Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-02-12

msrs. Thi, land Is on the Audro.cocgin
river, anl portion Of each farm is inter
,sl'. From ,he intcryalc ,hclaud siscs with
crn,il'rabl, abrupiucss into mountains. the
sides OF which arc occuri,l a. orchards and
rasjurrs. the soil % which i, very fertile,
though stony and harl one young man
blu In this region went into Boston, and
and i1r several Years in trade; but be has
le.t ihs city and city hf,, and returned 90
o., valley ot bis birth aud engaged in farm.
.n. with real devotion and intelligence. llo
ia.mtr1luccl a n rrflrl and Devon ball
which ar, adding very much 90 the value OF
our stock. n, has also introduced the Che
yilt, y,Ty hardy race OF sheep, from the
Chc,i1; mouuuins IN Scotland. II, has
gone into tLc business of making manure boz
good earnest. There was a large pile OF
,.rlliu., or the chip.yarl, which bad been
ascumu'atiue Coz years. This hepu, under
contribution. when dug be hauled it into %
shelter ana during thi. winter and ,hc sum
m.r PAST. hs has b,ll,I h.s cattle with it,
a-l then thrown it into Dis barn cellar O.
tt. boz. iur them o. work ever, and 90 adi
GO his" "rilc." This vc examined, and we
found &, exceedingly olar,lsr1as. lS bad
t'lt peculiar lrl.riuc, which !, always s'
-rttsiul tl the u'ae,drirs og a GOOD farmer,
irem sfch q source.
Wr.r uuoHp. +. l.. Eicr. have blt
u,'.p SOY. Our society {. probably the
,marr-, society IN Mains. Il was ss, Oh
from ,hc Oxiord County society eight years
a-,. aud embraces only eight towns. Tho
S,.5 river mcauisrs through our territory.
AMI hrm, q large tract OF inisryalc and
meadow, which h., j, but a litls above
low water level, ana or clur., q, oysrlowcl
tv every considerable fr,,het Ga these
meadow, are cut great Quau,.tiesoi ac1ars'
bay on which our young stock 8, mostly
wiHt-sI The higher interval, D very pro-
luc,.yr when well cultivated; bot makes
bu, indifferent pasture and moving, iu con.
sequence Of it, grr,t tendency 90 the growth
lrth, moses which seem O. kill cat the
-ras. auI prevent 10, forming a close turf
Rack ir,m tbc interval, the land is stony
AMI hlrI. ami on Cha. land only Do pastures
and orchards llarI.l. ArIl, trees Do not
ss--..I a;al' ol tIe iarr,.lc should
I,. 4lI that thor, Is usually strip ol
p.a, plain hrtw,,n o., interval, and tbc up
land. which 8, not very much improved
Oar show the lat year cam. wcll nigh
being failure, in c5n,rquczc' ot o., un-
willingness OF Oh, people % carry articles
1r exhibition. But the society has done
good. Our ,ltt, hly, increased in ,a,u,
n1t !,ss than fifty Pr cent. 81 with bus.
blrlry in general. Their, has h,,n gr.ai
Improvement. We now as often rais, sixty
bu.lsl, OF Indian corn TO the acre as ws
formerly ala forty.
Two year, a., one of our citizens bought
at Brighton a cllr said 90 D., OF the IIars,-
r.au breed cfcltu,. lle wl,avcry inferior
looking anins'-., much 81, tha, %, one
wos.l buy him. 10 most OF our farmers
hsvl, very rpal,i,, lo3sins animal.
Tho owner rut him out &, winter, and DE-
was k.r, on meadow hay, and with thi,
keeping lc -liueltyc i1cha. iu farm.nihs
Wsu1w have s1mr of bis calves a year ull,
ana ,agy promise finely. when yolo; ,hcy
look moan, but grow rlriily after they ar,
about o year OLD. They have no; been
grown with us long enough &, tc.i their
qaalu.. fully fy farm stock, blt they
promise ,o o. the br.i adapted {, our SD.
and e'imat, orany brcyd wc have ever had.
T.g .ssm 70 b, exceedingly tough and
handy.
Ter, has been great improvement; in
fruit culture. Ola trees are being crcrarial
ami y1au. ones so oct. The apple i, che
only rul, culti,atl % any great extent,
ao! "a growing iutsr,s, is every whore ava
l.n.l iu b.la,. OF Improvement in asr.,ul.
tur,.
Iti.uow proposed 10 locate our show.
There is some difference Of opinion ia r,la.
zion 90 thc matter, and slme apprehension
ia relation 90 20, effects. II we DO no, break
down IN locating thc prospect Of our society
never was So good as AZ present.
VIZ pryorsoor. John This.ell. I'll,
society I represent, was Incorporated in
l.5i. We taye bad three exhibitions. II
is c.uTr Tr--l OF 1urt-cn or fuecu towns, Ten
or twelve OF which will compare Eyoah!y
with any other towns in ihe State. some
ortose towns have a very superior soil \
COOL degree OF intgrJs; is manifested in th.
rrrg.r.'y AMI saccss. ofour society among
ucrapl,. Our shows have all been good.
The show % stock has been one Of is ls',l.
m- ll.urs, and will compare hvgrhly
with any other. in the State Vt our lls,
show thare was one hundred yoke Of oxen.
Orl'1.i stock, we have D-yJus, Dggaams,
and Ayr,lirg.
Slclu ErNrUrc. Daniel Lancaster.
avn poor u.ker, and prefer 20 5c awork'r.
Oar s...a,y was organized in lSi2. lti'
Nrmel .-lm sJr, OF isolated territory, ~
fras Other shows arc concerned. /, In-
c,uls eleven towns, and its shows were
held in Gardiner at tho beginning, and a
&c lJr admission was charged. Our hrs;
show was hc.l ou tbe s1cisty's grounds IA a
tent. and rrcmiums awarded to the amount