Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-06-27

iuolO " HAS"-5 So
settled that different soils require differ
ent treatment.
NJ. j. Rowe. North Woodstock, eN'
pressed his interest in the meeting and
advanced views rs 10 the culture OF the
soil similar to others.
j X. Hammond OF Paris. said TIC was
glad to be present; was satisfied that
pieces of land require different tilling aud
different dressing. Was formerly in the
habit of turning the manure under deep
" but latterly put on the top and WORK
it in. Land worked over will stand the
drouth better; demonstrated this IN ms
garden last year, it bad been neglected
and got full of witch grass; worked 1t
over till he got seven cant loads OF roots
which he hauled on to the road, and made
one of the best gardens anywhere. Our
lack is not cultivating the soil enough.
Elder Durham suggested that gravel
would benefit most gardens,
G.. F. Hammond, Paris, believed m
thorough cultivation; generally plowed
corn land twice; don't believe in manur-
ING potatoes, nor in blowing more land
than we can manure, for the crops; sell
dom MANFRED sward land; put on plaster
aud ashes for potatoes; have doubled my
hay crop in value within the past eleven
years.
Mr.. Thing, of Mt. Vernon, said itmight
be dangerous to adopt general views be-
cause the various conditions were differ.
emit
As to top dressing. Col, SWEET said, he
hadn't had so much experience As some {;
at one time put $40 worth of leached
ashes on to on acre and u half of land.
and got more hay than from any other
piece; considered it the cheapest and
most valuable top dressing paid ten
cents bushel for it; would give as much
for leached as Tor dry, 1t is highly priz-
ell in Fryeburg, and is legal tender
there. Loan is also good Is 4 top dress
ing. Adjourned to P. Nj.
AFrERNooN-SEcoNpD DAY.
The subject of Under draining was
opened by S. W. Pierce, Norway who
cited several cases where land had been
reclaimed and made valuable by under
draining. Had been told that trees oene'
fitted intervale land.
Mr.. Role. of Rumford, said he had net
practiced under draining. As to ma
nure, preferred to put it on top, ana
plow in. Shoal blowing would run land
out. Light land wants manure worked
in deeper than clay; think manure can
be got in too deep Tor any good
Col. SWEET believed in understanding;
thought there were thousand acres m
Oxford County which would be benefited
by it; had practiced it.and thought 1t cost
from 45 to 500 an acre. Open drains are
not so beneficial.
A. NJ. Carter. Bethel, said that all soils
which are retentive of moisture should
be drained, but much could be sufficient
lv done by surface drains, especially the
lands fed by springs. Land that i heavy
and wet, that has stagnant water on H.
should be under-dIained.
CT. Hammond had drain ON his
farm which had been down over twenty
wears, and had accomplished much,
Levi Thayer, Paris, had made consider
able drain-never discovered much differ
ence between drains made Of loose stones
dumped in aud that made OF tile.
j. T. Kimball, Bethel, related his eN.
perience making drains. He made them
with care and covered with boards be-
fore covering with earth.
Col. White had never nder.drained,
but have made open bitches, , - feet
wide at top and inches at bottom, and
had benefited the land.
Ezra Jewell. North Woodstock, said
most methods of draining were too eN-
pensive; soils zoo dry as well a. too wet
are not productive; irrigation is needed
in some cases.
T. c. Cushman. North Paris, said half
the land in Oxford County that is TILED
has rock enough on it - make drains,and
the land would be cleared up by using
the material. Make drain about feet
deep, wide and throw in the old stones
lying around; you will get good drains.
Gilman Blake, Bethel. had benefited
his wet land by draining. Put the pin
gravel which he dug out on to land and
GOT the best soil.
Mr.. Thing, Mt. Vernon, said drains
made by dumping in stones, i'll his eX.
perience, worked rs well IS any. Had
drained his garden, which was backward
and made it as eally rs anybody's. We
should settle the question OF draining by
the cost, in ans case; il it won't pay,
don't DO it,
~ j. Knight has 4 part OF his farm
which needs irrigatin@, and he turns
water on to it. Might Is well lire at -
last years fox track rs to drain some
land.
Elder Durham set out his apple trees
by water; lie dug q hole and then turned
in water and set the trees in ii. As to
trees, had rs lief have New York trees As
ours, if in good order. Apple trees in
Norway do better than around here
Farmers arc aItto set out trees in the
earliest soil, rather than the best
Mr.. Felt, OF Massachusetts, spoke Of
cultivation of PeaIs 10y setting the trees