The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-06-21 00:00:00

Sgritulturc.

HAY HAIVIIIIT generally 00111111811101111 with e.y.
earl clover, bat this year there will be exmnrill
meed,,,,,, hay Ming made first, to prevent km Wei jatfts',..,
off the ground. la bright sunny weather both
are aside to " meet,' more especially the ek,,tt—h
that tensing is the rale, lapels should b. cent' 'KK
done, so as to avoid breaking the grass, When a°ll7
by the scythe, the swathe is sally tamed with the r!
hulas or rake handle. The great bulk of ta.
however, is now cut with the rnowing-reachine
leaves the grass behind ale knife in a breed det's•
mate ocialreeted sad compressed at the one side the;
at the other by the "track dearer," so that the
does not not make squally. When the crop is eat
heavy. gad the 'weather forcing, the outspread e:.:f
from Its great expoecre. may be ready for cocking pi.:
oat turoing. Bat if Use won bievr, the thick t,Zi
of the sw.the should be turned over upon the thin hag
with a common hiend-rake, whieh operation adi
rally fit it for hand-cooking.. Rut if the weathe.,._
precarious it may have togc into grammes', .1.6;7.
next day, weather permitting, here to be same'
efoidioxi breaking of the firer, sad whea mady tit .•
into Imadceeks. There i• no use in shaking•
aux
eke m egoist atmosphere greatly loadei with
in which cam the graimmod.o say have to be
upside down, to evevent beating, or the making
vjnegaT," should tbe gram be much broken. Ile Lif
emains in the bandies:lk until 11Xfor the "tmaipmnt
rae • este," end in the ktter until fit for staelmtit.
length of time i a mob case depending upon the leech.,
Clover, midden, red lumens when main isto
separately, require errofta tunics 1:2, !torching
to prevent theleavell being barat tinder" or "Rhuff
In other reelects the 'noden. opernndi of herinaai„
eimiluto that above described underrye-gre.
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clover bay. Hain/els is sometime, serried whet hie
made or so, and stacked in layers alternately ,atk
strew, to which it impart' mush of it. °dams, ead
sapid properties the two when set into chaff
wholesome and mach ielishod by settle.

PRE3ENT APPEARANCE OF THE ekript
IR DORSVF.
With the wormer days and nights of Ole log Iced,
the wheata are tillering favourably, end many •
with but a thin plant is warning the farmer that i„
great baste to plough up a thin plant is.reet wim. inn
with all the improvements making in this erep, it
unlikely that It wal be at ell favourable this ye.,.
where sown early, especielly on winter•plongleed
Is looking well, and we should pay, judging from tyro"'
expel-Mom, that the thinner seedier, asy from t
eight pecks. looks the most promising when men
anode'. In soil not of a fine " Lath" the Eyed 4
hayed like that fell among don", it bag matted a*
suominbed to the continued dry weather. Otto la*
vrry promising, an they gotabead before. any injary frse
drought could accrue. Beans, bath winter and orriti
mein to look up better then was at me time expected
but the crop bee been sadly mauled by the Si
lineage, the Pea weevil, which we shall anon natio 64
greater length. They are now recovering ttio, titd
though they will be abort in burden they seem to
blomom well. Peas were literally OILDID down to ti*
bone with the l'ffitotta, and more espesially the whit,
sorts. Being at our wit's end with our OWD crop
determined to pass a medium Relit wooden roller Oft,
them, which seemed to act by magic; doubtless easy
of our enemies were crushed to death, while
smoother soil spoilt their hiding pieces ; however, Um,
migrating creatures were so disturbed that they yeti
off to our near neighbour, whore crop was a little let,r
and we hope that be sent them on by the erne teem,:
as it in comparatively easy to roll, and. if the roler h.
followed with the hoe se soon as may be, we trifle
freshens up;the old shoots, and mass new ones treat
from the hams of these, and the injury is laiekly
repaired. In our own crop we are happy to say tett
the memo employed, followed by therein, bare happ4
left us with a prolatee of a fair crop. Seed. bare coal
up but badly, and we fear the young plants We
greatly suffered from the dronght. With ur they tea
much as they woman the dry summer of 1t64. They
are not late this year, an they have premature'y ran
to stalk, but the bottom is so poorly filled up that it
best the mop will be small, and this may be raid, et*
more emphatieally, as regards meadow hay. Under it.
°immobilises, then, we should Arise haymakingtile
Pet about as soon as may be, for then when rain cAige
we shall have something worth feeding off to- it,
autumn; and good autumn meadow feed gels on eat
so fast, that little bey or *Alicia' food is required fw
their winter finishing. At present mange, 'vivaria ar,
up well, and the dry weather wil smile in wekiaL
and cultivating them. Potatoes balm recovered the fro.:
of May 4. and Grope are now looking healthy and ',IL.
'.8., Siterborne.

A CLERICAL RETREiT.
Shell we be wondered profaae, enquires the Sei
Tines, if we ask what is a retreat for clergy The
question is suggeeted by the following letter sitalt
appears in the Guardia'', of Wednesday last :

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Stn,—The unnual retreat at Churdstock will be held 11. v
during the lint week in August- du* es an unsay.:
with OA, mean. of grace au s requested tu seennunicuu ,r-Ar
the Rev. Prebendary Woodcock- Ckrgy from all diocv-v.
equally wedo one, provided tiny apply In good Roe for ult •••
don. Aocommodation will be sots& inalesad Ulu year
_ Cum.= W1.A.7,-1

The Vicarere, Cterdeock, eked, lass att. -
In the neighbourhood at Chard there ere, as we ma
well testify, some exceedingly pretty retreat, ; sod the
" means of " Sr. not wanting. 111. pos.ible thst
the woodcock had often found • retreat la that neigh-
bourhood, and provided the means of gram ; by why
the clergy should bee. • monopoly, ettleee et the te-
treat, the mesas of grime, or the woodcock. we an hat
clearly perceive. What exercises do the dew rams
? How Ineut do they atop Ars ladies admitted!
Is 'the retreat" • sort of oecemonal or periolal
Agapsmotte ? We wait, not without impatiesee, to be
enlightened.

&MIX WAGOONIZIL Two Essex Oirisca• .we
brought up at the Thames Polise-spoort on a charged
being asleep in their waggons Ic the Bow-read. Ii
MOM/ that the men come up to London threc or fnz
timee • week, with hay, straw, and vegetable., and
work from two to 114•1110 days' without getting any more
sleep than they sae obtain ia the earts or it the 'tablet.
They had bon attending the Whiteehapel Isay.mortet
and said the horses were sure to find their way h.E.I
However, the magistrate told them they must it,t p
to sleep while in charge, and fined them eight sitilliep
each.

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Putortcm. Jonas. —On Thursday • shookiog stump,
at murder wee made at Cremorns Gardeos. A mit
named Clark on Monday asked soother nisei
Smithson to lift • weight he had previously made reff
but, On Thursday afternoon • similar trick ow
practised by Smithson upon Clark, when the latter dry
into • violent rage, drew his knife and pursued Sorthan
round the kitchen, and stabbed him twice in tn. leit
side. Smithson fell to the ground covered with biooki.
He was conveyed to St. George's Hospital. Clark is is
austody.

IITII6OOLING TIMMY= AND IeItACDLINT -Ac.
A system of obtaining mow/ by fraud was el rood 08
Wednesday at Worship-4feet police-sonrt, Lminn• ,
tradesman of Ipswich advertised in the CArisf tete W
for • loan of 1:100, and WWI replied to by • person rend
Wilkinsaa, who professed lobe at the bead of • reli.TOW
denomination. •He wfor to the advertiser, ewer(
a desire to assist " the seemeitons sad really deer's&
and offered to advance the required agora a
nominal rate cif interest. His object, be arr& va,
not to reap any pelt, but to relieve the merers
his own denomination. He further hoped, "de lal4
would bless It. loan to the ingress, of the inmen
and for the asks of his wife and family. Br thew bM
similar IwWITIMOSS Wilkinson obtained C 2 ltb. for a*
expenses of array mid the agreement. but the Imo gie
not forthcoming. He was remanded.
Tlxpaasxjjo, 01 BlikiCT 84.D'—P. &MCI lOW-
man went foto • barber's shop to be shared. fie le."
pereeiveill that the man was meal the worm for dna.
14 he had in fact out the skin two or three time' anti
I the operation. He desired se nodes this in as delatl
a manner se possible, sad someted to the oterutde•
think, the hot weather hos made your head unstradl..
He very quietly replied, "Na, eir, its BM that
mashie, ma the heat has made your skin sow lotarni,
btflaDll 11101 LOTS —A night or two ago a
Bird, in the employ of • soefeetioner at Spadini.
Linoolnaliire, was observed to leave his muter's hese
and go into an outbuilding. As be did not return Lan
mistress went in south of him, sad foued him surelel"
from a beam quite dead. An impost was held on VS.
day evening, when it was stated in evidence that de
boy, who was only 17 year. old, bad told felloecorrann
that a girl he had formerly warted bad spoken to 10
coldly and bad &eased to walk with him or bold old
communication with him. He was of an etu"ii
temperament, and it is supposed that this led his r
commit the rash .it. A verdict was retuned "
aroordanes with the facts.
GuirOWDMI EXPOINON AT W•VrILUL —On Therrt
amfanef, eaoloeirm accented at the Royal
" wigs, Waltham. The shot* was felt for Riles___„,
Lewis Wilms wee biome ieto the river. and 1"7,
found several hours then Abraham Holmes VUf°ll.
at some distance from the plass where the stela".
occurred. John Ward and James 114140.1, son,
on the works lit very desirous state. 31517
were inland.
Tun LavaMn, DIOILZMIL—Th• following ia""
Mr. Diatoms by the Hoe. Mrs. Norton ic from
Sehlese's Engl.\ Bijou Alineark for 1842
Not merely thies the tribute praise
us asehar's crew bore
hot
reeregr ne fabled
Wham verdure brighmee his career I
Thine the Pure triumph to hare taught
Thy bother-urn a mil, part,
In every hie at terms, thought
Which glebes from toy gecerosas smart:
Tor thine as. wards Duck cows spill
The dormant good mew( in found -
Like drop. which from a toaniaat fell
To his. and fertile* the ground!
SELialrell COSIIIITS OS TIMMS or WarlAj;
—The Sheriff of Perth has warded £5O &nue°
young wore named Blisabaetts !orbs% Irb°_,,,•"'"hi
plaintiff is an action for breach of promise of mo
Attached to his isterlsouller wee • eels swe7.o.
sheriff 'aid : - " This is set a gem of burr 1.01•64..,./ if
followed by promise to wend beediseelT
wantonly violets& The wiles iieyefyleleal. •••
and station, and their *portable WWI OW the
modal of seven rears: The amount at daiger"
only qsaition. .we WM Is a spacial dasalr.n
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P ^ nnseniticse peeved to have made an exlblr"_"- de
tion whisk generally it O the _,_
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Man to provide. Them still bare their rid" '..as of
the defender wae to pay their full imam, b° .100
course he entitled to the equiveleet. and wiz"o it*
would be nasuited ter his sex. But. doubi', —'•
leen on the pantheon formers item ealaelatioe • „..,
of rultiaat: is the favourite torsas is wields cisiedef
often awarded. Bat the ,
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"time niers*, rather to *ohmage than te &Webb
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