Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-11-14
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thought tue Way 10 cAleILulnalV thCul
was TO watch closely and use the Jack
knife. Had heard that putting boxes
around the trees and filling with sand
would keep them of, Should not pillow
but mulch, trim in the fall.
Col. A. D. White. Buckfeld Had
very poor success; the best thing ne had
done was to pasture with hogs, had set
New York trees twice and failed-would
winter-kill; thought them humbug,-
forced so hard in the nursery to get them
into the market that they were too soft,
was very much opposed to them; the
only cheap and sure way was to raise
his own trees, set them, form the top and
then graft.
Mr.. j. T. Kinball said he had no in
tercst il New York trees, but two
year ago saw an orchard OF trees raised
in Bethel that had been set ten years that
were almost worthless, while in the same
field were very good New York trees
in setting an orchard should use New
York trees.
Mr.. \. NJ. Carter are running
this discussion into an advertisement OF
different trees; what we wanted to know
was, how TO grow them and where 10
buy them.
Mr.. NJ. j. Rowe OF Woodstock said he
SET some New York trees with other
trees; took more pains with the former,
but they had nearly all died-would not
take them as a gilt.
Mr.. VIM. French. Much interested in
orcharding; his brother had an orchard
in Norway OF native trees, stump grated,
which without especial care had grown
better and yielded more than any New
York trees he had ever seen; il was
cheaper and better to raise the trees than
TO buy them.
AIr. Alden ChaSe.-Tho discussion
had taken q different turn than he ex-
pected; perhaps il was as valuable, as
We cannot grow an orchard without trees !;
had no success with New York trees :;
seedlings had done well. and the cheaper
and better way was to raise our own trees /;
the Ribstone Pipin. Northern spy and
some others were hardy and did as well
upon New York trees as any; could kill
the borer by running piece Of wire into
the hole the second year.
Mr. Geo. +. Gibson said The proper
way TO raise trees was to take them up
the second year and cut off the tap root.
Mr.. French of Norway.-It seems set
tied that there is no trouble in raising \.
Y. trees, but they will not bear.
Topic: The best method OF renoyat-
ing our grass lands.
Col. White had good grass farm the
grass hopper had done as much 10 injure
the hay crop as the drouth his grass had
killed cut and had sowed grass seed this
Fall; should SOW more JUS, before the
ground froze up. should sow clover
principally and GO over The ground with
q sharp harrow; the grass would be late
but good, could not plow all at once
therefore should seed on the surface; had
some flat grass muck bottom land plowed
in the dry time, carted on sand and seed.
81 TO grass, hoped to report a good
result. Should cart sand on to DOGGY
land, then instead Of getting a small
quantity Of poor hay would have much
good hay.
Col. Swett.-Thought the most trouble
was with the upland soils. for the last
two years we had lost our grass seed and
the question was. how it could be
remedied; thought it could be done by
top dressing.
Rev. Il. Dunham.-Advised TO use
sand on moist soils and fine gravel on
clay FOR top dressing.
Mr.. Peirce.-Sand rs q top dressing
was illustrated by the effect OF sand left
by fresbets which was natures dressing.
Mr.. y. NJ. Carter. -Recommended SOW
ing grass seed on our moving lands early
in the Spring when the frost was coming
out, or sow seed just after haying, then
spread on top dressing and brush it down,
would be sure OF catch; did not SOW
enough kinds or quantity OF seed. Asked
ii any one ever saw herds.grass thick
enough would SOW clover. herds.grass
and red-top mixed. 10 lbs. clover. pecks
herds.grass and bushel red.top.
Col. White asked if hauling sand on
his low inlervGle and interyale soil on
his upland would pay \. NJ. Carter
answered, 90 ahead. as he knew it would.
Col. SWEET said that much of the gras ;
seed sold in this county is almost worth
less; the profits on the trade was large,
one man in the County boastiug that he
made $1,000 on herds-grass seed; he
advised farmers to raise their own seed
and save the profit
Mr.. French Referred to man in
Harrison who had seeded in the fall with
good results.
Mr.. Ryerson.-Had seeded in the Fall
with favorable results.
Mr.. Blake.-Iauled on low piece OF
land blue pin gravel dry from cellar
and he considered it worth rs much as
manure load for load.
EVENING SESSION.
Topic, The feeding of stock, including
horses, neat cattle and sheep.
Hon. E. NJ. Carter Formerly was in