Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-11-20
Sell More and Ruy Leaa.


How 10 make the farm In the fullest
measure self.sapplyihg. ani TO enable the
farmer 10 ssll more and buy less. IL the
problem demanding immediate solution by
!. m'Jorliy OF The farmers OF Maine.
While no ,nJft will be made 20 answer
III. qass'ion In fall, wish 10 esll s,ieu-
lion ~ one llae OF work. or one weak link
IN cur farming that Il too common all over
oar state. l rsfsr 10 the wide areas ofsx.
hsusted lands, commonly spoken OF as
oil nelds and pastures. These nOnpro.
ductvs aslis are oftsn OF naturally good
sou. bat owing To unfsyorsble location. or
other circumstances. an exhaustive sys-
ten has bsea carried on for long series OF
yesfs, III the svAllsbls fertility IA. been
- FAR reduced that the soil l. unable long.
~ to produce remunersilyo crops. That
much OF this land IL still capable Of grow.
ing psyirg crops under q. stem of thor {.
ough tilsge. aided by the jadieious use OF
special feftiliIsrs-whcr, on account OF
location IL 10 Improbable 10 cart barn
mAnures, or barn msnur,- are In Too linn.
Tied supply 10 be spared-experimeut has
fully proven. As known results are more
valuable than theory, viii illustrate by
examples of home practice
and my neishbor are occupying lands
hsli In our family since the fsllirg Of the
original forest. Hence the full history OF
these lands IL correctly known 10 us.
A portion % thss. lsnis. OF which I sm -
spssk, sre sltus,et upon hill OF consider.
anle sminspce. upon which 10 IL too sx.
peu.ive ~ cart farm msuures. even N We
bad The mNnure 10 spare from the more
avallsole lands Thee bin .snds are nat
urAlly of good soil. and fOr . long series
of years proiaeed sbupdsni crop. of grain
and grass. IL IL cnoaeh to be fully under.
stood 10 say that for sixty years this land
has been used Zoe growing grain and grass
Zoe hsy, alternately with periods ofpss,ur.
Ing Unfer this treatment the soil has
slowly become exhausted OF IT. available
plant foof. 10 such an extsu, that 10 failed
10 grow crop. valuable enough To barely
pzV for growing.
Ssvsrsl years ago Geld Of seven acres
sss taken out % he pasture aud poved.
rhrse hundred pounds of supsrphosphsic
sas appiiei % the sorv. and mixed grain
(nsfly AMI oats sOued with grass seed.
crop % twenty nvs bashsls Of hesvy
grain wss harvested, there WAS . fair
catch % clover and grass. The second
year The grass Vas mow,d for hay, the
crop estimated IN be three foufths % ton
IN ihe acr,. TIE third year The land was
sumner ulisd with The grass plowsd In.
The foarth year The lard vss sEsln s0Sed
- graiu. With = dressing of go los OF
sup,rpsosphs,e per acre. and good crop
~ grain vas harvested not yet thrcshedl
The land is sgAln ~ seeded to grsss. With
q goooi catch. Win thorough iillsge
snd light dressing or fertilizer, rvmunsr.
alive crops have been harvested from
l,bd requiring ful acre 10 poorly p,.,urc
. siugls sheep.
NJ nsighbor on similar land sdJolnlng.
h.s tbs season. on eishi acres oflani ths,
-N not worth euiiibs for h,y las, season,
grown go ba.hsls OF oats, IS pounds -
ths bashsl. by using 80 pounds ofCumbef.
lanf snpsrphosph.ts 10 tne acre. co The
sane land with no fertilizer the crop was
nut ~ bushsi. 10 the acre. Have not
these results from worn lands In part
ans-erci the question. how can the farmer
produee mortf lie must prOiuoe before
be can sell. and bay less
one OF ths hesvies; bills the farmer has
% meet l. The purchase OF ptovendsr for
his dairy cows Ani other farm stock. IL
these old delis and pastures. nov neglect
sd. viii under system of thorough tlllage
and ladiclous fsr,iliflng, siill respond
With p.yiug crops, will no, the brloglng
% these waste places Into use help solve
ths question of bringing Ia . more pros
peroas agficul,uf. - the farmers OF
Mainsi-u. l. LELAND In the Maine Farm