Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-03-05
upon communities. he illustrated his
tonic by two opposite examples.

upon communities. he illustrated his
topic by two opposite examples.
He represented Mr.. A. as type OF the
old fogy farmer, = man of natural talep,
bu, from force of early education tradi-
tisnary in his agricultural practices In.
h, ri,ing his farm from his ancestors. be
follows OH in the way they commenced.
His buildings go 10 ruin, his fences tum-
bic down, his orchard is unpruned. his
bars are broken, and his tools housed in
the o. chard His hens roost on the top
of his carriage, or in trees, his l'iggery in
a yard on some northern slope to secure
a supply of fresh air; his horses arc
poor, lame and lazy, and cattle pure ma
tives-true types of Jacobs oil old. HIS
crops-put in slovenly and out OF season
never pay tor the labor, little as ii is.
expended upon them. He threshes his
gain with flail. and sows his peas 10y
the moon He takes no agricultural
paper; aud his library is limited to an
almanac and possibly pack of cards.
His children surrounded by such infiu'
cnces very soon become completely con-
rollcd by them. They grow up awt'
ward, ignorant and very likely dissipai-
ed. They have no love Tor the beautiful
in nature OF art, and consequently never
rise above the low plane of society occu-
pied by their parents They fill no use
lul sphere in after lille, and exert no good
influence upon society or Individuals
Mr.. b was taken "a the representative
OF the progressive, intelligent, success
lul farmer OF To-day. He began life with
nothing but his hands. but with correct
moral and agricultural discipline. His
farm buildings are new. or old ones i'm
proved. and are arranged To give the
greatest degree oil comfort and convcn'
fence To the ccupanis-whslher they
are members of his family, or his ami.
mails. His orchards are young aud thrit'
"; fields smooth; fences permanent;
suamps reclaimed and producing good
sr,,>, MS farm stock OF all kinds are
types OF some of the improved breeds,
beautiful Of their kind; his aboundant
crops ct all Kinds carefully housed and
securely protected in their different re.
ceplacles; his library well supplied with
books aud papers embracing the sound
est views OF the best agricullurist and
scientific minds OF the day, and his
children. finding home the centre OF all
social and domestic virtues. cling TO H.,
and find there their chiefest happiness.
In time. becoming educated and attain
iug their majority. they so into the world
aud take high rank among the great
and good in the different pursuits and
professions of life.
While he thought the pictures he had
Drawn SAaIp anu uSuilNc, hC Ntu hVN "
gard them as At all unnatural. lie be-
liered farmers of the former type, could
be found even at this day in almost ev-
cry town. and thought some Of his rela'
tiyes were occasionally seen in our legis-
latiye halls, denouncing agricultural so
cicties aud improvements, and voting
against appropriations Tor these objects.
As To the latter class. where DO you not
find them? Their numbers are increas-
ing all over the State; they are carrying
ON the work OF social and agricultural
improvement, and 10y their work and in
luence old fogy farming shall be done
away, and those farmers who cling 10 old
fogy notions. either become converted
10 new and better ways, or compelled 10
seek places more 10 accordance with
their antiquated and by-gone practices.
Let every earnest, Intelligent. go ahead
farmer see 10 it that his Influence is on
the side of progress and Improvement.