Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-08-23


exPsriEcnt- They say ola neishbor some
times. be - rather sxpersnenfsl; - bet
they should remember that every ncw truth
Is an experimsnt. O. al those ~ho have not
tried Il. Some ore nast be thc first TO vary
from the trodlen path. or Ne should stiiI usc
a crcoked ssick instead Of plough. There
"a class. howeVsr. when. uP0a hearing Of
sny noVeiiry in agriculture. at once try q.
not on q square yard but on their whole
crop; such men are no; worthy q being
styled experimeutrrs. Bat shoa,d faru,er
a; this day esn himself practical and isii-
eioos IN his calling. Who. af,cr having heard
that an many sections OF ccuufry corn - cub
usated fai, without hiliiug. ard that posa-
toes are 80 cultivated. still continues 10 hill
both without Try ing the cNrcri-,eut Of Is,
cultivation even on q single hall. caa sach
nan be rAie3 - iudiciouss T. such a unan
TO be called aPractica, faruaers Ishc prac-
teal. Who allows Lima beans % travel
round a pole. eftecn k~et hieh. ~Len the
pinching OF % re wire az FIVE and half
feet high vii produce double he crop Of
beans. and particularly before frost? Sbould
he no, Try The eHPoriasenS AID sc Lou il
vii answer? Man perus; ulrloas. eaou.,-
bers. etc. 20 run over tie eniirc arre ~
their soil. in long single vines. While osbers
BY pinching Of the runner buts after the
third rough Leaf has formed. &c; their iruii
early and Of doaile axe. Why sboaid not
tins eNperimcut b. tricd anI atcnted. n
found t-ues Soosehcrries miiiew an over
The country. Bot souac have saved then. a.,
cutting every branch that l. wiihia svc ~
ehes Of another. and b. usiciinE TIE sur 4
face WITH sals hay. or ot5es cheap rcfuse ma
terra is this not a FAIR c1pcriuscnt % tr,2 .
Il has been iregueutly asserted that prop.
CRY underlrsinc.l ssi,soiled la,,is rcr~r
suiivr from dEoush who cannot nau.c s.anv
farmers Who lose their crops from droush.
AZ least once m ten years, Al au have
never cNp'eriruented 60 Know whether thev
oan undcriraia anl sui,so.i iheir iar1. f,r
on~-'~rih Tire valuc oftl-ir crous. 90 siesi~r
ssrh subsoiiiag and unier.Iraia.n- viii save /
ther' from drosiI cutir~l,s AHd those uho .
doub' .his AT. sLouil ttey NO, suake tie
eNPeriment. or Vet g., i-rns of ihosc uho
have. % kuos Of st. t-ush
Thoasauis ~ sercs % rcarh trees are
S-cvn ~ ttose uho hare sever tired ne
shorienirg in process. ara cannot cell
vlr'hcr they vii bc1- Or serves q yea-.
longer Tor ssch P-ac,i-c % not l. IL nol
a isir eNrcrimcnt % ~ fhi. o. si,~ie tr-e
Al lcast2 Are there not ihoasands al iar-
Hers iu the United state. uho have never
'T.e9 any other fcrI,zin- material thar
hsrnyard rnanarrs Sboula li,sy Bos satisfy
themseises by the cKpcFimcns. W, ther or
not oilers may not De- rasrc eAcarly used.
ard produce more 7roftaiiie rcsuiisg
Coniinualiy We hear !, sid. thar tLos.
~ho surface p'oasb fve OF "a inches. Lav,
another Errn under "a sasch th~v have not
deyelopcd- SlcuiI not such farmers "a.
= rlnneut vlfh the suhsoil ploush % kno- 4
this bc true or false. A bushel O. ear-ots
ard bnshei % oats. are aid o. eqssl IN
eject. 'bcn fed % a horse % to babel.
q eats. Nos a. sixteen lines chs nsmlor
81 bCshcls o. garrrts car De rafscd on an
acre. than can possibly be gro~n % oats. .
should rot those farmers Who have never
raiscd crrrots. ~ the experiment. anl t.is /
ascertain these a.serrions are trues
those who use boes. and forks. cic.. isr
cleansing re- crops Of ~ertl. have heard
thaf the horse rrrder uouH % ale uork
q forty men rith ho,-s. and l,sf raaav have
repsdiaicd % u-e oftbo ios ai.o-s der ior
root crops; shy sbou'i fiey not try his
eKpcrimelt? lt5s saii iiai orc moving
machine Nil Do tie vork 81 t~cntv raen
9TH scythcs. ard that ore tircsh-n- ma
cLino VII 10 The work OF a Lradrsd men
With fails should roi those uho a. pse-cu,
Use fails. VIA farms wherr uouiar ma
chincs ard dIrcsii-g machines are u-e,I. 90
asoeE'ain II hat cxPcrilaelt ~ not -ar-
rant them IN de furriasc q such tcolss
Those who nee barnrarls open anl e..
posed 10 tie vrnds All rains. and wio r.r-
NIT tie vashings 90 run oE o. creeks ard
streams. have doubtiess bsard that uith
manure sie,is. ar prorsl'f arranged 'srts
retainirg ibc Dr. .nagcoi fhe manurc hesp..
snd pumPs. tley obtain better results fhsr
BY tbe oren BARNARD pracuce .i0aid t'.rv
not earciaiiy resieu tbe operations 81 thssc
eEpcriueuters. rather tlau .af.rire thsi q
~hich they have ~ kroaieIrrs Expcri. .
ence b. said to Pol H. uota,r q uisaon-
erperiment b. Che isi.r o. tr-,b
LMass.. rorehman.