Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-10-29
Annual Fair OF the Bethel Farmers
Club
REPORT uN FARMS

The Committee on Farms beg leave 10 rc-
port, that they have visited several farms
that bear evident signs Of improvement.
The 6r,i farm they visited was that Of Mr..
Frank Hapsood. H., farm consists of $50
Acros Ten years ago there was not an acre
under cultivation. since that time he ha.
brought into cultivation ah.ut 80 acrJ..
lie has bad under The Tlow the Irc.eni year
about Is or ~ acre. Ile planted the prys-
eut year acres Of potatoes, 8 - % corn,
3 bushsl. ryc, acres hoe's .tua, 3 acre.
India wheat, I bushels oats. Considering
the great improvement, and industry BE- las
manifested. thereby adding O. the real val.
ue of the town, your committee think bun
entitled % ths fr,t premium.
The next farm Is that % 4. l.. Burbank
Thi, {. well known interval, farm, and
Mr. Burbank has beeu gradually bringing
ito higher state Of cultivation lie has
promising Young orchard which will De-
fore many years yield au abundant return.
His farm cuts about % ton. or hay. lie
cult,atos ,he Irg,eut year 9 acres OF corn,
l-2 potatoes. % acr,, wheat, . l.2oats,
- acre surniTs. lis iuruiFs appear very
fne. one yoke oxen, ! COWS, ) iwo-ycar-
olis. yclrlins.. calves, horse, . colts,
l hog, = PIG, lie used about IS loads Of
mAnurc the present year, aud has about
that amount on hand flr next years crops.
lie aas made good improvements on bis
buildiug, aud front yard, aud will, We trust,
soon have a model farm. Tbe only defect
We saw Vas lack Of female help, which
every kinl-healtcd man should always sup.
ply. In consideration of this defect, Ne
award Mr. Burbank the second premium.
The next farm We visited was that Of No
- A. Mason. NJ. farm d. an inter,alc
one, easy of cultivation, and on which be
has expended large amount oi manure,
and brought i, % a high state Of cultiya-
ton. For the Jas; few wears be has bc,u
removing the pine stump, from his fells,
where there were many, ~, crops hr the
present. year az, G. tons OF hay, acrys of
wheat. of eJrn, : " potatoes ,-lj hum
dred bushels. 80 of which made one bushel.
Stock. I oxen, 8 COWS, ,hrgc-yrar.ull., {
two-ycar-old., si1 yclrlins', . calves, I
hos., . pis,. Ia Mr. Mas'n. like tha, Of
Mr.. Burbank, your committee saw defect
IN DO. family arrangements, Ia Consequence
or the ucs.ec, in proyiiiu; help iu The house.
We award him the FIRST premium wife.
The next farm va. Mr. Israel Klmball'.,
embracin: 600 acr,, OF upland and inter
vlls. iti,well provided with tho appr5y-
81 farming implements H. hls a moving
machine with which two good h1re, and a
boy can NOW from 10 % ~ acra. day.
H.. lands are iu OF 'sh state 0f cultivation.
lie ha. raised tbc rrescn; year, lo acres Of
wheat, 8 or com, I or rye. ! % peas, . of
oats, . Of potatoes, - tons Of hay. stock.
I horscs. . oxen, COWS, twoyar1'l., g
y,arlius,, calves, C' sheep and lambs, =
hog, G pis. lis buliin- are in good re-
pair.
Mr.. Ella. VI. Carter has als' large farm
OF 500 aero. Of upland and iuter,aie. lie
cuts 20 i11s 1f lay, ha. iacrr, OF corn, . u
Of wheat, - of rye. Of potatoes, Z Of
oats. ol huckvbea,, Of pas, . load, Of
pumpkins Stock, horses, I colt, . oxen,
2 cows, Z thrcc-ysar-o'l-, tvo-year-Olis 3
ycarlin... : calves, = sheep and lambs .
hog. 3 riss. In Consequence OF biz atten'
ton to the improvement Of bis farm and
the population or the town, We award him
a.. S.. ,r.r.f.rr4