Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-03-05
OGford County Farmers and
Mechanics COnUenti0n.

The Convention met, according to adj
jcurnment, on Tuesday, Feb. 2Sth, at the
Court House. in our village. The severi
ty OF the weather was such that but few
assembled, and al adjournment to after
noon was made.
: The afternoon session was also small,
but the Convention organized, and pro.
ceeded to elect officers, n follows:
William SWEET OF Paris, President ;
Gesrge +. Gibson OF Norway. Record
ing and Corresponding Secretary; A. Nj.
Carter OF Bethel, Treasurer; the Presi-
dent, Ezra Jewell of Woodstock, j. A.
French OF Norway, A. ID. White OF Buck
field. |. G.. Kimball oil Bethel. Executive
Committee.
The first topic considered was The
best variety ui Potatoes. aud best mode
of cultivation
Col. A. ID. White oil BuckGeId. said he
could only give his own individual ex-
perience in raising potatoes. He almost
always raised them OH the sod with once
blowing; very rarely plowcd twice be-
tore planting. His best results have
been from manuring in the hill with the
coarSeSt manure; he experimental on
light land as follows: In six rows he
dropped the manure on the potatoes; in
another six he dropped The potatoes on
the manure, and spread the manure
broadcast upon anothe. six rows. The
best result was obtained in the Lrst case,
and the next best in the second case. lie
! has usually raised the White Mountain
aud Orono potatoes; the former has run
out with him. but the latter yields well;
/ for common field potato has raised
nothing better than the Orono; he uses
all the potatoes he raises on his own
/ farm.
/ Mr.. J. A. French of Norway expert
meuted The past season on an old hop
seld twelve square rods The got barrel OF
/ Phnnix, formerly called the Chamberlain,
because Mr.. {. had procured from plant
/ iug the ball or seed OF the Orono and
had re produced the variety, and it yield
{ ed v1sty more than the Orono he spread
two cords OF manure to the acre. and put
a'eompoSi OF lime, ashes salt and plaster
/ in each hill, and the resul. was 81 bush
e. and u pounds. Laplands on the same
grounl, treated in the same manner, did
no, do half as we'll, and Oronos not more
/ than hall a. well.
Mr.. Elbrdge Forbes OF Paris, used y
compost nearly like Mr. Frcnch's, and
when the potatoes were dug 1t was
ctked anl hard like mortar.
Mr.. French replied that probably it was
rot properly composted; that our soils
required lime, aud this deficiency was
the cause OF our grain lodging; that in
/ California grain A. tall ~ man would
never lodge.
Geo. r. Hammond oi Paris. said he
raised Orono> principally, ON new ground.
used plaster and ashes-had planted on
/ land tai. OF witch grass and hoed them
three times-soi good crop, say 25O
/ bushels To the acre-lried horse manure,
phosphate, plaster aud sSl.es found the
/ last two the best Liked Peltengill's
horse hoe closed, To cultivate. Usually
get 100 bushels on sod land, and 25O
from cid, MANFRED.
Horatio Austin produced variety
called tho Coebrook seeding, which is n
nice table potato. better than the Early
/ Rose-ttied tour rows in my garden with
four OF Early Rose--got many more OF
the Cole5rook.
V. ID. Paris spoke OF the Peach Bow
variety u. the best he had ever raised.
Put ON ashes. lime and plaster on 4 field
broken up one season and had good
crop and nice quality believes the re.
suit was obtained by neulrallzing the
acidiiy OF the new soil with the alkali.
y. W. Pierce. OF Norway. said the
Early Rose needed sandy land. and they
would not rot in that
DR.. +. II. Brown, OF Paris, being call
ed upon said he had not experimental in
raising potatoes. He wanted to know
what the remark meant that potato WIS
Reproduced from the seed. The seed OF
The potato, like that OF the apple, did not
produce like.
j. a. French said il the ball OF an
Orouo would produce other varieties, why
not it, own? He thinks Mr.. Chamber
lain OF FoXcrolt has reproduced the
Otouo from the seed. aud got better po-
tato, but like the other, and it appears TO
DC reproducing. Potatoes brought
from the eastern part of the State do
better here than our varieties.
DR.. Brown thought il was not very
practicable, to try 20 get good seed, by
experimenting so much to reproduce a
particular kind.
Ar. French said il may not be necessa'
~ to get it, like, to get a good kind
; The best of our potatoes come from The
planning of the potato balls. The Cole
brook seeding would not sell nearly as
we'll in Boston, because Of the color
The whites sell best-Jackson Whites OF
, Orouos.
Elbridge Forbes, of Paris, said his
plan was to break up piece OF land ano
, plan, to oats first aud then potatoes
, would put in rotted manure into hills
when he had it-manner was 10 iuuow
shallow, and the Pettengill horse hoe