Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-02-17
PAIL PAsruRISG oF MEADOWS
ICoantry GentlemAnl


Pastures have long been bare. and the
meadows are now the last resort 10 out
foor feeding whether Il IL ludiciOus 70
feed our meadows A. closely ~ some DO, u
ler for each farmer % decide Cor himself
Timothy sOd n fci closely cannot stand
ihe winter. other grasses are more tough,
ani can pefhaps survive.
suppose. Instead % pasiurlng The mead
oss. The cattle sabsist on corn fodder. and
arc kept Ia The barn except Tor exercise
Pat down on oue side Of the slate the
expense % raising The fodder that l.. 10
piow. harrow. plant. and cultivate. which
ucci not b. over a. OF y an acre. Then
there l. another etpensc. lu order 70
make this fodder A. valuable ~ The mead.
90 grass wond b.. you will have - aii
some grain AZ cost Of three OF four cents
per dAy per COW. lou have now paid oct
ihc expense % raising the fodder and VIA,
grAiu you have frd. and The question l.,
hos doe this expense compare with the
benefit rcs1itiug from leaving the fall
erAss o. settle down ami rot. thus making
: natural protection d the grass roots.
Hut that Il uufaI An acre % vel grown
fllicr L. suflclsnt for 10 % ~ cows one
month. TIE cows are STABBED. except for
one 90 tso hours q iay, ant thus msnure
plle Accumuiates. which. n sbsor5euts Ike
horse manure 90 muck have been ahaudani-
La usef. think vii be worth What u costs
o. raise the FODDER.
TIE great question l. that % money gei.
ting. fthrrr l. money IN any scheme We
fr.t want o. know whether u il money In
or MONEY out of pocket II The cost of
/ the f,iicf. ic.s the value % The manure,
L. more than the damage done % the mead.
ows. thea We must keep on feeding our
meadows One years tcst will not tel
/ thc story. but We shall dni oat when ~e do
ma have q piow Up hi. piece Or that piece
/ % lanf hecau.s The grass has "run out or
/ Il. " winter kifiei" n 10 Il going % cost
80 or sig o. raise The acre oi fodder, u l.
/ out % the question. seven or eight dol
/ lars Nil not lei yoa take hand hoe Into
/ tho drli. lt mean. that you mus, plow 10
I fof a. of e. 90. that yOu mast spend Al
least hslf Gay hArrosins ~ make u as
near Ikea flser bci a. pos.ihle-sl -
/ that YOU must plant u In an hour AMI ahsN
Wltha corn planter. which Il part of the
capital Invested for the parpose--3O cts.
that yoa wil harrow u before The corn
come. up wiih aThomas harrow, u kiu
the last sprouting weed sceds--b cents
I that you must cultivate Y Al least ihree 90
I four tlmcs-st So These expenses amoun,
/ % $40 Eight dollars will allow you -
puu the wccis that are here an there be-
/ tween The corn. lOa are supposed 70
/ have saved seed from last year, bat II yoa
/ have not not you must exchange Win .
nclghhor
Tae fertilizer 10 the dril. hat P.rhaps
/ has been forgotten bet no. The fsrtillt-
I ~ that you use must be paid fOf with mo-
nsy that yo1r forcAiher. scalpci nom THIS
sane land. ~ raising tobacco, perhaps
| AMI vas perchsncc pai Into some savings
/ bank. % ~ help built some railroad. "
you have no such f0rciaiher, of The rail-
ROAD does not pay any dividend yoa are
/ smply unfortunate.
oar los valleys ani upland pastures
/ were vcfiant once. 10 viii take lasi A.
I long o bring them back - iheir old Ter
uuiy a. they we're In getting dosu' II you
cal upon the farm % DO u alone. for
My u0if in the downfall there ws q
/ utile more pisni food taken oui of ihe soil
/ than wAs pat 10. This state of things
/ woaid. year amer year, result IN nothing
| but poverty % The lani. Nowadays Ne
are striving hard 20 Increase the feriliy'
i 90 course moncy will bay manure and Ter
I lurrr from TIE city. ooi N wc 81 had mo-
nsy the worry would be over.
I Mr. Terry teaches that tlllag. l. the So
I cret. bat The wOrn-Oui land can not Be
male 20 prodacc double - past Weld N u
could. the uumber of cattle could be doa-
/ hlei. consequently there would be twice
A. much manure. Bat such = stride can
not BE- taken.
The question l.. shall We allow the
nrasous d be FED little. or shall we
stable our cows AMI raise foiieri
WrrffJri Co.. GO -. G.