236 WESTMORLAND AGRICULTURE, 1800— 1900 



The report of the club for the year ending 1908 showed that there 

 were 230 members, and the sum spent on manures was £1010 and on 

 seeds ;f202 12s. lod., the credit balance being £109 lis. 8d. The 

 principal objects of the club are now entirely the sale of manures 

 and seeds under guaranteed analysis, and even this is declining, there 

 being a decrease of 93 tons of manure sold in the year under review. 



The Kendal Union Cattle Assurance Association was formed 

 in 1865 to meet any loss occasioned by cattle plague ; in October 

 of that year 3,610 head of cattle were insured, this number was in- 

 creased to 6,842 head, which were insured for £76,600, there being 

 290 members ; by January, 1869, 2,600 head of the value of £28,000 

 were withdrawn. On the ist of April, 1876, it was resolved to dissolve 

 the association, no claims having been made. The final meeting was 

 held on August loth in that year, with Rowland Parker as chairman, 

 and the balance sheet passed : — 



Liquidator. 



A similar society was formed at Appleby, with the title of the 

 Appleby Rinderpest Prevention Association, in which there were 

 280 members with a guarantee of £4,500, it was dissolved in January, 

 1867, there being no claims, the money was returned to the members. 



In 1845 a Farmers' Mutual Protection Association was formed 

 for Selside and Whitwell. On entrance each fanner joining within 

 three months paid ^d. in the £ on his county rating, if he entered after 

 that period he paid |d. in £. The annual subscription was 3d. in the £ 



