Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-17
Az tho seed. 80 the Harvest.


SEED tine IL near ~ hand AMI farmers
shoald b. making preparations iog sowing :
and planting n Il not enough that The
tools shoald b. pat In order, TIE viaisf's
AcCumuiatioa of dressing b. hauled oat on
~ ths land where II l. % be assd Ani a
good wool pile b. well prepared and hous'
81 fnr use. bat great attention and care
should b. givtu tO The selection Of seeds.
The folioslbg are few of he many
points to he thought %. Seed Of all kinds
ior planting Or sowing shOald ~ kn0su 10
b. true % its name. else The harvest will
not he satisfactory. The varieties ~ each
kiud arv numerous and Que wants 20 gusss
WORK a. % variety when one 10 known 10
b. more prol.ao or % suPsrior quality 10
others.
Great care shoald b. exercised In seeing
thAi seei L. clean and free from foal aud
uoxio1s seei. some have really believed
that barley tnTuei % oats and really The
harvest hAs in time come 20 b. oats b.
cause they cummsucct sowing barley With
a icS heals 10 oats among it, AMI IN time
they have harvested oats only because thc
oats from yeAf % year have mais bsitCr
growth and a larger seeding Ill, Instead of
barley with fcw oats. 10 has become oats
with a little barley among them. Then
bow many a farmer hAs got some nasty
ani trOuhlssome weed forever rooted In
his farm frum want of = ltilc care on this
point.
How easily have no, few farms become
overgrown with the daisy and Wild caro-,
because the owner vAs careless In ths Sc
lection o.; bis grass SEED
SEED Aiso shoad hc pare. The mougrel
a srT.N FWHWNn
the bsan that prOiaces alike beans either
black or white cannot give The harvest de-
sircd Of course ~ = careful selection
knd with AcArsial cultivation otAhJn
seci. a nsw var.sty IL In tine established
shiCn proves . VaiuAhlg acquisition 10 ihs
varieties 80 - klnti bat when oue cc-
pcnts entirely uPou such se-d ihe harvest
Il surc o. be- murr or lcss uusAusiAcioty'
IN stock hrvoiiug Ant stock raising ~ say
tAAi blood tsls, Aud a. 10 The animal. 80
In The vegetable kiugiom the same Ia"
holds gooi. that lite produce. Ike.
We shoai save our secd iot planting
from ne stkit % core tAat makcs proper
grosth ard proiucss an ear OF l1si pro
p0ftlots. win kerne,s plump lsnd bright
And frcm The bill OF stalk Of beans Thai
mAks. ths bcst grosth and gives The most
prolac crop. and 80 On throngh The whole
las 10 farm crops.
Perhaps via 90 crop may ~ seen = more
marksi dIfrftuce uy The uss % selsct-d
sosd than with thc potato. IL Agris'oas
mistake 10 take ths sesi from ihs 'ine in'
discfifiiuatsiy for planting Tne smAu
ani miniature ones vii surely grow snail
an gindung .tslks, aus Prodaoe q oorrr'
spoudlng harvest, The oycrgrovn ones
wil gives great growth " siAlk, VIII
ortrgruwn al coarse grained ard unpN-
AiAh.s tubers. he kuotiy aud irregular
shaped ouc. wlii a. surely grow aerop a.
unfesirahis fof usc a. The seed planted.
Hut under this grvsi universal las OF uke
proiucluE uks. by planting seed OF The
most dssirabls siIe Aui shape shall come
he protuctlon % harvest that shAl not
ouiy 10 satisfactory In Kind and qnAiiy'
BAT shal 40 prove rsmnnefstivc fpr ne
carr and labor bestowed upon it
Agaln he sou ou our iArms Il not adapt
81 - sros he sane yAfieues OF setd-
They dlf.r In The character % The soi,--
un.And And lowisti. ths rocky, The eisyey
and The sandy. And these dider Ia ne
depth 10 soIl and other chArAcisflsiics. and
acre wise letgmcui needs % % sxtielscl
in selecting sesd Thai 10 adapted 10 ths lo-
cation % Iae farm Ani The soil
Another Polut worthy 90 oonsidefAlon
. what Ants shall plant ani SOW. 'As
the seed. 80 the harvest" lf one s'"s
oats. . harvest of oats ssxpectsi lfane
p Ants corr. a harvest % corr Sill Do pro-
dacCd. Ani 10 i worth the While 70 p'Ahi
f1r tac best returns. One Nving near
corn cAnnlng f.ctory may nni tae oesi re-
tgrr IN crop % sweet curn' While Al
o,hsr avlug fAr from Acauniug isctofl'
1a, near q railroad nay nad more dollars
lu crop ~ potatoes, and talfi' u'les
far aNaY fron vllasr of thtse W. se' lle
ao.t sAtl.factory rvsaits out ofsaeh crops
a. we can feed - sheep ard eAiile' anu
thus turu In in tae shAPc of WOOL nation
And beef
But erougA polnts have been notssi 70
.Aos The importance % The subject, ahu
thc h0pe 10 that farmers Who are so seue.-
aIly coming % q better iutslhgcnee 10 tasf
baslness may give this subject the soosll'
srA,ion il 80 Jssily dessr'es.-E.''sfn
farmer.