Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-03-16
For the OXFORD DLAo
Profits of Farming.

than they can keep in The best COM '''''i
Nieo, milk and manure are the three o.
ise,s aimed at in feeding stock. II ten
tons oi hay is just enough TO keep a
dozen head OF cattle in the right condi'
ton. nothing whatever is gained. elmer
IN msat milk or manure by distributing
,ba, amount OF hay TO fifteen head, 1t Is
strange wha, notions even intelligent
man have in regard to making manure
in the idea that the animal makes the
manure.
There is sense, OF course IN winch
this is true. Stoves make ashes ana "
still makes whisky. and to the same ex'
,apt Il i true that an animal makes ma
nnre. but in fact tits the wood that makes
the ashes and the corn that produces the
whisky and the food that makes The ma
mira The amount aud value oil the
ashes will be regulated by the quantity
and quality of the wood consumed ana
this is equally true Of the manure MS
value depends OIL the food, the amman
adds nothing to it. The old idea is that
the stock makes the manure. The truth
is. il keep four times as much stock as
now keep, should not-unless bought
more iood-make one more particle Of
manure than now make, with tins eN'
cepron: Now il bought animals IN
GOOD condition and kept them Until lhey
cot ,bin. the amount Of flesh lost might
be food in the manure; or should any 81
the animals die, might get an increase
of manure from their carcass. Int this l.
rather an expensive method . making
manure. though, am sorry TO say. not
very uncommon one
am Of the opinion tba, good farming
is no, the amount OF stock We keep. but
the amount of beet. mutton, wool, pork
poultry. eggs, butter and cheese we pro
duee I'm wear. Farmers may make ma
nure without making meat. but they can
no. make meat without making manure
so much Tor leaks in farming. Not long
since remember OF hearing one OF my
brother farmers say he found in doing
chores a very serious leak lie tried to
make money by working on, Tor other
people and neglected his chores. llisno
use TO buy nice stock and not take care oil
it. Another great leak is to buy on credit
though in some cases II eonid not De
avoided. Another leak Is, farm ers should
be with their hired help and see that they
attend 10 their business. Farmers should
have a comfortable house to live in, and
+ slick up" around i, and keep the fences
and barn in good repairs.
The farmer should remember one caIi
vel led is worth half dozen halt led
So with fruit trees; a small orchard well
taken care OF is worth more than large
one half cared Tor. Another leak is, not
doing things in proper season hogs leo
/ late. milking done. regularly amounts
to a great deal in year. Another u.s. we
I keep 100 poor stock and 10 mol feed high
enough Oar best iArmerl Ie' me they
never buy or use phosphate OF patent
fertilizers OF any kind; gather all The
breaks aud leaves 10 the lores. al q quar-
ter OF the cost OF the patent hnmbug' Tor
bedding stock through the cold winter
months increasing the manure Tor The
mex, season; have always believed that
the irst principle Of farming is manure
second. manure third, manure; forth. DO
what We DO well. and keep down the
weeds. No one can afford 10 raise TWO
crops in Que year, one being weeds.
An analysis by Prof. johnson, OF Yale
College. Of sixteen different kinds OF Ter
ulizers. some OF which are sold as high
as So ton. show that q yerJ large pro
portion OF them are WORTHLESS. One
specimen selling al s2S ton was shown
to be really worth as a fertilizer, y 33-
Many farmers TAIL by changing from
one thing TO another; perseverance viii
do wonders on = farm as veil SIS any
where else.
The way to wealth by farming IS As
plain and As easy as IN any o.ber kind oil
business. Live within your means; Oe
honest and frugal let Industry and at
,ennon 20 his farm aud stock be the aim
81 every farmer. and in fact every one
engaged in business. that ne may leave
the world the better Tor his living.
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