The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-03-02 00:00:00

THE FARMERS CLUB.

On iturday night a ineet'u; of this club was held
the Crown Hotel, Mr. J. T. Id. Scutt in the chair, to,
there were precut Menem 'lrmo Taylor (viec-ri.Mun
C. H. Flower, C. Cox-Bartlett. J. G. Fowler, R. 14.fii,
K. Thuret flyers, 0. C. Richarde, C. Rickman.
C. Gay,. W. Filen, J. Haynes, J. Farrel.
Ilerbeit S•miur, a S. Senior, F. Davis. F. J. B.re. W.
Drak, ,C. Co 1,4. G. J. Young, O. J. Groves. 'MeV
R. Brine, Sims, B. Aubrey, W. Drake. S. Rom:eh.'
D molly. J. C ..t',. W. C. Youn.r. W. Arnold, H. F. ,ele•
11,Tt. F. Hardy, G. Downy, 13. Ingram, G. A. Itwhardi.
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ee dor sbeu:l..e.dia..'l4e6ll;ll""ndt°l4:.onadSiwdtut(h:nhed3lliter*rsuti.eeloWeek;mlJ:aaniD;iduAaryittuha:n.kditißT2Vhtvi".okt;:olitru.::Tbeconjliar:"brsk4F3
lit of October. It we, also resolved that the
medium of the club for the last five years should 7
printed and told Is the members at ft a crprt
that they be published annually in future and suppli.°
le. per copy.
Mr. Cflani.la Ricguats road a piper on " Scim°%;
applied to agriculture, and as illustrated by the nucro;tb.
anu the telescope." The lecturer, having exoltme°
cxY•hYdrogen light, said that highly mainland instroch„,
instrument the mtcratoops, whether ia the band ri;;"
agrioultured, medical, chemical, or botanical student' d
one that dealt with what he might call the 1111000. 0014
WY a oompleti analyser of animal, vegriabk% thø
mineral eubetanooe. By the aid of • micromoys
might ascertain the propulionate qualities im
t
of every C3W in their dairy, and test the averse
butter vesicles contained In the cream Agana IM
nese waa illustrated in the detection of adulteratioUt n
and manures and also in many articles of doznolc., "
such all flour, pepper, muetard, and sugar. BY "."'' ;al
Imight trace the true fungoid character of the smnis„,
tits nature of red rust in wheat, not to emit the
nature of that destructive agent the dodder
Again, to • dairy farmer how useful. as he before 11ij
with reference to milk, and for d.torminang tbe,Ptrinwef
the water he nee., not for the purpose qiesl
with the milk before he sends it off to thetao
metropolis ; but for the cleansing of tui
They bad read of some very distressing cases of
had hem caused from remote village harnMit
ta
districts, as traceable to water infected with War ;40
I Water in • pure state should be tasteleekend $ dr/
were to be looked on with w IJas they—
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of water from many of the of that Were

find exhibited under thernicrothope • number of smallblatk
substences. coostle made up of decayed animal and
vegetable matthr, sal oftentimes innumetable living
organ'sms, but as they were very minute they win, n so
much to be dreaded as thesie other extraneous substances
previously mentioned. Now, the microscope ',teens° •
very iuportant factor in the study of the discuss of
animals. and the determination of the chsracterietice •f
pure and impure blood. Li. and • very impressive and
wonderful illustration was the circulation of blood as
shown in the foot of a living frog. The flukes in the liver
of • method sheep, and that dread apparition the
trichire in pork, were shown to advantage under the
iniceowope. Having ilt with the recreative app:ications
of the micreecepe, thde e
lecturer turned to some real useful
work of that instrument. If. said he wee indebted to Mr.
Cherie, M. Gamble for the following figurie and results.
Tithing se the bases of their deduction 1,000 parts of the
followtng substances, they found the comparative amount
of nutrition in each to be as follows ;—Alwonds, 856 wets
of nutrition out of 1,000; spoke, 170; apri Ia NO;
barley, 1120;
_beans, 8911; beetroot, 148; beef, ; bloc, I,
215: brain, 910 ; bones, 510: brat 800; cslthage, 78 ;carrot..
PS; cherries, 250; chicken. 270 ;eat fish. 210 ;eueeetts.r, 25;
Qvg, Ijo gsoso'verrie., 120 ; 'rapes, 270; 11.d.lock, ISO ;
tlldlo.i., :10; 72; morel., 880 ; maim°. 290 ; nuts irto ;
oats, 712; peaches, 2110; peers, Itid; lit is. 9.10; Onms. 2110;
pork, 244) • potatoes, I'M,- rice. 800; rye, 7'02 ;tote 210 Ara*.
hews., 1.0; tani•riods, 840 ; turnips, 42; veld, 250
wheat. KA It was at once app•-ent that wheat, et 950
parts out of 1.000, stsoil the highest in the nutritive scale.
The constituent wt.. of 100 of the following cereals were
named uhdet the lathe lug heads. 10011 s. contained—
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2 II 66 2 14 11
&ADS end peas 2 25 PI 2 8 15
ladies, corn •• . ... 8 II 65 1 5 10
1691d1i4e (end fine Ism) 0 13 53 5 4 14
141tIk •.. ... 3 41 3 1 0 87
Oatme6l 6 18 61 9 2 9
15 47 120 91
A trete 7 86 A tr«ce 0 10

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It would be at once perceived that to Ore fanner they
were indebted or the c.reale that contained by far be
most elements ot nutrition, and by far the Oak It of these
eleureld.. u bleb go to generate the vital heat which is the
red object ot aliw °tattoo. Ile bat only a few remarks
to offer with rev mice to the telescope. and Ilse reas
why he bat link, d it with the micro..., pe was because the
oide-t enriculturalsts and koi p re uf nOCks and herds,
Chaldean suit Arabiso simpuerds ot route sox', cmturiis
ow; were the wheat astronomers, and made ti e eters and
plea. t,.eir „tudy vs roey lay oa tho. C.. 1.1, an plains
at nieht guarding their flocks and herd, from the ruvairus
of will Ire•ets. They were their own we e irologists, alta
be held that some elementary kno ledge ot th s rudiment.
of astronomy wight prove uselul ti the agriculturalist.
to-day. N,,0, reit tioly they all took a vury lively
interest in the heslt't of the sun last year, sell for Ile
ressou that he kept he bed very much, as if he wets
getting old, decrepit, and worn out. They only had a
third or lass of their usual average of sunshine, whilst they
had an almornsal quantite of moisture, mai unfortunately
the clouds did nottilstil fatness'. A great many
theories were set afloat as to the reason of (hie abnormal
state of things. SOllka said It arose from the absence of
the wellAnown se d• oven the sun's face, as though he
had given op his usual hesi-,ritring nutrition, and had gone
over v. teetotal Fluelpler, lost his line, ruddy countenance,
and Sat mulled 13 all atutovpheru Art Vitro. But ) .hung
apart, it Wakk ColOki•ker•ol that the DWI was c.,outtolll4l t,
snitch of that dull, hcaVy gas nitregeo, and not enough of
the le‘vol °Arleta or exhilarating oxygen. salo.
astrduutners were or opinion that be sun was gradually
receding (rots the carte, and that in a million yearktuore
or kn., ire would extend from equetor to bolts the North
and S aith P.des Al that clim ix tenant right would
e.t.a'? 10013 a sliding scale. Mr. Rickman went on to
await°, th, sp kka km the sun, but could not go into the
theory Ma thiy were ah, tukko of droughts in Modrue'
sod watery skies in Great Britain. Ile concluded a care.
piled and litehli -scientilic lecture by a learned ,
doituiintv n on the moon.
Toe read.tu .it the paper was not followed by ony
diacrvsion, sad Mr. ilickm to proceeded to illustrate his
subj,xt in the tatauttrr duscrilwd &bore.