Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-02-12
PARIS, ME-,

The ame thing holds true in regard to all
kinds Of stock. The best breeds are now
sought. instead Of the cheapest.
The committee on business made the fol.
LOVING partial report. anil the gentlemen
whose names are appand,d to each topic,
were elected committees to consider aud re-
port on the same.
1T. To see ir any and what amendments
in the present laws relative to agriculture,
are advisable. Russ, OF franklin; llam.
mond, OF Piscataqus; Avery, of Lincoln.
~. What further agency ior the further
Advancement Of Agriculture should be adopt
"a, and ifauy, to report plans. Anderson,
OF Cumberland; Flint ot Somerset; Lancas-
Ter, OF $. Kcuncbcc
81. To prepare blanks for statements
whether by questions and answers, or 9th.
visr Gooialc. OF York Drummoud, OF
y. K,uucbcc; Thissell oi Pcnob-cot.
3u. To inquir, whether IL is advisable
60 recommend to societies to give books,
plates, frui, trccs. seeds, or other articles in
CERTAIN cas.s, instead Of money as premi.
ums. Moves. Of Pcnotsco,, Fuller, Of
Eenneh,c; Fairbanks, OF K,nneh,c.
9th 10 inquire whether iiis advisable TO
vrrTA-e rules, directions and suggestions IN
relation O. pl1uehinga at our iairsanl shows,
and %, O. prepare dmit for the same.
Porter, OF Washington: Rice, Of ". OK.
Drl Goolalc. or York.
9th. To inquire whether /, be advisable
to recommend action by the legislature, to
obtain agricultural statistics. Flint, Of
Somerset; Din, OF Franklin; Tucker, Of
Waldo.
7,h. To inquire what tho Board ought to
recommend in relation to the spc'dof horses
ai our agricultural shows. Tucker, OF
Waldo; Palmer, Of T.. somerset; Llneas-
ter, OFFS. Krunehcc.
S,h. 10 inquire into the cSreiicncy Of
recommending legislative action 20 cncour-
age the organization AMI support, Of farmers
clubs True, OF Oxford. psrlcy, oi Cum.
bcrand Anderson, OF Cumberland, Por.
Ger, ol Washington.
g,h 10 instruct the Secretary % inquire
into the b..i methods OF securing immi,rl.
,l5n ant, Name, and stay the progress Of
emigration from anon: olr agricultural
population pcrlsy, Of Cumhgr'aul Noyc.,
OF P,uoh.co.; Gu.s, OF Franklin; Stevens,
OF Aroos,ook.
lO,h. 10 inquire as to the cypcdlency Of
lo,tus our county shows aud rur.. Ian.
castor, OF 5. Hcuncb,c Drummouj. ct y.
Kcnuebec: Lsalbet,rr, ol y. Somerset.
IIth. What measures shall b. adopted
by which % disseminate more general knowl.
edge ia agriculture, and thereby excite
greater interest? Rice, ol ". Osurl
Russell, OF Somerset Fairbanks, o! Hcnuc-
bee.
l2,h. I, farming profitable employment
in Maine, and can man who has capital
invested in farming, rtnliran income equal
O., that afforded hy capital invested IN other
1,,uratl,n,2 D,ummpnl, OF " Keune-
bee: Anderson, Of Cumberland Dill, Of
y. Franklin.
The statements OF the members were -.
sumrI "a call was made on
Wrr SluraEr William 4. Flint. Tho
society rsrr,s-u, formerly embodied all
che territory abIy, Heun5hec County, bat
itlsu now divided up into four societies. By
the liberal policy pursued hy the state to.
warls our agricultural .oei,,Irs, it has b,cn
OF crlt service IN keeping our society alive,
although il almost died out while the whole
remained together, lor there we're constant
bickerinr. about tho place Tor our shows.
Sine, the formation oi other societies within
oar borders, 20. iHplr,anc1 has increased ia
tlc estimation of our citizens, anl more iu.
,srcs, has been awakened in i.s behalf i;
g., no, ll,a,.I, but hasaloays helliis shows
at %, same place. Emulation between the
lir.rcn, .ocig,ir, ia tlc county is pr1Iuc-
tive Of good. There is some talk Of l'ca.
ting
Sheep arc one Of the leading interests in
farming. and think the bcs, sheep ir the
State are to D., found within tue borders Of
this society. They arc Of toe enc woolcd
variety. lmposta,iaus Of thcsi varieties
were made into Realfe!l but from the
wan, OF demand ior such qualities Of
wool, which kep; its price down nearly to
that Of the common qualiiirs, the growth
Of such stock d,c.inel, and nearly diap-
pcar,l from it, original district. But the
farmers in our section kept up their stock,
and have found their interest IN IL. The
breeds are toe French and Spanish M,rino,
the latter. which are tic hardest, taking
the lcsd. They are harder ard tougher than
the old natives They are not apt to have
twins, nor DO they attain maturity so early
as some Others but they are longer lived.
improvement is also going on in nea.
stock. Our shows exhibit some Of the inc.t
specimens of thoir kind any where to be
found, especially in the department Of
young cattle. At our last show a yoke Of
two years old steers raised within the Dor.
ders Of our society, were sold for SlGO.
RrvNrnrc Socrrrr. Francis Fuller. The
society represent, is the Oldest society in
the State. It originated In the Winthrop
farmers association. From various causes
,t. ..,.,ctv Leear,e r,Iuc,l. and came well