Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-05-28
agricultural.
Harrison Farmers Club.

Cheese Factory might DC ioc"'eu i' wv
different places in town, and cows enough
could be got at either place TO carry 1t on.
1t might be located at Harrison Village,
or some three or four miles below that
place. If Mt the former place 1t woaid
be necessary to go into Bridgton ana
Waterford to get the requisite number Oh
COWS. II at the latter place a sufficient
number of cows could be obtained in this
town. Men in Bridgton were ready to
furnish the capital TO build it with, but
if it was going to be paying business
The profits ought to be kept in our own
town. He thought that those who put
stock into the factory should decide upon
its location, and then the farmers could
carry their milk to it, or not, just as they
saw lit.
The question now before the Club tor
discussion was as follows, viz; What
measures shall we take to make our
farms pay Us better than they now do?
Mr.. ). II Dawes said that ii cheese
factory was going to pay as it had been
said that it world, he thought that would
make them pay better.
Mr. Joshua Howard said that the only
practical way to bring our farms into n
higher state of cultivation was by saving
and applying the manure which was
wasted. Very few tarm buildings were
so arranged that the liquid portion OF the
manure was saved The amount OF
manure lost annually was worth thou
sands OF dollars. Scientific men tell US
that liquid manure is worth as much
as the solid. There is also much waste
from the sink spout, the privy. and
other places. and also by manure laying
under the caves OF the barn, and teaching
in every rain. A vast amount OF ma
nure can be saved in many places. The
only true way is TO save this waste and
apply it to our land. Until this is done
our farms will continue to grow poorer
and poorer. In England the crop of
Wheat per acre has been doubled. This
has mainly been done by saving and ap-
plying the manure. Much can be done
in this way in this town.
Mr.. s. II. Dawes said that the amount
OF manure might be nearly doubled by
saving the waste. The fruit business
should be carried on more. Fruit raising
is one OF the most profitable branches of
farming, and can be carried on without
using great amount of our manure.
Collect old mold, leaves. &C., and apply
around the the trees. and il will make
them yield largely. 1t is paying bust
ness if carried on in the proper manner.
Many have spent large sums of money
for the " Y. trees, and then have not
succeeded with them because they were
not cultivated in proper manner.
Mr.. y. Carsley, 2ud, said that we did
not understand our farming as we ought
to- The soils were not alike in different
places In Mass. they raise onions large
ly. He saw one man that raised four
acres Of them. and got his whole process
of raising them from him. He had
then bought four papers OF onion seed,
sowed it, and proceeded with the onions
the same as this man did The result
was that be did not raise an onion. He
said that he could make q cord Of man
ure each year by putting leached ashes
and muck under the sink spout, and this
manure was rs good as the best log.ma-
nure Every family could make this
amount of manure in the same way.
Mr.. Benz. Strout said that many OF US
were like the man who planted piece
Of corn and after it was large enough
went out TO hoe it. He went TO one
good hill and said that hill would be good
enough without hoeing. He next found
q poor hill which he said would not
amount to ANYTHING if it was hoed. He
finally went through the whole piece in
this way and nercr hood q hill. This
was the way with many farmers about
fruit trees. They buy the y. Y. trees.
and then neglect them, and they do not
come to anything. Iftaken care of they
would come 10 something. lie was not
much in favor Of the y. Y. trees. We
should have but few apples il the town
was covered with them, because they
are poor bearers. They will grow to be
large and handsome trees, but will yield
but few apples. We can get nice or
cbard on any lane, let it be ever SO sandy,
if we proceed in the right way. Dig
hole three feet deep and tonr feet square,
fill it partly up with stones. set the tree
on the top of these, and put earth
around it, and then it viii grow and do
well.
Many Of US think that if we can only
get thing done it is all right, let it be
done rs il may. If we can only get out
our manure it is no matter how il is left.
When manure is hauled out in the fall it
should be covered with earth. In the
spring The earth that was put on the
heap will be good manure. The good
ness of the manure works up into it.
Haul soil. or sand. into the yard, and
cover the manure with it. and it will be
benefit to Us. Let the cattle be yarded
on it during season, and it will then
be the best part OF the manure. If our
manure is LETT in the yard year or two
it will lose its strength. Yapor arises
from it which contains part OF the
goodness OF our manure, and this vapor