Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-10-12
BUYING A FARM.


'slf hst only kno~a that this land
sas - aod 90 sh0alt never have traded
% this place. sss The rvmsrE made ~
suLy by q man sLo Que year ago bought
fsfm. rso yssrs sg0 msn ~ho hAd
dssys lived ln TIE city boaghi farm In
S~.tDrOok. recently heart him remsft
what I ought 20 have is . hay farm
u.tsai % AZ oli. run oct fsrm; then
hosld have AAd sonsihlsg 10 fsrnish q
iving
Hearing these rsmafks caused me -
hlok . fsw words upon buyins = farm
night - la order or coarse do not
pretsud % givs sivloe % vou old farmers
.ho have fsrmed u al of yocr lives. bat
hsrv are uen coming from oar eitiss ss'
~ year sni oaying fsrms and siih these
uea NJ aivics may oesr fruit
Ss~. erstly. slr. % coarse, you have
tscltei - 20 % farmlng-tO Jet yOa tell
Il. yoa have Away. likei fsfmlng, al
aoash you have bsver lived Upou Que
PsraAp. lac many more % ~ yOa nave
.ubd . fartnsf's daughter Tor . sifc-
90 your ooaftlug uPon the fsrm-sita
sefy sgrvssnle conpAnvi psrhsps drove
as cows frum The pasture sni fskei AZ
81 dafiug part o' haying. picked straw
<rrie- aud stioyet hfs No vooder
soa IKE fsruing. We al DO, ltbI tiad)
dui nos you assume stsrusr duus-,-
lbsre 10 no oas ~ dO yOaf plAnniug.
% ons - do your bard -oft, no one -
farulsa you hrv>i snd batter bat yo1r.
self Win your llmitsi koo-ieiss of
farming. I saoali advise yoa n, before
sarrhAsiug f. farm. nni some x0oi. rvli'
ME old farmer All make with hin The
s,ll0sing contracts. via To bald one
ails % brush fsucs. % az ons haf mile
. ditch tarOuga solid blue clay soil. %
clear ap vita are sni bash scyths an
,afu over Ten acres % that los groani
.ossrri vita birch bushes. slisrs, hsrd-
asck. etc Aftsr fainliinx taess coatrscts
q the old farmer says thsy srv vel dons.
.nd yOa siil esniiiiy claim 10 lac farm.
%. 70 sassf ani will risk yoa.
Nov ths nsxt thiag Is 70 decide What
ranch of fsrming yoa ~ili fOllOs. sui ~.
- dsciding. STICK % H. In oar State hsy
srns srr tnc mo.t Desirable. AMI COOL
lay loan ths b-st grass land. Ligai soil
@ith . soath,fn sxPD-arr. bear oar elii--,
b. What msrkst gsrisusrs wsnt saf iheif
.a.insss L. q psyiug one-
AftTr deciiing what brxnch 10 fOllOs.
.elvct q farm accordingly. or course,
you will thlnk - sxamiue al couveniences
-ses ihs, therv l. plenty o. goOi water,
Mandy - schools. eaurch, post ofice, etc.
No~, there IL one thing. -, tsO thing-,
<hich many 90 not ihink of. DO not COO
.ider-Obe 10, that farm profucing tso
ous % hay - iae acre AMI siop Pef acre
. bsttsr bargain thAn One prOiGcing
lus-half loo a. 50 pr acre. The drsi IL
In gOOd cOnfitlou and easily kept there.
shlle the latter Is In poor eopdltion All u
49, 'im- All money 70 get Il 10 proiaos
Ike he erst
AEOlhsf taing no, generally noticed is.
shat kind OF nslghoors Are ve - h,Vsf
rhAi nsarss, nsighbor has . nios. nsai.
loOkiug set % baildiug-, which LOOKS a. n
b. occupants wsre good bsighoors Ihis
i.ur surs ruls-lssrn vhsinsr they keep
nock OF hsus and will sllO- them 10 ran
10 your garden. learn boz many toss they
sssp. 20 down that llns fsaee aud examine
lls half OF lt--see II II IL . good. sao-tan-
ia fence OF 40 Old ratile-trsp that slloss
MS cattle 70 gvt In. and yours 70 gs, out
Sach thlngs a. these tell uhsi The neigh
nor. ArS. I knOv q man IL generous and
pleasant a. ors eogld Wish, bui BE never
ghlnk. OF fencing In bis hens. lie does
cot think n any damsge % allOs bis COWS
20 run into yoor yoang orchard sni DE-
.trOy yOar trves. oecAass be places no val
as upou sach thlngs- such nelghoOrs are
very unsatisfactory, and no matter ho~
sell farm may salt yOa don't Wish 10 be
.arroandcd by such
There srv m,ny other polnis to be con-
slisrsc. bat ~ Sill drop The subject hsrs.
hoplug some older head will help aioos.-
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