Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-02-26
Reported ar ih- O>crl Dcmocra,
Board Of Agriculture.
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. chat s.nrral progress has been made by thc
. farmers OF Waldo Co., by their asri,ul,u-
.r,l society. Farm stocks have b,,n very
much improved by the introduction OF The
Hereford. and Darhams into our county,
ana o., srosss, ot the before named breeds
v.;h our native stock are plainly visible in
many parts OF our couuiy. We have fine
oyan aul cows, many Tat woull compete
with the h,,t oxen and COWS in Name. |
believe Waldo /, not second 70 any county
iu Maine, in breeding horses. The horse,
>a'' ol Maine, shat took the first premium
at Zoe STATE Fair m Portland. iu 1856, was
u.sel, AMI is now ovn.d, an Luc,lnyil!,,
Waldo Co. The Crockett hor.e that took
o.. lrt premium at the State Fair in Ban
-.r, was hs.I iu che same town a, ,ac hor-1
state ol Main, The two hors-. above
named, were Messenger, crossed with Fox
and Morgan. | am or the opinion that a
cros o. Morgan and Messenger IS very &C..
,.ah', 90 combine speed aud bo,.om. The
trmgr, in our county have been very sue
c-,s,ul in raising good horses, they have
hrsl from good stock, generally. | ana of
,.e opinion tha; the raising ol good horses
ia. paid Air profit % our farmers.
Q.i,e au interest is maui,g,, in raising
src.p \ cro,s Of imported Irish sheep
uta i.s native. ha,e been very aluahl, ar
early mutton, he,as OF good .is,, anl good
mothers. Tbcir lamb. are suitable Tor NUT
an hy ths frs; %. June. Th, M,r.no, have
h..u introduced into our c5ln,y. and the
,rs. g, already improving the texture of
ths VOL.
Iu domestic manufactures, there is quite
an interest taken. Every year shows an
iuTrlygi ailiu1u 20 our exhibition, Of th,
hlaIiv1rk og our ladies, who contribute
much O. mako our exhibitions OF domestic
fabric, Interesting Oar agricultural fair,
ar, an improvement upon society, f0r by
thi. mean, Farmers in different sessions OF
ths county become acquainted, and by being
acluau,,I they di,,uss ,heyauous interests
OF a.riculurc-,;Jck Improvements, fruit
growing. and all interest, connected with
farming, aHI /, .s no, only an advantage TO
them, bat 30 th5,' by whom they are sur
rounded.
Lime blrnin. is carr,,lon i1qui,ean ey.
tsat ,u Camden, L.nc1'uu.lc. AMI several
other towns. LIN, rock d, found in many
section, 1r our county, AMI ,he mauulaciars
oC lime hl, b,gn rsmlnaatNe business.
The lime exported is cIual g. TIA. OF any
section Ia Maine. Ia mI7y ease, perhaps
O., r.rnsrs hly, c,n' Tat, ,h' manufacture
ullmr o. On, u.-',-; og thrrr farms. as
tlrv could NOR, readily turn their labor 90
cash; hlt within 'h, rls' tv, yar., some
h.,. nearly ah,ul'ncl che business, and az,
..y.r. NOR, attention o. Oh, cultivation OF
r, ,ll. Linn, hlrun, h,, b.sna clanu.
vh.r, our farmers could r.ldi.y J..p5s, ol
,t.r T.lr qaalii. of WOOL ata flll value.
Eal estate la. increased in value IN our
county, "a, ,Ns frnin. iu,ar.,: ha, incrca'
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lana Grrrain-. and Oxford Black Arrls.
MI. G arl ygtcl On 20 into a convention Of
tr.vh.,s. Mr.. Fuller. OF Ke1n,lr,. in ,hc
r.s.-. aaI discuss tle fruit. which was done
vl.l h.gumiu. gravity and d,cJrum. Al,gr
u.. ,as clmmi,,ea rose. reported progress
and asked l.ay, 70 Il, a.aiu.
Tp,.B,v Ian ot
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President in tine chair
N, p.rl.v. ~ Min. ,r,,.l D., r,,,,,.
m., ~, rsp5r, on III, t,pi, s,b vi,b in.
s,rue,i,n, to amend So as TO rcouire farmers
clubs to become auxiliary to the county So.
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Rcport ON Farmer, c,u,.
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