Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-07-01
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T,ENrEs, TAEE HlNr.
IL is very surprising {, sec how slow men
are % take hint. Tho frost destroys
about half The 5l''m on the fruit tres cy.
cryhody prosno,t.rates The ,o.s of fruit in.
stead ol that. the ia'f that rcmain. j. larger,
f,.rer, and higher favored than usual and
the tree. instead Of being exhausted. are
rcady i1r another crop ne next year Why
don't the owner ia,s fis hi4i and thin out
hi- fruit every bcarin; year, But no the
next season sec- hi, orchard overloaded.
irui, small, and not well formed We, be al
wnys lale'' II that fr,,.mcnil1nci crop
without prof;ins bv the Lesson /, teaches.
We heard a man saying, the be-, crop
Of celery ever s.w. was raised by old John
-, on spot OF ground where the wash
from the harn.yari ran into It after every
nari shower" Dh be take the hint. and
convey such liquid manure in trru,he. to
his garl.n' N,tatall be Dragged about
that wonderful crop Of celery, but would
not take the hint.
We knew a clSc whore a farmer slbsoiled
Geld and rai.ci crop. IN consequence which
were the admiration OF the ncishblrhooI I,
aud flr year. the field .howci the advantage
of deep handling. Bu, w. could not learn
that a single farmer in the neiehborhooi
took the hint. The man who acted thus
wi-,ly, .,li his farm and hr. successor pur.
sued the old way Of suriacc-scrltchins.
\ ,aunch farmer complained to u, oil hs
.oil "a, too loose and light, We mentioned
ashc, A. worth trying, " we'll. now you
mention u. believe IL will DO good |
bought par, Of my farm from a man who
va. a wonderful fellow TO save up ashes, and
around bis cabin ii lay in heaps took
away the house and ordered the ashes to BE-
scattered. and 20 this day notice that when
the plow run, -lons through tha, pot, the
ground torn. up m,Is, and closs-er1ined. ="
Il = strange that be never took she hin,
There are thousand. Of bushels OF ashes ly-
in. not Ear from hi, farm about an old soap
and candle factory with which be might
have dressed hi- whole farm.
\ farmer e,t. a splendid crop Of corn or
grain from % grass or clover lay. Docs
b, uge the hint? Does he adopt the sy'-
TEN which shall allow tim every year just
such a ,vari to put his grain ou' M, he
hate. book farming. and scientific farming,
and q, tins notion ofrota,ion; - and jos' on
the old way.
\ frw years ago our farmers got roundly
into debt, and they have worried and sweat
under it. iill some Of them haze grown grey.
er. and added not few wrinkles TO their
hcc. Do they take the hiut2 Are they
not pitching into deh, again.
\ few wear. ago mule, commanded high
price: everybody raised mules forthwith /;
The markc, Of course was glutted the price
fsll: everyone quit the business; markets be-
came empty and the price rose few men
who had stuck 10 the business pushed IN
their Groves and made money; and now ey-
srytody i. raising mules again. The sane
game /. played every four or five years with
pork. men make money when pork is scarce,
but few farmers have stock on hand. They in
snntly rush into the business, nnod the
country with hogs and get almost nothing
cor them. Why don't men take the hint ?
\ moderate stock all the the time. makes
more money than that system which has
none when the price Is high and too many
when the price is low.
Because one year the wheat crop has been
very large and fine. and the price low, noe
halt 50 much will be pot in another year.
Those who are wise ioreseeing thu fact,
aud sowing largely, will, IL the season ia
vors wheat, reap handsome profit.
Auctionerr- tell US that a wink is as
GOOD as a word" We give both, aud hope
our readers will take the hint.