Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-01
written tor ne oifori Democrat
A Communication

| written tur the ottori Democrat
A Communication
Th. winter -ss inyited 20 attend th,
meeting Of an agricultural society in So
HshsOn, M.ss. -here many Of the 80.
called eminent farmers Of old Plymouth
Coahiy assembled 10 discuss the vsrioa.
topics q hu,bandfy. The language and
style oi the speakers indicated they were
msn of 10 ordinary talent. They sIhib-
tied 90 weather. beaten faces OF bta~ny
hands 70 sAos they bad ever seen hard
woik. or experienced the rough Ways Of
The vOild ~ mARy farmer, IN cd Oiford
have done. Upon inquiries ~a' iufOrm.
td too we're doctors. one . clergyman.
another bank othsial. and two OF three
oihers whom wealth. obtained from other
s0aioss, bad placed beyond the necessity
q ullng the soil also an en,omologisi, 4,
Who exhibited yarious specimens u but
tsif.ts. ,hs prvseai'oi, q worms aud
box, % ansoying 10 The farmer, bat PIE
,ciibed no means 70 avoid their rAvagts.
The reverend farmer. In shor, digtes.
,.on from The ,stlset. gAvs . vivid De.
,crip,ion % his travels Ia Egypt, up the
Nus. throagh the SasE Canal. and jour.
usy 10 the Holy LAID. All q which were
interesting bu, -hsa he spoke ot i'm.
proving ihs social condi,ion of iimsfs,
la ssggosiions were slmosi sn,lfsly
worthless. lie though, Il the farming
c,a.ss. would devote time 10 travelling.
the variety % object, seen would Be %
impressed upon their msmofie. that the
mere recollection % them would di.Pel
ihoasht. q lonslins,.. ~hsa removed
from ASSOCIATES. A very fss agficaltgr.
80. after meeting the necessary siPen's,
q their families, have anything lsii 10
Pay fcr us,el.Hg abrOad, therefore advice
u ihi. character q imPrae,icable. snd 20
bensht 20 ibs farmer.
Tier, uas an animated discussion Ia
relation TO ,hs utility and proa, Of com.
nercial fertilizers. in which The di,paianis
disagreed. One eoaisnded they ~sfe
.enetAlly WORTHLESS, ani you'd anAlly ~.
hausi iAe soil toe other -As equally ,s-
naciol. in hi, views, ,hA, farmers could
vel afford 20 buy them. The opinion
q both. -ao we're certainly intelligent
speakers. ~as based upon their osn
kno~ledse u results ob;sinsd by actual
snpsfmsut I, did DOT seem 70 occur 10
,hs,s advocate tha, !, made great diff
i,frac. whsthsf commercial fertilizer,
.efr ussd ca The sterile sand. Of CaPe
Cod. o. applied % iss uch, sla'ial sol
u TIE Saco valley Where land !. deh-
eisai IN those chemical Ingredients neoe,.
,ary % the stosih q plAni'. and iha,
-.ni car b. .gpplisd by the purchase Of
pho.phs,ss. perhaps li may Be profitable
% use them. Every farmer i aware that
che ,5il be cultivate. i' principally made
Up u mi1gie psfiiclss, sfoded from The
aid fock. - The earth. These rOcs' are
composed q diHsi,ni minerals, hsncs the
fertility % The so,l depends upon the
.lurcs from ~hich u = detivel. The in
i.psn.sbls fertilizer. 20 eaflch The l.ni
a. pfomo,e tie gfos,h " crops, are nj.
uosen. pho,phoric seid And potash. The
other materials entering into be oomPo-
.ti0n u p,anis are found IN 'gfh,ieni
qaAnuue.. combined slih earth Aad aif
.sd ~.ist. A. farm manure contains =
propsr .dmiIiurs oiihs essential element.
in agriculture. the farmer ~ill Als.ys aad
h.. homs.m.de fertilizer : f.r more ben
sacial than any be can purchase Ia tie
market. Il hAs been estimated that
100000 sfe annually expended 10
Maine 90 artificial msnurv,. u i very
dlabifal. ~ksts farmer, Use them iadis-
enm.a.isly. without Aknoslsdse of shI'
i. needed u ;hs ,oil. shether oae.halt OF
The moasy expended vii ever hnd lis
~ay into ,hsir pockets sssin- The use
O.. these friliisr, BY The ~rief sene'Ally
proved unsatisfactory, While some Others
claimed favorable result A. there n
a srea, diversity Of soil ant climate farm
sr. 10 dihsrvnt locali.ss cannot rely upon
1ny particular treatise OF the science 81
agriculture. Every husbantman should
learn by e1pc,meat, What crops ATE moe,
tf,hi.ble. and What portions Of hi' lAhd
.,e adapted % their cultivation. thea be
e.a ,uccssd IN 30 sn,srprise as farmer.
Th0ush The iae5ns BE- email, those en-.
s..,d 10 ihi, oseaPAiion, compared With
o,her working classes, have an easier
tine. Gr, better of. mote ylr,aou' aad
happier. wh.eh seems the paramount OBJ
lee, u human life.
FlENER FEoN OLn OXFoRp.
A.. A-.N fsks