Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-02-18

OF interest ~ tu'fps anu thc Cto>rlns ul th'
French aud Spanish Mcrinos Is the best
Mr.. Fuller of the Hennebcc soei,,y. slit
thsr farms and product. are steadily i'm.
proving In value. Ne alluded particularly
10 the orchards OF the county. lie knew o
one man in Winthrop who raised last ycaI
30 barrels Of rus,cts. and they will cell al
So The stock Of Ihe country Is improving
The general opinion Is TIA, the Durham
blood Is essential to perfect stock. \ eros,
between the Durham and Alderncys Is bcst
Tor dairics.
Mr. stevens. from the M. N hroos,ook
society, sa.d the society has increased Ice
ror csnt. within the year. The county Is
admirable Tor stock. the true inicrcs, Of III,
farmer. Now, instead Of raising gras, sccJ
tor sale. as formerly, We s,w our own seed
and raise bay Tor our own stock. The coun.
" produces large numbers Of Gue horses
To" sheep are very superior, and the mutton
excellent,
Nlr Eicc, from the COMMITTEES on topic
80. e., presented the f1lluNin. report;
Ought the Baarl ol Agriculture O. be cm-
powered by law 90 fS the time OF holding
thc Shows OF Agricultural Slsiy,iy,.
In discussing Go, question, the committee
rrrrci,c two o.ieci', tho attainment oi
which d. aimed at in ia,u,utirs the above
inquiry. 1t, The making our County -
c,sug, more cG,ciuaty auNilaric, 10 the
Maine STATE Society. by having all The eAhi.
billions Of ,hc Ururr rrcccia that Of the
httrr,-thai choice specimen. exhibited al
thc County shows night Do selected ior *.
lihit..n 40 che Fair OF the State Sacicty.
n, Il is desirable that an arrang,men, b,
made by which no two contiguous s5,ic,ic,
should bold their FAIR. a. ihc same time.
thereby exciting a ues,,i,, ,nhasnc, on each
other aal 90 a greater or lo,, extent neutral.
iris. the beneficial results OF both.
In considering ,ac Gr,, Of ,hrs, PROPOSE
tion.. your COMMITTEES f,sl that however de-
sir,bl, ia itself, the accomplishment of the
object i. attended with paramount; diEcul.
tic,. A., Tor instance, if ,h, County Socic.
ucs arc required 70 hold their Fairs at q
much earlier day than heretofore. farEer-
vii, 10, have gathered in their crops, aud
Of course will De totally unprcparcd u eH-
hibit. Ca the contrary, It the State Socie.
ty Dc required 20 defer IT, exhibition 10 a
later period. thsr, j. reas, N 20 apprehcnd
uulyorihle weather and BAL state OF
roads, thereby reducing the Attendance and
rr1p1ruoually diminishing the influence aud
benefits of the exhibition.
Your commi,,e, would therefore sussrs,
,ba, .h, Bard, instead OF asking To be vest
od w.,h additional powers in th,- matter.
SIMPLY rccJmmcni. 20 th, several Societies
Throughout the STATE. that they strive t.
promote tbe interest OF the STATE Fair. both
by tbelr personal attendance, and by Tor.
wardrns specimens 90 their productions TOR
exhibition, and that the Trustee. % ,he
several Soeig.is, Dc requested IA fixing the
,ime ol their Fairs 20 consult the o!icgrs Of
contiguous societies. and - far a, prasu,a-
be. :, 20 arrange them that they shall not
coul,,, with each other. Ito ryPort was
adopted.
M,. Noyr., from the Committee on topic
~. n, made a report as ioI,ONs.
Can tbs cultivation OF the smaller fruits
De made proGabla? II 50, what varieties
are b-st, and wha, are the bcs; methods OF
cultivation:
We are of tho opinion that tie cultiya-
,ion OF the smaller fruits j. altogether too
much neglected. Whether this neglect
arise, iron the false impression that there
arc no dollars aud cents To be seen, or irom
"a want of reliable information as to the bcs,
kinds. and method Of cultivation, your
committee are not prepared 20 s'y. Bat
certain il is, when this imPortan, branch Of
horticulture has lcen attempted on a some
what extensive scale, it has invariably bcen
attended with profit. not only to the pocket
directly, bg, in ,he rerceP,ible hcal'h Of the
household. Take Tor instance the currant,
the smallest of the small fruits, and see to
what a variety Of useful purposes It can 10
made subser,icut, aud the ease and facility
with which IL can 5e grown, adapting itself
q an soils. and never Disappointing in a
crop. Also tac same may be slid Of the
coolin. and refreshing raspberry-seyeral
,arietic, Of which are Of magnificent size
and exquisite layor. which have more re-
Gently b.cn introduced, and which command
good prices in our markets. and Which can
be grown in large quantities on n small
pic,s OF ground. Your committee regret
not having any data at hand. BY which to
riys a more toll aud reliable account Of the
proits ari.in. FROM, and the best methods
Of culiiaunc the smaller fruits in general.
Aud they would .usgc,, the Prorriety Of a
topic on this imporian, subject being pre-
paryI and assigned to a commitieeo OF one
or more. whose duty it should be to gather
facts and prcp,rc a statement for PooI'ea-
ton in the Sccrc,ary's next annual report
Mr.. Flint. from committee on topic No.
5, askci permission to report to the Scere'
,ary in the recess. Allowcd.
Mr.. CO.hman spoke at some length as to
the Society which he represeh,ed' eompr'''
Ing territory IS miles in length. Those
in the extremes 90 not join the Society but
during the short time it bad been in opera
tim M. imnrnrin, influence was very man.