Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-09-25

, and away from round his bushes, and his
time Of too much Importance to fool it
away over garden truck. Result of the
systems DR.. Clark had all the currsnts
he could use in a large family, some to
give his neighbor, and sold about three
: bushels in Lewiston-his neighbor didn't
get enough to use himself, and would
have gone without any pies and sauce,
had not the doctor kindly given him a
few currants. By little care the doc
tor raised large amount Of grapes. I
have known him TO get l6O pounds off
single vine. Minot is a town where .
majority Of the farmers tell me at is i'm
possible 10 raise onions in this climate"
In their very town Mr.. Millett was
raising few years ago, and think now,
on an average 400 bushels of onions a
year. He says he has never had any
trouble, and can raise onions as easily
and surely as potatoes. Some kinds Of
wool used by Mr.. Robinson are cleaned
by mixture Of guano, soda ETC., dissolv-
ed in water. This used to run to waste.
Mr.. r. had large tight tank made so
it could be put on wheels. He put the
liquid in this and spread it over sections
of his grass land. The grass on these Sec
tons was so much greener and stouter that
the difference could be plainly seen from
the road. Every farmer knows that if
corn is heavily manfred in the hill. and
the next year laid down to grass, with.
out disturbing the ground much the
position Of each hill is plainly outlined ty
a richer and ranker growth.
To return to my subject One part Of
the farm when it came into Mr.. Robin
sons hands consisted of low, rather wet
fats, covered with cradle knowls, on
which there was thick growth Of bush.
es and few scattering trees. The in
come from this ''hat" was about one
cent every ten years. He put on crew
of men, who cut the trees. cleaned of the
bushes, pulled out the s;umps, leveled
the cradle knowls, put good drain
through it, and planted it to potatoes.
The wood got out of the trees and the
whole Of the crops raised upon it, more
than paid the cost Of getting it into grass.
1t is now splendid grass land. ~
Mr.. Robinson raises considerable
wheat. He has never failed to get
good crop. Some years he gets "a bush
els to the acre. He has also fine young
pear orchard, which gives good crop
this year, and promises well for the fu.
ture. He makes good deal Of butter.
On the day I interviewed him. he had a
bank check for quite little sum he had
Just received for butter sent to Lawrence,
Mass.
Mr.. Robinson has one disadvantage to
work against, which the common farmer
has not l.: that is he is not practical
farmer himself, but large mill owner,
and has to hire everything done on his
farm. He pays one man one dollar a
day rain or shine the year round, also
giving him all the fire wood and kerosene
he can use. During the six summer
months he gives a second man the same
wages and just now has three men to
work on his farm. The united wages of
these men make large sum in the course
Of 4 year. most of which a common farm
er could save. / do not mean BY this
that farmers time is not worth any
thing, but only that there is diferance
between doing the work yourself and
hiring q man for a dollar day rain or
shine, whether he works or not, to do the
same work. But farmers who spend
most of their time loafng round the store,
squirting tobacco juice on thesteve, find
ing fault with the government, m aking
fun Of the poor ideas and poorer gramner
Of the newspaper correspondents and in
enthusiastically explaining how much bet
ter they could do if they were only Pres
ident, and how much more interesting
they could make the local papers, must
not expect their wealth to swell as fast
as would their dried apple if exposed to
soaking rain. '-.ae 30 ia a
b., If o man can 90 onto farm in Oxford
County and do as we'll as M. Robinson
who does not even pretend to be 9 prac-
teal farmer, has done, they can accum-
ulate q handsome competence in lesi
than twenty yean--an income NOT sK-
posed 10 the usual risks Of trade, obut
which is sure to increase in value every
year, SO long as properly cared for. Is
there any other occupation or business in
this part Of the country, which offers such
such certain, and such speedy returns {
NH. RANDALL, 0NbA PETITaJURY
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