Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-05-12
agricultural,
FeiO England agricultural Ctub.
Yt... RTe.tyoU A.. Maine.
ICoSCLUDED

I ltsi RAtihlitA ~ h"N b'NNNt ~ N'Ns'~
with Oxen or Horses; he said Oven
Said he: either of them are expensive"
but, he added, "lhc last end OF a pair OF
oxen will bring money enough 10 bny
another pair, but the LAST end Of horse
is a dollar out TO pay somebody for bury
ing him Tho horse has injured Tic
State of Maine moro than any other ono
thing. Notwithstanding her knoXcs.
Drcws, llam5letonians, Eltons, etc, etc.
the business, as whole, has been los
ing one; very many Of our farmers have
got into it, and they aIc as ready and as
anxious to get out of il rs they were 10
get into IT, The per cent. OF fast and
high priced ones is too small to make
the business Profitable. | consider It =
great misfortune to farmer 10 raise
lasl horse and sell it fora high price; The
second one don't often turn out 50 well,
but he had forgotten tho Oil saying that
lightning don't strike but once in the
same place. The cost Of Tic horse, so
or 500 10 start with, the us5 OF the
mare, expense ol feeding such colts. a5
they must have the best there j. upon the
larln, then the shocing. caub.es aaI
harness. and time and money in training.
,hcu get beat by some common pace
colt OF horse, which IS often tie case I'm Ter
our system Of breeding. Thee has ST.
dom been but one good side, and hence
no certainty ui "a good colt, because since
Gen. Knox. although he beat in that re
pee, perhaps any OIL or horse in the State
and improved the stock very much, il was
not enough to make it = paying busi
ness Tor farmers, with sucl mares rs The
most OF them have. and have had. in al
past time to breed from.
| consider cows. sheep, swine and
poultry the mo.t profitable tor luc farmers
OF Maine at the present time. Good hay
will keep COWS aud sheep, and cows II
keep swine. and ssiuo vii make large
quantities Of good manure, il kept prop
ctly at wols. Us will also COWS. and sheep,
ami tia. properly applied to the ho.ds.
(sprcad upon the surface Of p'opghed
ground aad narrowed iu) viii increase
the crop Of hay, which is Mc ciop Of aIl
other Tor the Stale Of lIa!ao, with her
scattered population.
The farmers of Maine caaaot do
enough at any specially they may rGr in
to to make any percep.5ic change in ;hc
markets Of the world for that specially;
hence, If there is ono thing more than
another with which they can sue.
cccd any better. the sooner they adopt it
the better, they are safest with such plo-
duciions as arc wanscl for every csyS
consumption.
Observation has demonstrated 10 my
mind tha. good feed will double the
capacity OF mo-t OF our native COWS for
batter and cheese, and the extra product
will not only pay for the sN,ra feed, but
for the whole feed. leaving ono-hali Of
The product q net income, growing out
of good feed; then The manure Is rs
much better as the feed Is better. aad ihe
same rule applies to other stock. rs l
demonstrated on former occasions, Hhcn
a member OF the Board of Agriculture,
which l I'LL not repeat, as it vii. soaad
old and stale, to those who have lccn
obliged TO hear nc. Ignorance. wi.ful
ignorance, is NJ the bouom Of al. .roub,c,,
and it IS no longer an cXeJsci he BOOKS
are open TO al, changes and Improvements
are recommended to all, net 10 make
lhcir laoors more, hat to make them less;
to make their expenses less and their
ploiiis more; lie cjcaiou,iylciec.s without
hearing upon anything that Suggests =
change in their accustomed operations.
No good can possibly conc oaI OF
Nazareth; AMI thus they dsaS c'oug.
with time hanging heavy upon maag OF
them. They don'l Ike to bother wi.h
Investigations; Ike the apprentice who
was 10 have so much education hom his
master. said he was rot goinr T. iouolc
himself about it; it was his ma tcIs lus
incss by agreement,
Those that cannot bc couus ,i,el cannot
be helped, and that number embraces
large majority of OR farmers; although
extra enoits arc beag made and much
labor done. designed for their Jeaclit,
their progress is SLOW; and when il viii
become geIcial, like Improvement in all
other Lind of busiless, time only can
tell /. looks dark for at least The pres
cnt generation; wo can tell VIA, las
been. and what IS, bat what is To come
we can only conjecture.
Thanking You for your Indulgence and
kind attention during the brief time |
have occupied. close with the hope that
the doiugs at this meeting may be con.
ducive oi great good to the people OF
this community, to the agriculturist gen.
orally throughout New England, and our
whole country.
The maddcSt individual in America
IS Delaware man who has been taking