The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-12-13 00:00:00

THE DINNER

Was held at the Townhall, in which wax displayed a
considerable quantity of buntins, with the usual
mottoes of "Success to the leovil Agricultural
Society," "Speed the Plough," "Agriculture,"
"Commerce," tc. Facing the chairman was a minia-
ture plough, with sheaves of corn, and the orchestra
was occupied by Mr. Cole and a body of singers,
amongst whom the fine voice of Miss Cox rose con-
spicuously. About 140 sat down to an excellent re-
past, supplied by Mrs. Sullen, of the (boughs
Hotel. The chair was taken by W. Bide, FAq.' who
was supported on his right by Sir Alexander A.
Hood, M.P., Sir Peregrine Adana, Rev. W. L Met-
calf, Rev. M. Hawtrey, Rural Dean, F. M. East.
meat, Esq., and H. Richarda, Esq. ; and on the left
by C. A. Mandy, Esq.' M. P., Sir Henry Hoare,
Bart., G. Bullock, Esq., Rev. T. Brancker, T. Mes-
siter, Esq., R. Donne, &Ai Rev. Wailimui Harbin,
George Harbin, El., E. NOMlllall, Esq., T. Lyon,
Eiq., H. Messiter, Esq.. lee.
Several speeches were delivered in the course of
the evening. The toast of the Members for the
Western Division of the County WAS acknowledged
by
Mr. C. A. Moony, M. P., who was received, on
rising, with vociferous cheers. He said, Mr. Chair-
man and gentlemen, I really don't know how many
tunics this makes it that 1 have had the honour and
pleasure of returning thanks for the kind manner in
which you have received the proposal to drink my
health as one of your members; but I am quite sure
of this, that I never returned *thanks for it with
greater sincerity than I do at this monient—(cheera)
and for this reason: that I every year feel more and
more the need of your indulgence and forbearance.
I sun very glad indeed to see you sir, (addressing the
chairman), in this chair, and it is a matter of con-
gratulation for this assembly to be presided over by
one in whom agriculture and commerce are now
united. (Cheers.) Every one knows hew much
they are depeinLuit upon each other—how one blends
with the other, each doing this mutually. I think
it is a matter of very great credit to the master
manufacturers and workmen of this town that we
have heard so little of the differences and disagree-
ments which have worked so notch mischief in other
places; and I am given to understand that this is
owing, in a very great degree, to the liberal manner
in which, sir, your business has been conducted.
(Hear, hear.) We are very happy iieleed to be pre-
sided over by you, and we are glad indeed to have
somewhat of the spirit which you have so long mani-
fested in your own particular branch of your busi-
ness now transferred to us. I think you must re-
joice in the little variety and change you have
entered upon, and have tested, I hope, the sweets
and advantages of agriculture. One of the honours
of agricultural life is that which you are now enjoy-
ing—that of presiding over a meeting of this de-
scription: and I am sure when you look at this table
you must be satisfied with the number and respect-
ability of the conipsay, and equally satisfactory to
you, sir, must have been the exhibition of stock to-
day. I believe it has been such • show of stock as
would do credit to a president in any company what-
ever. The gener•l subject which has been alluded
to at these meetings this year has not been that of
agriculture. There is a fashion for all things, and
certainly the fashion has been this year to speak of
anything rather than of agriculture. (Laughter.)
The one subject of great prominence has been the
uncertain state in which the different nations of the
earth are now standing in regard to each other, and
the necessity that exists for placing our army and
' navy upon an efficient footing, as well as for meeting
any contingencies that may arise. These generally
are the kind of topics that are touched upon at these
meetings. This is a national subject, and not a party
or political subject. 1 must, therefore, rejoice that
no one has checked the order and unanimity that
has prevailed upon that subject; but at the same
time 1 should be very sorry indeed if these meetings
were ever to become the arena of political discussion,
because I sin quite sure if they do degenerate they
will lose a gnat deal of the usefulness which they
have hitherto exerted. The particular part of our
armament is that to which you have alluded, the ,
ri:e corps. At Taunton, I believe, there was no
gentleman who rues to speak who did not give utter-
ance to that, and say how necessary it was that we
should be on the alert • and my honourable friend,
Mr. Acland, went so fa as to state that he thought
every yeoman, be he young or old, large or small, fat
or lean—Baughterl—should take to the rifle practice.
My own opinion of a sharp shooter is that he should
be a little slim active fellow, such • one as would
drop like •setter, ready to pull his trigger when the
game is in view. Mr. Drummond, the member for
Surrey, has told us that one part of the drill and
exercise of a rifleman is, that he should know how to
' hide himself by jumping behind a tree or a bush. It
certainly did occur to me that some of my jolly friends
would find it very difficult to find a tree or bush
large enough to hide bel I. (Much laughter.) I
don't wish to throw discouragement upon his re.
marks. lam quite sure that if the French should
attempt to cross over the Channel they will find the
Channel fleet rather an awkward bridge for them to
pawl. (Laughter and cheers.) However this may be
it is all very well to make it a leading topic of the
day; but we should not make it the only topic of
the day at these meetings, where 1 think a few ob-
servations should be devoted to agriculture. On
Friday Mr. Halt, a most intelligent gentleman,
originated at a meeting of this description a short
conversation on the subject of the growth of mangold
wurtzel. He gave us his experience—and what we
want to know at meetings of this kind is the expe-
riences of practical gentlemen—we don't want all
theory. He wive us the result of three combinations
of manures fur the growth of nmiigold weasels. I
happened to know the soil. Mr. Belt said the land
was so good that it was not cahmlated to distinguish
the quality of the manures. That 110011 not accord
with the experience of land like ours, where if we
did not apply ally manures we should have no roots
at all. There are two other kinds of food for stock,
which I believe are Of very re-vent introduction ; I
, don't know whether any gentleueui present has tried
j them. 1 allude first to the llolcus Sardiaraitu. I
was in Kent in the spring of this year when a friend
' of mine said he was going to try it on a large scale ;
, he had tried it on • small scale, and the cattle were
esceedingly fond of it. The other is an article
which is not quite so much known. It is the lupin,
which very much resembles our own common garden
lupin. This is said to he coming into extensive use,
and is said to be a very good food for sheep and
j lambs.
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Mr. HARktIN : Forty bushels per acre besides the
hay that is produced from it. It will grow in very
poor land.
Mr. Moony continued: In my own immediate
neighbourhood the land is improving so much that
one single farm now produces as much corn upon it
as, twenty years ago, the whole parish did. (Loud
cheers.) We have thrown down the fences, drawn
off the water, and let in the air and the sun; and
theme are the means they have employed to improve
the lands at Kingsdown. (Loud cheers.)
The Sactirrakr (Mr. H. S. Watts) then read over
the list of prizes, which were distributed to the
recipients by the Chairman as follows:

RIYWARDB TOR INDUSTRY AND LONG BERVITDDF
&C.—To the labourer, with good character, who has
brought up the greatest number of children without
receiving parochial relief, a society's cost and buttons
and LI—T. Critebell, servant to Mr. Josiah HiU, Win-
teas:form Cann, 44 years' service, 11 children. Nen

greatest number, • society's coat and buttons—George
Bias, servant to Mr. James Hoddinutt, Sherborne, 21
years' service, 10 children. Highly commended. Job
Pomeroy, servant to Mr. J. A. Smith, Bradford
Peverell, 20 years' service, 10 childrcii.—Fo the
labourer who has worked the greeted number of years
on the seine !ann.& society's coat and buttons ant rt.
—Joseph Frampton, servant to Mr. Thomas
Halstock, t. 6 years' service; given by Hawker linear,
Fur the next greatest number of years, 4:l—
Arthur, servant to 11. Shute, Est., C,ry
Fitzpaine. 43 years' service and 7 children oil:wit
ichef. Highly coniniended, ThUIIIIIII Prior, servant to
Mr. John NIL4II, Seavington, 4.5 years.--To two woonn
labourers, under similar condition*, 12 and £l—Saia
Hunt, servant to Mr. T. Gifford, North Ca.lhnry, 42
years' service, and Charlotte Butts, servant to U. Har-
bin, Esq., Newton, 36 years' service. To two men se,-
;ants, under similar coedit ' £2 and El—Daniel
Bartlett, servant to Mr. Simon Warren, Burstock, 46
years, and Charles Gilliam, servant to Mr. E. Taylor,
jun., East Coker, 33 years. Highly commended. Thus.
I)elamont, servant to Mr. Taylor, jun., 22 year*, and
John King, servant to W. Bide, Esq., 29 years.—
Boy, under IR years, El, Edwin Winter, 9 years with
Mr. Gitlord, Cadbury ; 10s. to 11. Akerman, 6 years
with Mr. John Fearer, West Caine!. Society's coat
and buttons and £l, Thomas l'itts, carter, 21 years
with U. Harbin, Eq., Newton. Yeovil. 4:1 to John
Pitcher, 20 years 6 months with Mr. Arthur Dibble,
Woolomobe. I lighlY CollllllCll.lell. George Wheadon,
with Mr. John Fever, and W. Whittle, with Mrs.
Elizabeth Palmer, Ilinton, each 30 years. £2 to Thomas
Eastment. 42 years shepherd with Mr. Thomas l'aull ;
1:1 to George Hooper, 30 years 9 mouths with 0.
Harbin, Ksq. £1 10s. to George Croft. shepherd to
Mr. H. Coate, tiliert.orne, for rearing 240 lambs from
300 Down ewes. 1:d 10s. to Jonas Bennett, sliephenl
to Mr. J. Naish, Seavingkni, 51r.1 lambs from 495
horned ewes.

BRKEDING AND STORK SToClL—Devonc—Best bull,
plate value £5 Sm., given by C. A. Moody, Esq., M.P.,
11r. Edward Pope, Great Toiler; £2, Mr. %Thant
Domniett, Browlwinsor ; highly commended, Mr. John
A. Smith, Bradford Peverell. Best three dairy cows, in
calf, plate value given by G. Has bin. Del.. Mr.
John A. Smith ; £2. Mr. Edward Pope. Bed pair three-
year-old boilers, in calf, plate value I:3 3e., given by W.
Pinney, Es.p, M. I'. Mr. W. Hemmen ; El, Mr. Arthur
Wooloolika:. Beet-diet. Best pair two-year-old
heifers, no coimwtition, but Mr. J. A. Sinith'a single
heifer highly commended. Herefords.—Best bull, plate
Se., given by C. A. Moody, Eng.' M.P., Mr. Levi
Grove,, Bingham+ Melcombe ; £2, Mr. John Down,
Sanford. Best three dairy cows, in calf, plate value
£5 5... given by H. Goodford, Esq., Mr. W. Peres,
Compton, South Petherton ; Mr. T. Giffonl, jun.
Cadbury. Best pair three-year-old heifers, in calf, plate
value £3 as., given by TI Messiter, Esq., Mr. John
Feaver, West Camel ; £l, Mr. T. Gifford. jun. Best
pair two-year-old heifers. plate value .C.l 25., given by
11. It. Batten, Esq., Mr. H. Coate, Slierhonie ; 11, Mr.
John Fever. Shorthorns.—Best three dairy cows, in
calf, plate value tri 5e., offerml by the tradesmen of Yeo-
vil, no emnpetition, but two-thirds of the prize was
awarded to Mr. Joseph Brooks, Brinsuicire Tree Farm,
Yeovil.

Siitxr.—Soutle!owns. Beet ram, £2, Mr. John
Moore, Littlecot Farm, Wiltshire ; £l. Mr. William
LIMAS. East Coker. Ewes, plate value £5 54., given by
W. Bide. Esq. Mr. filbert Brook., Key farm, Yeovil ;
£l, J. J. Farquharson, Esq. Pair ram lambs, PI,
Mr. George Bartlett, Be rwisk. All this clam highly
commended. Chilver lambs, £.2 21., given by T. Mesaiter,
Esq., Mr. Bartlett. Highly commended, Mr. R. Brooks.
I Improved Hampshire Downs.—Rain, £2 2s. given hy
Edward Itudbard, Eaq., Mr. John Moore. For the
, seound-best, £l, George Harbin, Esq. Clam 15.—For
15 stock ewes, sof each age, 2,4, and 6 teeth, bred by
the claimant, a piece of plate, value Pt 35., given by Ed-
ward Rotlbard, Esq., G. Harbin, Esq.; £l. Mr. Robert
Wm, North Havant, Wiltshire. Mr. John Moore's
highly commended. Chilver lambs, kl 2s. 0. Harbin,
Esq. Honts.—Ram, £2, Mr. F. Bond, Whitelacking.
ton; Al, Mr. John Davy, Horn Park. Netherbury.
Stock ewes, plate value £5 5a., given by the Right Hon.
Earl of ['cheater, no competition, but two third. of price
awarded to Mr. F. Bond. Ram lambs, £2, Mr. F.
Chilver lambs, £2 25., Mr. John Davy. All this class
highly commended.
llonstal.—Cart stallion, plate valne £5 5a., given by
the lion. W. H. B. Portman, M.P., Mr. Robert Jawbs,
Italtrinsbomugh. Cart mare and foal, £3 35., given by
Captain Pronse, R.N., Mr. Robert Tempts:nous, North
Perrutt. Cart colt. not exceeding two years, £2, Mr. E.
Pope ;or if bred by claimant, Pi. Hackney or hunter,
not exceeding Mx years, plate value Lilt Ina., given by
0. D. Wingfield Digliy, Eaq., Mr. George Game. Point-
inghin. Colt, n"t exceeding three year., got by Deer-
hound, the property of Mr. Lucas, Yeturinster, plate
value 134 SA. given by him, Mr. Robert Tem.
I, an. Hackney mare and foal, plate, vii:ue
1:5 5.., given by Sir Henry Ainslie Hoare, Bart.,
Mr. Paul Read, Hinton 5.. George.
Prun.-11..ar, 10s., Mr. J. W. Paull, Ihninster ;
lns., Mr. James Iluildinott, Sherburne. Saw, £3 10a.,
Mr. Edmond Colea, Stow Farm, Yeovil; 10-4., Mr.
James Hoddinutt. All this class highly com-
mended.

FAT STOCK —ox, plate value £5, given Lv W. Neal,
Esq., Mr. W. H. Ball, Hankri.la Farm ; Mr. H.
Coate. Mr. J. D. Crocker highly ttttttt Cow,
plate valor ES. given by G. Bullock, Es 1., Mr. Jim
Daubin Stamen, Itriagwater. Heifer. 1:.I. given by Mr.
G. J. Vertue, Mr. E. Cola. Mr. T. Gifford' highly cam.
mended. Horne.' wallas, L and El. Mr. ThOUOIS
Iluasey, Debater. Montlidown wethea. £2 and VI, Mr.
J. D. Crocker, Northover Farm, Ileliester. Pig, k:1 104.,
Mr. J. Stone. Pot Mal Hotel, Yeovil ; 10s„ Mr. J.
Trent, Yeovil Marsh.

EXTRA STOCK.—Mr. E Cole's shorthorn bull, and Mr.
Josiah Hill's two shorthorn heifers COMMTMIegI.
CRXTRIL—ERW isilik, ti 35.. given by the troolesinen
of Mi.ldle-street, Mr. Joseph. Thompson, Ititupton ;
el Is. given by the cheese dealers, Mr. John rary,
Contsard Hill, Sheldon Mnllet. '&4l household
ri It., given by the tradesmen of Middle-street. Mr.
John Mort, lhryinjton ; el Is., given by the cheese
dealers, Mr. Woodward. Mhatcombe Farm.

FROMIL —A large and influential meeting was held
at this town on V. etlmaday, her the presidency of
the Marquis of Bath. Resolutions were moved by
Mr. J. H. Jolifre, of Auamerdown-park, Lord
Edward 'rbynne, M. I'., and other gentlemen, which
were adopted, determining on the formation of a
ride corps for the town and neighbourhood. A list
of members for enrolment was a/so commenced. A
subscription list was opened. which comprised a
donation of £4O front the chairman and one of a
similar amount from Mr. William Duckworth.
There were also douat" of £2O from Mr. W. F.
M.P., and the lion. and Rev. R.
lioyle. Altogether the contributions in the room
reached nearly 1:300.