Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-10-28

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s.noe. And sl.o the peculisri,is. q
the soil mus, influence biz saor,s.-ihs
nearns. 20 markets and the amount of
help iha, b. can command. All thsse
nus, b. taken into consideration When
be lay. the plan. for b. farm ~ofL.
Ba, never can the ole Industry q farm
b. ben, wholly IN one dirrc,ion without
an ultimate failure. because such q course
il NJ, na,ural.--it docs no, falhll the
condition, q natural and successful TO
t.,ion q erOF. Even Mr. Terry, the
creates, q specialists. depends upon an
occasional crop q wheat in convection
9TH hs po,a,oe. and gas. TO furaish
the desired variety.
In place, -here special line q farm
ing ha. been follo.ed foF series Of years.
there has Away. been = marked deisriora-
ton Of crops. followed by an exhausted
condition. Of the soil that wAs very bard
10 overcome. We zee no reason Why
some crop for which the 'Oil Of the farm
Is particularly adapted. and which can
BE- readily marketed, may no, be largely
planted. and depended upon for an In
come. But never should the practice be
followed in a way TO dePle,e the soil, or
in any way remove the fertility Of the
farm. We believe that with generous
mAnuring. large crops may Be raised and
,,ill improve the condition Of the farm.
And in order to do this. there mus, Be
some way q producing fertilizers; and
how better can this be done than by the
practice Of mixed farming
II. upon actual application Of book
keeping principles TO the business Of rAi'-
ing young stock. there seems a los., still
/, you'd no, do 20 sell the fodder from
the farm unle.. We have some way Of
procuring il readily a, our own doors.
Mr.. Terry put. srea, dependence upon
tillase. and use. bu, little manure com
para,iysly. Keeping in eOns,an, use on
hi. small farm Eve horses. which are KEEP,
constantly busy blowing, eal,ivAiins. etc.
lie own. every tool ,hA, helps make the
working Of the soil easy and uses them
To their fulle., capacity. II our Oxford
County farmer. would use them IN the
thorough preparation Of their soil. the
manure which they are to 50 much en-
pen,e and trouble TO procure would 20
much farther
There may be way TO cultivate the
soil aud raise good crop. at the same
time keeping the fertility a, It's CREATES,
limit. without the use Of manure. but II
30, the farmers Of today do no, know
VIA, il i.. And by judicious system
Of mixed farming all the value Of the
crop. Coz manurial purposes may be re-
turned to the soil to aid in keeping up it,
prodae,isenss. and help produce future
crops
A man may BE- 80 situated ,ha, he de-
sire. TO raise large amount Of money
and esnnO, Wal, to produce !, by being
honest With his farm. bu, mus, put !, q,
once to its highe., capacity for CROP
raising without returning It's equivalent.
Ba, ruin follows close upon such a course.
IL /. hard for a farmer to pay interest
money, but better for him TO do Il than
TO rob bis farm.
Whether labor 10 drsdgery OF plea
sure depends upon tbs manner 10 which
/, is performed. The ligh,es, labor be-
come. ,ediOa. when performed without,
any love for it, while the most t're'0me
become. ligh, when . willing heat. =
cheerful mind and q true genuine love
for IL /. instilled into the nature Of the
l.bOrr. SO. perhaps. II Mr.. Terry had
a real love for snimals-,he feeding OF
his pigs. hi. hens. bis calves and his
sheep would no, have been % tedious
The principle OF concentrating ones en-.
ersies instead Of scattering them Is coz
rect. hut also. variety Is essential to the
comfort and happiness Of every one.
And IL our energies are concentrated upon
the farm and all side issues excluded. the
variety Of mixed farming will add rest
to our YORK and both farmer and farm
be benefited. This 10 no idle picture.
but ~ill stand the most searching exam
nation into i,s principle without, showing
any errors or impossibili,iss. Don't b
ever shiisins and varying from one shias