The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-02-17 00:00:00

DORSET FARM NOTZ&

The late glorious weather is telling with good effeet
upon the wheat; wire worm was beginning to be busy,
but the absentia of frost hae rendered the coil so prac-
ticable hr birds that the latter have fattened at the
expense of the former, and whwe some of the plants
were eaten off the warm weather is causing new sprouts
to appesr. Land is Inc forward state of preparation,
and spring crops are going on rileely. Cattle are doing
very well, the mild weather having rendered it possible
to keep out cow stock during • great part of the day,
and hencie the poor keeping in the straw yard hag not
been much rmorted to. The Dorset lambi have eons'
in good numbers, and look healthy and strong. The
Downs are now lambing down, and, is fir es we can
at premnt judge, they promise to be a better lot, with
fewer casualties to both OWO4 and lambs than eewei
Roots hold out remarkably well, for though these were
ace rule not so large at usual, they were very sound,
the &brooms of frost having prevented them rotting,
although here we seldom pit or store them in any way.
On the whole, farming prospects are looking up;
Isboar, however, is getting to costly compared with
the quality and quantity of the work done, that there
is • great lack of general tidiness. Farmers' fancy
work is pet in abeyance. and we shall all try to lemien
the labour bill by cheapening farm pro:mese% or else
by leaving undone all but necessary and paying opera-
tions. It I. yet, however, a thing to hope that for in-
crease of wages will some time result in better work,
and engender a spirit of it:depend:nee which will impel
the employed to save, and keep themselves and their
I smilers from the workhouse. At present the revels,
is the feet bore: more money means more drink, and
thus oar workhouse is fuller than last year, while the
poor raw ie rather increasing than diminishing. If,
however, title eats at 0000 be altered, better wages will
be to the advantage of both master and workman,
J. IL

TUB WILL, dated May 11) last. of Milian Dlekinson,
late of New Park, near Lymington, Hanle, who died on
the 9tl. ult, was proved on the 31st ult. by Hrs. Anne
Dickiuson, the relict, Dr. William Howe's") Dickinson
awl Samuel Dickinson, the sons, and Dr. Ootarins
SL.utges. the eceeutors, the personalty being sworn
tinder £OO,OOO. The testator gives ligaoles to his
tteetsors for their trouble to hts wife, his houaehold
int ulte.re and effects, .1.1,000, and an annuity of £2,000;
and there are annuitits to the three sons and tour
daughters during the ide of the widow. At her
death the whole of the pr.iporty Li given to his said
children.
Two more Imperial martiagcs are One the lapis. The
Grand Dual:less Vera Ouustall. IV coca ishetrulheu to Duke
William &gene Augusto (.1047&(1 el Wurtemberg. The
II sogene nt was made at bituttentil on the wedding-day
of the Duke and Duchess of lidinhorgh. The Grand
Duchess Is the seoonei daughter of the Grand Duke
Lk,o,i.antioe, brother of tie Cs tr, whose eldest daughter
Ii now Queen of Greece: The Duke of Wartsinberg is
thin lllJta of Doke Eugene William Alezender irdsnana,
was born in 1846, and his chitj clucadrot of the Ist
Regimont of Wurtemberu Uus. A Brussels paper
states that the eldest clanguter of the King of the
fklgisns will shortly be betiothed to a Prince of the
Imperial Gush"; of Altatri,..
YoWaLL'II ItazumAno EMBROCATION, 701 BANCIMA.
nett, SIISUISATIO UOOT, N e Letitia, SCIATICA, Ito. he
Marvellous Atlioacy is attested l, ILE.IL the Duke
d'Aumals, the late Bari of Clarendon, the Right Hon.
Fteuoss Countess Waldegrave, the Right Hon. the
Countess of Radnor, end many othor eminent persons,
op.er of whale tealitoookals accompany each bottle.
linote exolusively for outv..u.i ow, Its wawa is direct
earl speedy. Immediate read attends It. application,
and oh tinware/Amass sod Irtqueet danger of internal
ismeules are avoided. Sold by ell Cusick* pries
Is. id. and 2a. 9.1. Laboratory, 264, Lit Hesiolm=
by J. EVAN% gheakisS.