Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-21
Our Agricultural Organization.


arnn.'iural orcasisaii0SS TAai Aars Asy
suUmgi,lS. asl 'sAai els'a'' DO iAry Fr'''"i
,o- Na,s r1'rcsag. N 30 sIi'iiHs ooHd.!''H
sCh, orguiry '' reported as follows;
When wotk u an, ecG.,1erahle mAsn'.
tude d. ., bs accomplished. united ed1rt -
found % De much more potent than that OF
isolated indi,,iual.. Accordingly, several
wear. az. farmers. finding their gains not
commensurate With their eGlris and With
the c,r,taI employed by them and 6niing
thcm.,l,cs dc6cicut Ia knowledge Of ihc-c
principle. by Which animal and vegetable
life are governed. conceived and adopted the
plan Of un,,in. their salrts m improving
themselves IN the theory and prlci c. d agti
eulturs. Such 0. tbc origin O.. our agrieuI'
tural organization. Ahi such the os~c's
had invieu. The rc~uli.. u success attends
them, AZ greater ,ndspendence IN 'ndivid'
uals. enhanced value oi lands and other
property IN the State and greater ability IN
The iahabiuu,. 70 sustain the burdens OF
domestic hr, and or civil gOTSTuueut.
WA ar, a. orcani ,aii0N' % WA'ch 'f'
p.rs kar, ,ssori,i1 Answer D.irici Far
nsr.' Club.; Town exhibitions County
Agricultural -ocist,Ss. state Society.
State SoArd % Agriculture.
What have thc-e organizations accom-.
p.htdr Ibe inquiry may be, Be answer
ed by a simple statement Of iaets nor '' 1t
deemed necessary to snumerAts all ihe-e.
bot only 10 present. few, such as mo''
readily suggest themselvc-. a. iyre OF the
Others. From the nature Of the case. We
are unable 70 sun up in dollars and ocni'
the advantages which the agriculture Of the
State ha. derived from thee associations
And here We eAnpoi refrain from again ~
pevinc the suggestions made by the Blar4
In former years. of the benefits which might
Be derived from more i.H aHi p~y'er' ''ai''-
o., Of the industry Of the State IN other
branches a. will a. that oi agriculture. In
A.nuch A. a a psrfori l1o,r'sds' cf fari' niA'
sal, SAFE bdui abr Of sgiilaioH ~ o' Pr''
vs,s o,irrp-it. Bat the ad1anIasos gainei
are. pc,ertbelsss, as, A. real. Il nos a. aP'
parent. a. Il measured n federal currency.
some ol them are a. follows
By the association Of the individuals COM
posing thee bodies, mind acting upon mind
h.. elevated the STANDARD Of intelligence
anon, farmers. and excited ihirsI Tor az
r,cultural kuowleige which Augurs well for
,hs futurc not that they bavs ALREADY at
t.ined 10 excellence. but arc earnestly 'eek'
ins u.
Through ,he dice. inaueaeS Of these o.
gSniiAiiOn.. may be sraced IN many instances =
ihe value OF and enhanced from 100 to 500
rsr crnt. AMI this " the extent " manY
thousand. oi acres within the state. sat
ura,eI sWamps. and other vet lands naiu
rally ot little or no vaiaa. have been relieved
Of their .grpIus water and brought under
profitable cultivation sandy, barren plains
have been reclaimed aud rgndsrvl Pr0juc-
tive, ~hi.e tLe asrc'y!e IrOtuce VI the lands
already under cultivation, it Is believed, h,s
t,yu largely increased ye, ,he~ors u .aHd
unrra5.'as-i has only commenced.
Bsu,r ArA Juili,Ds,. too. are every
~h,rs syu old. Wiig.ki.liug hJuss. have
given paee q ueW, tasty aud S0nyen'-u'
ouc- ti.ap,daied, cold barns. are sapplant-
.d by veli.pi.unci. veil finished aud CON
flrt4Llc once better orchards, gardens,
fsGcg. anI sgnsral apP,Arancy oi thrift
are manifest wherever thr-r organization.
have e1s,ui,I their influence.
TbtJgsh the same in''rumsuiAli,y the
value Of domestic animal, hA. beyn very
greatly enhanced and ihe eain 10 No, -
much tbc result Oi numbers, as IN the IN.
trin.ie value OF the animals. Thus ). ied al
les, roG, the grsaier rai-e, while the net
proti Is incryas.d Improved breeds are
fast erow4.us out of sight the les thrifty
ant les profitable animals which have ~
long El.ei our stalls anu pens. 10 short, IL
/. manifest % every th5ushiial observer that
better farms and iarm buiid,ng.. better or
sbArl. aud gardens, better implements and
live stock are everywhere to D. zen. Al.
though ~e cannot present. IN detail the
precise gain male IN each rarueular, We
propo.e 70 submit some Ggures which may
give satisfactory view Of the aggregate
gain 10 regard ~ several Ol the must ImpOr'
iant items
BY comparing the United States census
returns lor lsJO With those Of ls6O, We End
the number Of acro- in farm. ha, increased
from 2,O59,5g6 to .,C77L3G, or about 80
psr ccGt,
Value ofa-us in 1850. s;i i,sCl,7IS; in
I,Co. So .tS, .525 beng an increase Of -
Per cent
Value Of i'm p!enents aud machinery 10
lsjO, S2.2s4,537; IN 1860, sS.29o,S27 .
beng an increase Of "a per cent.
The Improvement 10 stock Is greater still
and even .urpAsso. our antieiPatiOn'. sI
travasani a. these have seemei 10 many.
Value Of stock in 1850. s. ,5Oj.I2 IN
ls60, Sl5.I37 $50, showing an increase OI
80 Pet cent. That this !. mainly the result
OF t'"ProroH.sSi apPears from The fact, that
In number. our animals have increased lesi
than pr cent. during the same period.
Tbs Tact i' further shown in the rahe OF
slaughtered animals. which in 1850 wa.
o. l.G46,TJ, aud bal, in 1860. incrsasd 70