Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-05-01
REPORT OF THE MIDDLE INTER
VALE FARMERS CLUB.
BETHEL.

marked tina, farming don't pay: said
he did not think we hear so much about
the question as we did few years ago.
Ii was a well-known fact that a severe
financial panic affected not only the farm
er but all other occupations that we had
nearly outgrown that, and there was
not so much chance to complain, though
there was a certain class among farmers,
as in all other occupations, who, by the
too liberal use of strong drink, tobacco,
and other needless expenses, would al
WAYS complain of hard times but if q
farmer would attend TO his farm, keep
his farming tools housed, and everything
upon the farm in good order, there was
not not much trouble but that he would
succeed.
!. T. Kimball said, how much money
a farmer must save besides keeping MS
farm and tools in good repair and sup
porting family to say that his farming
operations paid, he was not going to say;
he was aware aware after many farmers
did do that, they did not have much left
unless they had some other branch Of
business connected with their farm. As
a general thing there is no other occupa-
ton where people lived so prudently as
the farmer. That if farmer had a cap
ital to help him above his farm he could
make it pay him much better.
On Kimbal said, as a general thing
farmers do not attend TO their farms as
they should we are apt to spend too
much time in riding around, and also
spend much money needlessly compared
to what We should if we were at home TO
work upon our farms. Many had failed
by making a specially Of some particular
crop that failed to bring price that
would pay for raising. If farmer
would devote as much time 10 his farm
operations as the merchau; does to his
business, he would make his farm pay
him much better.
Porter Farwel. said, few years ago
he, ike many other young men, thought
i; would pay him better to 90 to farming
than 70 work cut by the month in MS
OWL mind thought there was no trouble
bu, he could make it pay him a good
profit, bu: found it much different from
wh-. he expected; though he knew he
oil no, work as hard, and found much
time TO I;ie around and enjoy himself,
w-.ah might account for small profits,
financially.
An. Carte, said, you ask almost any
farmer il his farm pays him, and he viii
at once te,. YOU Doe. bg, very few keep an
acc9au, OF their farm so they can really
L.. whether !; pays them or not; II they
do no; btIrs the year around, they think
j; has no; paid them, even il they have
ma4e many Improvements and supported
o l.r,e f.uiI, upon their farm; considered /.
a man could buy farm, and support a
family much easier than he could with |
tine wages he could earn and the interest /
on bis money invested in farm; thought |
As t. general thing we have not confidence /
enough IN our farms or ourselves to farm
ca . large scale enough, because we have /.
lc. the money TO purchase fertilizers or
or Implements that We think would pay |
] G.. K,mball said, he could no; give /
ans better answer than because We don't |
attend 90 our business. We are riding I
around Too much, or trying to carry on |
some other business aside from our farm, /
and If We do not make money in SO do /
ing. blame our farms. He knew almost /
any farm, if rightly managed, would re-
,lsa q good profit.
G.. y. Kimball said, there was no other
occupation that man was SO sure Of a .
coed living, enjoy good health and bring
up family OF children, as that Of farm
ing; TO be sure, the profits were not al
ways large, neither are they in any occu-
patton 10 all who engage in them; thought /
tina: Jdsaios had much to do taking our
profts-we do not want to be behind the
times and buy little to much that we
could get along without quite well.
Henry Farwen said, farmer is gen.
syally making improvements upon his
farm, buying farming tools and making
many repairs that take quite sum of
money, which should be credited to the
profits Of the farm; did not think, as a
rule, farmers worked as many hours as
almost any other occupation, yet most of
them get good living.
Owing to the GOODNESS of the season,
and the bad condition of the roads for
travel at this time of the year, the Club
adjourned to meet ths second Thursday
n November next, at the school house in
District No. II. Thus closes, for the