Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-10-09
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sh.ie trees besatlfy the Premises, ba
those around the house should he uimme'
up 81 that there may be pure eireulauo'
of air.
Prepare now for next years yield of fruli
by giving tres and vines good cultivation
and provision for proper wintsr pro'ec
ton.
q In storing away garden seeds place then
In wooden bags with piece OF gam cam
phor In each bag. and also dust TIE seeds
with Insect powder.
when the hurry OF farm work ceases lu
autumn there are many opportunities W
make improvements, for which the season
IL favorable and the time propitoas.
In some section. of ooautry where fruit
generally succeeds, the devotion of entire
farms 20 the growing OF fruit has become
qaits common, and l. liable 10 be sliii
more so.
with proper provi.lon ~ warmth and
shelter, aud . good store OF snsllage aud
hay. winter dsirying can fr,qaenty be
made more profitable than summer, labor
IL then cheaper and butter higher.
Three rules for improving dairy cattle :
selsc, and keep only the best ani most
promising calves, study sai pfae,iee the
beet methods offeeiing and kespins stock.
secure the best blooisd stock possible.
Moisture 4. . prerequisite to successful
farming. more important than msnure, YET
90, ou Que farm In q thoossni IL any pre-
caution taken to save from falnfals what
woaii be sisqus,e FOR every need.
The symptom. OF oholsrs In poaiiry are
dropping of the wings. fuiiilng OF The fesih'
er-, the comb aud ssttl-s turn iAfk and
somslime- black. with eOpious discharges
from the bowels The fowls refuse 10 eat,
aud have an in,olersble thirst.
sou,hdown rams are the bss, for cross
Ing The small native breeds In order to pro-
iuoe e,cslleut mutton. TIE eve. from
such eros. should be mated with Oxford
or Shropshire ram. n larger slIe be de-
sired.
II Il Ostsn 9 loss to allow COWS n range
over large space of short pasture 10 ssll.'
~ their spp.tiiss. aud II would be sn scin'
Al saving ~ keep them up aud feed them
when p,s,ures ge, too short.
Amer fro., IA. plnehei the grasses they
us no longer .gfii lent for cattle that must
b. kept In good q s.h, nor for cows giving
milk. Add enough grain and the graz.
sill serve much better 10 maintain good
condition.
O,i, worn-oui and dull implements are
the most expensive ihlng. tha, eau oe used
on the farm. They cost the user more
syery year than he woali have 10 par Tor
nss Improved machinery, .ni are always
. source Of ,roable and vsr,iion.
Cattle require more water than sny other
domestic animal. ani will not do well un-
les they have access 81 al times 10 Q
-priug. brook OF uoagh. FARMERS Who
live on bin farms ought N make note ol
this and see that their cattle are supplied
with 81 abundance OF pare water.
III. every year more evident that for
exclusive grain growing OF any hind the
Eastern farmer cannot competa with The
great West Ia fact. The Western farmer
IL himself hard pa.hed to compste success
fully 10 whss, prodaeilon with the wheat
of Russia AMI inila
A rich. mol., bat no, We, soil. sni moist,
cool atmosphere. are essential Tor good
caalin Juer.. Where these ooniiiion.. OF
al least s1ms Of them, are no, found, II is
slmo., useless ~ Try to raise . crop. ss-
pscl,liy for market, {. IL IL shippsi large
ly from locsiions where IL saeeeeis vel 10
every market of importance.
French capitalists have formei con-
psuy % purchase large aud fertile Rlsslsn
ierri,orle. for f.rmlng and cattle breeding
Another great company IL proposed, with
Ras.ian and foreign capital, 20 export beef,
mutton 40 4 pOrk 10 Englsui BY fast steam
els from Libsu.
A.. milk IL anlmh secretion mabafae.
,urei by the COW. IL must be evident that
auything which worries, frsts or torment-
The COW, OF renders her uneasy or uneom'
Portable, will certalnly lessen the qasntliy
.ni .ff,ci the composition OF her milk.
Pun stone. .hoali bs planted s soon
[. gathered. before they have any chance
- become dried out They are best s0Nn
Ike peas, Iu broad drills, aboa, sn ineh
.ni half deep. The eject OF The moist.
ore sni the frss Ting OF winter IL 20 eraek
the stones, and usually slarge numoer viii
start TO grow the following sprlas
Meadow. TIA, have ceased % give good
crop. NAY be renewed ehesply by turning
the .oi soon after cutting, then harrow
Thoroughly At Intervals OF fortnight, aud
before aa,ama rains re-seei with timothy
aud such other varieties OF grass s may
be suited 10 .oil snd situation
Irrigation q. possible on thousands OF
acre. that under present conditions are al
mo-i sure - be psrehei In May OF jane.
with consequent ioss OF labor expended 10
tillsge, crops shortened and hopes defeat.
ei, all bec.a.e no sfJri Il made 10 avail OF
water supplies easily obtained or saved II
the attempt were made.
A singls COW can be kept N ssmNl cost,
compared with herd. for the reason thai
she can receive qalts . large amount ol
material from the house. and especially II
there Il garden under cultivation. Pods
vegetable tops and pArings, stalls bread.
and even th., which IL ler over OF the
vegetables from the table may be used 10