Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-08-17
Zoe the Oxford Democrat.

have written, but my last, on sorghum,
am suspicious you pot into the ERE, lest IL
Published. il might tend to influence some
over cIelulous reader Of the Democrat, 70
try a iruitlsss experiment, But time will
show whether, sorghum can be success
fully grown in the Free States as Jar North
a. Maine or not. firmly believe &, can.
and will -. Tue WEST THIS SEASON
WILL PRODUCE HALF THE SWEET TT
WILL CONSUME FOR TIE NENT
TWELVE MONTHS. Just print ,hi. pre-.
diciion In capitals AMI charge the extra cost
70 me.
Bot ihi. is TO be a letter Of crop, and POI.
ni,, and no, ofSorshum. After three year.
offauia-, almost, he farmer. again ble..
ed with boun,iful harvest. The whca,
crop, Of which great breadth was .own, j.
now cut, and secured. and very heavy
growth o., straw ha. certainly been harvest
ei. Those who have thrc.hsi. report from
- O. 50 tushsl. % the acre. Of the very
be-, quality of berry. Double the number
Of bUshcl. Of wheat will BE- solI this year m
Northern Illinois. than has been .oli any
prcyi0u, year. Priccs are ranging from
IS cts to 81 Ger bushsl, at the L. Il. STA
uou. one man ia ,hi, ,,vn ta. jos, mar
ts,eI 50 acres which averaged - bushels
TT acre, a, IS cts. Ter tushel.
Corn 81, farther advanced. and much
larger growth than c,er iss' lsHs7 i'trr
by ibe oldest inhab.t,ut az this season Of
the year. Nothing but a universal hail
storm can prevent the grea,r.t corn crop
that ever was known 90 this part OF the
State. u thc southern part Of the state
a. well al. ,u Missouri and Kansas the Dry
weather ha. injured The corn very much. /
have not Set seen a single ordinary piscc o.
corn. III should state facts about the
growth % corn am really suspicious that
YOUR readers would l.,,rcllt my statements
l measured stalk yesterday, which was
,'r.s i,ci and Csc inches in height, II
feet o. the lowest carou the stock aud sev.
en- lest aui SIX inchc. O. ,he top Of the
hisbe,, car. There were two large foil
cars. some Of the leaves we've over Eve
inches In width.
n one OF your stony AMI siumTy, bill
eide farmers, were % wake up some Gne
morning nov, on our parties, have no
dlat, De w5uli think himself translated.
He would look about, on every SIDE, a. far
a. the eve could reach aud behold interim.
nahls Geld, or waving. vcrlani corn, aud
golden shocks % srain. n De bad never
seen our vrairiss before, ia summer, be
would certainly think himself ia the enehan.
tel land Of dreams And 10 would Dc bet
ter that he should II be were under the ne
ces'iiy Of returning to toll upon the 0'd farm
on tbe hillside among the ross. ,.iumr'a and
brar bushes, with crow bar, siIe-hiiI ploN
and crooked sickle.
In the garden also, this summer. We have
been particularly blessed. Green peas the
18Th Of June. Green corn or boiling, the
lih OF July al.5 good s.IcI new potatoes,
aud large ripe t1m,tocs on the cjih ofJuly.
All these tIin5, bad - thc date, meation.
81 IN my own srrisa. some % my neigh.
bors were ahead olue.
81 ar a. political matters are concerned,
you Of course 81, posted from the Parer.
But Il you have any doubts e. to whether
Illinois will g. for Lincoln and llamlin, Be
assured that W will give from sH % ten
thousand ma 1rity over al for the Republic
Can candidates. Ia 1855, We gave Fremont
shout gf 600 votes Buchanan. 10000
and Fillmore. g. 600. In ISIS, between
Lincoln and Douglas. We had about $500
POPULAR majority f5r Lincoln. but the
unequal arror,.0umeut Of the legislative
Districts, gave Douglas the SsnAtlrship.
since '',, We have gained steadily from
immigration. and various causes, az least
lO,COO votes. and then the Fillmore vote Of
go sal, De- thrown Tor Lincoln, ia Novem.
bcr, which $40 give Us a, Icas, 10000 ma.
j5F.iy llr Lincoln. You can rely on ILL.,
n5,. f1r Lincoln and Hanlin, bold me rc.
responsible or the calculation.
D1usa.' friend. here admit that be can
rot D. elected, which help. Lincoln, who,
al admit. will 81, more electoral votes
than either ol ilc other candidates, and IL
any body b. elected by the people. he will
D, che man. Bath riI p .ta.R India
IA. o., moe; Ilaitlgl % the tree Sntc.. c1.
ocri California. vii, give her electoral vote
Tor Lincoln. Nri fig' a.5' Every at
temp, ,hu- ar 90 90 Up enthusiasm Tor
Douglas h4. failed. lti. no 90. The rso-
~ know ,ae lii;ls D1sssr better than they
LI .u '-,. ll, friends are d.Tcrais. aud
max. great deal ofugi.e but very few
votes Counue. which IA ISIS We're Dem.
ocrnt., aye u5w republican BY a small ma
jori,y, Fulton county is among the num-
Der. Thus from al the facts, tbe gains IN
the Republican Counties since IS. the ac.
ce..irn OF the Fillmore vote, euisraiiJp &c.
We are sure o.! the STATE for Lincoln and
Ham,.u 10 November. Al. GEovu.