The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-09-16 00:00:00

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1 11011001XULla RIPOIIT POI HaMMllllll.—Whstever
might bare beim the estimate of the wheat crop pre
OiOUO to tweed, the meteor ion.. set it net by the
unerring test of the thrashing resoldne, lied it Is now
found that on the best dry soils, where the crop looked
likely to yield from eight to tic seeks per acre, they
only produce six to eight meks pea acre, whereas wavy
jof the heavy lead farms will only produce from 15 to
120 bushel. per sore. Again, on the hill farms, wheat,
which looked promising for an ge erop three
weeks bet ore harvest, was, in many iodine., struck
with a redden and nines@ blight, which he. greatly
diminished the yield bob in quantity and quality.
ono or the prtnolpel festares of the present you's wheat
crop is the short quantity town, and thi unusual extent
sown to spring wheat. Late sown wheat is geserallf
precarious, and in this lostanc• will not teaks up for
any ditiolesay in the autumn sown mop. Some portion
of the wheat orop in the late distrien is stUl in the
lams. There la, however, one redeeming point io thls
«runty Unit the wheat, with some few exceptions, has
been well got up, and the quality (exempt where
blighted) Is very lee, the grain being of good colour
eat great weight per bushel, sad Ls reported be the
telling to yield • large proportion of excellent I mu.
Burley in Ware:met, is eartahly the best cr.', of all
the reveals, and bed it not been for the serious toter.
foresee with lb. harvesting by frequent rains during
%be Isat fortnight the quantity of malting barley would
have been greeter than for some year. past. The
yield, as yet, is found to be good, sod the gelidity of
the grain where got up without rain is good laud heavy.
Them is, however, • considerable portion of the crop
atill le the fields, partioularly no the larp hill farm..
Noel of it is dissolound, and some portion sprouted
In the enelootd districts of email Aside and hedgerow
timber. The crop of oats is under the average, ',Wing
to the dry weather prevellieg in Bay and Julie, the
quality of the grain being • fair average, pertieularly
where the oats have been mixed with barley, pen, he.
Ton mlztere, Galled "dreg.," is now very mush grown
es
bone corn for home soassniption, as it is fund to
retain a better plant time either crop sown separately,
especially when sown after turnips fsei off by sheep.
Takla, the been and pee etc? together, It may be said
to be fireterate, and above the areragr, for we seldom
lad both crops good is tite seine season. Although
they are both subjoin to the attack of '' aphis." yet the
been mop suffers from the blank '' aphis," brought by
the seat wind, whereas the pea crop sufferi from the
green " apbk," broseht by the Death-west wind ; for
this reason, these crops ate often sown in admixture se
that in con of one failing the other may moos:ed.
Winter vetches, although promhdng we] bsfota
harvest, do 1101 yield 00 .oil in expected. Very few
potatoes were planted this sessoe, weed being so seem
and deer. The stop, however is moat abundant ;
certain the beetle quantity and qsality whir& we bays
bad since 1915, when the divine oconeosnosd. Both
early and lose sons tan se yet, escaped the disease,
ligeePt in • few Instal:cies. Titers le no than.. of
ppPw:alaustanta:zo.rvh:ini.guibrovelpt.nsalryitaigrod'ltaoywiace,krogailietthonossenttsothhulahheeortyabinnbirirtprithi
the dy earned off the rape and early turnip., which has
been a aertems loss, end obliged many farmers to tell
their sheep prematurely, many thousand' having been
sold as the early fairs, which are usually held on for
feeding early turnip* in the autumn months. This will
hays it. effect at the later fain. We may, therefore
conclude that sheep stook will not be cheaper. Mateo:
and beef are now epprosehlag the prices of loot Trot,
and so far aa Ibis couniria onnereed the quantity of
both fat sheep and betook' in hand Is Ism than last
year, ant there 0.100011 no Prostate/ of inergeghle the
supplies, whilst the sensiuMpMell is se greet. The only
thing likely to diminish it will be the higher pries of
The pen summer has been very fsnyersble for
sgrlealtand opastiess, sad the wort of the fans is
="11y In s forward ohne anaemia the nasty.
breedthe of Wolfe. me being sews as this crop
is found so useful in epetag, end eves in the sommer,
for new we have the late whit. variety the snassesion Is
tromping. The only requisite for entemsfal °altars is
early meets( with a liberal quantity of med.—Joann
Bouthemptoe. September 9th.

THB WAR ON MB GOLD COAST.

By mail from the West Cent a Mask deepatehts
have b..mn received at the Almireity_hom Coutmodore
Commendl, bearing date from tbe 15th to the 20th of
August :
On the lath of August tb• Commedere had entered
the River Ptah with several boats him Sae Majesty's
ship Rattlesnake, to obtain information is impact to
the navigation of the river. After arteading lapsed •
mile, the bona wets And upon from the DIOS by the
people of Conan.
T6lif Carmodore received • very were wend in
the ads. Cocumreder pigment, of Her Majesty's ship
Argue, and Captain Haden, lud West lodla Regiment,
Civil Commandant, were also severely woetal-d k anti
U.) following rains el the Rattlesnake :—J.
William Fryer, O. Heitaverth; J. Skinner, Thelon
Weeiger, WWII= Malley, Henry Hall, sad William
Fir bower.
Pante. Police, two woreded ; Houma Force, 1; and
Henry Waltera, lainp .
One of the boat, from the Rattlesnake, when lending
on the beaoh at Mulish wet also attroked, Sub-Lieut.
Dradem tains slightly wounded, and William Woodoooli,
ordinary 1111•OMD. killed
By • subagent ;otter tb• follow's( appear te
have been al/gully wounded in dm Watt when in tt•
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Dr. Charles Murray, surgeon Mr ft. Wow:. mid-
shipman H. Lowtat, A.B. i sad oe• Iroesseo.
The towa of Chamah oes sabsequeedy destroyed fee
Um treachery dleplayod exelast the boots.
The wound to the Commodore had proved se severe
es to mak* hls prosesdlog to the Cape of Good Hope.