Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-12-03
3grnaItQral.
Ramoles Among the Farmers.

acres Of potato Ian aud cross-plowed il
in. He then put 20 loads of good HOG
manure in the hill over the whole ground
He applied one barrel, 220lbs., of phos
phate, excepting four rows, of 81 Hill,
each, to which he applied handful Of
plaster and ashes, equal parts. The
result was the four rows of plaster and
ashes produced l9S lbs. of sound and L
OF pig corn. Four contiguous rows,
phosphated, gave $50 lbs. of sound and
of pig corn.
Although the superiority of phosphate
over plaster and ashes is here shown, vet
we think the advantage not so great as
though the land had received less manure
last year and this The amount applied
world warrant a good crop this year,
which, with the application of stimulants.
gave the best corn we have seen.
The 20 loads Of hog manure referred 70
was manufactured by two hogs from
horse manure. muck, &c. This is wha,
every farmer should do. make his hogs
worN part OF their passage through life,
instead OF running riot over the pasture
or highways, Horse dung is here man
uiactured into the hest OF manure Tor
corn, which, if len in the heap. would
burn up and become nearly v.dueleSs.
Ten loads of hog dung in the Hill will
nearly or quite double crop or corn,
W ich, in return, will add materially TO
The keeping of a hog.
Mr.. Thomas THINKS it best to sow oats
on his breaking up, the next year plant
potatoes, and the third year corn. We
cannot see il. We believe the oats exhaust
the land more than their val 2. and that
,he sod Is not of much value 10 the hoed
crops. h"en Young farmer we broke
an acre OF land and sowcd il TO oats.
receiving some dozen ushels-not enough
10 pay Tor the labor and seed The next
year We broke alongside and planted with
corn and potatoes scroSS both blowing.
The corn aud potatoes were nottwo-thirl,
rs good on the cat ground as on the new
breaking up. Being now an old farmer
we cannot commend this process general
". ShoU'l the land be stubborn and the
sward tough, this rotation Of crops may
be iudiyious
Nc!thc, do we believe in keeping land
50 long under the pillow. Il we keep our
laui zap but two year>-oUe in corn and
pot,ocs, and one 20 gyain-wc reach ouy
NOW loud twice a. often as though We
Kept it up four wears. II IS hctterto pillow
our land often Then The English grasses
viii no; bind out,
Neither do We believe in applying SO
much manure before seeding ,ovu. Nh
Thomas used ~ load, 20 hi, POTATOES, and
tc his com, the next year, 50 load>-,o,ai
A. loads p or 81 load, per acre, with
z'n pounds ol phosphate, viii give "a
good yie'd orcorn orpo;a,oes Oar gra>,
land, being reached ;hc oIteuer. viii pro
ducc more hay by this method.
NJ. Thomas has experienced ,he sal
byacd; OF feeding III, grass land in tbg
fall Five Years agl Pee severed, fed his
moving with d.oyc> oC sheep The NEXT
Year De t.J l., cat half OF hi, usual
amow O.. hay. Since then Dee ha- au,
tl ul, hi- .y,>, land ia the ia'l rr-p~'ug.
aoi his grass crop has returned. llchad
rather bay hay g. fed his cattle than 90
feed bis m,o fields ID, the tan aud spring
There are intelligent and practical
tanners among the granite hills otOxtorl
We Yesterday broke bread with such
cas-. Geo. F. Whitney OF thi, town has q
,.rm oF 500 ayrc,, who's, broad fields
IMPLY atts,, tho intelligence ud enter
prise OF their owner. These field, ayc
enclosed with long Hines of stone wall.
arc nearly level and perfectly smooth So
Tia; Tire clicking OF The mower is heard
.,trthsr whole e>;cut II. buildings
arrmv'cuc.Uj.ag noble lam = rs Is
ices, From the cupol, Ne obtained
delicious views Of his farm. Til, lam.
u-ha bsy Is fec, lone and tect below
H. III, was completely filled 10 Inc ridge
win ~ tons of hav lie us., the horse
la, fork w.,h viii, b, raises bsv Z, the
a,,., II, finds # very rrca, labor
.ayiac machine. Twenty wears AGO his
farm produced bu, % tons of hay. lie
ha, brought his fam to its present thrih
b, returning all to j, that came from il.
AMI ~ manufacturing manures. His