Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-06-12
olforI. May. isss.
Disadvantage OF Western Farm
ing

Disadvantages OF western arm
ing
L,si winter durlng the COLI ws,ihef.
shi.s watching thv cattle oat ln TIE niung
I hlasts. sNsiug taroaga The snow, sscking
q bush of SHRUB % spPcAsc their srrai
7 hunger. sondcrci u thv eastern farmer
REALITIES The blessing he enjoys In TIE sim
/ pc privilege % uslng up IN warm barns
his bAnd of cattle, bc u large or snail
C0gld be have been an eye ani ear
witness o. Que thou,Andth part ot TIE SUI
/ fcfiug ou tais river alone iAst winter, ne
son. fcslA ucs p.sasafc IN TIE evening
WORK ab1ut tAt DAa. Nnsn eaiiic De-
cone 80 hargry that they soad toAos
man % cottonwood grove. Win p.ulal
/ loaings sni literally deNous ihV limbs ne
islled from ths usss, CAiing them even -
large a. q hall iuca In diameter, II = sNi
.I.ht. at uot - b.t Interesting Macy oi
/ th1st treated iu this ssy lived Ani suiif'
sd thc wister through, only - erA" away
ant Ole on tae hills 10 tac spring, 40 SeAk
that thsy could scarcely drAs ihelr ioe'
Aloug.
Mere Maine farmer - 20 oct OF 40
evening" And tel TIE air a. sharp ard
/ strgiug cold a. 10 u here Ia ihe cold Sea
s0r. be- would declare that no lflns AMI
ma could snist without SHELTER OF some
And throagh he loug night Bat yo1
dont lave such cold there a. We DO here.
wheu oar own cattle were pat IN the
corral. - hAlf SHELTERED yArd,l then -
drive sway inio tas bleak Night ihe p'lf,
shivcring, starving strangers thi Nosu
lack in ~ d0t Us, Vas snoagh 20 onug
the tsars % TIE sycs % = woman, Ani
/ make a man Zee that in some Wsy OF ota.
sr Dc Was guilty wretch oae etaei
phase % The taing i that no m li,et u
i risht ~ your very door In . snow dfift,
4 lr. ere a,urc unAble % stand, and dying
i ~ inches each day ant night yoa cannot
.yen kIun. TIE laws are very strict 10
mis- dirrction. May sight Ike this ~
.itn.-.si AT winter, Ani with scAnt food
i f,r our oNu. charity % these WAs imp's-
.lble. Win their hungry, yearning eyes
tsrpsd - oar. In pliiful supplcAu0n, ~
u,.k.s one fsel AmosiA criminal 20 ihink
TAT every dollar In his pocket made 10
.tork.r.i.ing. norc or less Of this torture,
must b. endured each year, oy iae hciP'
lss. duu1 aulmAls
u,r.-. nav. a f.lrvr chance. for 'iis
Ith.ir nature - paw ihe snow away, TIA,
,nsbIns them % gct the grass. Also II
NMNN 40 IN NNArMlA"NN
they will race AboGt IN the colde.i, ffcet'
Ing nights, sni keep warmer. MlntAns
ofsf. lniucsments - some people no
doubt. but rot % the farmer In m0ierAte
Circumstances, WOO has bis e0mforiAole
home an : garden 90 orchard. We EATER
a ourselves iha, We eocli raise Appies
here. tried II, - did many others, eA'
psrienctd 4 c0mplste fAilare. And oNiel y
square. have yet o learn Of oeAiln. .
appls tree between the DAkoiA noe Ahu
Helena There may be such In some sheit.
,r,d valley. Bat have never heard or rrA1
Ipfn. Hall storms visit this river more OF
lsss every year. varying In severity LN''
lysAr, when the crops were tender anu lu !,
aae growing condition, they were mo"'u
ldown A. With = scythe. People Who hA,s
trlei farming without irrigation, unAhl'
moasiv ss.srt IL fsilarc. OnJ moss
~ho Aru obliged % sill pat any time o'
money into ihs business.
lam not Wriilng this % dlspfase hoa
t.ns, / slmply tell facts which Nov W
>. tru-, In the hops that t may eneoui.ks
those sho are longing % come nete 'aS aeS
"get rich, 90 20 20 work tbs sPflns Wa
a eontsntsd spirit. ard N they he aets,'
mined % migrate. dad some means OF Pos'.
Iiug themselves pretty Thoroughly on tns
merits % aHy place oefors selling ,ns'I
home.-S n, Tongue River ln "''N'
. Farmer.