The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-01-13 00:00:00

mit. gam said he was pleased to have wen two I
b. only expected to get one. He thought the
"1„..Z.,,e-si root crop priza wee the one to get. Any tenon I
bn,T.'"bt lay out his time erl money on one particular I
" bet it was a hard matter to have geroral excel-
t.
if. could not understand hew Mr. Udell got
a reps by broadcasting the maw*. They gerroatly
(0...1 tort the plant sp fit to hoe, so that it rtfeht
"'rioter, ! lb, fly, hut unitive they drilled in nrolare
the se^,l they eta no' get the plant up it. (WA. ,
llt tr. It 101 l r t have phosphate of lime naturarty
hr 1, .ed. • a it lay tear the ICY. A. to the sett,: of
P; .t.,, E LeEl that ft it good boo. rupee-
p'.:.vp! ate (each a• Mr. Dimon anti others ebld) were
Igac.r, it would carry on the plena, to the end, and was
net inertly " • flub in the pan" like the mineral
.cpeepheephetes. He concluded by proposing the health
of the
Mr. UDALL said Mr. Damen ecu'd bear him out that
he did require and did use • large quantity of
phosphate; and he gave • couple of instaneee showing
that when from • ridge or email strip manure was acci-
dentally omitted ho got no estop.
CALCRArr said without a z aloes, able, and com-
petent Secretary eeither this nor any other club could
fl:urish. Such • Secretary thoy had in Mr. It, G.
Randall, and he proposed his vary good ha:4th—
(applenae).
Hr. RANDAL/. (the hon. sec.) thanked them for the
00,331,;(m0en, .nd maid that his small services were will-
ingly given, his ono oljeot being the promotion of Agri-
culture i. the (Hewer. He regretted there Were not
More lio,nabere wearer, but 'aims causes prevented
some the; usually saw from attending—Captain Fyler
by in ser.ident. During the past year the attendances
at 160 chlb tea ell' an blot trot been so good as fi rmerly,
bat ha hop_d boy s-•oult. still go on nod ituprovo in that
fctpret in the pre. Cr' yaer—(hcar. bent).
The Vice-CuAU:MAI. {rotated the di iters 'I prig.,
menrieninc Mr. C.:ctaft, Mr. Weld, lac. Damen, acd
other,. 114 wont on E., soy that he hoped to E. • cm•
petite" next year ter h. .aa.t pr's v. lie eou'd 'peak
of tbe good roots rn . I.y Mr. Udall, and that the
land was tkoton.ly a. No doubt they might all
derive corefiierahla lt. • otit (mom (ht, way in which Mr.
Udall mansces hie its at.) t.stifled to tire s 4.
vantages of broadcasting the eu .r.ures.
Mr. Dallit" sad he had subscribed s.:ti • year for
aemething like a quarter of • a utury, na,l so long as
they competed he should be hay.py to give it—(ap-
plaure).
Mr. Canova/7 also returned thank.. Ho we. sorry
Mr. Tarter was not pullout, but he was glad to hoar
that he was in rosy much beater health then when he
went sway—(hoer, hear). His (Mr. Calera(t'a) experi-
ence was mu& the same as Mr. Randall's OA to the
goodness of his Crap of sweat's. He never had b-Ater,
there was not a elogle failure, and he rather piqued
lamed( on having 60We very good clover whlash had a
chance of the pliza—(leughter sad applause).
Mr. B. WFID also reptied.on.behalf of kis father.

riatin-ahhpropoZd the health of the..eFairut.• so,
expresslnz the pleasure he felt that Mr. Bates had con-
sented to be Chairmen for the prreent year, and Loping
that he would for the future he better supported—
(applause.)
Mr. BATHS acknowledged the onmpliment, and said
he should be happy to do what he cold for the benefit
of the Glob, hut durirg the last cession the attendance
had been very meagre, and unless there was • °beige
for the better be should telicquish It. Ito writ gratified
that the ottnpeUtion for the root prises this season had
been so good.
Mr. CALOBAPT proposed "The Press" in Tory cordial
tering, and it was duly acknowledged,
Mr. BEar.trT proposed the health of the "Vice-
Chairman, who be hoped would occupy that position
for many years —(cheers and "Another for tile sheep.")
Mr. Cliall4N tJAUNDERS replied, and said he WU
eery pleased to do all he could in furtherance of the
*Meet of the Guts. Ile regretted with the President
the paucity if the attendances at the meetings of the
nigh, and impel for bitt. r times. The reason they .lid
net get lerger meetings he did not know. (Mr. Scott:
"It is (be same everywhere.") lie went on to remark
that the land,had many and groat burdens to bear, and
the tenant was hard pressed by losial taxation. There
was great need for some relief. Looking at the position
114 tenants, with their increased expenses, they must
either get some of the rates taken off or their rents
rodent/. The oommerobal interest had been in pros-
peril, for many years but landlords and temente had
been suffering a ecniaderable amount of depression.
And there were now other charges coming upon
the °ampler" of land. He did not think Mr.
Gladstoses Government had done muoh good for
them, and he thought a change was impend-
ding. The resident gentry were to some extent
fellow sufferers with the farmers. He expressed regret
that so much land bad gone out of cultivation, and
thought the public would In the end have to pay dear
for P. As to turnpike roads being thrown upon high-
way distriota, he mentioned that tn oonsamencte the
rate on one of his farms WM treble what it bed been
before; and the toll-gate he paid to mostly would be
the last to be removed—(laughter). Ho thought the
old system of gates a tolerably fair system, and that if
any change wre made all should have been teeoliahed
together. lie bat to Introduces the first diumasion In
the present 'ear on "Sheep and their management,"
and be should be pleased to see Mr. Ctloraft at the
meeting. This season he had shown is 14 classes, and
wen 14 first prig-a— (applause).
The Minimum KATO the health of the viet,rs,
14 with Cho toast the names of Mr. T. H. Saunders
and Mr. S. Weld.
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Mr. 8. Weida said he was in honorary member of
the slab, and hoped to attend some of their sseroluits
he shou;d p-rtioalerly like to hear Mr. eimpluta
liennaori'm
Mr. T. 11. SAtninEng, who was Inntelly welcomed,
said be an ve:y happy to come there as • rialto,.
had attet ded o.auy et their m stings as a mamba., aril
tilt tight he was et.h On Um 114 win .1 V:. club Ins eau'.
b1et....1 26 or 27 3cam ago. but hani now retired. 11l
trustet the Glob wc,uld oantiL.no to prcsper •' and as there
bel been a comp!alut against the nat.cubors for lu•
tilfotett attemle..co lo /be past goer, tLat they would
bch-ve hitt r for tho fatere—ispp!amo).
"Th.. Uose,...;,asftri Competitors" w.or :L , next towl ;
and Mr. G. ELtli replied in • Eamon PA litrAL, wank-
ing on the Lovalty it was tar Win to be in the category
of the rum crutul, and ouslio2 himself s.it4 the
thought that tlougl, Is had not the pr!s Lore, he Lad
It at home, in his exc,cl ant noir of roots.
Awing the ..nh,crpc..t pr..croodloos Mr. Sankt id it re
Regis kindly eft.r.d :wo guineas for a pin, in U.
mast immputitiou to be avpiled as the committee
thought be.t.
It ass alt.-gather, tliNvAls • small, • pleasant at d
u Cal gathering.