The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-01-07 00:00:00

Agriculturr.

TAN A GRIM LTOIAL YEAR. —ln reviewing the pu
twelve month; the Gardeners' Chronicle ars4 Agrtnif-
feral Gazette says :—The corn harvest has been unpro-
ductive— and the consequent high price of wheat will
no doubt materially affect the extent of next year's.
harvest. Unusual freedom from disease in cattle, sirup,.
and pigs, is rapidly refilling fold and stall to more than
former fulness; and the diminished wage fund of the
labJuting clue, owing to want of employment. has so-
materially reduced consumption that price, of fat stock
have fallen below the experience of late years 44 numb
as prices of grain have riven above them. The excep-
tional prices commended by pure hred shorthorn stock,.
in the midst of the flatness of the stock market eenerelly,
is an extraordinary event in the history of 1817. One
hundri d and twenty head of cattle of all ages, meetly
of run Kirkleavington descent, were sold in May for
Cl5O apiece —an altogt that unparalleled fact in lies stock
history in this or any other country. The existence of
atrikes among agrieulturil labourers, and of general dl.-
content with existing wages, is a noteworthy feature
of recent occurrence. And the attempt both to meet
this difficulty and to benefit agricultural employers, by
the introduction of the co-operative system among
farmers and their people, moat be noted. If we ehould
run through the list of •nbjeets which have occupied the
attention of agriculturists during 1867 its their elubs
and meetings, we should find that unusual intellectual
and professional activity has characterised the past
twelve months amongst us.

SUTTON', ILLUITRATIM SPRING CSTSLOGUS AND
AI(ATICR'S GUIDE FOR 18GS.—Thia Is a well printed
volume, with • handsomely illuminated occur. limed
from the Royal Berkshire seed establishment, Reading,
and will prove of great service to all interested dr'
floriculture, horticulture, or agriculture. It contains
instructions on cultivation and • calender of operations,
rpecially written, which are plain„ 'concise, and useful.
Practical hints are given on the formation and improve-
ment of garden lawns, and croquet grounds. The seed
lists include only such varieties as have been proved
to be worthy of cultivation, and the nee sorts of
seeds and potatoes brought under notice are those which
during the past season, have been tested in Mears.
Sutton,' trial grounds, and found to be of superior
merit. Amongst tlese Inc new potatoe—the "Rerk-
shire kidney." which I. described as the earliest of the
• fluke varieties, prolific, of good f.rm, and •remarkably
clear skin. A potato. with these excellencies must
become exceedingly popular. The list of lower seeds
is arranged on • plan which will be highly appreciated
by amateurs, es it shorn loot only the height, colour,.
it'oatdhaosepWd.whoTdbo. notkileacse D-
ead duration of each ,riety, but also the partienbar
coloured illustration 4
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given of the nee ornamental folioge plant—Japanese
striped mdse. The work is excellently arranged, and
its instruction is valuable, and it should be in the bancie
of every one arpo has • garden.

A iteDecriox in the price of any article of genera
eonsumptiou soon increases the demand. This has been
remarkably the case with the reduction of the tea duty.
To meet this daily increasing demand for Cassell's teas,
which, alike with Cassell's coffees, hare been sold by
agents thcogbout the kingdom for the lest twenty
years, Cassell. Smith, and Co. are now ready to appoint
additional agents for their sale. Terms sent free on
application to Cassell, Smith & CO. 80, Few:thumb-
stre,t, London.

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND rILLS.— Colds, coughs.
diptheris, and bronchitia—These corrective remedies
are infallible for the cure of these pectorel complaints,
which, when neglected, often end in settled asthma or
terminate in consumption. The ointment, well rubbed
upon the cheat and back, penetrating the skin, is
carried directly to the lungs were it expels all
impurities. All the blood in the body constantly
passes through the lungs, and there all noxious particles
tending to produce disease can be quickly, thoroughly,
and permanently neutralised, rendered harmless, or
ejected from the sy.tem. Holloway's ointment and
pills perfectly accomplish this purification ; and by
the blood thus cleansed the influence of these
won4erful medicaments reaches the remotest parts of
the human body, and thus cures all diseased action,
whether Internal or external.
COIC Or Srirrigo or Shoop AND CONSEINPMS
DOUGH BY Da. LOCOCIeIi POLNONIC WAISIUL ---Mr.
Napier, Chemist, South-street, Exeter, writes,
November 18, 1867.—" Elizabeth Linford, age 48,
14. Paragon-place, Exeter, has' been for a long time
afflicted with disease of the lungs. She has been under
three doctors, who declared her incurable. She bad a
continual distressing cough, with spitting of blood,
she has taken only three boxes of the wafers, aid her
nutting of blunt ha,i mite ceased, and the cough is ao
decidedly better that she is very seldom disturbed at
night." hr. Locock's pulmonic wafers give instant
n lief and a rapid cure of asthma, consumption, coughs,
and all disorders of the breath and lungs. All throat
affections are immediately relieved by allowing one
occasionally to dissolve in tbe mouth. To singers and
public speakers they are invaluable for clearing and
strengthening the voice. They have a pleasant taste.
Price Is. lid., 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 11.. per box. Sold
by all druggists.

PRINTED and Puhbelled for the Proprietors, at their
Office, Church-etreet, Dorchester, by PERDIRICI f;114.
Four, of the Perish of Fordington, in the County of
Dorset.
Tuesday, J&l=my 7, ldee.

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