Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-02-19
PARIS. ME-,

exhibited at the worlds fair at New York,
was Of this breed. Where it cane from, |
do not know.
The centre Of our Soeie,y's operations Is
at Dover. bu, the greatest interest in asri-
cultural improvement Is 10 be found in tho
lower part Of the county. In the northern
part there i, also good degree Of interest.
There are not many very large hocks Of
sheep in the county, though the time was
when there was one flock Of about six hun.
drcd sheep, within my knowlcdee-but
there are les large nocks than formerly.
Our agricultural shows are very apt to
suffer from every body thinking that every
body else will have things at the show, and
50 almost every body will neglect to carry
article, or various sorts, under the impress
sion that they shall stand no chance to %.
tain any premiums, in consequence Of tho
multiplicity OF competitors. Almost every
show we have had has suffered in some Of
it, departments from this cause.
People are now turning their attention to
the matter Of deep Ploushins. Some cE.
rcrimcuis are now in process Of trial. We
call ten inches deep rlowins, and use two
or three yoke of czcu TO execute it, accord
ine To tho Stiffness Of tho soil.
Laundering in our region has affected asri.
culture adversely. Farm,r. have sold oG
their hay to be used in the woods, instead
Of kcepios stock. Our farwcr., mos, un.
doubteily would have been Ia much bet.
t,r condition than they are. had it no, been
ior numbering. We raise great many
horses. and some one has accused US Of keep.
ing them in docks like sheep.
Our people have no, attended to the pro.
duc,ion and preservation Of manuresas as they
should. bat there is beginning io be- in.
creased attention 70 this matter. In max.
Ing compos, heaps it Is an excellent plan TO
make tree use of plaster. l, i also coed
to apply to grass land. We apply two or
three Lushcl. 20 the acre, as a top-drcssing,
early in the spring. We also Use l, MIXED
with ashes 10 apply IN the bin OF corn and
potatoes. aud hnd livery effective. DO
not, however, rrsarl plaster as manure,
bat only as an abs rbcnt.
We end a very effective manure ior fruit
tires is the deposits OF leaves aud other
wood. which gather in the hollow' in the
woods. Thi. we collect with some Of tho
top soil Of the woods and compost it with
al, and ashes. We have found nothing
equal to it to put round our trees.
saturday, Jan. -.
There was no particular business before
the Board. aud the members Wen, into a
general talk on the subject Of under.drain.
ing and the keeping Of farm accounts. Dif-
ference Of constructing und,r.dnins was
explained, "a, praeiiccd by the gentlemen
present.. Mr.. Flint used cedar POLES and found
them to answer a good purpose. Mr. ror.
ter recommended the use OF small stones as
a good material i1r this purpose; bu, all
who bad given much attention TO the sub
jsci. seemed TO conccdc that i; j. cheapest to
c,nstruc, drains with draining tile, in con-
sequence OF the much smaller amount OF
earth It /. necessary 70 remove.
The committee 20 " bum was referred topic
six in the schedule. reported that the sub
j,ci embodied in 1t be referred to the Scerc.
nry Of the Board, he being declared to have
full powg in the premises.
Voted to adjourn tall Monday at IL
o'clock.
Monday, Jan. -.
Ne, at the hour ofaJjournment, the Prs.
iIent in the chair.
The committee on topics proposed TO be
discussed this evening reported the follow
ing " What Kind OF stocks are beet adapt
ed to our climate. with reference to prcsen,
AMI future rr.its to the grower"
Resolves were introduced endorsing the
resolves OF Mr.. Morrill,, introduced into
Congress. These resolves were laid on tho
table and fifty copies were ordered to DO
printed. These resolves were as follows:
Resolutions ON the Public Lands.
Is BoARD OT AGHcuLruRE.
Augusta. Jan. -. 1858.
Rssolcsi. That We notice with great pleas.
urc. that the Hon. j. ). Morrill,. oi Vrr-
mont, introduced into the House Of Repre-.
sentatiycs ia Congress, Dee. IL, 1857. bill
authorizing "a donation Of public lands by
the general government, % the several States
and Territories, for tbs purpose Of endowlng
colleges, 10 encourages agriculture and me-
chIuc arts.
Rts0lrsd, That we confidently believe tho
passage OF such bill would have most
auspIclous influence upon The agricultural
interest OF our State. as well as the country
generally, by afording more ample means
Of readily developing our extensive agricul-
tunl resources. Aud we earnestly rccom-
mend 10 the several agricultural societies Of
this State aud elsewhere, Immediately to
petition Congress for the passage Of Said
bill.
Re'oired, That = copy Of these resolutions
be signed by the President aud Secretary OF
this Board, and forwarded to the Secretaries
Of the several agricultural societies OF this
state, aud the several newspapers OF this
State are also requested 10 publish the
sane.
Mr. Hammond, Of Piscataquis, was Of tho
opinion that as these Resolutions were Of
highly important character, it would be well
to table them and give members an opportu-
nifty TO examine them.