Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-07-31

Aoo AbOu A4lsut Nrhhs.
In ride across this coaniy-Ksunebse
-And over some % The bsst lands In tle
State, II sAs sirikingly noticeable that on
most farms, and particularly The larger
ones. thsrs L. considerable ara bearing
only nght crOp of grass. and this male
up In too arg propo ton % white we,,i.
DVrer cup and the dsnfrd grasses that
go With ths tun-dosu nskis. II wAs some
Shat Surprising - see ths extent of lands
in this c0niltion. The yield % bay from
such fslis 10 extrcrlsly light. and The ay
sfag. % ths acre 90 The fsrm l. sadly drawn
dawn In consequences. There L. something
wrong 10 msnsgvment where 50 many
Acre. sre uuPrOiuciive
The troa ,le Is that these fields have been
len 10 loag Sithoat Tie plow. Tas
soaii-be wise conclusion of paper farmers
has hcsu. "too much land - and the teach.
ing Which hNs gone oct with IL, "coufas
ths wufk to less acrus." This has ben
rung In The ears of farmers owning these
gooi lands. un Too many ol them have be
lsycd n. AMI many of their sCrcs have been
lst alone for - many years before tier
slow rotation and LEES acres policy can
xvt Afoani to then. TIA, thsy are found In
ths coudlti1n notei aud there must al
says b.. 80 long a. TIE system l. followed,
= ukg ara in an uuprOiucllye condition.
The uoahle u, The saole business
teaching. practice Ani r, ats. !. wrong
What Il santsi l. The application az good,
sqasfe common ssnss that will put more
scfss urdsr the plnw each y ar, 20 over
tae farm In less time. snd leave no place
fOr ths "oli fields Anf light crop now
f1und. thus reversing the long standing
teaching of - ser ani pa'ilng more
acres 10 its place This quicker rotation
siIl rvNch these f,ld. osf,fe they become
- badly run out and Infested WITH white
scsd ani other ohlectionshle plants, and
sll pat thrm To = good proincuVc eon'
fitiun The prosinction % the farm vii
b. Increased, The stoCk sul be multiplied,
manurv supply ephA. gct, AMI al on hr
sane acf,s a. bsforv: Ani The Increased
manurs Nil aflri the means fighi Al hand
a. improve promptly AMI rapidly ths fcr-
tlity % ths soil opsrA.sd. AMI thus M
shols farm Ani ia surroundings will pat
ou q nss passs. These Old nslds % Tain
rr.ss snt Waite svsd srv In their present
condition. aot becsnss the soli l. run oat
hut because ths grass l. rau Oai Ani calls
for The p'os ant morr seed
Fislis thlck sith 80 of white weei-
and he sane !. true % butter eup-Afe
proof positive % n~giect The plow Il ne
great sxtsfminAtor. Ant where u returus
onen he white weed will not b. plenty
enough 20 40 Any harm The wecis cone
in hscsuss the grass gDc. cot IRON long
standing sni the want of TIE p.os.
TIE course here recommended Il not
mere theory. out Instead u dfAwn from
sciuh experience In oar iva practice.
Tas protaciion ~ . farm hAs been nearly
of quite d1uhlci ln . ies years oy TIE
course here recommended, Ani without
ths uss. to any extent worth ihe menuon'
% mAnarr flttacr thAn What The stock
tsp, hAs 90 lriei The OF nslds Win thsif
usht crop have disappeared, and IN yer
plscs stanf to-day buuntifal crop, OF elo-
YER. umothy snd rci iop. Win NE si.lis
fall % stock, in place of tae former Empty
hAru. and mows siill fall of TIE ooany OF
.sst year. which ne better me1hois had
yisldci Nor .. this al; with more oi ne
pio- cones Increase of the needci gram
ani cora D. 20 s.th The hsi.
m l. not then. ncces-Arily, IS. s1rr- Ahl
narrower Wofk that l. wanted, bal more
p,owlns that wil. carry ibs work over ias
satirr farm In !, - years, thus giVius neN
a-.ds In plsce OF The old now 80 widely
..su. There afs no o1siAciss IN tae NNl
,fta's hettsr course. All that i wAnied
. the pluck and pGsh 20 drive the 30"
over twice The acrc- anf corresponding
a - In the keepiug of stock AM IN the
care 20 rssnlting manurcs- Nos 10 Eo'h
ume o. consider th ~ matters TIE tsain'
A., .,u hardened up With their wotk Ia
ths h,V Geld. Ani will b. rrNiy q hitch -
ths plos ~ so1u - the laying i over
Turn over tbc-c oi nslds. no matter hos
,ny aerrs, STIR up the soil with disk
narrow. spread on ne manare AyAll.N.e-
ueh, n Il must be-. BAT iac more The oci'ef
and see ia more profitable crop einnoi
=. grown from that soil Thrrc 20 Tour
y.sr. In grs-s j. loug cnoaga Tor prcn.Ahle
crops. dep ming somewhat on the ehafae'
trr of .oil. when The p.os shDali com,
.round In course AgAin. There i no neei
of 80 much ngai grAss Maine fnmsr'