Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-08-17


The Flrr,sr turn AZ once 10 the market re-
ports. a. their papers are brought from
ths post-ofiice, aud rcsi the iuteres,lug <
sbd valuable hints given by our able cor
respondent, I. &. LIBBY. Esg In connee'
lion with the weekly sales Ihioking
that an extended roiice OF Mr. Libby :
place. business and opinions would be OF
Interest. We lately spent a day looking
over TIE farm and stock, AMI chatting with
The wiieawAke proprietor.
Just west of The railroad station, Al
Baruham, may be seen neat sei OF farm
oulitiugs with lsrge barn aud sheds, tell
ing The observer Of an energetic farmer
sho hArvesis large crops. Here l. the
home of Mr LIBBY. ON = farm % four hun-
frrd Acrcs, With ssyruiy-dve under tlllsge.
aui al In one nelt The balance Il used
Tor pasturage, ant the ngures We shall
present will satisfy anyone that room must
b. provided somewhere for The stock that
i bought by him or bis agents. 10 nearly
every section % Maine. While The dwell
lng house Presents very neat and stifsc.
tive appsarauce. The barn l. being repaired
and enlarged 80 that svsrythlng may oe in
frst class orcsr. The building u .2xi-u,
slth shesp barn attached 90 fest long.
Ga ore siie are The stalls snd ue-up, and
on the opposite. the room Tor cnrisg,s, q
larrs VOL st0flug room AMI the sections
shsre the bay l. stored The farm yields
oue hundred ton. % bay. With ten or
twelve acr,s 10 grain. showing that IN
.sme thorough care l. given here ss IN The
mansgemeut OF the cattle oasinsss
Ia Mr. Litbywe found stypical lankee,
msn about foriy.nvc years Old, whose
pleasant. genial fscs would attract The ~
lutlon of TIE suf-ring and NEEDY, sni We
venture sach are never ,urned sway empty
haptst.-A man Who thoroughly BELIEVES
In himself his business. his native STATE.
nj whose grcaiest comfort l. IN hsppy
bone With hl- healthy. rugged family OF
.lghi boys ani one girl. growing 10 mAn'
aood ani wonanhooi with an Interest 10
everything that Interests faiasr and moth
- Four 90 TIE sons AZ In business Win
slih ihe fsihsr.-one {. 4. living Al
IIoulion. another. A. Il, a. Fort Fairfield,
shue iwo remain Al home. one oi them
solng to Brighton weekly. The younger
Doys take - me cattle bGslness {. ducks
to water. q fact somewhat remarkAoie.
TIE bay cut 90 The farm l. All FED, and
In addition. over 1900 bushels of grain an
aually. Throughout Central and kAststu
Nainc. Mr. LIBBY has thirty meu who buy
cattle. veals and shesp on iolnt accoani.
During issS over Eve thousand head OF
r.ttle. three thousand veals, Aut thirteen
thousand sheep were bought AMI sold, The
sheen and lamhs coming almost entirely
frou AroostoOk. ln addition % this. and
IN connection with h. ". Shaw and {. ii.
M-rflll OF Newport. Mr. LIBBY last year
-1ught over ioU tons OF WOOL Inl> year
he volume 90 business will oe Increased.
Already 80 60 sheep have hecn bOughi 10
Aroostook. ani over 80 ZOO JOS. oi wool
stored
Twen,y eve years ago Mr. LIBBY started
In the business with The firm determination
~ retiring when afty. A. he Il nov ap-
pro.ehlng TIA, axe The desirc ~ coatnue
Increases. 80 that We predict he will grow
1ld ant die In The harness. During the,e
sears more cattle and sheep have been
asnilsd by bin than by any other man In
Maine.
The groundwork of his success may. We
thlnk. be- found In the fact that from The
drsi be has always paid cash Tor every
thing. ant every agent doing business ior
aim II furnished With money 10 DO the
sane Buying for cash and selling TOT ihe
sane. he has been able 10 avoid The uoa'
1lss % The credit system, aud 80 steadily
increase bis b1slness.
not only i Mr. LIBBY recognized "a.
thorliy on cattle. bat Il Il well known that
be holds ,dvAncei oplnious upon iecding
.nd breeding. and these opinions We A.
tempted % draw out by series OF ques-
lions. ihlnklng that. A. they were The re-
.ut % his observation and experience
,hey wogid b. valuable.
what sections OF the State produce The
sesi cAitef'
..Ths Ksunsbsc valley. because the farm.
,rs there feed more inisllgenily' than 9TH
= sections
"whs, section Is capable OF producing
The bssif-
"Aroos;ook can beat The world. when
her farmers learn % breed from the best
stock, select and save their best calves,
snd feed generous gralu ration 20 al iheir
stock
"what section produces the bes, sheepf
"Aroostook. While EnglAnd feeds And
xe DO not, Ne produce what they cannot
,nd. ~ fecdiug, ours might be male Tue
choicest mutton In The world.
what method OF feeding l. adopted oy
The better Glass of groversf
"Gensfoas grain raiions led lniieious'y'
In addition 20 The better growth snd con-
ililou % the animals, The Increased value
= The dressing will enable the farmer 10
top The heavy drain now made fJr super
phosphate. and thus In Two ways secure
pronii' ~
"Wha, Is the diasrenee In shrlnkAge
turing shipment, between grass and corn
eaiilel-
Corn fed cattle will shrink thirty per
cent. those on grass forty or more"
s'For What cross 10 there The greatest
ismABdf'
A cross os Durham aud Hereford seems
to take The market. The Durhsms give
.lre. while the Hereforis give round, syn
netrieAl bodies, and increase the faitening
tendency. FOr veAls there IL nothing Ike
Herefords. A Hereford veal al one week
Oh. i worth two dollars more than any
other a. the same age.
what crosses are mos, desirable Tor
mllch cossf"
"DarhAms or Holstslns with their yari'
ous crosses for mllkmen. while Tor village
or city TIE Jersey takes the lead. =.
"What crosses OF grades OF sheep sell
The besi, and are best for hruers 10
keep
"Sou,hdown and Shropshiredown Tor
older section, CotswOld aud Lsicesiers Tor
newer portions OF the State"
"From present outlook where IL TIE
most pro1I FOR farmer, In beef, mileh cows
or muttOuf-
"Someihlug depends on location, oui on
the whole, In sheep husbsndry more money
siu be made than elsewhere. The 10"
prices paid for wool the past i've years
nave driven many 20 abandon the business
al that tO-day there ale not enough sheep
ln existence 70 supply the demand and II
win take AZ least i've years 20 grow tnis IN
ius,ry up 20 10 Legitimate basis. FOR thls
reason the sheep Industry offers special al
fractions, and promises sure pronts.
"what charges In feeding would you
suggesif'
seeking always 20 feed undertsndlngy'
Hold sheep and lambs 20 feed and fAiien
for spring markets.
"At presert prices OF grain, ss wei a.
beef and mutton. will II pay TO iced grain
10 stock st pssturef
'swhere feed IL Aoundant. no. oat s'
soon A. this falls OF. grain must De sup-
plied. that there shall be ste>iy CROWN.
Keep stock growing from day OF olrin, sna
,hev viii always sell Al spront provided
they are no, kept beyond maturity.
uN IA. -. -.n.r.l OutlOOk for farm