Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-10-13
How S6ALLwE MAINTAIN rHE FER.
TiLirY OF THE FARMf

land farmers. the more convinced ue be-
cone hat his question is no, fully ap.
prtciA'sd BY them. Drafts are constant.
y being made upon ihs fertility Of The
soI. And there afe no adequate means
taken io rtturn the same. ia person
has a s'ock 81 goois. and DEFENDS upoa
The pruh's 90 BE- derived from ihsr sale
tof living, he j. Constantly making ad-
diiions 90 his stock 90, only 10 Keep Up
hs orgi,al amount. bat % increase. 4
possible, iis value and a,iracuveness (:
tepeadins upon his ircrcased sales 70
make sod 90 him biz oa,lays. With GOOD
interest and profis. And II the business
l. vel located. oordsc'ci with fairness
snd businsss ability, success viii surely
fl.os
Bat tte farmer 600 onsn puisaes the
opposite course And a. the sunshine
ari rain ifsw from BIZ al rs fertility
and Do n pat into sro~ing crops, they
tre earned away wi'houi any tkolghi OF
The uaiarai drain upon the soii that their
grosih caused. Thus each year Gais
t.s ts'is pooter han ihe pr,ceains one,
and ite iovnwsri coufss H. foiiowcd un
tl t.s land l. oomp,e'ely exhausted of
fertility sni refuses 90 honor his drafts
spoa b.. thea be- gives up 10 disgust and
tr.rs to make himself believe that EARN.
M don't pay fofseuiog that be- j.
In precisely ihs sane po.iiion The msf.
,hant ~oad te ~to si.o~sd h.s stock io
te oau,sl away ~itholt fcplsnish.ne.
u.',l BIZ empty shelves stared bin in ihe
face
No~ the q4ssi.on naturally srises.
hor shall tbs fertility ~ our soils. Which
tts 'ofccs of nature ere c1nsianiiy dra~-
~ oaf. tr ,apparl Frsi. ihs ehaitc-
tst ard srra'r,. nse,l. of tte .oil mlsi
te ttrroust', uricf,'o1l. thea me die
f,ftni mr'tods of obtaining plant fol
mlsi be Cafrfa.ly studded. and ite .oca.
tioa ard markets taken ioto oons.leu.
uen Then resolve uPon q coarse and
psf,a'eaily fi.os b.. unil ths result has
Teen obtained of some better way dis-
covered lu many cases. great sood ~il.
frsat ilm a change oi ciops io some
ta.re ,r,s cxhA4sf'ng io the saa TIE
noft,. "A psnny sassd j. a. god as a
penuy earncd. wil fi here as ~cl a.
anywhere s,.r. n. by iihersnt 'ys-
ten. ~e can cheek ihe ioss % fertility.
uc arc practically adding it % oar lsnt.
ii L. oftn alI that ihe fertility u ihc
Wet L. tt,rg .old ty ihe bashei. and 60
onsn chs is tte case. s. cur afsf al
Gee u.lll tc stop al unnecessary leAks
upon ttc fsfm. make ths drafts la'' as
small as possible. ccns.s'anily vth a
sooI mrih.l ~ farming
Nsnf. hr con.fsn'ly en- che .o3soai inf
allf.o.s to tse manure pie iion your
o~a resources 1t nnihins afo4nd ttc
premises Do, 'o,i that ~ili sii. even .n iac
least. OBJ fte valle of cor homemade fef.
tlr.r Labor. .1 .fa.na and oaf o'
.ras1-. a. manufacture something iof ttc
manure 40 compost heap. Then. after
every ava .ahie msars have bccn usri ai
borne. 90 he,.rtc Do wl pay 'o iook
abroad Or fertilizers. Whistler they
.hsl be rlfchs.ei .a che f,rn of chem
.cal manlfrs 90 noi lspsnls uPoa cif,am'
stances. A god Start may bel made ~
a.irs pto.pta'ts 'o start crops that shall
in ttrr turn farni-h material fof ma
nufe. Bli too great f,liancc upon them
often r,,lls IN failure ani di'apPoiai-
ment We tt..c,c ttc s'Ardait hfaui'
nos apon ihe market are honestly made
a-d c.riain che amount Of fefiilrng
Gained. bli Goo often they afe used a. a
great disalvaniagc Farmer A. uses q
ceria.n brad wiih marked results. While
III. re.shhof can sec no tfcc' a. al upon
h.s cfor. Thsss results may bc caused
tv the pscalafities of che land. 90 they
nav n..os careless woiking of planting,
~ mary other causes - that everyone
nus, be- b. o~n jltge whether % -
practical flf him % Use them. II stable
manure can be obtained ~ q fair pfice,
and ts uo, 600 faf away, pcfhaPs bis best
coafse may he to plfchase this' oli even
ftfr. be- must look cot 90 the quality vi
te irfsfof Then. use % 90 advantage
ana .o that 90 part viii be losi, and look
f,r an .nrfeass IN ihe fertility q your sod
nat .hali alt much % Jour resources
ant corss3 peat success and happiness. 10
rscap.ial.ie. we may say The fertility OF
oar iarrrs unust b. maintained BY kecping
f. constant ~aich over The exhaustion %
t.e I'll. .by carfaliy saving and pres'r' 20 Z
I'll the was's that can possibly add 70 ihe
value % ,t- homemade fertility by
..,ho.ss. anl carefully and ladic.oa''l
s.,ss. such manure - may Be purchased
.rt commenis Itself % us a. being peca-
EarIy adapted % oar wants and e'rea@-
stances
Az zone failure time we may oonside'
.ome spscial branches q farming 20 'ns'i
r.l,,,oe fo mainiaiaiEg The fertility OF