Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-07-03
Imnrnrement Of Pastures

..hoi with succ-s,iy, crop. Of rye, and in
later y-1rs too closely fcl by village COWS.
The land &. covered with grasses Of inferior
quality, interpreted hero and there with
forms. shruhsy.nrs, and bushes Of various
sorts. it early fc,l, the influence Of summer
iroucits, 30 that the rnsturarc s.scanty
AMI poor after about the middle Of July
each var.-inicoj, il is no, u very good
quality 90 any season. The land lies pretty
v.'l nr blowing, h.ln: either level or mod
rratrly uululatiuc. and FREQ from largo
hrulIcrs or fast rocks. though c5hly van some
rlurr, its soil is rathcr thin, butuaturally
a t1lsr1hly good quality of yellow loan. II
san important object 90 improve thc land,
ra,'unc, in this locality being quit, scarce,
ami commanding high place. Various
mode, OF Improvement have bcyn considered
and thc plan adopted &, TO plos up 50 much
annually a, leisure from other cmploymcnts
will permit. say ten o. twelve acrcs, in
Angus, or thc f'rc part ~ september, top
I-..,.u. with some concentrated fertilizer,
and r.-.relin- o. grass, sowing winter rye
no thr same time, or T1s;urase, while the
Young -rl,, is getting f5othol. It is mol.
thr intention ia any case 20 allow the rye
On rrpen lur a grain crop, as tho removal Of
such q crop would draw upon the land too
heavily, and in large measure defeat IT,
Improvement f1r pasture.
Ora August ol last year. twelve acres of
rl,,ar, wcr, measured ud, Tor treatment in
Oh, wav above mentioned Before starting
ther'1w. che phccwa, cleared 70 tho shrub
r.u.. auI hrs, bushes, hy taking O chain.
bitch around che cop, anil pulling thsm ont
nrthr ground, root, and an, with ths oxen,
auI drawing thrm or ,hr fell, ril.n- them
iu hsaT, or burning. \ yv iurr1w' wgre
turned around ,hr Geld, with hight p,ow,
drawn by ous yoke 1G oxen hutfnliu- thc
rlrv AMI team were quite goo light 60 cone.
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oxen cur0ysI Tls larger p,5w was Sc,
o. run SIX or seven in.h,. deep. AMI with
tr, double team ,h, work of brsakius-up
va. easily AMI thoroughly done.
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