon as the weather and state of the land will WWI'
When the land has been manured in the autumn'
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work at this season is oomparnively light, as thesw.
will easily be got In with promise. If the land bas cul
been fully immured in the autumn with tsrwsu
manure; artificial manures should be applied, and in
weather in • liquid form, to make up tbe coapkia,"
required. lf the land has to be mauured al
at sowing, then the several operations roil" w
performed with the greatest expedition and ortibuitY,
so as to get the seed into the laud •AS aa 11,111'
"turd sap as possible, and thus segue it
brairding. The quantity of seed per acre villa frost+
to 7 fb. liahoul4bedzU.dtnligbtlyWltbitololnf
ot fine mould not sore than half an ion i thiskut".,
It is aeldom that the rollers of the toed
entlieiently.kheavy, and therefore a snood rolltai
be adviatbk. As to the best hind of manure 14'
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but genanlly about 2 cwt. of salt to 1 cwt. of s
ppens may be sown over farmyard iihrfigre.P7,o, pa
the salt has not previoesly been applied to the iw

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