Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-07-13
Maine Farmer.
TuE SITUATION.
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We have had The much needed rain Al
over Maine Which settles the question OF
large hay crvp BY diligsnt inquiries oi
persons ms,t frOm the Western. Middle,
snd New Euglaud States. and also frOm
the CauAdAs. there l. but one report A
roa.lng hay crop. grain never looked bet.
ter. prOmlslug an immense yield, with ex'
csIlsut reports from corn and wheat dis
trlcts. Crops OF al klnds never looked
batter Ia Massachusetts. Connecticut ard
Rhode Island.
wih these facts apparent. farmers IN
Maine must study The question well, sni
not make The mistake of TIE season oy sell
lng thslryouug cattle. thslr bcsi Ani CAVES
A. los ptlcr. half fstted. a. hall OF ths
price these animals will net II mansgri
correctly. 1t thsm grow and later iesd
soms OF this imn,nse prospective hay crop
th,twill not bring high price sure tais
season. Thls Is one oi The seasons when
Ns need not give away anything, bat bold
ani feed tlil wanted Al paying price.
n hAs been The custom for hslf eentafy
f,r fsrmsrs % sell thsir lambs and surplus
.hrep ln Jaiy and August. without regard
10 whsthsr they 1rought good price OF
uol Thls old fui must be bridgcd over,
new itrA. must b. embraced u we keep
n.e, WITH oar nelghborirg States The
iisa OF oar Stat- OF Maine farnisaing TO-
OoO head % shesp f1r canning purposes
A. thsv have done several years past, is .
disgrace 10 every progressive fnmer.-
Ylock nastsrs in The State % Counecleut
kesp an eve on The axe of iAslr noces, and
when a sheep has neNJ completed her
ussfilness In producing lambs Ari wool,
.he is ssparsted aud Kept oArrsn. Ani Ted
AZ Feb. OF March on grain or choice hay,
thsp n does not have 10 be- passed lot ~
cents. bat brings ccrts live Stight, snd
amounts % IS 20 g. The sane With The
f,rm.r. In thi. smart State notsi Tor
woo.isn uutmegs And clocks. which old
f,.us ~. sometimes hector them with,
,nt on looklug over our poor cattle and
sum sheep ~ receive The retott tnN 'nsy
rather be called sharpsrs than fools, In
,,g.rs IN The sAle of their lambs, when
the.e get down 90 = certain point ln price,
each farmer becomes buyer a. ne NAnt
them 10 feed These lambs are oought up
Al a. so 70 a.. held in good fced III pear
housing tine, before they begin 10 shrink
they commence feeding grain which l'
kept up tll toward spiiug. when TIE mar
ksi i fipe for these goods, they oring 70
sc live weight. AMI TIE Counecileui iArm'
er fcsps . rich harvest
Nov The state Of Maine Il admirably
ADAPTED 20 this fsitsuing sheep business
m lets OF our best farmers would make
new departure. and become buyers lnsiesd
OF sellers % lambs A. The season OF The year
wbsn they are Always lowest, aud never
,liow any OF their poorer neighoors 10 sell
.uv larnh. OF sheep % The e"smooth'tongued
trover.- Unless A. . TOP price, our msfkei
would run steady. and rvmunersilve prices
for our sntirc shesp crop woold DC oo-
,alued. These TAT sheep never have - 20
begring for buyer amer Jan !, there a.
wsVs being q sharp demand.
Now. nv advice 20 The farmers IL, with
,his immense bay crop behind you and AL
az This SURPLUS feed. ~ 10 IL q demonstrated
n,et our STATE Il short OF cattle snd sheep,
- brace Nd and ask something Tor your
stock Hold your animals I'LL they are
worth something; keep making them bet.
ter. and don't sell . sheep OF other animal
till fat ant In such conditiOn you woali
not Do ashamed % sell The sane ~ your
ouu proiuction In The market The West
il furulshlug us with corn Al lees than S0c.
n.r bushsl These Western men cannot
be getting rich out OF this ouslness OF rAis'
iug corn. But We farmers OF Maine can
feet THOUSANDS of bushels Of this corn And
make II net us 81 per bashel 10 oar sheep
this winter. by the same process reap
double benent BY enriehing our worn oui
farms. AroostOOk COuniy and The ahls'
cent provinces stand A. The head A. pro
daeiug the best sheep aud lambs on ihls
coutineni Thls reputation has been gained
wholly by their luxuriani pAsiares In THIS
fertile county. Now n these sharp, wide
awake farmers would take hold OF ihis
sheep question in earnest, they could beat
The world. Lots OF lambs in this section
could be sold before neat April Al $40, and
undoubtedly lots OF those heavy, iAi sheep
could De f-,i and forced so they would SCI
Al 81 10 So each a. such DO In kngiand'
Of course We 90 not argue THIS can oe
done without great pains aud higher ieed
but We so argue that 10 vii pay oei'ef
than apy branch OF our farming. We hope
% see oar farmers open their eyes and MAKE
some strides across lots, instead OF follow
ing ihe old lane freqaented by their fAihsr'
80 many years.