Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-03-05

as on the best oil nay; lea HOS. ua)
with dry corn and oats to horses thai
worked hard and they did good work ant
gained flesh. Can raise three acres o
fodder corn cheaper than one acre o
corn.
VIM SWEET Of Paris said, cut the fodder
when green AMI it will not exhaust The
soil. Mr. Blake, of Turner, steamed hi.
fodder and hay, the cattle ate all clear
and seemed To relish it better; the APP
paratus for steaming cost s42.
Jairus X Hammond of Paris, thinks
it better for farmers in this vicinity t6
plant sweet corn; the corn can be solo
at "a good price at the canning establish
mcnt, and the fodder is superior TO fod
der corn. He planted half acre last
year to sweet corn. and got 1900 cans
which net about 10000, and then got q
good lot of fodder.
Capt. Cyranus Shaw of Paris, dressed
a piece of ground with barn yard man
ure, for fodder corn and planted il fol
four consecutive years and the last year
it produced the largest Weld
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. % -2d DAY.
Observation-Disclosures of all kinds o
Fruit"
Mr.. Calvan Shcdd of Norway, prune'
trees tn form a top; prunes IN the month
OF March. on the crust scrapcs his trees
has raised from - to 1900 bushels OF APP
Piles from 250 trees; the borers have
troubled him the pas, year; apple trees
must be planted in the right place, bu'
trees must be taken care oil; does not APP
prove of plowiug orchards; digs around
his trees, and top dresses with leached
ashes. lie thinks i, is beneficial to The
orchards To have small. crops occa'ionaI'
ly. and prefers OUT native trees although
New York trees do well when taken care
Of
DR.. Thos. II. BrowD.-Does not tnlL
about fruit, but raises it, 1t is said that
one talking upon al agricultural subject
should SO speak a il his hearers were
ignorant OF the subject discussed. The
profits OF raising fruit is one of the most
important points TO discuss. Cole say
that "evcn years we raise fruit the most
abundantly. aud his experience Sgroes
with the statement Since the Railroad
has been built thinks apples have been
raised at a profit; thinks we may average
IS 90 Dbl; at this price he believes it 3
profitable culture; for stock aud human
beings apples furnish good food, and be-
lieves raising apples good business foI
the people OF Oxford County TO embark
in: cited causes ot failure in locations OF
orchards. A slow steady growth from
year TO year is The proper way TO have III
orchard grow; believes the true way tc
select trees Tor m orchard is to choose
native seedlings The manner OF setting
out trees il important; does not think
large hole is any better than one just
large enough 10 set the trees would sci
the roots rs they grcw--not too deep oil
shallow would have them sci on slight
hillock and set with but little manure
and that very old; trim The top OF the
tree To meet the roots. He would always
select lime Just after rain 10 set trees
thinks pudding with water will do them
Il great injury thinks the baldwin is The
best market apple; the eye governs The
markets, and every apple that looks like
a Baldwin will sell; the certainty tina
the BALDWIN will bear and be good ap
pie makes it profitable apple II raise
The next best market apple is the X. l
Greening; considers il one OF the very
best apples raised; the next one Is the
Northern Spy. but il is II long time III
coming into bearing; II must have high
culture or the fruit will he inferior; no
a frui, TO hc relied upon unless 1t has
very high culture. In regard to mulch
ing. thinks the apple trees should be
managed n the forest trees, believes thai
a coating of leaves applied over the roots
of The trees is all that ia required, and
the tree will have AL the food ii requires
Mr.. S W Pierce of Norway, said thai
ashes applied around the trees will pre-
vent the fruit from cracking.
Mr.. T. Forbes OF Paris. believes it is
inpraclicabe TO raise nurseries in OK
ford County on account OF the deep snow
OF winter breaking down the young
trees
DR. rhos. ii Brown. in reply to Col
SWEET, said that he would have Iee'
wherever he could get them, but woult
get native trees at any cost in preference
to foreign trees.
Mr.. A. ID. White Of Buckield. believes
that we are paying too much Tor trees
thinks they can be raised at one quartz
the price demanded for New York trees
is confident that apple trees can TIC raisc(
in this County as well rs any where.
Nh. II. +. Hammond of Paris, PLANTED
nursery about twenty years ago an'
since then has set them from time to time
and they have done well; the baldwin
trees that he budded in the nursery hav,
grown as well'as any trees he has think
the best trees era thoselhat come W
about the pastures and fields.
Conclusion next week.
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