Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-01-20
A RETROSPECT.

WHfH H"N N""N" - NAHAH ~ NAtiNNN- "
ock aboat themselves. and think over
matters 10 compare the labor and prof.
bel of last year With tho.e Immediately
prCooiing Ani ascertain II the rules fol.
iowsi arc bringing them the bssi returns
AM if ~. o. cas-, about Coz something
better
Tat there has been great change. ia
ths general plan q farm management i
an3enlablc. lai ihi. change has beea
broushi aboai BY The actual necessities
of q grosiag CIVILIZATION and steady al.
vance on ihe road of progress A. We
slarce back over The time that i past
lrl survey thc changes and transforma-
t.cn. ve must admit the wisdom of the
Grrai Rlisi ~ho.s hands guide the plow
~ destiny and mould the manners and
customs cf mca and naiioas. Al of
ttc.c ccrulrra'inns are more plainly
.hown io che farmer ihaa any other class
~ pcop,s. because be has at his command
as working f1o,s. ali ns'ufcs Implements.
Irto BIZ hands trc g.ven tte beasts oi The
frl anl an Che plAnis hat, by their
.-owih. farnish fool. aud lumber. or
hesauN ihc earth with their foliage and
f,usrs Arl ia order o. properly un.
lrrs,arl Che -aflrcs of three trusts D, i
necessary chat large amount ~ kno~l-
eise bc scql.foi viih which % combat
ttrr natural enemies and carry them %
thai r,fi,ci.oa that s possible. The
popular notion That .o io1g existed, that
rllcaf.aa vas Unnecessary iog farmers.
.. tsirg rlr.i.y cfoaici oui, and gi,ing
r.acc to che more reasonable one that, a.
ao o1e tas a. hroaleI hrl % labor in. %
has to loal with more complex substances
than tc. .o be should have aoandani
kao~iejss uqon .l subjects. No 5asi-
ncs. f.loati BY man. wi stand - much
ass.fci az imposition from its io..owefs
a. ~il farming 10 Furnishes food CO ,,s
votarirs and che vofil. under conaii'ons,
many times. tha' woaA bsnkfugi any
.flcf bls.ncs.. Ani aiso v.A thrive up'
oa au iho waste places oi ilc wcf.l wiih
almost saiy.-g icaac.iy.
Irlrfttr close anl exhaustive sysicm
0f farming faai wss formerly followed
ttr .o.l VS. INSTANTLY sfosing pooreI'
ava becoming ifa.red ~ be- fertility,
,'osiy. bai ja.i a. surely ls vessel oi
ua'.r u04l te cmp,iel By a faucet, ani
ar.a thc same pn1ap.c. A constant
,ofr.-g backward ~ olf thoughts e'en
o. d" those sooioA times, s' oesa 'pok'
r, 70 .s aav..r. bat an occasional glance
backward loe. much slod. A. NJ l1uk
over tie Manners aul customs ~ the
r.s, - soe much io admire. much that
s worthy ~ or earucsi ctoris O. int
tafr. ard irsru also ihe thoughts add
frelrss ttai C1affolcl PEOPLE thea.
Thsrr "a ro lack OF s'uriy manhool.
ro lack of ,ifili iaicgriy aud uua.ncA-
~ fcciiiuic A high sense . Justice
"a to spartan methods OF hvins and la~
making n4t with a al lack q fore
thought Which chafac,eurcs AL settlers in
rew coaairy, che quality q their land
vas allowed 'o tt'enofatc unil 's con
i.uon tls become such that % i the
enrs,ant .,ujy % che farmer oi today.
aided by sc.e1cc and Investigations Of
.carn,l mcn. to partially restore i o. ~
frmsr rroluc,ivcness. May times this
.eem. an aimos, hopelcss tax Bat Nc
hei.cvc thai By proper ioiaiioa a1d JUDI
ciols cspe1ii'u'es tf fertilizers. m most
cases. th. result can be obtained Tue
farmers of the Great West have Pursact
ttis exhaustive course ~iih their lands
uuM thcy afc becoming alarmed about
tae conl.,.on ~ their sl.l. ani arc .ook'
.nz ahoa, fr remedy. s. IN 'he Wet
TODAY d. seen thai qfogfcss that marks
tte course of tscnf. evcfyshefe.
Hlt .et -t ro; tlln back Ca he pcfus-
alof t.c early pages oi che world hisio-
%. thinking 90 ast noit.ns iaai j. vala-
at.e frr.eG alone. Many things that
az -oe .n USE as lfg invitations. have
existed from ,ts earliest time, anl afc
now r.ae~el by ile Ingenuity u man.
So tterc are ca-saai.y BENG discovered
relies of icrmcr grncra;ions thAi slo~ The /
ptor.e fr h4,c bal q great degree oi civ .
,..ialon. o. hA,e been skilled IN The us' .
a. t.ls anl their adaptation % the.f .
uan's EVER th.ng bsing ntict into ~
propsf r.a,e ly 'hs needs q Advancing /
c.vllaiio1.
T. j. interesting to trace The develop /
meat ~ Agricultural machinery irom the /
..mpls., mechanism % i,s present I'M
proved coalnion. All these advances /
have kep, pace With ,he needs Of the /
rro.le. Tie mowing machine, horse /
rake. tcidcr. seed so~cfs and the msles'
tie self-biading reaper would have been /
a. much 5ut u place In the domestic /
oconomy of the hr.' settlers As would the .
o'd.fAshiorod hand sickle in the wheat
fell. q today. They were no, called |
f,r thea. a. soon a. their need : ieli, /
uen inveat them. and thus goes on the /
universal march cf civilization, IN which /
The eternal ftress of things = continual
IN maintaiaed. All o. our schools and /
colleges. Agricultural experiment stations
and seed distributions are the oa'gfo"ih
of the necessities OF man.
Prom The contemplation Of the past
ne turn With hope and pleasure TO the
f1iure-,o most q us great In promise
and possibility n we bui aim 10 make /
,he lessons q the pas, serve us properly /
and they ~ill be an earnest Of The future.
Only 10 those Who are wise today from
the lesson. Of the past can hope TO zee
rolling 10 upon them al the JOYS Of a ia-
ture whose veil 3. never lifted. bat whose
obscuriiy i partially revealed BY the his