The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-03-01
tivene4s Of bis farm aid thus increase n.

tiveness Of his furm aid thus increase y Y
own revenues In the same proportion " Y
the productive power Of his land y iii-
creased and helps 10 build UP. All other
industries that pertain to civilization and
invites the manufactories TO our doors,
not only to manufacture our wool thui
help consume all either agricultural 'spro-
ducts. The manufacturer Il not the
enemy of the farmer. small politicians
and some 80 called political econoniis.s q
the contrary notwithstanding. WhiIethe
great battle IL ii te fought in favor y
cIeep transportation, let ~ call Ia such
auxilljprissA ~ building ~ home marss'
and the growing Of such ,productsas pay
the least for transportation
Twill next call your attention to the
statement Of Mr.. Perley Of Maine. on the
subject Of old established orchards and
pasturfng them with sheep.
"After tile trees get large enough to take
care ,,f themselves. il becomes a pretty
serious question what We shall do. My
Judgment is--sl6ject to change when
see reason TO cllange-to run the orchard
10 grass and pastureit with sheep. other
things lido; but calves are dangerous
hogs are dangerous. They bark the trees
and 10 viii sheepsometinIes, II you .,as-
ture too clt,se; but take II all IN all, / lad
rather have .lleepin my orchard than
any other stock; HEY manure IL NOR.
evenly they enricliit in peculiar way
There Is something III the old saying, that
sheep leaves golden tratks.m know
they manure 4 piece Of ground better than
any other stock. Allow me again, 20 cite
my own experience. have an orchard
ofa little over four acres, one which my
father had plowe,i and plantedaudmowet
aud hoed. when took, the farm the
orchard was runsut and for ten years
hardly got $40 profit outof il. ! under.
took 20 cultivate II. In plowing the roots
would stick up AL sboafA Itwas terribly
dIscouraging. Imapurcd II bat sill th,
APPLES did not come. Going into tina
field one day whenit was iil potatoes,
made up my mind would never put q
plow iLto that orchard again. live asslonE
as might and left the potatoes in III,
hills, | never again put the plow in bu
left il 10 grow up 10 grass ifit would Littl,
or ndthing has been doueto 1t tsincs ex'
cept 10 pasture sheep. turned In half {
d,y,n !, ,ir., and Ia cnr ~ 6va vear,
incr..s.d =, ,w.,,v a, ,w.,,v Ace Nov
o,r tl,a ..,lt m. .beon we're turned q,
n ls;s no ACCOUNT WA. t,k.n until 1850
Th.n I ~, ssl h,,sh,.ls snuI,s. There ar
aao ,.a..e Il, ~ .,.,,.rd ~ a,o,on ,..r
80. ,Sca u ,S-, In.,...,.as q az a.sha,
s.,,..' - I'M. -. ...a. ,s,,,.h hran,n, i,
:. @ ".o oa ee s..',ss I - .s,s,.,.
so,v,o ~. - sAv'a''e .,, - ~ -, .,.,e,
'''''e '".o .''e'' 'e'''s "'s W. p'e4'
over ahu ABOVE expenses o' sf'oo''s.
nave chasgea 'ne cost o' isnc"s' IN
cort o. tue iittle iha'ii're paiupon y an'
toe cost q r"n'e understanding that
needed. ] have charged = per cent, o
the estimated value tor rent aud taxes
aud over and beyond all those expense
that land has paid me over 500 ayea
prutit per acre, aud all did was simpl.
To turn Il pasture, putting IL sheep. Id,
not think PUT on 80, worth Of any othe
kind of manure. tf
II will not do 10 plow ali OLD orchar,
and break off the roots III any consiierahl,
quantity thsy need their roots. Tn,
@ s',,.s ,.,,..,a /. :, ,a,,,rays ,h. land i,
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