Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-02-19
Reported 5r The O>6ul Dcmccra,
Beard Of Agriculture.

imals no different times. Duthams ar'
most in favor. Blood stock of this breed
j. brcd by Mr.. wadsvortb. of Fast Liver,
more. and from one OF is bcst amilis.
Our society has promoted toe interests Of
agriculture in various WAYS. Emulation
through it, agency has kept up the risc OF
neat stock. We row hrcei steer, at thrcc
wears oh that measure seven irct In girth,
and oxen grow to the ,.Is OF cish, AMI one
half fct They are als1 improving in sym.
metry and beauty. Orhts yar-, le,. in
tcrs,t ha, h,cu f.lg in sheep. ~ the c1un.
ty has grown older, the breeding OF sheep
has brcn gradually drnpp,l. Bat within a
short time attention pa, a,ain bcen called
., thi. b-anch OF farming and a ucw inter-
ct has BEEN awakened in sheep farming
Tho same j. true Of ali kinds of stock.
New interest," Is every where manifested in
the improvement Of swine, horses, aud ey.
cry description Of stock.
The same i, true in relation 20 farming
in e,ueral Farmers are improving by
deep Tlovinc, subsoiIins ani unier-daiu-
ing We expect, through the agency OF
our society, to carry forward and Psrfcc,
OH those things.
WASHINGTON SoUE1Y. Hugh P's.cr.
The Socie,y l represent has located It's
fairs. Ground for is use was purchased by
an Agricultural Aid Society. Il, Affairs
are in a prosperous condition, and asri-ul.
ture throughout the country Is improving,
though much farther advanced In s1mo To-
cali,i5s than in Others.
/ DO rot know as can, IN any more in
tcliiseut manner, convey an idea OF what is
going on among u., than by giving you a
icw facts. The 6r,t ia statement Of a
young man by the name Of Moses Wilder,
who entered bis farm tor a premium ia our
society the present year, be says - com-
msnccd cutting the tres 0u my farm eight
cen years as1. Tho winters OF l>ji-5, |
kept on NV farm siStean head ol horned
cattle, one horse, siX hog, and twelve
sheep. Tui, tall, have TWENTY-FIVE head
OF horned cattle. seven hog, two hors,,,
and thirty sheep. This YEAR have cut
twenty-five tons OF hay. and ten ton. Of
wheat and cat straw have raised this
year, one hundred aud twenty bu,hgl, Ol
oats, thirty bushel. ogwhca', twenty-five
bushels oi buck.vhgat, four bushels Of
beans and peas, and sixty Bushels Of p1a-
t5,s. and one hundred bu.hel, Of carrots
and turuiTs This year have cut. o.
near a. | can estimate, sixteen tons or hay
iron six acrc-."
The following Is my statement Of my
own JJinss the past season, % our asrcul-
taral society.
have built one hundred and City rod.
Of cedar yoke fence, the -il.s al laid on
stone, ard the TOP. and .''i' both three inch
bore. Also eighty ryls OF board fence. the
boards one inch thick, aul from four % SIX
inches wide, built With cyilr pct, Sc, m
TIE ground two and one halt Crct, With
rocks round the posts and along under the
fence The slil is hard and guyelly. |
have taken out a number OF large pine
s,umTs, which c0st from two O. Eve dlllar,
each 6, remove. have plcugbcI six and
one half acrrs % gry,u.varI land. Slmr
clay l1am s1Il which was rather low. /
drained ty di,chias before the middle Of
September. ready to lay down 70 sra-- next
srriu- with bone dust. Th, land before
rloushjns produced two tons OF bay 20 the
acre. measured oI one acre Of NY now
in- anI cut ,he srls., and where 4, was
well made into hay, It weighed three ton,
and four hundreds. I, was clear herds
grass
lnisej twenty-five bushels Of good bar
ley, FROM one bushel sowing twenty-iour
AuI onc-hal. bushels Of buckwbeat on one
half au acre Of grccnswari. bad a sener-
al good crop on my farm, OF hay. grain,
and roots.
have made Of s,antlinc, eleven or
twelve gates, which have hun: in the
place Of clumsy lars. on.,bo lane. barn
yard, orchard and fe.ls.
l have painted some Of them, and some I
have vhlte-washed. have also improved
my buildings BY painting. wbiiewashins.
shingling and the Ike. All this work is
done IN manner that will bear inspection.
The following Isaeopy ofhis repor, Of
the agricultural condition and prospects Of
the town Of Pembroke, where be resides.
"In Pembroke there is an abundance Of
swamp muck AMI pat, enough T. enrich
every farm 10 town, if properly applied !:
and there is quite a number Of our farmers
who are much interested in adding 10 their
stock OF manurr-, much more than former
y, by composing all the materials they
can collect about their premises.
Barn cellars are also coming into general
U.s. in this town. On the Iron Works road
leading to Charlotte, between the village
and the town line, there are eleven or
twelve barn cslArs. There &, also quite an
Improvement ia ll1Ws aud farming imple-
Hents generally, and an Increasing a,ten-