Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-07-08
SUCCESSFUL FARMING.

Others who are trying 10 elevate the bosi-
ness and place II on The same plane withpro-
fcsslonal and manufacturing industries.
Last Tuesday he took the publlsher Of This
paper 10 ride through tina, portion OF Paris
known a. the SWEET uelghboFhood. Many /
OF the early settlers Of Paris located la
that vicinity. and the irsi Congregational |
church was built there. Il was quite a
neighborhood before the now large and
euterprising village Of South Paris wss
settled. The district Is south OF South
Paris. and The farms he ON a north slope
The land l. very fertile. Mr. Hammond
says this i some Of The best farming land
10 Paris Among The farmers here located
ARE W. a W. n. SWEET They have alarge
farm, are interested In bees and run milk
route Into South Paris. They keep rom
a dofeu % tNcuty.hvc COWS. Dca. Rice
has a farm OF fourteen acres of tillsgc land
and fourteen % wood. containing some
nice timber Mr Rice would Ike % eel
bis place. A. hi. health u poor and De u
not able 20 carry 10 on. Here Is The old
Thomas St0wcl farm, one of the early
settled spots. The farm has heea ca, up
into several small tracts. Also The old
Gideon Bolster farm, with the old time
mansion aud oommodious out.hulldlngs,
and tie white farm. All OF these places
have been subi.ylici since The early set
,lcrs located on them
We started from ,hs ilil particularly 10
sec that par, OF the white farm which IL
owned by David ~ True, osl of South
Paris. Mr.. True has one hundred acres of
land. about twenty Eve OF which arc under
cultivation. Mr.. True Is farming for prof
o. ne says 10 pays, that last year bis in-
yestmcut 10 the farm returned siX per cent
clear. Ills theory Is that every acre %
uuago iani shoad support one bead Of
stock. and for that ot'ect be- is working.
Last season ho w.ntcgci one yoke oxcn,
two yokes steers. seven cows, Eve calves,
twcuiy.foar sheep aud horse.
Mr.. True irsi showed us a yeir.lng
Swiss bull. which g.r,hs Eve feet four
Inches He Is Zoe animal. and came
from Judge Burbsnks white Mountain
stock Yarn az shelbufne, \. II. Mr. True
was unable % sccutc a female of his
breed. bot O. crossing h.m with various
animals To- orier 90 ascertain what j. The
best grade % bc obtained. ilc has served
tWeuty-eirht cows This season, ani neNt
summer w. shall be- able o. teli something
o. bis progeny. The breed Is famous ior
hri.hooi ani milking qualities. Some
rate them second o. che Jerseys for butter
cows. This animal o. a thoroughbred from
Imported stock. Mf. True has also a spicn.
dli grade $50 Hereford ball calf which
give. promise OF mak.ug Doe stock AMI
ma
We found iao pig. placed in hurdles.
which are located la an orchard AMI moved
tom lag 90 Gay. sd hcy VII thoroughly
sir thc ground over ihe entire fsli. dur
Ing the season. THIS L. recommended ~
scientific farmers and orohariisis. Mr.
True has no, gone into fancy pigs, bai De
has two Bcrkshircs, some mixed breeds,
aui rev chcstcrs.
Mr.. True has made quite a sensation
among ihe farmers by hl. method ofplant
Ing corn AMI caring Cor 90 by machinery.
ne has two ls.is of aholt tvo acres each.
ueplowe.l them aul narrowed them In ihc
uslsi manner fof fci coca. giving mcm
M more attention than Isl usual amoog
fsrmsr. VIII nMng. Cora Planter.
one man aus a hoy che whole was planted.
phosphate dropped. ani covered in haifa
diy Tho machine drops tic corn nui
plo.pasie .n row. ant covers hem by
means of large wheel. which dcprcsscs
thc ground over the rows. When thc
corn bad come up well. aTaomts smooth
ing Harrow whs run over ths whole piece
o. root oui tho weeds. which 10 lIi very
Thoroughly The corn has come up la The
depression maize BY thc covering wheel.
aui thc harrow passed over 10 without ln-
.arlng or upcooilrg BE- Thu, barrow ng
has been done twice. covering tircc rows
or corn ai "a drawing. ami requiring but
Few hour. to go over the who'll nrlt. Very
ltu. hari work Is Repaired byih.. method
only Few weeds o. Pol pulei aui The
corn ihlnnci oat The corn grows La rows
ani 9. cultivated only one way Farmers
say that This method may work wei ou
smooth. well prepared ,ni. blt would n1i
DO Mr ori'nay farming NJ True has
demonstrated that Ii works vel Loo ori.n-
Any eases ul. iani Isl stony. aud one
piece vas fll of twitch grass. bias thc
corr looks well and promises Cine yielf.
very l.tilc OF twas iniurcd by what seems
a rough method of cultivation. Mr. True
says De- shall run cu'usaior between the
rows Until ,he stalks are so stf as 30
break ty ihe wh'Hisiree when De vii
cease % give 10 any attention un harvest
time.
TIE delds arc being renovated. by plow.
lng AMI seeding Mr. True has some Zoe
feld. seeded with oats. The oats BE- cuts
green when DO the milk. and feeds, think
log be gets most value from them In this
WAY. while "a gives the grass a better
chance to start before cold weather Than
II The oats were ripened aud ihrcshed. Mr..
Hammond says he does not recommend
sowing grass with oats, but thinks part
Of the objection i removed by this
method
There are some six hundred and my
,hriny apple trees GA this place. Many
OF them are trees which have sprung up
OF themselves, bat which have been well
cared Tor aud grated Mr. lsaac Cum
Mugs and family are on this place and
have charge OF the farming operations.
Mr.. Trac has just purchased another
farm about hall a mile south Of this place.
Il Is known a. the Perley farm, and con-
talns three hundred acres. There Is
comfortable dwelling on the place and
ba.n forty by eighty feet. with good Gel
lar under H. Mr.. True pastures bis stock
on this place. Among the stock are some
nne grade Jerseys, which came from Judge
Burbank's stock farm. one % the mrs,