Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-11-13
PARIS, ME-,

which are no, possessed by any other.
by keeping moro stock, do no, mean it
should BE- turned into the highway, to got
It's living. Cows, being Obliged to run the
gauntlet between clubs and dogs, 50 that It
would seem, that the milk they afford, would
turn sour before the cream could rise, from
the many cursos they got.
The man who habiiually pastures his
COWS IN the road, gains no cnyiablc rcputa-
ton as man and hi, boys, while hunting
them up at night, will be apt to acquire the
habit Of pilfcrine orchards, by the time ap-
pies are the size of bullets
Even should the present prices Of stock
not continue, yet it must and should bC
kept, and instead Of being bought aud driven
TO Brighton to be h,,cncl, We should en-.
dcavor 20 Ct them for the shamhlc, at home
We are told that the number Of cou'u.
mcrs iucrcas Gin greater proportion than the
producers. 50 long as this is the fact, the
products Of the farm will yield a rcmuncn.
tive price.
OF the products Of the farm easily con.
vcrtcl with Us into cash, thc potato is an
important crop The more common way
has bcSn, % draw them lrrci from the Geld
TO the starch factory, aud thl. method has
many advantages, not hsiac obliged to as
sor, them, with the r..k Of trust and decay.
From the proprietor Of The starch factory,
IA thrs town, learn that ior two year. pro.
cclInS this, ho ha, purchased annually dl.
teen thousand ba'hsl' OF p5ai,r., paying
twenty-five cent, pr buslel Should this
market De taken from u, it would De lalt
m1rs ihan wc arc won't % sup35s'.
Witha fy5rbl, season, corn d. probably
the mos, profitable cultivated crop. The
manner Of cul,i,a,ins this crop, application
% manurc,. variety of sod, how 70 b, bar.
vested, ar an matter, which n, successful
farmer mus, b, well acquainted with
Many hay, h,,1m' discouraged In sowing
wheat, from ,he cI,g,s Of ,h, w,syrl, rust,
and carly frost, anI s,,I down their land
with ol,, rh-,, ol late, having hr,ush,
.5,l rr,'. aui with their surplus % them
purchased their h1ur The principle oC
raising one 'rs,ia, crop, and exchanging f1r
Other ncc-,s,rir,. will bold good irn't car.
r.rI &, COO er,at an c1trnt. For instance,
ths rai,iu: Of hor- Whore this i made
thc only business, and the prices continue
rcmuucra,iyc, all j. we'll but, when
chang, comes. a, % often Dos, and they will
u5t pay the CO, OF raising, should You wish
o. cultivate a variety oG crops, YOU have no
irr,ililins matter. Raising stock will b,
poor busine,. with YOU then, your farm run
out, not Fl, G1r corn and poiai'cs, and hardly
60 fr hop.
\ few OF our farmers, who farm woll in
an cases, have turned their attention in
part, o, a., cultivation of ,hI, crop anl
,h, fact tha, IL &. hl, 70 part that they hayo
devoted their attention % this hrln,h, may
D. one reason 0f their success
Formerly, &, WI, IN, custom 90 Us, the
surplus product, or the farm, in i,,Geu,ns
pork. some think /, the better policy now,
but it need. cl,,a calculation % make p1tA.
toes r,ll,t, twenty-five cents, or corn on,
dollar pr bu,hsl, aul raise pork Nr eight
or ten crut' pr pound
learn that Que % the members of the
club &. raising barley As f,,I for hos', bat
with what success, | am not informed
have ,h.s year ral.sl olt, and ryo together,
and am not sur, but shall have a, many
olt, "a, though the rys hlI not be'n ;hors,
the ry, ,tryins to ksgP the oats up and pro-
vent them from lodging.
Tho feed is certainly an improvement,
AMI I ,hllI ar,hs, eIpcrim,n; with IL. Tho
quantity sown was one peck Of rye to ono
aud half bushels Of oats.
II corn anl poato'. cann1, BE- raisal 50
a, to it,sn pork with profit, j, will Be- we'll
% ascertain ifp,,,ible, what can, let it DO
root crop. cat, auI rye, barley, or whatever
&, may Dc.
Il. ia feeding out the produce Of the farm,
vc receive in return the marke, price of tho
produce, when converted into beef or pork,
there i, not much los. The hog should bo
mad, % furnish isr,ilzius material enough,
to pay the expense, Of feeding. III, yard
should be the receptacle Of all weeds, bllorO
ripeuins their seaI, ,hc chips IN the bottom
o., your chip yard, aud let it receive the
water from your sink spout Where this
Is not convenient cisigrn should be made
IN the ground, plaukins up the sides, and
into this throw the waste material around
your buillins--.,raw, poiatoc.yincs, turf
&c, and allow the .ink water 70 sa,uratc
the mass, aud YOU will have one or more
loads, Of dressing, ior your sari,n.
. II You have never attended to this, 90 it
at once, and yoa will be rii Of one nuisance
around Your premises, besides furnishing
yourself with quantity Of superior dress
iuc. have neither time nor inclination, to
discus, ihe subject Of deep or shallow plow-
ius, or the much disputed theory OF the APP
pl.clti5n oC manurgs. ~ it regards the
lJrm5r, am in favor Of docp plowins,
deeper hy one inch at least, at each time
OF blowing, than before aud pulyeriling the
soil more. Plow until the ground isas mel
low as your gardens are prepared, aud then
thc roots will have a chance to penetrate