The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-04-17 00:00:00

MILPLAIBII FARMER" CLUB;

On Tbtredly evenin& the lids inst., the hielplaish
grionithral Bodety held the closing meet! g .1
thia mason, at the Whit. Hart Hotel, Beamiistsr.
T. Collo', 119., Mayor of Bridport, presided; Mr
J. Pope oecuposd the vios-obair. There we re also
gr:a, Mann W. Oafs:, Toby, J. Putfleld, A
(Hypo, liwook (Stoke), B. R. !Tucker
iNetherberp, Derby (toridever). Hine Nether-
bery), 8. Tooker and T. Rails (Bridport), Synie-
(Lsogdoc), Millwood (Syniondebery). Tucker (81ape),
Tooker (Ohideock), and other agrioelturista

Mr. EL4WOOD read an able and- interesting paper
on "Lame,," In oominenoing, be remarked that ne
form of holding land was more advantageous for
lanilord or taunt than Mat of (sesiltold, sad said
that the fathom of letting land from year to year
argued tyranny on behalf of the landlord, and sub-
servezioy os the part of the tenant. No outlay for
drainage, no payments for the erection of necessary
out-buildings, no artificial feeding of cattle, could be
jostlned gimlet a yearly tenancy for in too many
Melanoma if • tenant improved Ms farm, he knew
that his rent would be raised, and that he would,
in foot, be made to pay intermit an the outlay of his
own capita To this rule there were, of course,
many hooourable szoeptions, in proof of which Er.
Maarood instanced the speech of Lord Duffed's to
his tenants, that it would be better "to bind their
harping by lease before spending their naosey.'.
From a general view of leases, Mr. Paawood went
on oPonk nurligniart The rest &mild, be fair,
the length Of
.term_ne iklietlettid Itia not less than
21 yeare a Miabaelmas entry, all rates end Masa,
(Adept county and polies rates and property tax to
be paid by the tenant, end, large proportion of repair,
to be done by him. He proceeded to the manta
peestio of " Game" Of °ours.), in a country like
England—andti more eveeally in a Vim' put of a
vo ng country like the West of land, where
the rat of September and the first of are
more universally observed than are many filers de
Az on the continent, the latter subject is by no
means an uninteresting one, whether viewed from a
landlords' or tenants' standpoint. His remarks on
the preserving pas and rabbits, showed that he
was perfectly at home with his subject, and so
;11=sere his obormitionu, that we have great
iii quoting them at length, feeling sire they
will be appreciated by our agricultural readers. Mr.
Flearood said that if the landlord removed the right
of hunting, shooting, and fiehiag for himself, his
fMends, or his servant.; the tenant should bare
power to damp, rabbits sad bares, or be made
compessetion for the damage dose by. them; but if
the latter Dogrel waft observed, he felt Certain that
In many oases the landlord would have to pay a
larger amount of damages than the rent would
amount to. For his own iwrt. be would not take
the beet farm is England at what might be NU-
adored a vary low rent, if rabbits were strictly
and nooompeneaties made for the damage
greonTrr lnelindes wore by no mama rare of
farmers being totally rained by the eseassive per-
immolation of pate, mad not 'infrequent'? by 110•110-
mat who would blest at being comidered unjust or
dishonest in their ordinary transactions of life. He
had no doubt it sometimes arms from their
of facts, and from believiag what was told by
their keepers, whom word, se • nils, ells on.
fortunately taken before the tenant's. Be pro-
ceeded to the coarse of °reprice. lb o testaat should,
ia his opinion, be boned ty any system of cropping
until the last two or three years of his loam when he
eboeld be compelled to sow at least one fifth ef his
' oorn lands to roots, another fifth to clover, or ram
seeds, and not in any one of the lest three year* have
more than one half of the arable land to corn. As
to the oonsamieg of mope be thought the trasent
should be under no netrietioes whatever, until the
last three years of bin lore, except that he should
prove, if required by his landlord, that previous to
his selling ember hay, Mazy, or reels from his farm,
be bad supplied an equivalent in artificial manure,
or corn, or cake for feeding his stook. Finally, he
refined to the tenants quitting the farm, either
voluntarily or by notice from the landlord, and be
observed that in either oase, at least two years'
sotioe should be given. A copy of • model lames
based upon equitable inciples with regard to the
interest, of both landlord and tenant, and with
landlords' amuse, tenants' clauses, and mutual
Masses was than read.

Th. Vtoe-Cauutte coomplhoented the Meurer very
highly, and remarked that pameeelly speaking he (Mr.
Bhwood) was reedy to point out ;may halts to the
pepsin read br otbms, sed he (the Meeker, was merry
that be .mill not roger same oppedelort to what be bad
advanud. He believed that If all the Underwear, in
the county had been preeent, not one amid bine feud
fault with Kr. swood's paper. He alined fended at
certain periods of the lecture that if say bias shell
was Mows, it was Is favour of the laedlorde For
himself be had never got • lease, allhoegb he was
tarred on. many years ago sad mimed It. He had
goo' on mar alter rear, and with satisfaothe bosh
puttee. ftM, be tel tbat Hr. Elsweel was perfeetiy
right in au* that no istpartaall a =Masa should ac 4
be lalt se • rah' to the risk of shim party.
Kr. Sunni Tocca said be soinelded with nearly
an Kr. gimeed had said, but that geethman matt not
exposit to have it all his own way.—(Mr. Elgood : I do
net upset et wish et the same thee, be tt.be
It WWI filte most unbend and well pew, that
be bed ever beard. He thought Uri imaez.....thitp
might be said *garnet brat bass& Foe
on some suites Mors we. an old feudal croolork ibid
sedate tenants should be Meant@ for life, and le sew
sea sues the wopertj was allowed to fall MU great
dilapidettoe. at wont to Mow that very keg Mum
were midesimble ; bet, OS the whole bo atiasidand
Elwood bait taken • very straight-forward aossaaadi-
saw Wiar of the marbiest.
Ilik—troolZet • liie-bohlieg mom
tarkery. me year to year, for as we=
=Mk forrirM4 tiorpakorhaerrer woe

Yr. LOGOII spook* professioaally, geld the form
of lease kir. gliwood mon ed weald not hold good tor
mom than three yeue, eels was nothing more than an
agreement between landlord sad tenant.
Mr. ikawcooD replied that be did not offer his draft
of alma. as free front toasted Lel ohinstkos-
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Kr. Looone mended to eay lie thought it wee oe
the whole Amid the Moat fere of buss he bed omen.
One thing to it nee to hies most noel; be had never
before ke.wa rata end rebirths to be classed together es
vermin —(lsteghter.)
• • •

Mr. Lowe= : I look upon both as vermin to the
kinaat farmar—(bsar, boar.
Mr. LOGGIII said ho aver knew of • Landlord object-
ing to eats being
Mr. Euratom remarked that be eight be W 0.% In
abasing rats end rabbit• as ~min, but he was no more
wrong then Shakespeare who clued rata with gar.
Mr. Toni thought Mr. Elswood's propoell that the
Incoming tenant to • farm abouhl take a the hay at
half Its pile was hardly fair.
Mr. ELWOOD replied that Mr. Tglay mininderstood
him. He said that be abould Mk* the hay and straw
fo the last year's crop only it a !mending prior. and
should any bay of the previous year he left. It should
he taken at only half the market •alusi. The spending
prior vu generally understood to be two-thirds of the
market value.

Mr. .1. ttTrlll.O propomd a vote of thanks to Mr.
Eleeocd for his able paper.
Mr. S. TUCIIM 110Oonded the proposition, and said
that he thought Mr Kb uood had rendered greater servies
perhaps to the Mirlplaish Agricultural Society, in pro-
moting its genend interest besides taking an active part
In the diumusituss at the Clob, them YU other member,
and therefore be thonght they were a greet* indented
to him for his assistance.

ltr. ELSwoOD sekeowledired the oompllnient, and then
mid it breams his painful duty to tell the members
that he no longer considered himself a member of the
Nelplairh Agricultural aoskty —at least, that from this
time forth h• had made up his mind never more to take
pert in any dimeasions that miAbi tn. Plato, for he
felt that when he could not divers fres y and in a
imarleouo manner alibied* in ocemectioa with
the objeese of the society, without althrwards being
expoW to ponoisal limit it was thus for him to with.
draw from the society. He felt it was rather unfortu-
nate thst Yr. 8. Tucker should have alluded to his
humble services in such a kind manner, as be had
thought he might rltire from the society without his
1... being in any vraffelt.
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The CHAIRMAN said he regretted very ones that Yr.
El.wood should have moss le se* • detennloaloo. Of
wane he did nos. know at ell tli• eels, el it, bat be
iefarritd from Mr. Elswoors timarbs that it was
oecesioned by mom* great iodise:notion on the pezi of one
of the lumbers, but he thought the society should not
be made I. suffer on that scooant.

Mr. J. Pore said he hoped sad believed that Kr.
filiDocd would moooiddsr the matter, .4 decide to
continue taking, that active part ha had hitherto dace
la the objects of the soarety, for he felt that it. vary
esistases depended very mush on Yr. Illswool. Ile
hoped that no remarks of his had caused him to take
Wows.

Mr. &swoop °barred Una 11. thing Mr. Pope had
ever said gave him the least Gauss for pain; on the
ocetrary, be had always received the greatest reartecy
from him and all except the Melplaish member of whom
he hid spoken.

Mr. ToRT also expressed • hop. that Mr. Elmwood
would not withdraw front the B.ociety loscanee one
member had done wrong.
Mr. ELOWOOD inked Mr. Toby whether he would not
have done the same nudes the eirounstaneee. He had
resolved personal insult for nothing at all ; be Gadd
od.ly say that he never meetioned the per.con'o name
who bad co inctlted hi,. 1. the asses of the evening's
dismission fit of which It arose. He had not raabil
determined ta Isere lb. sosiety. It was beton or eight
weeks since the occurrence took piece, he had well wo-
ndered the mildest, bud felt bound se • man of boomer
to take the course he had done, and not continua to
expose himself to • recurrence of snob treatment.
soase conversation followed, in the 001Iroo Of which
the absence of the Melplaish miembers was remarked
upon, and it cox soggestsd whether seirleg tiskr hike-
warmneas the eociety should not be, for the future, held
it Brklport or ft aminstar.
The meeting /dosed sorrowfully, all regretting Mr.
Bliewood's withdrawal, and the ocemoion oft.
We have not the slightest knowledge who the offend-
ing member 6, but why don't the club sagged to him
the propriety of withdrawing. that they may not 1n..,.
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saleable a member as Mr. EisirOo4, if not es a matter of
duty, on account of his reprehensible and ungentlemanly
conduct?