Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-11-10
NY Tribune
sPREAp-OUr FARMING.
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when aylng out for cultivation lots In
tho shape spoken 20 In my last article, Nc
should bear In mind that prodts are not
always proportional 90 The sire Of The farm.
" The more acros The more prodt 10 rare.
N true " thc icwcr scrys the more pfoni
0. more apt o. b. true. Tskc fpr your
motto. a llttlc farm vel tlllcd Many
a man spreads himself over i00 acrrs of
cultivated land. aud manure Aud labor ere
rut ON 30 thIriy that he bit last holds bis
Own. or perhaps not that ln poor season,
sho. DO he would concentrate ef1ft on
ouc.thlri oi the land might dnd both
proit and pleasure. know of a farmer
who. this year. on A. good wheat land a.
one need Az Tor. RAISED a'i bushels of
grain ou forty acres. ard De- put uu php.-
pha'c ln thc bargain. Ills ucNt ucighpor
on uur.th.fi A. mhuY acres raised as much
wheat with r1 phosphate. Yield. 20 Sea
hlshfis or less are quite common on large
farms and yields of thirty ani thIrt, fyc
bushels pcr acfc are oftsn obtained. on 40
average. or tern 90 years. on small
farms whcrc even care IL taken to have
present aI fhc conditions necessary 60
success.
aylr'i of tcu bushels per acre, a
farmer ls har,. .v getting Interest on money
Invested. ant money pa.t flr help fDr his
Own time Dr. actually gets nothing, except
perhaps the pleasure of doing business.
AVIrIfofthIrtv Eve bushels pr acre means
Interest ou All money Invested a. fair
rate. goni salary Oh t1c farmer ant
fair profit beslics Many large farmers
arc content wIth Weld of about 1rc ton
of hay pc acre aud ltte fall FEED
-Four times t.. 4uautiy eau bel oniaiuci
Ifaman W r,1ior thc number of acrrs
uutI tarrc arc uo more Than hc can tcui
.n t.c vcfy ncst Nay De- kuoSs or can
learn hoW Fram Aslx-scfc strip of clo-
vrr aai unotty. i.si year. when DO wss
unusually dfY. scarcely auy rain AIug
1lrrg tle frst ha.fo thc season, wc coz
at least tecniY lFc tous of r.ce hay The
frst clftrg eas done aH1ai ihc middle oi
Iarr. tlr srOnrf early lu August ani thc
Ia.f arolt t.e frsi 30 o.ionrf. We have
twelve acre. of wlcai stl1D.o th.s yrar on
which thofc ls crop ol clover ready Too
thr m1Ntr t.at farmers used tu raising
clover estimate VII yi0.i A. east iN1
anI orc ha.f tors to soc acfc TIE o.1-
trr sr.i was snNu asi spf.ng. ani thr
yIr.f of vhrnt Tas good
lunli N. WU.ug tn have iaN cover,
AL fnr crop as urr n'irn secs lu ilnr, al
traml'rI t1sr. Do could take a iaunsani
ar moro of trr.r fsrmr0s sho sprvai oai
sn tlry rarrY gCt unfc ttan a tHn io ilr
acre thlugsa That ur.f ani lti iatn see
W.tl tls.f uNu ewes Mat can nc lnne
Nlru our iHl. rui luitrtatc 900 much.
o. tl,rr 80 .tlng O. he lsfc from aver.
asc crop. of bay. Dos am one inaHi taai
ta. rr0li uul.t nr something haris'mr
lrum a crop Of 'nlr tnas t1 ihc acre. par.
t.l.afF .f nrr ur fun tons uf ruNcn hai
H.,u .lt fle hI previous, sitrr Shraif
So ..th p.faint. Toe statIsi.... which
ar.r over t.f shove accurate. hHNrtrf,
s.r tlat goo average y.r.i of nl.' in l'''.
tr. Hr.t Nt.- over hal un uy arm To
..tairrs. was arlat ulufiy .u.uc bushes
N.NIhatr ft1roi th.s Ell 0lt CafrilA1,
aritl.rr whs unt .n thai crop slnglr
cos uf rrnft to thr raiser. ou ttr aFrra.e
So potato crop shat year nruushi mc mlfc
trans H O..af r.t pfUft aittf fril'trs
tr. 0osi ofa. labor. my osn of h.fri. a.
nf s.rf. uafHrr. Iufcftst on ta.1r OF itn',
tfc.. ttc.
Farmtrs sna,tn.s. .ln fgarug thc pf'.
rfs Of aay .rnp. hI 60 fgafC i1'r uNn
f.r.a as Nurfh arYfr.ug. aui prftags il'i
frr.a JOB tfs lsr of thc isni a.-o. aui taas
chew naar faIr -hnN.ug Hr hr crop.
A.. f..s .Iar.r f ory wfh ariaI cAsA
ra.fDlt u.t fh.tI It rut ttr proper Nay
l.ar CROP .l.a.f Ht l.argri ai ..hsi t 80
coma Interest uu ftr ta.ur 10 .ari. q TAR
rri.r fOr a .aIYr lat uu Do your nNu 'f
t.at ul l.rrI hr.p. Uf uf lUuf DlNii,n,
.n.t 10 .,.l ari of mauafr. ari TAR
pr..s lIr t1c u.r of teams ani i'o.s-A
af.esthatW DAB yll a. least l' p,f cent
un lr.r cost uFtr aud sNutc kutplus
AnrraI tac.r arc dtl4ctsI. tleu oue can
nfr.n t1 ta.k a.ust rrt pfun,-. llt-
srrf Lob that Way u1 ftfmlug a. pay.
anne ono saF.. ,aunut lr.p lt. taat il
tneurt Eas.1r.. kr way. N yolr farm
.ra a.. ult .farf lt It Deeds ofrfhaaing
arI Imrr.t NJ Atfy Nkry Nua arc
,pt,si.ug y..r tdlfis over Goo uany
acres.
Taa. maol .or ihe pfod,.. Blt spoke
or pleasure as NtI a, Irott neilg iolni
.n connection With thIs c1ncrniraiFi
n.ruIne d. ! uctd o. say anything O.
prove tfIsf Ilcfr .s a pleasure in maAins
tW1 hu-hei. uf wheat grow where BOT one
grew before There Is q pleasure in tfsnl'
.rr the crop az gfass 90 potatoes. II l.
trr ~ Of conquest with uo harm done any
or.-ro n.uufshti 10 Is pleasure %
fst. your work so concentrated Ani in
h.rffhsty.n can avoid much Oi the Nof'
rv0f snrcsI.oat farming Haven't you
ever noticed fhai the large farmer usually
hraes about the number uf acfts De
rsI.rs. or the number ~ cows hc kcep-,
sri that the small. thorough farmer usna.
. tells of h1W many bushels be- raises 10
ths acre or OF how much money he gets
from each cow There arc exceptions, OF
course. Some men have executive ability
ttsfwII enable them % handle success
. lUy much more land than others.
Tie p0.rt is. 90 course. 90 adapt TIE
amount nf your cultivated lani o. your ca
. rac.ty for thorough work in thc particular
I Iuc of farming you pursue. Machinery
f ha. made 10 possible for The farmer % han
L f.r successfully ar more land than De
i cn1Ifafw years ag0. bui think 70 has
+ also Increased the tendency % undertake
1 10 much. can with the maurrr-s spfcAder
l pat on Two losds of manure Ia The tine 10
| used 90 take 90 pat on one, and DO - bet
1 Ter wish che potatO.planter / can put in
I ia nice shapt-morc potatoes Ia Day
u than Ten smart meu could Ia The old way,
arf have Ilst been riding digger that
saves about as much labor. And the let
Il % great ab0r.ssylrg tools j. constantly
Il havlur additions made 81 lt But because
yon can put ln crop easily OF harvest "
I rsn.fiy by tle AID of these Improved I'M
/ p'rmsuts. So not bel pegallcd iuio under
i taking 80 much that you cannot DO your
i level ncst oil the way through from the
i tmr sou prepare The ground until the casu
I L. in YOUR pocket lfyou DO you viii lose
I this chance tor the greatest proni ani the
greatest pleasure.
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