Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-08-07
Preventing Firos.

Tbs hot dry wtsther has mtde utter,
etc h, easily combus,lble. Even the grow
Ing gras. IL so dry ths, II will readily ir.
mite. The farm hand should not be allowed
20 walk about the farm with pipe, the
live ashes, blown from IL, may ignite the
grass, or the dry litter In the fence corner.
or the stubole. IL Il no, an infr.queni
thing for q string Of fenre IN be burned BY
. spark lguiilng the dry grass and Hitter OF
TIE fence row. or for . spark 10 start the
siubble anre, sweeping on IN the desiruc.
ton OF the stacks and bullilngs. Certain.
ly q, mi. time q lighted pipe should not be
/ allowed near any OF the stacks or build.
ings We very much doubt II lighted
pipe 4. ever allowable on the farm.
| rnoash the smoker slts down while be
smokes, he IL sp. no, 10 think Al ell. or he
may forget. To stamp ou, the ashes that he
knocks from his pipe.
To allow children 20 play with nre, or 10
have matches, IL msnifysily 50 foolhsriy
tha, IL need only be mentioned. i. IL
too careless. To carry m,,ches loose In The
vest or coat pocket; for the coat or vest
nav be thrown down on bunch OF or
straw or on DRY litter. aud then the tread
OF an anImsl, or the gnawing OF mice, may
ignite the m.,chs- aud start destructive
c1nn ,sr.tion. n siabble IL 10 he buraei.
IA 4. better 10 start the nre sgsins, the
wind n the .,ubble 4. quite dry. although q
Ore guard IA. been plowed. We know q
youns farmer, working hard to gst farm
and home paid fOr, Who burned 40 lsst
season eighty tons of nrst cls.s hay he
plosei gusrd fo<ty feet vide around
large s,abbls deli, aud started the nr- be
fore the wind. II ssspI over The guard,
caught In the dry meadow siaDble. s,d
vent on ~ the hay riek.. Fortunately
large thre.hlng crew wAs near ~, and by
hard nlrt the DE was stopPei.
Not Infr, quently the fro originates In
the house, sni Ia such . Nay that reason
able care woali have prevented IL We
very much doubt Ntscuiy per cent OF TIE
famille. In this conniry have metal match
sAfe-. Usually the ms,che- Arv kept Ia The
pa.tsAoafd box la which they are bpught
certainly dangerous In the summer the
Kitchen stove L. shut up after 4 nncf While
the hoa.eslfs goes ~ the garden. or 10
another room ~ sew. the stove l. new
AMI tght. this 4. safe snoughi but n the
doors have been drawn by ths heat, or
hole. have been msie by TIE corners OF
door. breaking od. Ore may drop out 90
The door, snd the breeze from The open
door. snd window. may ian II lnto con-
n,sratlon. We should always bear In
mind the l.c, that what appears sfier The
event u be very ofdinary care, would have
prsvsn,ei nine tenth. ~ the copf,grail'ns
In The couutry American Agricultural.
Raise Your Own Apple Trees.
Hy,rv farmer whose land l. adopted 20
INIT growing shout have an orchard,
enoash ., least - supply ihe wants OF TIE
f.nll, N not some u spare Tor market.
Ia, culiu.ry dsp,rimcn, Of . farm hitehsn
4. not complete withnat full supply OF
.pplr. lasting through the year PfobahJ
one of the m1-, prodiAhle sources OF re'e'
nue on Auy of oar Svs Engl.ni farms A.
the present time IL vell.kepi orchard
eontainiug bat few varieties ani those TIE
m -, suitable for market NoiSiihsi.ni'
Ing thai there 4. a. mach OF more profit N
the raising of fruli a. there I. In any other
branch Of fArmlug. there are many farm.
whose .oll IL adapted % frun growing th'i
&, NOT have an ofchNri worthy the name
.ut who's. owners 80 not care - start sn
orchard bscauss of the cost In purehaslng
a., tree. Itis cfri.nly costly - buy
several hunired trees IL the prices ashed
by .gcn,s sni hui few sfe able N indulge
M Al orchard N the prices Usually asked
by Tree pediler.. The better way Tor
every farmer who wishes n plant an OF
ch.ri 4. ~ take 9 little plot OF ground,
plos Il and make IL rich, sos The .eei .nd
carefully calilVais sni care fof 'he ue.s
flf Asoa, three or four year. when be vii
have q due lot of Seeding tfr,s oi his Own
raising. whose cost will oe the labor be has
expended In preparing ths ground and car
log for the trees ull old enough - rAn.'
plant.
have nnc nursery ~ seeiling Wees
srosIng. which have raised 10 TIL. way
which have not cost me cent IN money
.nd which have cultivated furins ihe
.p,r, hour. when other work has not
pressed too heavily. Every farmer oaRni
~ raise MI. own trees and give tree ped
dlsrs wide berth
ui.sfaet worth considering that uess
bought of agents prove uutrue N name IN
large msilrl,y of cases. Thu. rendering ~
necessary ~ rytop ~ loss OF ume snu
m,o.y Raise your Own apple tree. Il
u. SALLY. wes, Madison, Me In Mlfrof
All Farmer.