Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-01-21

mon on the whole duty OF man, some
what hard to accomplish in halt an hour.
What shall say will be csleSlaIsd lol tho
meridian OF Concord. but with slight
variation may, like the almanac DC adj
apted 10 other ATTITUDES. Ny attempt
will-bS to embody in compact form sush
suggestions rs / would make 10 8 man
who was about 10 begin farming IN Con-
cord.
First. No profit is made, except upon
large crops. and this implies thorough eul'
tiyation. with high manuring LABOR I"
50 expensive that we cannot afford to s1-
pend it without fair prospect OF large
returns, and IL costs nearly as much labor
to cultivate an acre yieldin. hall CROP.
Is on one that yields tall clop. indeed
il costs more in the long run. 10 Keep
down weeds OK poorly cultivated heId
than IN one carefully tillod II Is true
though not new, that NO cultivate too
much land. The want OF manure limits
The extent OF our operations, and the
problem is 10 apply the manure We can
make or procuSs to the quantity OF land
most profitable. Limiting our labor and
manure TO the extent OF baud that We san
thoroughly manage. We must thorough
drain. pulverize. clean aud all. Dram
age on al soils where watOr Is within
two feet Of the surface in any part OF the
growing season. is essential. On many
farms ia ConCord. 500 expended IN
drainage would add $500 value 10 The
arm. and tue expenditure would rsturn
iu cash in two years lea la. river
town. Ike ours. every wet spot usar our
dwellings,, cured hy drainage, IL grain
ilou chances tor exemption irom ty-
ploid levers aud rheumatism. The
Board OF Health assure u th-t iyphoids
prevail moro in the rural districts than in
The towns. and that lacy Is well ~ con-
sumption are oiIen induced Jy sol mus
ayc. aud hali-drsiued ri! Is iAr worse
than soil wet AL the year
Then we must thoroughly plough,
harrow. cultivate aud weed The Held. |
believe in deep pioughiug in all The land
worth our cultivation. never SAW
man who did not advocate deep culsivA-
,ion in gardens. howeysr Thin he kept
The soil oil his fields. and cur culture
should approach 10 garden culture, to be
profitable.
To cultivate thorodghly, NC need good
implements. and such laying out Of our
fields that the horsc may perform most OF
the work. think can raise ten bush
els Of roots Jy fold culture Tor less labor
than can raise one bushG Jy hand cul-
ture.
Every farmer should own al the COM
mon tools. No one can sffOrd to borrow
plouchs. cultiyators OF small tools, how
ever GOOD usi.hJors &c may have. The
time it taxes 10 borrow and relurn them,
and the wai,in. tor them when in uIe,
costs far more than the price of,he tools.
Land Is cheap with Us. and it Is often
economical 10 leave he-dlsnds il grass
10 turn upon. especially in small fruit
culture. aud the culturs OF tender vegs-
tables which are Injured " IrcsdiuE. l
was laugh, th4l this EAs sioNealI farm
ing. but leaNs uup.ougbed headlsnds
even in my potato fields.
Secondly. lie, Us see what are paying
crops. We often hear this question dis
cussed in our club, as II any crop Is =
pawn. crop that costs less than it is
worth. lean raise com al City cents \
bushel. i, IL said. aud il is worth seventy
i've. and 30 it pays. This is not the
whole truth. though in a sense !. - true.
Your fam j. worth say $1,000. You have
manure Tor ,eu aciS. ct corn aud nothing
else on Your hocd land, Ind raise 400
bushels which cost you 600. and il is
worth $50 And YOU have slOO clean
profit. which will about ay.taIes. That
i, not paving crop because not = crop
that, in connection with your grass and
gain crop, can give ven far living
Il Is not q pAyiH. crop, because not the
crop that pays The best. and because In
that crop YOU cannot sompe!c with the
great West. We SHOULD rai.s t1s crops
most profitable, aud No, cusosg our
farms with crops ,h.l Jiv.d snail returns.
In ny opinion 80 cannot AfOrd to raise
weat OF csru or OstS. Tor lhs grain.
doubt whether rye should not 70 added TO
the list OF e1empts, although rye -
convenient aud prohtsbls crop. consider
ing the high price Of straw. | AIN not
sure that We DO no, lose more than the
value Of the crop. in tho exhaustion OF
the land and being sooner compelled 10
plough il again. For fodder. corn and
oats and nlillet Ind rye are no doub, prof.
table to the milk producer C.itlsUis-
ing is out OF tLe question, because we
10 better with mi.ch cows. purchased
when grown. Sheep might 90 prohta-
Die on some farms. were it not for cost
OF fencing anew, our walls ard Iail
fences being worthless against sheep.
Apple orchards nave been profitable, but
their day is past. that Is, the day for plant
ing them anew. Though in ons sense
they may pay, re can DO better with
land good enough Tor an orchard.
Milk has hitherto been \ profitable