Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-01-05
y \. Tribune.
FROM TOwN LiFE To THOROUGH
FARMING.
~ ENCOURAGING ExANrtH FoR NouNd
NEN ANp OrnERs.

AN ENCOURAGING ESANrLE ToR NouNd
NES ASp OTHERS.
/ rn rtKEr.
Soon amer leaving college went lnio
Tie cheese and batter trade, with The
money furnished by large Cincinnati
/ frm PROM small beginnlng la corner
/ OF one room TIE business grew until II oc'
cuplei a thrcc-siofy brick block, aud II
has sluce developed luto the great milk.
/ hayiug nrm OF =. Straight 4 Co, with
/ some thirteen cheese factories AMI cream.
cries Soon aflrr the erst factories were
| halii the business became dlstastefai u
me. for reasons not Important here, AMI
nv Interest Wa sold ogt - Mr.. Straight
/ I bought twelve acres % land near the VII.
I lagc and bgit q good house on u, ani ln'
tended - baT thirty or forty acre. aila'
cent. bat from placing Too much connieucc
| in the honesty % mankind, about that tine
/ I losi AL my monsy ani some mofc This
/ pat me ln bal shape. Ny hOase wAs too
expensive for the locality and could not be
soli for more than half What 10 cost Amer
year OF 81 I managed 20 iraie ihls village
property for farm 90 run down that The
owner could not sell a. lie bought u Tor
a soa 90 I've on. bat iac son refused 10
take 10 A. go. Ani ~ The father boaghi
hlm another farm AMI hal been renting
/ this one
wAs % receive Ten COW. which were
on The place. ani 81. 90 In cash ~ boot.
money. which would about pay my debts,
Bat lasi then TIE man fAllei Aui u was
year. before The matter was settled up.
50 10 wAs a poor. discouraged BOY who
went on % this poor rundown farm rneen
years ago. llls only lnteniiOn wAs - nx
thinrs up q lllilc AMI get u Into shape so
that ID WOaii sell. The house-well. when
wr bulg new one. Il was sold f0f slO'
The tenants hii burned up al ,ac rail.
near by, The barn doors. AMI most of The
wcather-DoAris, Ani ihe barn roof shed
water no better than an apple tree, except
la oue spot. whcfr 10 hal been newly shin
rlcd The land wAs In corresponding
condlu0n Originally 10 wAs pretty gooi
land. bat II hal been abused unul 10 dii
not produce enough 10 keep tenants and
stock from starvation. | took possession
toward spflng. Bat 10 spite OF my best ef'
forts three of those Ten cows Ninisfsi 90
TIE placs died. 10 plain Engllsh. they
died of starvation and neglect siumP.,
scattering tres, orlsrs, cat swamps. stones
aui weeds rclguei suprvme. was oFo1ghi
up iu city Ani tosn AMI knew nothing OF
hard work. AMI nothing practically OF
farmlng Bai a large amount of hard
work wAs done The hrsi year. AMI the
gross cash sales from The farm ouly Ampan-
lei 10 $500
VIA 4 wife and tso small children 10
support And more than 500 lutsrcst %
pay (bat uiile of Il could be paid. hosev.
srl. and taxes. ani tool. % bay. This
wAs lasi A. near starvation As ever want
10 come. | sh0aii say, perhaps, that 90
one except two % three friends knew of
ny debts A friend advanced me money
% pay them al on long time, AMI 80 my
credit NAs kept goOi.
Ablat tals time wks offered 81 O00 =
year % 20 into an OF ,c. ani soon amer
friends ofsrci o. raise me $1,000 - ESQ.
90 - 20 into the cheese business again.
Also. I wAs od.r,i rare chance % 20 IN
10 business ln KansAs. City friends sad,
Gone % a.. lei those drudge on the farm
Na0 cannot 80 anything else" bat by
thls time hal got my back up, Ani wA'
ietsrmlnci 10 conquer on the farm before
len 10 OF die there. So "nO' was sail TO
al these tempting ofers. How lsue a
thing Il takes % lufaencc one sometimes :
I overheard two men tAiking about my AZ.
fairs Onc asked what 90 you ihluk of
Tcrry's uew mover TIE reply was " Tie
VII 80 vel u he Only stick, 10 u long
enough Up - that time | hai only
thought % silcking - 10 until could sell
- % fNIVLNun
And The result was determination ~ stick
anill ''d.i well 4"
Now let Us lamp over those years OF
struggling Ani druigery and hard work
AMI staiy. aud see what the result has
been. TIE last dollar of the deot Was paid
in II. A portion OF the land Is rented for
a small sum Thirty-six Actes, divided
/ into slx lots or strips, have been cleared
up ant pat Into A. good shape A. possible
or practicable f0r cultivation. There Is
not tree, OF stump, OF stone OF any sit',
or wet place that can be drained, - be
found In any OF these lots. Some nineteen
acres more arc used for pasture, orchard,
And lawn. making about nfty.nve acres In
AL, and only about half OF this can be called
good land. The rest IL not naturally very
productive. IL i common remark OF
visitors. "why, your land ls not so good
- expected 20 see from the results that
have been obtained from It." In IS new
house was bullt Which, With furniture, al
complete, cost $500. l began farming
with one horse, a light, secondhand lum-
Der wagon, plough, harrow and roller.
Now -. ZOO would not replace the horses,
tools, wagons and carriages on the farm.
/ Every tool that will save hand labor FOR as
enough 10 pay We have got, from the twlne-
binder and mAnure-spreader aud potato
/ planter, down.
The old barn was repaired aud built
arOund. eheaply. until IL would shelter 90
head OF cows and horses. This year We have
bullt a tool and wagon house si cost OF
$500, AM hope 20 build q new Dig bank
| barn Ia a year or two. The two buildings
Will be connected aud AL the oatbaildlngs
under one roof For several years past
the actual cash len, amer paying all help,
/ living expenses, repairs, taxes, etc, has
averaged more than 81 900 ayeAr. have
seen most OF the men fail who wanted
me 10 20 into business with them, aud so
may be excused. perhaps, for pAiting
myself on the back and thinking made .
good choice when decided 10 stick 10 the
farm. When our brightes, and most tai
ented young men wake up 10 the fact that
there Is both money and pleasure In good
farming. and plenty OF exercise Tor AL
their talents, and that most OF the drudg'
cry can now be avoided, We may hope
for more shigh" farming. one cannot be-
come a millionaire on the farm, or even
very rich, but he may have the consolation
that the most honest money In this world
Is dug oat OF the soil.
The best wheat crop raised on this little
farm Was sold AZ market price for s5I an
Acre-the grain alone, without the straw.
The best potato crop brought si6o sn scrs
on one lot- Nearly 1000 bushels were
raised In IS and sold FOR an average OF ~
cents q bushel. Tue average wheat yield
per acre for the last six years has been
tomlttlng frActions) 50, IS. 50, IS, -. and
81 bushels, and We hope 20 keep up 10 The
average this year. The year thu, the yield
was twenty-three bushels, severe cold,
when the ground was bare, injured The
crop very much In this vicinity. The
reader Il asked 20 compare the above ng
ures with the average wheat yield for the
last six years OF the country at large. II
you are q farmer. hire an extra man to
take your place ai hand work, II necessa'