Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-11-26

iufnff-ot growing more grass AMI le-s
~ hoei crops. There was les labor In
NolVc'i in u. lie plowe,i aud hoci two
YEAR then seeded down. and his land
would cut two tons ~ hay Ia the acre.
fiowci hls land once Ia dye yetrs.
lioci land will hold out longer than
land not thoroughly titled.
SECRETARY OILRERr
spoke II the advantages of growing the
grain needed Ca f-c,i on the farm from n.
Ills remarks on the corn question were
In the linr of other spcskers.
lie advocated growing MIXED grain
and ciiol Instances wherr the best ~
suits had hccn obtained hy growing oats
anil pels aud then mixed grain for feed
Ing to dairy cows.
Asto tillsge be thought tWo-fifths ~
cultivated hnd under the ploW little
enough. and might De- Increased above
this With profit.
ruoT. sANRoHN's LrCttnE
Ia the afternoon upon "Some II the
Problem. of the Farm. Wa q continu-
ance of the theme ~ the FORENOON. eVoly-
~ from the rirh experience II "a life ~
experimentation and practical work NJ
on hls New Hampshire farm, AMI hl.
connection u ith the agricultural college
~ that and either staics. llls first prob
lem Wa tlllnge. lie showed the ad-
Nnuiagc. ~ working the soil to bring the
forccs ~ nature Ia work a. unlock the
elcmenis stored therr, which in an unis-
cumIosssl stale Nrrv inert. Carionlc
ari ani oxygen, admitted to the soll hV
tilhge. unlocked the latent potash and
pho.phoric arii. anl Ia thi. mcsns
hruurht il.out effects which wev appar-
cut Ia thr application ~ mtuurr hrnc-,
tilhgr Nas, Ia Que seuse, msnurv.
Svsrl lsni-land w grass--i. sealed
from decomposition. Land covered hv
an impenctrhlc mass ~ grass roots
gradually dcsru-e. Ia nitrugrn. iill-
agr incrrases ".
Prof. ~inhorn aid that uo lands ne-'l-
ed tillage 80 much A. New England soils.
aud set none got - little.
ROTATION oT cEors,
the speaker .lid. l. The rcmeiy Tor eN-
cyssi,r tillagr hy balancing the for,e. 20
uaturr. Land on which corn l. grown
viii grow gooi crop ~ wheat, clo,cr
90 grass. ~ a rotation, corn, clover,
I,otato-s. and oats Ncrr mrniiouci.
IN, ruut ARA - NO two crops Wa
alike. and no two run their roots 10 the
same detah. Hence the suriac~ running
rrots take their fcod supply frum lin
hs,l ARA. while the stronger ani deeper
running kinis made available sourccs ~
plant food not soughi hv the former.
IN ihls was partial solution ~ the lseuc-
ft tu D. riinri from a rotation 20 cfups.
llruad ielVe,l plants draw nitrogen from
ihe aimosp phsrr. clover 49, u"S known
o. gather SOME nitrogvn frum the
atmuspherr.
lle advocated keeping half the ani
under the pillow. Ihis wuuld nrCcssltnie
more lslror ou the farm aud that l. shat
.. ncc,ic,l. to widen farm operations and
capitalize farming. l'ut NOR, labor ani
mnry brain work into the farm. hrrp
The ioys on the farm hy a wider activity
- ths miui aud following oui mor-
nfir,l aud systematic cours. in coniuct-
ing farm operations.
The speaker nam-i a rotation ~ eight
wear. on farm of fifty acres ~ cultiNat-
si land six acrrs in oats, clover, bar
iry. potato-s, cofu.
uir CuHN cEur
h. would place al the head "a cultivated
rrups. griss .. ling bat corn u QUEEN.
~ crop ofrr. 80 much dlgvstihlc mat.
tef o. the acrr. There Nasas much III
rr.tihle matter g. the hundred pounds ~
corn fp,idrr property preserved a. In the
same quantity II timothy hay. II u
e,.ri faitrucr aud eNrrllsnt hutief pro-
duccr. Nr have never measured The
f.nssihlliiir. II the corn crVp.
Experiments in planting have shown
that ln sandy soil. tao infhe. Ia depth
d. enough un clay unc inch l. better
thsutWo. q had also hren found ilmi
to do ii. h,.i the corn plant uc'sie'i to
each plant tao ani ihrv'eIuariers square
fr,i ~ sIacv.
pi,klng .cssl corn l. one - the fret
lr.sons o. lcam in thu cultivation ~ ihls
crop.
n has b-rn found thnt two stalk
groaing rip.c Together do hcticr than
oue growing separately. llrnrv plant
ing in hill. Nouii seem to D. ihc b,iief
Nay than tn plant in dfills.
Flat ur lr,rl ,ulturv l. preferable to
hilling ln hrsing.
\ we'll urganiFe,i choir cuun"cte'i Niih
Exrel.ior Guugr enliNrnei the occ1sion
ulih several .oug. rrnirr'-l Ia spirited
mtuner. vhirh added Go the enjoyment
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