Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-01-30

Tuu W RtstSS VI pootuiS'
sidered. he prefers sheep to stock an or
chard with; he cited an instance OF profit
able increase in his own experience. He
thinks il wont do to pillow and break off
many of the roots of old trees. Baskets
for gathering apples should be lined and
the utmost care used in handling should
never be allowed to drop not even an
inch. Barrels in which apples are mar
keted should be clean and neat in appear
ance. Send no poor fruit to MARKET
Good fruit will command good prices;
pack SO that they shall not have room to
bruise. No person is TOO old TO start an
orchard.
Hon. V. ID. Paris inquired the speak
er's experience in grating old orchards.
Mr.. Perley answered that his expert
ence had been varied would cut back
severely. will not always be satisfacto-
ry; would fertilize with compost or other
fertilizer at same time. Never plant
young trees where old ones have been
removed. Mulching had not given ox-
pected results with him.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Board met at p. NJ. the President in
the chair, who introduced. with few re
marks, John Stanton Gould, OF Hudson,
n. Y, who gave q lecture upon
MANAGEMENT OF MEADOWS AND PASTURES.
Mr.. Gould stated the value of the grass
crops in the United States annually TO be
$500. 0O0. 900. A ueighbor of his pro-
duces three tons of hay per acre. Kings
County, n. Y, produces the most hay OF
any in the State, one hundred and eighty
tons TO the hundred acres. Onondauga
County. the garden OF the State, produces
but one hundred and twelve tons 10 the
hundred acres. George Geddes. who re-
sides in his vicinity, produces two aud a
half tons per acre. Grasses vary much
in their nutritive value. component parts,
and the amount of forage produced -
some grasses are muscle producers some
fat formers. and some bone feeders. Ev-
cry variety OF grass was intended by the
Creator to be adapted to some useful and
benefcent purpose.
Many sections are producers OF grasses
not adapted to them, and would, if seed
ed with proper varieties, produce largely
when compared with the present. For
every locality and grade of soil. some
variety is cminently adapted. Recon-
mend, observations regarding the natural
products which grow with the greatest
luxuriancc, and report to some rcspec.
table journal: then we shall have reliable
data from which TO work We should
adopt botanical names, as local names
often lead 10 mistakes. Meadows no de-
fined to be any land where grass is grown.
On square yard OF wet meadow were
found thirty plants oil different varieties.
tour of which, only were useful ones. On
a square yard OF dry meadow or field,
were found thirty-eight varieties, eight
useful and thirty useless. On square
ward oil moist meadow were found TWEEN.
ty-fve varieties of plants, eight OF which.
only were useful. the other seventeen be.
ing useless. Irrigated meadows gave
400 per cent. more produce oil grass than
thin upland sOils Poor clay gave 80
per cent ; irrigated meadows OF fields,
gave fonr hundred per cent.
A strong. deep. calcsreous soil rest
ing upon clay subsoil is the bes, grass
land Sow II great variety OF seeds pre-.
pare the soils rs we'll as possible and
manure rs highly rs practicable. Plants
do not tolerate near neighbors of their
own species. Our soils are not covered
with grass plants lhickly enough. Man
absolutely requires II mixed diet 1t is
Just the same with our animals. The
fields on Il farm should be so arranged
as to come into bloom the proper time for
cutting, successfully. Varieties lha, do
not bloom at the same time should not be
sown together.
Mr.. Poor OF Andovet, inquired what
process we should take in view OF the
present situation.
Mr.. Gould replied the treatment just
recommended was the best he knew.
He recommended setting apart Just n
square rod in plot and trying different
fertilizers, carefully noting effects and
weighing produce, leaving one plot with
out dressing AS standard.
EVENING SESSION.
Warren Colburn of Kcnnebec, read an
essay upon "Gtass lands and Culture"
ID. ii. Thing of Mt. Vernon, read an
essay entitled "Stick-to t.ive.ness,"
sharp, pertinent production that hit the
mark intended. He thinks Maine equal,
all things considered, to any section oil
the country and counsels sticking by the
old parental State.
THURSDAY.
The topic of the disposal OF the State
appropriation, devoted last year to the
encouragement of wheat growing and
Farmers clubs.
The discussion was participated in by
Secretary Goodale. Colburn of Kenne.
bee, Walker Of Sagadahoc. Howes of
Knox, Adams of Franklin, Doe of York.
S. l.. Boardman. and others. 1t was
finally disposed of in the same manner
as last year, viz: half to farmers clubs
and half to general farm Improvement.
T. S. Gold opened discussion on the
topic OF Production of Milk