The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-07-26
,rrespondcnce of dc democratic advocate
LETTER FROM LONDON.
English Crop Prospects-The Agricultural Far.
LONDON, JuLY, I'd, 1879.


Nothingwas wanting, except the sunshine
which might SO reasonably have been ex-
pected in July, to render the Royal Agri-
cultural Society's Show at Kilburn the
grandest and most successful exhibition Of
its kind ever Witnessed, But summer ap-
parently has yet 10 commence here. The
cold winds aud pelting rains, which are
working such mischief all over the eoun-
try, have done their worst to mar the ex-
tensive and costly preparations made for
this great gathering. and unless bright
skies and warm winds come-and come
before many more November-like days
interveno-the crops will be ruined and |
the Agricultural Show along with them.
The world has not heretofore witnessed
anything approaching the superb collection
Of agricultural implements gathered at
kilburn on this occasion. Here are TO be
seen In one area, with more familiar and
antique appliances Of Ceres, those modern
inventions in their utmost perfection which
have reyolutionized the labor Of the fields.
by nothing has human toll been so light
ened and saved as by these ingenious ap-
pliances, which plough and SOW, reap and
bind and stack, thresh and winnow aud
perform nearly all the most elaborate op.
erntions of the fields by the Brianean arms
OF steam. The whole science of tilIage
may be studied this week at Kilburn, from
its birth to lis perfection, in the compare
tive museum of ancient and modern farm
implements gathered there. Then there
Is vast deal to be learned from the ad-
mirable display Of useful stock animals.
not struggling to sustain loads Of artificial
fat and flesh, but healthy and natural
the kline and herds and cart-horses Of the
farm, the farmers hackneys, the splendid
Clydesdales, the useful German breeds, the
beautiful and docile Danish cattle, and
many other interesting objects. For the
sake Of dairy arts alone, a visit to this most
valuable display ought to be made by every
body who has to do with butter, cheese,
and milk. Here are to be viewed at pleas
ant work the dairymaids of France and
Denmark, Holstein and Limburg wing
with the welLknow English kitty that
carries the milking-pail;' and--given only
tolerable weather--the show must have
been such success as would have sent
back the countless foreigners who have
come over TO il full of admiration at the
resources and rural energy Of England.
The Prince Of Wales calamity defied the
abominable weather on Tuesday morning
last to give all the assistance he could to
the Society Of which he has been Presi-
dent; aud Lord Beaconsfeld, with British
indifference to the elements, attended at
the yard and inspected the great collec-
tion. There were not wanting thousands
OF votaries Of the soil and the stock-yard
to support these influential personages
and ladies, with the same dauntIess forti,
tude that was evidenced at Ascot, defied
the rain and the wind, nobly helping, al
the cost Of toilette aud chaussure, to sus.
tain the enterprise.
The English manifest great solicitude
10 the general efforts which they are thus
prompting to render the Kilburn Exposi,
ton success. This is the great celebra
tion ofthe farming industries Of the nation
and it no doubt cheers the English farme
to see that London and the kingdom cen
orally care more than ever to know how he
Is getting on against all the heavy odd,
which the elements, the markets, and for
elgn competition conspire to create agains,
him.
An English paper speaking of the gen.
eral agricultural depression says :-GOu,
British Agricultufjst stands really in need
Of encouragement. Something happened
on Tuesday last in the corn market which
showed how overwhelming has become the
supply Of foreign grain. There had been
wet lst Of July--a good reason after
such weather for rise in prices--and We,
SO large is the store Of food now
poured into our ports that the price Of
wheat hardly improved at all People tell
the farmer that under such circumstances
he should grow roots, hops, grass, and what
not; but these things want labor, time, and
other advantages, and sunshine above all
Of which the foreigner is always assured in
his brighter climes." Mr.. Chaplin il about
to move Parliament and her Majesty for
a Royal Commission to enquire into the
causes Of the prevalent depression Of agri.
cultural prosperity. If such a proposal
contains any lingering idea Of return to
Protection, or any other despairing suq-
gestion all Englishmen of clear judgement
shake their heads at it. But this appears
out Of the question, and, being so, they
are OF opinion that on inquiry into the
circumstances Of modern farming, address
ed with wise directness 10 the main points
Of the problem, such as rent, rates, tithes.
and restrictions upon the free expenditure
Of capital on the soil, might be productive
of fvery considerable advantages, and would
at all events, help the farmer to know
"where the shoe pinehes him." The Duke
Of Cambridge in speech on Tuesday. at
the Mansion House said "a Agriculture
is certainly very much depressed. Is this,
however, the time when we should sit down
and bcwail cur lot, and do nothing? On
the contrary, the spirit Of great nation
should be reused by such state Of things.
It is the time above all others when every
one should put his shoulder to the wheei,
and not merely think Of the good times
gone BY aud Of the bad times which have
come. Let US think that tho worst has
come, aud that now at last we NAV look
forward to better times. Tho circum.
stances Of tie times will never be better II
We 50 on despairing and Responding, and
the only way 70 make them better Is 10 &C.
cept the difficulties of the present situation
with determination to see whether we
cannot bring about an Improvement
6. A. s.
The Scientific 1nlerscaA takes strong
ground ia opposition to the popular notion
that beer drinking is healthful and strength.
eaiDg. Il says
"The use Of beer Is found to produce a
species Of degeneration Of all the organism,
| profound and deceptive. Fatty deposits
diminished circulation, conditions Of con.
gestion, and peryersiou Of fuuctual actiyi-
ties, local inilammations Of both The liver
and the kidneys are constantly present
intellectually i stupor amounting almost
to paralysis arrests the reason. changing al
the higher faculties into mere animalIsm
sensual, selfish, sluggish, varied only viii