Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-02-16
Maine Beard Of Agriculture.

Mond.v e,eu,ns. lion Phincas BArues
made sons iDsercsting remarks ~hieh -
tale from re Farmer. They were listened
20 VITA mnch interest:
lie stated that In rcsdius The last ~ork
81 Baron Liebis. b. ~As iorcibiy struek
with remark made by that cminent man.
that .plowinr Should IL 20 thoroughly and
eornpletely performed thar there woaid -
no need Of narrowing. Tbs bad I'D ~"
into a train % ibcught and sfudy % SO d
some system cogld net be practiord 10 car
~ out. bv the aid q natural oPerattons the
sane preparation Of the soii spoAen of By
Iisbic. n a cogld he done q would bring
about compicie revolution in oar a=ricul-
ture Our seasons q growth arr hort. and
Il j. one e. he great drasba,ks 81 fzruains
in Maine. lIenc~. a bccon~s IN important
matter - make ihe mot % iLis short so
son. THIS can bc done bs iol.o~inc nature.
The speaker here ailuded ~ some leugih
&c the phenouenA Of plant growth. ard The
prpArafions for - coaPlete derelurmcui
on the part Of The farmer Where the pre-
parsii0n Of land ior croPs j. DELAYED unul
spring. II i Necessary 90 Wait until after
the spring rains are over. AMI tie land be-
cones dry ard in a 81 condition 20 woik.
Then II green manurc r. used. dat ard The
imperfect and late PREPARATION % the sol.
dc not operate 20 a. once assist fhe groHit
q the plant. lot ou ~ confrs-y the plan
stances and for weeks a. poor. struggling
and imperfect rate. The coarse ciods al
tie imPerf' city prepared seed led. and the
still more iupci ivci plant food in the form
% creole f-rtiiizrr. are not fttcd ior the DEB
icaic rockets Of plasts Ia ihc carly ssasss
az iis growth. i,itsiraarc th.n thar rlarts
wait. Struggle and .far3 sfiu through ile
month 81 June. almost 81 lii,i,ss s. ssick.'
The fact T. che rr,parafion Of ihe sol anj
manure are Goth unsliicJ 90 THE Yong
plants
N3v in order % everyone these disai
Nanias .. the course of oar a-riruliure must
Be changed. Land for az spring crop.
must bel prepared in thc fan Thc-r is %
better time fos doirg thi, than from che
middle Of August 90 ,he middle C. Srpicu-
Der. Land piowel ihsu anl .e., to abs ais-
solving action 81 ,hr frost. snd fan ani
sprinc rains. becomes thoroughly pui,criT-
ed asd conPi-toly sited to receive tLe
sced. n ale manure - also applied in thc
fall. whether broadca.t or in the hiii. b. a.
80 become. folly iucorporatrd viii 'hc soI
b. spring q ~ changed 20 90 sTsak. 90 liq-
MI manure. and nanarc cannot o. iood f1r
plants until 10 B. dissolved. ard b. in a state
q b. mor- rcadi's taken Up ~ th@ rockets
al the plants; conseq1cn'ly shcu The .rrins
becomes warm enough and TIE ground ~
oeivvs the seed. u has ncihins io DO tut 90
grow, and ell iis surrounding. are sch a.
contribute l.rcciiy aui folly 90 iis -ro~ih
Then tie placing can he done b., c,ri, ana
women. 10 acecssa-y. and they Nil Go O.
anu iaugh. 80 cay and lirLf ~li he ibe
woik
Il o. tree. farmers may ra.sc 81 oticet.o-
60 Tbs method ty ga, i-- 'Isi tley use al
ihcir farm mznurc f9r crop. in tlc .rring.
and consequently carlet -ct thr manure t.
apply in fhe isl ..r iLc sl-crclir- sears
crop. BOT 81 farmers become convinced
that tbe system mentioned d tlc lesf one.
en- car c,t manurr souscuhere to cou.-
mencc farming upon ii.s plan. u men OF
means. they ran purchase ears stock OF
narurc. either contri f-af-d 90 stable. arl
az another year D. ~iI rst roun,i o. 81. to
l-r fhe domestic, manure ui ti- hrm. Tfof
moderate u.cans. i,t hia save snoueh uiar
urc iu fhe spring. ard by aiding to n
through ihe sumner from fLe suanlr-. road
side a. g. ct enough torrfhcr ty ilf
60 make one fourtb ga years ssoek. al
apply o. to snch part oi thr land a. D.. boz
tends io manure. anl anoft,r srrins save a
larger araounf. ard in tiis wav o. 81. i.
fur or Eve yca-. gci .nfo co. system g.
fhis system t ell heroine nrcefsart fo srrr
uarure Over thc Sumner. AID some uears
vil Pc necessarv to protret 30 fron. fa-
veafher. q barn. rrilar o- sL.I vii o.
necessary. bat % tfe hrme- cannot cau-
mand ibese. D. e-r. 90 irar. cover ,ae h.s-
viA a coating Of l.i-,.
By ihs system of rati,a1ar. l.rm.s
savc t.-.r Dol CO.. srrin-. ul.eb 81. aa ia...-
tart u-tfer ard s.-. .-ffarE ,t. lru De-
va.ch are ohtr 90 -r.t severity T...
are rlf tr-l ,r.-..H .r f.. ra-.r rrrf .I
tae season. consequently. De- tae .f.trn 20
rreIarre ari uan.rn- f., .arI DBL. ale hI