Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-03-05
PARIS. ME-,

endeayors to answer the question what he
shall set himself about, 10 obtain, not rich.
- but n living for himself and his little
ones. His deep sympathy for such men
led him to desire, to sueges, and to do some
thing for their encouragement and help.
lie himself started as farmer, with a wife
aud child, involved in debt in the pursuit
OF numbering and in lending his name as
security. lie bad succeeded in paying his
debts and in enjoying the pursuit Of farm
ing aud its delights aud rewards. He
wished that every poor man could be aided
and encouraged to take hold OF this pur-
suit, which IL faithfully followed is sure to
pay.
lie proposed to start the poor man with
a capital Of sixty dollars; and this amour,
IL necessary to Dc loaned To him by friends
and ncishbors this sum to DO invested in
eight pigs and forty dollars worth Of corn,
The farmer shall cover his pig yard with
she'd roof Of poles, scantling or any other
means Of keeping il dry. lie shall spread
over its surface coating OF few inches Of
muck or loan. or dust from the rad, and
supply an additional coating every week.
Here he shall feed his pig with the meal
from his corn. never allowing them to keep
oil the muck until the corn is consumed.
lie shall then kill the eighth pig and with
It purchase corn, and with this feed the
remaining seven until it is consumed then
he shall kill the seventh pig, and then the
sixth and then the fifth and the fourth,
feeding out the proceed. 10 the remaining
pigs until there remains one thousand
pound. Of pork. The farmer then ha. 1000
h.. Of pork, and manure enough to dress
one acre Of land in frs, rate style. lie had
tried the plan, and Others had tried It, and
be never knew it TO fail
Mr.. Lr,puzrrrER OF Somerset. said tha,
he was friend OF tho horse aud he thought
that too many horses of poor quality were
kept. VIA, We mos, need, since men will
Keep and will love horses, is that they DO
good horses.
In answer to question he said that gem
orally it take, ,hrcs colt, TO make one good
horse according to bis observation, al.
though hi. own personal experience was
more favorable, having CON, early into a
good breed Of horses.
Mr.. ANDERSON Of Cumberland, thought
that take the pastures in the State as they
are ani the best short summer, tina; the
Dcyons were the best.
Allowing - Durham short horn cattle
superior sits and earlier maturity but
they are sor, ho1fcl, loosely made, silky
bu, thin haired compared with many other
breeds. in fac; he believed them To be AS
tender a, any breed except the Jerseys.
10 the Hereford he allowed superior sira
and perfect integrity OF action.
n We can ini a brsel Of cows Of fair
qualities, and will Impair, ,he', 10 their oi-
.prin: W. do the b,,,. Ia, Dsvons do this
NOR, uniformly than others. The Here
ford, require a higher growth Of iced than
the D,vons, AMI ars not - god mixers.
Tn, introlnction OF the Durham breed
into Maine, he c,ulI not regard as favor.
able. They were lars, and occasionally
god mixers, but they cannot DO relied on
tor their integrity IN impAr'ing good milk
Ing qualities to their offspring. There Is a
great want Of uniformity in this respect.
Every farmer must adapt his breed to tho
conditions Of his locality.
An axiom OF breeding is received in Eng
land and prevails among the more intelli-
gent brccders in the u. 5. that in stocking
a farm with neat stock, regard should DO
bad to the breed OF cattle which had been
native to the place, Tor il this principle was
not regarded the stock il too large would
inevitably come back TO that size, and on
the other hand, those too small would in.
crcas, in size until they come up to the size
Of the natives. and there is this advantage
accrucs 70 those which are too small, that
they increase particularly in muscle and
retain their large bones, aud after tins de-
crease their unsaiuly disproportioned iolnts.
To KEEP BurTER FREsu. The Farm Jour.
nal, German paper, published at Allen
town. Pa, says butter will remain fresh
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