Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-03
Tho Spring Campaign.

The farmers OF iAl, ls,i,sie will .oon be
engaged in . campaign which vii De OF
more importance t0 The world thsn any
military or political struggle thai vas ever
fought and decided In The lcngih OF Vine
-hich The farmer has nom seed'tme 10
harvest; aud the most Important part OF
the Whole 10 embraced In the f,- weeks IN
vhieh TIE soil will be- prepared and ihe ssed
planted; and now D. the TINE 10 get reaiy
ana perfect the plans. ksmsmoer What
yOu have learned from lectures trd papers
dariug The wintsr and prepare 10 pf0ni ~
~ DO not Jet The rush of business add ibe
force of habit teep you back In The old -sy
Inst because IL 10 elslsr 10 do things 10 that
-.y than 10 learn . new one The world
moves, and ~ take advantage OF ihe us
coysrlss and improvements OF The ssc Ne
uusi move with H. IL 10 vel enough 10
f,sl thantfal % the past generation Tor
What they did and made possible Tor us 70
10, but Our duty will be only BALI done "
Ne stop there and neglect 10 use The DIS
eOyefls. OF the present A glance back
over period OF even ten yssrs ~ill show
.lmosl Any farmer thA, be has, perhaps ~
| eonsel0u.ly, embraced many new ides
and adopted new methods which be AZ nfs'
thought we're sbsurd aud imprsciiesole.
THIS shows that real progress h oelpg
made, snd, though there are 80 mshy hum
bug. offered ,bd 80 much deception prAe.
ti.ed tha, The mOsi progressive man has 10
/ h. cautious, We must remember that The
oul, way 20 be successful aud get oaf share
OF Inc bsnefts 4. 10 be ready 10 adopt pew
m.thoi, a. soon a. their value 10 assured.
No one can succeed in farming or In any
other business who seeks To escape The
euanclAl risk and the mental labor ofslfting
ami experimenting with new Ideas.
One OF toe most important and generally
accepted facts about farming IL oftsn losi
.isht OF In the hurry OF ssed-tlme. and that
/. tha, the soil shoald be well and thor
oushl, prepared before the seed is pat To-.
Al h.ryssl time We are often reminded that
/ A 4. bushels Instead OF acres that nn The
bin. and pow 10 the time 10 act on thaIsus.
ss.tion. Its better 10 get Is bushels oi
corn from on. acre than 10 get 100 bushels
/ from Two acres, and with the manure aud
pt,p.ra,ory labor that We usually give the
ivo ,er,. expended on one, the yield per
.cr. will be greatly Increased while The
tspdlng and harvesting will be reduced
ON. half Ifevery farmer would follow
oI.d resolution not 10 DO any more than
he could DO In the beet msnner, there would
be les. time wasted In harvesting unpront'
able crops and feeding animals a. . loss
snd marketing produce that no one wants
20 buy. Win the stories OF Western grain
farms and stock ranches ringing In our
ears n 4. hard 10 be eontsntsd with oaf
fsvacres OF cultivated erops aud siill hard
or 10 reduce the area; and when We pat up
|. few usihsrs or . beef COW 20 fsiien Ne
think IL small Business compared Win
What ". read Of in other places, and We
are lpdacsd 10 begin more than We can car
~ out, OF leave the work halfdons because
10 seems so small.
WI We gs, on TO The open soil 10
,pring aud feel that the season has come
10 practice operations, our ambition 10 sp'
10 gel The better OF our Judgment and In
dues Us % lay out too much, 90 thai We
nus, leave the work bali done or be In 2
hurry and behind hand all The time. II
should be the motto OF every farmer opro'
duce the best OF its kind, and attempt nc
more than can be done WE'LL, In Mir
ror and Farmer.