Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-11-13
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER l3, 1857.

Is much less.
/ But In this. as with every other prac.
tico in farming, the man must exercise
his own Judgment. let reason and careful
experiment decide the matter. Not what
7 this. or that one SAYS, respecting the many
theories, should h. taken a. idr, without
investigation. Experiment for YOURSELF and
with closo observation and good share Of
common s,nsc, and the more OF the latter
the better. note the result. In order 20 DO
this, 80 as 20 arrive at anything definite,
keen a record o. each section Of your farm,
noting the time and depth OF plowins, the
I Kind and quantity Of fertilizers u'ci, and
the result Of each crop year by year. Should
YOU wish to know whether YOU are farming
with prof, or los, II You would hc sure
whether corn - tho most profitable crop,
instead Of guessing that it i 81, merely b.
cause Others say 50, then kcoga journal Of
your farming.
How many farmers ars thcr, in this town,
that eau inform You from a correct account
kept, the COS; Of raising one acre ol corn or
potatoes thus year
We're tho soil or thi, town alike in all
cases, and bad il been under the same state
u cultivation, with the same situation AMI
exposure, ii,1 the experiment Of ono inii,ii.
ual might answer for all Hut - long as
this i. not the case, each must experiment
Tor hims,lrto certain extent.
You are aware that large proportion VI
our ci,ir,ns arr tillrrs OF thc s5il, while
nearly every ono has at least, a garden spot.
II isa custom no more c1mmln hrr'.
than Ia many other PLACES, &, think th,
llr man % %, qlllIG,l ror b4,nc,, a, the
rrc.cu, DAY, rclutrr. NOR, attention than
formerly, In an professions, ay, that of
farming. Blt with th, farmer this D,
though, 20 b, all unnecessary. Il rcquirr,
no ciaai.on with special rsi.vnco 10 az
ricul,urr o. b. farmer
when a BOY i, ,hrcwl and sharp at a
trade, a, ,h, nylnr i,, b, :, selected flr
a merchant another may bay' good .har,
Of common sru,', anl o., a rtaIy scholar,
or hc may hc possessed Of neither, be- i. -.nt
20 college 20 make 4 professional man o'
him. anI ,r ,hsro 4. sull another. that docs
not excel in either OF thcss points, then make
a farmer VI him. when mau i, nc i,r
nothing elss, OF cjur.o be- can b, = farmer.
Tbo,, arc ,hc conclusion, of .1mo persons.
g. no, int'nl any p,r,1n,l,,irs here. For
my own part am hrmar, partially from
ch1ra, AMI part from ueccr'.iiy, and wish
health, I hlyo n1 higher anh,r.u ia point
ofygl,ion, than % b, ah,' % manage .
farm ina thorough, s,i,n,id, manner You
may clll that = !ow ambition IL you wish.
4, .what bat few attain too.
Nor would have al b,clm, farmers.
But tit &, 70, NOR, true, that 1t is necessary
Tor th1. irrmsl professional men, that
they should rcceiyc aa education with .pe-
cul rglrrgu.' 90 their calling, than that thg
farmer should o. ,lu.liy informed, m DO.
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