Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-03-05

Beard Of Agriculture.
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should b. plovcd. which costs about $500
per acre. 500. should, in an cases, SOW
on buckwheat, and sccd down with the
third crop. whore the previous crops have
bccn wheat and oats. one bushcl OF buck
wheat vii; sod an aero bushels, worth
50 cents Pr bushcl, would b. SIS; ~ lhs.
Of clover sccd Per acrc, 1000 To-. at ~
cents. SI2o .owrug and narrowing, Sl,75
PEI acrc, $3.50; harvesting and thr,shing
$3.50 pr acre, SIPS. Cost Of crop OF
buckwbcat, on so acros cr land, and s,cd-
ing the land down % clover. Sij7 so, yield
50 bu.hcls 20 the acrc-l'OO bushels, worth
40 cents pr bushel, 5000. After deduct
ing the cost Of raising and seeding the land
70 clover. It leaves uct prof, o. 1880. It
will D. seen that by the above estimate,
which have intended should not be e1ag.
ccrated. but rather fu below an average,
that the net income is $3.50, on clearing
90 acres and taxing or crops Of gain,
then leaving the land SEEDED down tor a crop
OF hay or grass Sod. / will here state thar
II should secd down land. iOr hay, |
should SOW on 10 To-. Of clover soci. and :
quarts hcrlssrass, % the acrc, which would
b los expense than seeding with clear clo-
yer.
There is an idea prevailing. in the minds
Of some farmers. that backwheat will live
in the ground for years. For insancc-'i
piece Of land BE- s,cded down with a crop
Of buckvbcat. and moved or pasturcd for a
term Of year,, when plowcl again, the buck.
wheat would come up from seed that had
lived in the ground. Some have argued
that buckwhcai would come up the second
or thiri time, from the same seed, alter the
top has been cut OF or killed with the frost.
The above theory cannot adopt. From
my own experience, am led TO believe that
buekvbeat len in the soil will serninaie
the first ycaE, and that is the end oft
January -.
Mr. Noycs from the COMMITTEES on Period
ical. and Books coz Premiums. made a re-
port recommending the offering Of books
and periodicals on agriculture and hor,icul-
ture on the rearing aud managing OF stock
a. premiums. They also recommend the
oacrius Of choico frui, trees and secds Tor
the same purp0sc.
The report vas accepted.
Mr. Thisscll OF Pcuobsc1t. made report
~ follows. and the sane was accepted
l. farming profitable occupation in
Maine and can a man who has capital III
vested in farming, realize an income equal
70 capital invested IN other occura,ious2
Your committee would recommend farm
in, as being profitable business 90 BE- pur-
sued in Maine and are Of Oh, opinion that
profit may be realized from capital invest.
ed in farming. cqgal 10 that invested in
other occupations.
The following are some Of the reasons. as
basis, by which We arrive at the above
conclusion. And as tbis topic seems to in
yolye a double question, We proceed TO an
swer il accordingly.
First, we say tha, The occupation Of farm
ing !. profitable, from the fact OF is adaP'a-
ton 10 our people. Il is believed to BE- bet
ter adapted, and seems 20 meet their wants
better than any other business; and large
proportion Of our people are better adapted
20, and fitted for, this occupation than for
any other. Hence we say 10 such, that
farming IS profitable.
We DO not here moan 70 say that We be-
lieye every man can invest capital in farm.
ing. and realize an income equal 70 that for
capital invested in many other occupations,
bat a large proportion Of our young men in
the interior Of the STATE, are brought, up on
farms and are entirely uuacquainted with
any other kinds Of business, consequently
cannot engage in il with any degree Of GER
tainiy.
Many do not wish to engage in any other
business than tina, Of farming, from the fact
that they are farmers. They were bern
farmers, brought up farmers, and cannot
well be anything elss bu, farmers. Such
may realize profit from capital well in
vested, and labor judiciously applied, equal
perhaps TO capital invested in many other
occupations.
We would not here mean 20 compare the
profits Of farming with those Of ship build
ing nor with navigation, in any Of its varied
forms, nor with the mercantile business.
nor with many other kinds Of business in
favored localities upon the SEA coast neither
would we advise any one to invest capital
in farming Tor the purpose Of making mo-
ney, who cannot devote his time, attention,
and labor, to his farm.
We hereask wha, business there il at the
present time, 50 good that a man can en-
gage in il and realize profit, without devo-
ting his time and attention 70 bis business.
Farming gives a remuneration Tor labor, and
the man who engages in farming under
standinsly, may expect to rcceive not only
remuneration Tor his labor. bet an income
from capital invested
We would also recommend farming as