Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-02-12
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Beard Of Agriculture.
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rr.s.uc, ot two additional mrmhers. p.s-
cataqui, county. Elisha l.. Hammond, 40.
kiu.,n, S1mcrs.t Central, John X. Russell,
Skavhrcan
The SECRETARY, ia consequence OF a hc-
rJaytment in bis family, requested leave OF
absence. which was granted, and John r.
Anderson vas chosen SECRETARY Tro TEN.
TIE committee appointed 90 arrange ,hc
distribution ol thc IMPORTS Of thc SECRETARY
Of ,ais Board, reported In part, that f,c
yolumrs of ihc report ilr l>57, De dis'rihu.
tel o. each member Of the Board, and three
volumes OF tbe report ulahs,ract flr l,i5,
an one % each member OF the legislature
anJ Governor and Council.
Renewed thc rgr1F, from tho several mem.
b5g. ol toe Board, Of thois rspcct.y, cone
atuenciss.
Nosm FE,NEttv. $. pdl. lam no; SO
much Of a farmer as some may suppose. /
was brought up on d farm, bat have not
made farming busiucss, although I have
some City acres OF land tha, I cultivate.
Thi, land is very stony and hard sl.i, and
has bcgn regarded as rather a hops',,s at
fair. began % fence i,, and my ucishhor
laughed at me and wanted O. know what I
was buillius a i,nco round such land ior,
and concluded that 60. only use couli Dee
mgrsly O. keep animals % of DO, rather than
on it. because I colII never tdiuk ul aui.
m,ls ever living if shut up on it. They
mu,, .llr,c, or an they could st from 10.
but kept az my work, buiit my fence,
hauled muck and applied % ii, and finally
laid O., down 90 gra.,, and l have thc bet
pasture in thc ueislh1gho1i.
our society has besu organized Eve years.
It. members are good deal scattered, but
j; ha. gone on Tr1spsr5usly. Our shows
have hsgn well attended, and are increasing:
in interest ltisiu good condition aaI
IL. prospect. fattsrins, AMI think it Is io-
in- sod wJrk iyt agricultural improve
meut
There was a piece ol land in 0ar vicinity
which was very stony and barren. The
owner took ii in hand, dug out the stones
and cleared up thirty acre. OF it. H. ar;ci
out muck which Dc exposed O. the winters
frost. aud then mixed .altaui lgachci ashes
with 10, and applied the c-mp1', 20 this
land lie usaJ from tlr,e O. four hundred
busic'. OF lcacbcJ ashes, % from hty o.
sey,uty.fye cords of muck. ITO, result va,
the production Of fne crops Of everything
attempted 70 Dc RAISED from 10, AM aualiy
Of grass.
N1aru RryNru1r. William +. Drum
m5uI have NOT much 90 say. Our ,1e,-
ety b.. bat Eve years olI. Al. is fairs haye
been held iu tbe vicinity or Wateryl.i,. We
have now PURCHASED grounds ia Wa,eryi'e,
have it fenced ana PARTIALLY improved. Oar
numbers are Increasing, and good ie-r.s
ct improvement is taking place ia our Vie
c.nity, under .t' auspices, iu stock AMI gy-
cry other branch OF farming. We have .m.
proved stock 0. various kinds. In neat
stock, che Durhams Tr.louiuate, aud in
swine, thc Suffolk and E..ey.
- ouogp Car>u. Dr. y. 7. True. Tn
tu within two years, the society moved
about. Dur.nc this time everything drag.
rgI heavily. The exhibitions wyr, mea-rs
in quantity and inferior .n character. r5o-
pie, wherever it went, felt iia burden. The
Last show 10 had before it l5ca;el afforded
an income % 0uly ablg, thirty dollars.
4 committee was raised % take into c1n-
siIgratIJu the slhjcct OF locating the show.
Thi. committee decided in favor Of beating,
anl finally dz,l on a .i,e between South
Paris and Norway Village. The grounds
Tor tbe use Of the society wcrs purchased
and fenced by the citizens m lie vicinity
and which it has free of rent 80 long as DO
eh0lsa to occupy tle same a show ground.
Smc1 then is agairs have been highly IrJ,-
perous.
Under the present auspices of the society,
a very considerable improvement in stock
ani agriculture in general d. uk,u. place.
Improved breyds of stock have been recently
introduced into the county, and a growing
interest Ia our fair, and agricultural im-
proysmcn', Is everywhere manifest. Devon.
Durham, and Hereford stock may now b,
found among us. Dsy5us and llsre.yrls
are regarded as the best.
Improvement is also s4in- forward in or
eharlins, and fruit growing in general.
Aprles, pears, cherries, grrs.. and the
small fruits, are receiving eJn.ilerabls At
tenti0n.
Barn cellars are Increasing for the pro,oc-
ti0n Of manure. Il i not dificuli % get a
cellar under barn on level ground. ~
barn stood on such q piece of ground. /;
was 30 Il. by q n. raisei it up two feet,
and found no diiculiy in making good
cellar and dry. Il is not 50 formidable a
matter to dig out hole under a barn as
many imagine.
In the north eastern part Of the county,
in ths town Of Gilead is a strip Of very ter
tile laad, which is occupied by wealthy FAR.