Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-02-11
NEW SERIES, VOL. 10, NO. 2.

wei. and is not, 20 far as oar observation
extends. liable to the attacks Of insects OF
vsrmin in il. carly growth.
Carrots, too, may he produced sometimes
in great quantities and a; low cost, bu, our
experience in their cultivation aud con.
sumption. ha. led u the conviction tha, III,
Mansel wurtIcl is better adapted to our eli.
mate, aud to tho rrcsen, manner Of prose
cutting our agricultural operations.
Upon tbs whole. We cannot refrain from
expressing the opinion, that the Interests Of
the farmers OF Maine would b, very much
promoted by a mere extensive cultivation Of
TOO, crops. for winter feed ior stock. \
liberal supply Of turniP', bc,,s or carrots,
iurus the winter, is sure 20 bring our
stock out iu the srrins in good health and
H-,h, -, that when they are turned to pas
tur,. jdey arc in a condition % receive tha;
bgn.6t from thc yoaus grass which it is IN.
tended hy nature 60 yield, instead Of vast
ia, tas c,r'.e,t and bes, part u the Ias,ur-
ius SEASON in recruiting their health and
strength. which have bscn wasted and proc
trAtgI during tho winter, IN the vain en-
dra,rr o. '' hold their own" upon poor
h1y AMI straw.
on ,hi, reror; a long and very drsuliory
TAX cr,u.l, de general tenor of which
was, ala, the root crop was a very valuable
one. SJm, thought the N.usnll ,be most
uluab', root or general cultivation tor
stock, which /, hybrid OF the beet and
turup Mr Martin thought che grsas ,al-
u-ul tre root crop consisted mainly ia cna.
bling tle farmer to us, uph hi, rough and
c,.r.s fodder. which otherwise would BE-
nearly worthless. The report was laid on
tas table.
MONDAY. Jan. -.
Revived the discussion or the report Of
,hs committee pn topic ~. b.
Dr. Tru, OF Ox,1ri. aid d, mus, d. borne
in minl that soil, d.lI,r widely in Maine.
lu Aro1.,o5k and York counu,,. Differences
,i .,i,,B ,li,,,, ay. very Great. The
clay of Cumberland county hardly exists an
oxford. Consequently, widely different
method. o, cultivation must prevail.
Il mus, al,5 be borne in mind that We
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pr True .,il. nv father was a somewhat
r.,..I ,.,,,ultgrsli., and VA. in IN, habit
,r,,,t.1. c,,.rip.rt. II, had a niece Of
l,,, ,,r.r, ,b. .,I LsJ b,sn va,lsI in 70
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'h' drp'" o' some 'ou' I,''' l"'' '''I "'
planted o. p'rsnips' when he TOOK Tue
'''! ID" 10 80 80
on'e was ''I''' " ''''S '"' ''''' :" Wv
acre. The Frsnip requires a very deep
slil, and on rich sod they are very produc-
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N"''" y 500
Mr. Martin sad hc had raised often al
,,. r.t. .f three hundred dollars worth oi