The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-12-02 00:00:00

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ACLICOLTIIIAL Biros? roe Haltrelllll.—The seed
time for wheat, now just coort.uding, hes been one ef
the bet wraith our rooodeetios. for although an the hill
farms and light soils the early OtBOloo wee rather too
light and dry, yet the heavy raise widish followed
fettled the land into good solld oondition, so essential
for tits wheat plant, and them heavy rani for mess
little thus delayed the seeding of the Won lessss
'oils OD the vale farms; but the line wecher whole
followed has enabled the farmers to sow their wheat
on the moat difficult 110i6 In the best possible con-
dition. We may, therefore, 'onside: the seed thee a.
nearly enciluded, there being only • portion of laal
tom, as dsual after the turnip orop is fed off. Mies
reference to the quantity of lend under what, it is
fair I. infer that, with • favourable eeed time, a :rat
breadth has been sown, the vales of tks,
being also ea inducement to sow an extra breadth when
the land is in sondlton ; still, when we look at the prise
of barley, many will no doubt, rather than sow wheat
verinte,wpwur beau, refer to hold
have d the landover
been dwa mdar
forbarrdley letss
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favourable eireumetarrica Winter rewire., rye, sad
trifolletu, having been sown early, are now leokin.
strong and healthy, end are nearly everywhere • good
pleat, more particularly the trifoliurn, where it was
sown early. The 0101,0 f rode are not generally very
strong this year, bat still they are, in most instances, •
fair average pleat ; and it is a noticeable fact that many
are giving up the plan of *owing rye grace with the
Glovers, as it Is found to reduce the vase of the hay,
and also to depreciate the suocieeding wheat mop,
Large (paradise cf grain, the produce a last harvest,
have Low been thrashed ; the wheat mop has bra
more disappointing than was at first expected, bat act
so with the beriey, which is the beet yielding mem
grown for some year. past. Muth of it has, however,
bees damaged and dlmoloured, and will only &poor la
the market for grinding purposes. We may, therefore,
expect malting barley of good quality to commend a
high price throughout the season. The Board a Trade
returns show an increase of settle and sheep during the
put year, bat a decrease in the number of pigs. This
Is so fez satisfactory, partieularly as there Is • good
! average crop of root., and would have a teadesoy to
' lower the prise of beef and mutton were it net a far
that the number of fat Marla In the ociantry is very
short, except Moos set *part for exhibition at Chrietmae.
Cattle and sheep also in this ocioatry are now as free
from disease and Jameson as we can ever expect them
to be, added to white we now have • good fall of lambs
from the horned Dorset and Somerset ewes. Thor*
are not quite no =thy twins as last year, nor did the
lambs some quite so forward, but more have fallen is
the present month than meal, and which is geworaill
oosssldered the best tune, as the Limbs some It for
market when the trade °peas at the cad of February or
beginning of Kerr. It is alai satisfactory to and that
there hers been fewer losses of lambs than for mayoral
years. The West Coastry Dose ewes are also for-
ward In iamb, and a. they are generally more free from
Maras then for some years past, we may expect
good increase of lambs. It, however, appears that the
trade of the cotuary and Imps for labour are so good
that whatever exerttons the stook breeders may use, or
however the absence of drew may favour the making
of meat, the mosumption is so great that prior must
still range high for boot, mutton, and lamb. Coosemet
upon the time of year the melee of nodererood are now
taking place throughout the county, and more money
per sore is sow obtained than for many years. The
rise of fall may have some thermos, but It must be
remembered that large elearao, es of woodland
have taken plate, sad the land brought lato cultivation
daring the Ire few years, This la probably the main
cause of the rise in velee of woodland produce, and it
Is likely to have-an effect in soother direction ; that is
large tract. of heather leads and poor hill side it
walks will pay well for breaking up and plantingirieX
lank Ira, as the mop, if properly set at the right dis-
abuses apart, can sow be taken sad sold at a high price
lot hop poles, at the end of from fourteen to sixteen
yeers, according to soil and situation, sad pay a rental
free of all expenses of from re. to 30t. or are, epos
land In the poorer and most exported distrioth—
Joan% BLUNDELL, Southampton, Nov. 27, 1873.