The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-06-18 00:00:00

Sgricultural Etats.

Grottos cheeses is reportaTd to be making its &ppm,
once both on the Yorkshire and the Scottish moors.
The declared value of wheat imp.rted from Ramis
In the Isat five months wa• El 584,732.

THE SEASON.

So much rain ha; fallen-riuring-tie past three weeks
(says the Scotenoa) that many farmers declare they
could dispense with any more until after harvest thou
This may be, perhaps, an exaggerated view of sho
matter, but there can be no doubt that for the premed
the soil is thoroughly saturated, and that should the
present weather continue, considerable injury will be
done to the leading corn crops of the district Tb,
danger arises not only from the excess of moisture, bst
also from lack of sunshine, and even though thee
were no more rain, unless the cloudy weather be suc-
ceeded immediately by bright and genial sucahlne, the
Injury that will accrue may be sufficiently serious to
make all the difference between • good and • bed
harvest. In most cases; farmers got an excellent 906.
son for the preparation of the land for the turnip
crop, and the seed was sown under the mod favourable
cirounstances—a few places later than Whitsunday.
There is a splendid braird, and fine weather and the
cleaning of the potato crop are only awaited that
hoeing may be set aging. Potatoes are coming away
with • rush. assisted by top dressing and the re. ent
rains. On Wednesday night week some three degrees
of frost were experienced, with the result that in fields
where the ahaws were pretty far advanced, Lumbers of
black patches are observed. When • walk is taken
along the rings, the damage done by the frost is more
apparent, and ample evi lance is afforded that the
potato is the tenderest of all fields crop. Labourers
are busy grubbing the tubers, but their operations at,
retarded by the heavy reins, which in the western
district of the county threaten to sour the young
plants. With fine weather, the hay crop would be
all ready for mowing in ten days or a fortnieht East
of Etitnburgh the crop is very heavy anti the quality
good; but in the west, where heavy top dressing all
resorted to just before the rains set in, the yield will
probably be middling and soft in op...atty. There
a fair braird of oats, but early in Ifey the crop was
attacked by both grub and snails, and nearly every.
where the fields present a patchy appearance. So
great, indeed, were the ravages of the grub in some
places that the land has had to be ploughed over and
sewn with turnip.. There is a splendid braird of
barley, and it never looked better. Wheat has a fine
strong growth, with a health* breadth of leaf, and the
ear already beginning to form. In the west, where
the land is n .t so well drained as in ths east, the con-
tinued wet weather has to some extent affected the
colour of the crop, but the yellow appearance is more
generally .lue to • luxuriant growth of wild mustard
now in full flower.

HOP PROSPECTS.
The Xenolith Otuersv reports that although the
weather during last week was not uniformly favour.
able to the hop plantations, still the gardens in East
Kent generally show a inarke,l improvement, sad
growers are better pleased with the prospect. There is
a favourable change in the colour of the bin,; it looks
stronger and more matured, and there has been no
Increase of vermin. In the Faversham district the
warmer weather of the past week has had a beneficial
effect. 'flie plants are now taking to the poles and
d log well. Very little fly is to be seen, and plenty of
marigold is clear of what there i& As a general rule
the gardens in the Maidstone district parish are mab.
log favourable progress, and there are no very alarming
symptoms of insect blight. More sunny weather is,
however, abaolutely necessary to give the bine a fair
chance. and to enable the cultivation of the land to be
proceeded with.

WILLS AND BEQITESTS.
The will (dated February 5, 1878,) of Mr. Joseph
Alexander Batho, late of 58. Regency-square, BATMAN',
who died on April 15th last, was proved on the 28t
ult. by Mr. James Ebenezer Batho, the brother,
Frederick Pepy.Cockerell and Joseph Aldridge, tb•
executors, the personal estate being sworn under
ElBO.OOO.

The will (dated February 4, 1878) of the Right
Hon. Charlotte Earle, Dowager Lady Grantley. late
of Wonersh Park, near Guildford, and of 28, Regency-
square. Brighton, who died on the lit ult., was proved
on the 24th ult., by the Her. St. Vincent Beecity, the
brother and Hugh Frederick Jackson, the nephew,
the acting executors, the personal estate being more
under C 20,000.
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(di:cod August 18, 1874) of the Right Rev.
George Augustus, Lord 'Mellor of Lichfield, who died
on April 11th lest, was proved on the 17th ult. by
Mrs. Sarah Harriet Selwyn, the widow, and the Rev.
William Selwyn, the son, the executors, the personal
estate being sworn under £16,000.
The will and codicil (dated December 30,1875, and
October 26, 1877) of Mr. Henry Hayward, late of 11.
Belscise Park Gardena, who died on April 6th last,
were proved on the 26th tilt by Mra Elizabeth Hay-
ward, the widow, Flenry Howard Hayward, the ma,
and Miss Grace Gethin Hayward, the daughter, the
executors, the personal estate being sworn under
£40,000.
The will and codicil (dated September 12, 1015, sad
January 25, 8367) of the Rev. Thomas Ersldne.
formerly Rector of Alderly, Chester, but late of
Uptcn Fervet, near Reading, who died on February
22nd last, were proved on the 28th tilt by Mrs
Emmeline Augusta Erskine, the widow, the sole
executrix, the personal estate being sworn under
E 25,000.
The will (dated April 30, 1877)of LisstanAnt-G°"ra Sir Francis Wheeler, Bart, late of Leamington Fleet
lugs, in the county of Warwick, and of Roceles.
Sydendam, who died ou April 4th last, was proved as
the 24th alt. by Dame Elizabeth Wheeler, fie widow
and sole executrix, the personal estate being BW°l2
under £16,000 —illustrated Lowdon News

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