Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-10-14

Col. Parsons had me, with good success
in the use Of plaster on newlw broken up
ground The difference in the crops when
/, was used be though. was fully one-thrd.
Ic saw little benefit FROM it, on old land.
lie used as much as ho could Law on table
spoon in each hill.
Mr.. Hutchinson used about half that
quantity, but mixed il with ashes, lie
found the effect as good on potatoes as on
corn. Had uscd plaster AFTER the plants
were up with good effect, but not 50 good
rs in tho hill.
DR.. Rust remarked that the Suporintend.
On, Of the farm in Massachusetts,, had spok.
en- Of the marked bcneh, OF plaster aud ash.
e. upon the crop Of potatoes. The manurcs
were classed as follows, in relative value:
old manure, liquid manure, green manure,
and plaster aud ashes. he thought saw.
dust, or any absorbent would be used in
barnyard. with hcneft, in tho absence OF
muck. lie had noticed that the roots Of
plant. that had some in contact with strong
manure. never had healthy appearance,
while those near old manurcs were healthy
and strong. The manure needed reducing
and Pulvcrirrus.
The President thought, that the more the
manure was mixed, the better would DO the
crop.
Mr.. Thomas Of Oxford advocated fall
plowins. Ilc broke up bis land in Scp,cm.
her, spread his green manure in the spring,
covering itwi,h the oI-cul,iya,or, ,-.manur.
ed in hill, adding pllster. Potatoes did
be., manurcd in the hill, but were more II.
able t, rot. Draws cut hi. manure in the
spring Has u.,d muck, straw, and loan
in blrnyarl with profit. Likes decompo'ed
turf as we'll as muck. Doe, not approve OF
-.prcadins manure before plowine. The
roots Of the PLANTS never reach il. Uses the
cultivaior. and end. IL work, we'll. By
ploving in the hll, the grub worm Is de.
s,roy,d by the cold weather. Thinks 1t bot.
ter to work over the land in spring with OK
ealIiyI,or, than to cross plOw.
CrrrNa CoES.
Mr.. Thayer cuis hi' corn mp, when ripe,
and lets it stand in .hock. Never cuts the
stalk. Find, the corn comes out better, is
heavier. aud the ears better filled than when
the stalks are Gu, early Tho cattle cat the
lo1Isr better. When she stalks are cut,
the butt, will not b, eaten well sll partial.
ly decompo,ed, WHOM they are not - nuiri-
cious. IL, thinks cattle eat stalks, after
they aro black, because they arc soft, ra,h.
cr than bocause they Ike them.
SOWING wur,r.
Mr. Thomas inquired a' 10 whrlt raising,
the kind .,wci, and III, crops produced.
Mr.. Twitchel said. in hi. vicinity, the
whca, 20, in during April. or the latter
part OF May. usually did we'll. That sowci
in May before the 2Oih, was poor. lis
practice had been 70 SOW from the 10th to
the 18th, and had good crops each year.
lie found It advantageous TO raise his crop
alternately on upland and interval. Tho
grain did better. II, raised rel, bearded
wheat, a. less liable to injury from wecvil
aud rust.
MIR Hutchinson said farmer, IN Hartford
generally obtained better crops from late
wheat, though ,hi, year gras,hopPer. in.
jured /, considerably. They SOW the Java,
"A bearded wheat, kernel. far apart, and
the Scotch Fyie. bald wheat, Western
farmers 20, better wheat from seed grown
South. Corn will DO better from SEED ob.
iaincd North Of where It is to DO grown.
The Prc,iden, several year, a 20 sowci the
red Turkey wheat, Had sowcd since then
bald wheat, which did no. do 50 we'll,
lie now cultivated both kinds The bald
makes better -four than the red Turkey,
though the latter seems to be changing its
character, with cultivation. - as TO make
better bread. The grain Is no. 80 hard as
when hO irst procured the seed.
Mr. Thayer, in Allusion to the observation
that land was becoming worn out. remark.
cd that there was difference in the crops
produced. When .he farms were newer,
prodlsIous crops Of potatoes were raised,
while great care aud the best land was re.
quired to get an average crop Of corn. Now
we considered the corn crop one Of the most
certain crops planted. while good yield Of
potatoes was not counted on AS certain. lie
inquired whether this could DO owing to cx.
iraneous causes, or TO a radical change in
the land. Would land cleared up now work
as it did then. llo though, the increased
crops OF corn could not be owing to the dii.
ference in manurins.
The observation Of the Presiden. was that
new lands now gave just as good crops of
whea, as ever, while it failed ON old. His
attention had not been drawn to the effect
on corn and potatoes.
Mr.. Hutchinson said that in 1910, lie
took the census Ot the town OF Hartford.
Four men reported to him, a crop Of over
800 bushels, each. OF wheat, raised the year
previous. Now, the same farmers did not
produce l-4,h as much-,hey went to New
York to mill. The graf yield at that time
was in degree owing to competition, but
such crops could not be grown now. Hart
ford that year raised 10 600 bushels Of
wheat.
Col. Parsons said that 80 years ago, the