The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-06-29 00:00:00

THE WEATHER AND Tas mom

F.Le growing weather bias been experienced during the
I at week, a higher temperature being accompanied by an
aiondent rain fall, winch has refreolted Om country and
exerc sad • most beneficial effect upon the growing crope
Toe cold dry May has nit c awed the crop, to suffer great
herrn, the field+ showing beilthr and unmistakable
vitality. At the besioning of the week • seedy fall of
rain occurred thrmghout the country, and the sunshine
bu materially improved the condition of cereals. With •
continuance of womb to stimulate rapid development
the crepe will deubtlers recover the leeway lest and gain
sufficient strength to withstand the vicissitudes of
weather of an ci:dinary character of the future. In
certain places in the Midland counties wheat is reported
thin, although of • good colour. Hopes, however, are
entertained of a fair crop. The appearance of barley is
also regarded with favmr, and the crop is making rapid
progrear to makarity. Swedes and noangolds have bone.
fitted by the Mirror., which, however, have somewhat
interrupted turnip sowing. Scotch advice are favourable
as to cereals and p datoor. but grass has been retarded.
The hay crop is mit likely tr prove heavy. Agricultural
prospects throughout the kinedom are more promising
than foe some years ;mgt.—Nark LOIS Express.
THE FARMERS AND THE TWO PREMIERS.
The two Premiers of the last ten year; the two greet
j rivals of our times, have hem n always c-edited with two
distinct rase As leader of the "Country party," the
away-gone Earl filled the post—which we tear has proved
a sinecure—of special friend of the farmer. And therefore,
as some people argued, his rival must he the enemy of
farmers. It wee the latter statesman that our agricultural
friends—farmers from every county in England—met in
Downing-street the other day, and we are bound to my
that no statesman of our time has ever prevented himself
to a deputation of farmers with greater claims upon their
gratitude. Thanks due to the Government for e recent
Budget and the Hares and Rabbits Bill were tendered by
the gentlemen attending the deputation in the heartiest
manner that can be conceived. Such words of gratitude,
and such cheers as accompanied them, have been rarely
heard. "It is useless," said • large farmer lately—s Tory
and the son of Torlee—" it is useless following for nothing.
If some Farmers' Allianoe candidate will come and stead
for our county 11l vote for him. lam tired out.
Kane Tura ago we beard Mr. Clare Sewell Read
exeluim, Mr. Disraeli will never repeal the malt tax. If
It ever is repealed it will be repealed by Mr. Gladstone."
He however was tired of waiting, though so far as
thts particular object was concerned it was in bL cam a
, hopeless expectation. Others, however, have not had his
patience; and it is precisely this tiling out of their urn
I adherents by the late Government which has given the
Farmers' Alliance their Sty-three members of the House
of C Aomori,. Such are the results of enthusiasm on the
one side and Wartime on the other. Lord Derby observed
to Mr. Bright many years since, "You have no idea of the
difficulty of
.getting anything dons." That has certainly
been true. Mr. Lattimore, h.
w spoke at a preliminary
meeting at the Westminster Hotel, was introduced by
the Chairman as " an agricultural reformer when I was •
boy." All his derires, and ours, in regard ti game and
exinslummit.for lay
difficult
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till " h
w. h.protlide.
lama a the AlikmoslAilegiraoteutogorraied gratitude
to Kt, Olsobtona—