The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-05-21 00:00:00

EATH AND WEST OF ENOLAND &SOUTHERN

COUNTIES ASSUICIALION.
Thu entries for the Dorchester meeting, commencing
on Moudty, Jane 3rd, have olosucl ander the most
favourable sulpichs, and showed • marked increase
ever those of any former minting. Of cattle there are
Isot lee Me... 270 entries. including 47 Devon., 73 abort
horns, 42 llerefords. 48 Sauce, 5a Ouannel Limes,
and two pars of dairy Cove. Of *hoop there are 188
pear, ideluding 21 Leicester., 14 Cutewulds, 14 Devon
lung wools, 66 :iuutlidaiwns, lie/upstairs Downs, 13
Shiupebires, 9 Oxfordshire Deena, 21 Somerset and
IJorast Horne. and 10 Exmoor and other mountain
sheep. The heroes entered are 80 in number; and
there are not less than 135 pens of pigs, including 61
Berkshires •' making at dal of 673 entree uf stook, as
"gains' 536 at Guildford. 528 at Southampton, 520 at
taunter., 512 at Briatul, 458 at Berthed, and 793 ak
Falmouth. TIMM are 1,1,41 12 sotrns of putted butter
in reponse to prises offered by tbu Led ljuminittee.
ebtrie of poultry ore site exomedingly satilautury,
more eapeol.lly ii. thaw Maws whien properly come
under ills designation of farm .toek : she Undes of
poultry and pigeons together t tingeing 451 ise number,
as against 35d at Gulllfurd. hi tee. Implement De•
partuant all tho loading firms are reveseitod. and core
Lae been teen to exclude trine ankles baring Milt
or no cone:ion with time °Nests of a great agriaulture
meeting. Not lees than 50 special compartmentm have
been Alined to machete, in motion, whiiat iii the
trial fields adjoining to• show yard ample uppurtunity
trill be afforded her ositneeing various systems of sena,
cultivating, including those of Buser, J. Fowler and
Soo., J. a3dJ. Hamad, duties aid Idirtuid, Walton+,
of Baysion, sod oilier.. Time. bOltiGlallfal tent will
admen an annuity fine display rot ploole aul dowers,
contributed by eminent growers In Dorset amid
neighbouring counties; end the Arts Dopertinent,
under the judicious management of Mr. K. it. M.
Dew, ci Ex .ter, will as meal, be combed by a
spectal oolieetwo of elegant and easily novelette from
the South Kensin&ton lluseuin. l'ue open judging of
Stook will sawn/nee at 10 ontook on Illundey murmur,
and the 02{1110110011/idef tosinissives exceedin.ly torte•
nate in having insured the services a, • number of gen.
damn, whom name. will at ones inspire confidence
sod command respect. The normal meeting of the
Society will take place on Tuesday, node/ UM
presideaey of the Duke of Marlborough, whoa thirty -
three members of Council will have to be elected
in the plan. of those retineg by nemesia or other comae ;
and among ether matters to be brougot forward will be
a proposition to shorten the title uf the Society by
changing it to the Bath, Weat of Jingle's!, sae deutdern
Counties Society. The oompetuuen for Mr. 1161,11's
shooing prime will take place un Wednesday ,uoraing,
and promises to be of an itatisuaily 5p1r1t43 character,
if the nembar of entries can be tak ii as a oCllolloll.
As usual the services of the splendid Bands of tie
Grenadier Guards and the Royal Amines (elymouln)
have been secured for the Betting.
The programme baa jest been published. The pro.
*sedum* will extend over live days, terminsting un Fri.
day. On the first three days the admienou will be 2. 6.1..
and on the folio mug days Is. Toe programme is
subjoined; -
Ifenday, June 3. —The open Judging of mule, sheep, bores,
and csk will counnems at ; the Youluy Twit will be
opened s. won se Um birds are judged, sad will continue open
uoul sax p.m. • Implemsot Deperunsut open as ten sine,
Arts DepartmerA at ten • m. ; implements of various kinds to
work at Intervals from ten to one and two to eve In Gelds near
the show-yard; Horticultural Department open at two; tend
of me Royal names et tudf-past two; yard open from ten
ani. to six p.m.
. _ _

TurkW.—The Cattle, Sheep, Ilona, Pigs, Poultry. lambi'
matte, and Arts Departments open areas Woo a.m. ki Az ;
Lispartuient open from ten air 10., i.t pat.;
implements of various Unae to work at intervals Irons WU to
one and two to eve, In held near the ahowiard. Annual
meeting of members of Um socisey in the C muml tent at
twelve o'clock (noun), under the prom beim ri His (Ira,. the
Duke of Marlborough, K.U. Maud of Mu Royal Manuo at
elesen am. _ _

Weammksy.—The C tttle, Sheep, Horses, Yids, Poultry,
Implement., and Arts DeparUneut upon trout woo a.m. to
ifti p.m.; tho 43mang of horses at p...rtablo forgoe at ten
a.m.; the Horticultural Departmen: spun from 14 a.m. to
6 p.m. Baud of the Royal Harju,. at 11 so ; band of the
Guards at 1.30 p.m.; conoerted p.a.,. by tuu united bands at
3 p.m.
ikurmlay.—Tim Cattle, Sheep, Horses, Piss, Poultry,
lmpieuseuta, and Arta Departutout updl/ from Il 6 a.m. to 6
p.m.; tho Horticultural Departmout view from 14 aim. to
6 p.m. Baud of the bluanis at IL a.m.
reiday.—The CatUe, !Swop, Horses, Pies, Poultry, Im-
plement., and Arts Depannietua opal at IS sin; toe
Horticultural Depsrunout open from lo sln, to 4 p.m. Haul
of the Guards at 11 a.m. Drawing of the Art Unice at 3
AU stock (excepting la clam 6.Haud all Itltploutonta to roam.
lo the yard Lund 4 tectock p.m. Pointry tent shooed at 3
p.m., but no poulu7 to be rumored WlLbottt special ordor
before 6 p.m. HorUeultural tent closed at 4 p.m. Yard
clamed at 6 p.m.

Tickets for the whole time of the Meeting, with
priellesie of reontsaace at pleasure, a 6,1 vice, ~of
traniferabis, msy be ha l of the Aocoaatant, W. SLUM,
1, Princes Bedbugs, &bow-street, Beth; or on or
after the 31s0 of May, at tun Oak Jot has 1111•1100 CAM.
unties in the show YerJ. •.• Tasty MG/ 111181 is
obtained in Dorchester, on applioet.ou to Mr. Foster,
boo/L.ller, Uornusil ; and AD. L.suig. bookseller. sly&
West-atrcet, on and alter Weineslay, 29. h ut May.