Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-02-09


lle question OF large COR sinai ilf"s'
Ike mos, others. has 'Uo SIDES. Neither
system of farming can have the preference
under all circumstances; each Is best, both
for high culture aud large profits under
the proper conditions. To attempt large
farming with small means aut limited
executive capacity Is Unwi~e ant quite
sure 90 he Improbable. In's rule would
bm'' farming practice th'- country 20
sma. areas IN mos, eases. A' the sane
time lt is equally true, 10 agriculture IS
IN msnuiecuUn- that the largest return
.or each dollar expended i- obtained hy
systematic operations on large Sysie.-
Thi, has been repeatedly demonstrated in
shis country, as ia foreign lands aud uo-
taelv Ia the West AMI 10 California. This
mas led 70 association Ter conducting the
business Of harvesting. tbrsh.n.. cheese
making, SIS it should .sad 20 steam-plow.
IN and other farm-wo7A, ana wherever
better results NAV be secured By combin-
ing capital and labor 10 the management
Of larEs areas IN general iarm-cu.ture.
4 brief account OF a co-o9era.ive-tsvm
sD,ernrsse IN ENGLAND Is GIVEN below. and
also \ translation and condensation from
record of long and successful experience
IN France. heinz the rergr- OF N. Victor
Ro-;a ., tbe S,,;s,s CORRAL q, ic-.-,.1.
t,,rs de Fyaacs NJ the ,o-arsrstiys farm
oF NJ B;g,oB of Tbsneuiils
The sbI,is1- surn1, ,f oaritsl In Enc.
land and ,le sar.r.lien,s and markell
;,d;v;3Ds1i,v ~ Fr~l;sbre, n,ts tls
nrogrsss of nr,c-i,aI association slower
tba9 in the neigbb1rino country acros.
the channel In England rbs AGRICULTURAL
laborsrs are NOT the owners of the sol. or
-v57 rsntars of the 1sD] tbo,,b tba-s
were torr,sr,y ..rso,n., %, ar ,,s,ssDt r-,.
nr;stors ami IN Wes,morsl,n8 and Cnm.
t.-..n1 -, -rss. ~ ....II ,,,Da,. now n.
..t......- T.--s H.. r-.I - 81
P,,.,n5 l.,s., ,l- -...,.-s,;,, rs o.
80. -.t.-l 49, - -.
go 80 --,--,,. 81, I'D -,
No., ,,,,',.,,-- ~ ...,,,..s lie .Lsr 49,.
eraerr Of Sc soil tbsmsslvss Thsr
furnish the working capital. which often
smoults 60 500 Ter sere. and ia some
case nearer slUO Der acre. In France
there Fl, .arye class Of small pr1prietor.
Who's condition is In few -ssrsets slrarior
a. that ~ the Fngi.b rsbo-s- Nh
divide ami ,1bjivids En- the eourss ~ in.
bsritsa,s. INIT. tba not ~ s,cb E. IN
sufficient for the most mssser waintsp.
ance Tbi, class was in existence bstors
the great revolution. but wa, increased
greatly IN the distribution Of the extern.
slVe landed property Of the church
here is another class perhaps larger than
me peasant proprietor, more numerous
~. southern 'nAH ,- northern districts VINO
nave nave 10 o"nef'a'P OF .and' nut rent
l Ao.u.s,S > . par y 'lS pAYineL'' 81 o
s,''-' - -. 20 '-1o''s' AZ" pa. ~
'e'e,'' ~ -. e--4e' '1I''~7 eyI''''.o'.s'
'.l-''A' - '1'1 n; a'.'s upon slAIe' 10
IS 80 80 >11 az, 'AiI-1ls are
- - - ny .''. s''..'
- - -. ~ -....' 80 -'.-
-. , 80 ',-''' :. ~ pa i. 'i7''1.s "
~ ,,' 80 80 - = o''' O'(.'.'''
49, t '1 , '''''- .''''''' : '-.H'''''
- =. - -, ,o'-- as l..i '..
-. 7,n,.La 49,. -, - M
-, -, - So. - =; = lug ---l'
gsnsrsII the h., go. - "a 80 ,b =. ~
1,o5r,t;vs v. tba-s "a 80. - 49,
.,ccsss of b;,bo~ - bss -
achieved in eo-oneSstion On lsrca and
liberal sale notable oror, wbi,b nv b.
named The
.O-''IS A4'' ( 'AAA W W. Hl'NoN'
Inc intelligent political economist IN
france mas long oewalled the unsatlstac-
tory condition OF trench agriculture, the
dlncultles IN theiWAy OF It's rapid advance
70 al elevated status, among which have
been named ignorance OF The laoorers, IN
crease o. wages ana emigration from the
country Many nave dee.ned the R'sLoysr
system q s5ouIse % agriculture Ihey
81 = 1'iil ming peg Fe'uA's' ignorance
ana in'S7'} ignorance anu misery per,