Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-09-15

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Ordinarily from the rrcaent time 70 the
uidale u S~ptembsr - the Dost AVoratle
season Tor ditohing s~Anps. and fOr getting
ouf peat or muek for composing OF Tor top
drcssing after q - thoroughly cured All
paiv~rized. May farmers Of Ne~ Eng-
land have swamPs that nav b. ercatly in,-
proved BY damage. Some have ALREADY
done 80. and others are doing -. Whsle ma
~ more -ho have dooe nothing set bot
talk about Il. shoad begin witLout further de-
lrv. We rccoiiect very vel 81 bearing the
rmsrk whcn about % drain swamp unowiurs
IN Western Mass thaf e q wil greatly o.
ninish ihe burlcn.- VERY we'll va
the reply. . bet i ~iii improve The quality. ''
~hich was confirmed So-ne % these swamp
lands after being drained we're p,oughel.
cropped With POTATOES and oats. and then
seeded down 70 Timothy aud red-top. All
welded heavy crop Of grass. In NOT
cases the ditch mud was spread on the land
oontisuous &c the oPea ditches. We werc
on some Of those lands few weeks srnce.
and though il j. more thAn quarter q a
century since the bitches we're opened. the
erass crop Is stil quite good in quality and
quNntiiy.
Much Of the Ne~ EaslAnd swamp lards.
thus drained and pioughed. woad become
the most PrOdaCtive lands on The faras
where thy are located. We speak both
from experience and observa,ion ever
large area and lor several wears Hth.
season shall prove favorable f5r this Kind
Of work. lei u be e4tered upon. without de-
lsy. Let those ~ho have peat aeposit, inn
prove the iiHse ia throwing up The deooa-
posed vegetable % cure. % be used hereafter
a. Fertilizer for sandy and gravelly plains.
sand man Who Owned large amount %
swamp and plan lana. formerly qaite IN
productive. which. under his h,lshandrv.
kept vel large stock q cattle. ~hes in
ter-ogaied. How vas ihis change as-r,-
ed % earned the swamp muck 20 tie
PlA'ns. ant the sand on The swa1p.. after
drainiag then ~as as rspiy In<hu. do
ing. many Ne~ Englana farmer nairht
double his stock ia ave wears and kcep il
twice a. vel a. BE- nov doe. and accord
insly. ENJOY tenfgld more then he nos doe.
- a farmer. Ia u the thriving fsra..r that
enjoys he good % his labor. an /. harry
among has herds AMI docks ard his maturing
crops j. not a j. the experience q some
osour rcadsrss Ia j. ours.
This favorable season for di,ching Is also
TIE timc Tor m0Eing bushes Il : an old
saving. that % bushes cat in the ola Of she
moon IN August. whea tie sien is IA he
hears. vii never sprout a-aia.- Ne ha-.n
N fryias g.. thos-a yos nay not BE lana
ran. g. .. though you have no faith IN SOW
ng and plantins an bg,chcring IN tie
moon. hthcy are cut Al a given time and
for specific reason. then IL j. sure fher are
ct though they nav sprout again. Where
plaster works. cot TIRE br-sh. rake then CD
and burn thcus % iargc. az u Ok a years
growth. cart them 90 fhe compost bean. ana
then soE piasi~r. and a. general rule. ti.s
grass uil overPoEer thc brush and GOOD
pasture = the result u is timc % Quit
mowing bushcs on lAnd that doe not r-o-
cuce Feed enough % pay for cutting them
and has not fof he Ast - o. 100 YEAR.
Let suoh ia-d grow up % tu.h-.. rssries
add P,nes. o. whatever is iadi-ouoas 90 Gle
'oii. ard once IN abou; tweu'y yra-s goo ?
crop 81 stove wood NAV D. taken thcrcf-ou
Ao~ 'le weeds ihai have net ben era4-
caied -fh she hoe and cuiivai-r. ths, tbev
shall not g. Co seed. rBo-;oa Caluvaior.