Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-03-05
Oxford Farmers.

There are many good fsfmsfs in North
.rn Oxford county, In The towns OF P,fu,
Dixn-ld. Ramford. Canton and vicinity
Thoagh the country L. billy. save lmmsdi
Atsly along the river. y.t In the rich val
lsys snd slopg the slopes OF The hlllsiis-
sre located some OF the weslthisst and
most prosperous farmers to be found In
any part OF the s,a,e-builiiugs are large.
commo iioa.. well flushed aud modern In
plan aud oaint and give every evidence OF
lmfor aud prosperity. yssr- ago the 10.
tsrvsl. along the valley were the center II
the h,p production Of the State. aud for
uumbsr ofyssrs proved q profitable ln.
du.trv. but the changes OF time hsse
wrOaght their work and nothing is now
IN OF the business bot The sisek. OF hop
roles By the road slides. 80 The great
4 icks 81 sheep that formerly I'D The
moup,sln pssia',s have graiusliy been
cut down ny The prevailing lower prices n
WOOL. and The steers are follo-ing sut 10
their turn undsr the advent % chesp beef
from The Wet som.,hinE OF coarse
mB., take The place OF former conditions,
Tor farmers mus, 20 on With production,
I'D stock oi some hind mast be- k'7' on
ne farm. Sect corn b. skvn the
pl.ee of hops. snd the dairy hs. been SLOW
" tat surely establishing itself In favor
Vhss.e factories have hssn fuu for several
year. in The town of Dlnn.ld. rus 10 CON
DOu With other section. where The patron
sge b.. bssn scattered the baslnsss has
not a rite suited the siias,lon ard never
h,.,rvseh,d ysry hlsh pressure OF Popa'
lafi,y.
A creamery was stsfiei about year ago
81 Ramfofd Csutfc. unisr the cofporots
uame of The Ramfori D,iyiug Associs'
tlOu, which ia. been q full succsss thus
f.r. It. n. Barge. is the operator aud
.slling sg~nt. . young man Who served
III. spgrs ntiesship 81 the Turner cresmsry.
Thi. erssmyry has bulli up q trade direct
with CONSUMERS All it, make is thus cold
sad u 4. uushls 20 hep up with ns or
dsr. The l,rgss, smoaut ye, msde 10 g,
90 poabds . moa,h, sDd The smallest q
Too poaods.
A cream roa,s has ben started Ia Peru
90 which The cream IL gathered aud fof'
ssrisd on the railroad from The Canton
s'.,lon io the creamery at Bsein,li. The
patron. oi both TIE enterprise 81 Rum'ord
and The route n Peru sre well .s,l,f q
.ui thu. far are Inclined IN Increase The
NNaltes~a sfFrfN CIV" ~ ~
.mons them. many farmers are stoosinE
u2 With larger bambsfs and The pfospse,
uow !. that d,ifyips In this locality ~iu
soon reach large proportions.
A farmers ius,l,ut- hr The State hosfi
20 agriculture si wtsi Peru, on fsb. 80,
gfs~ oui OF thi. in'srss, for the develop
msut % the dairy buslns-s sni w's veil
attended ~ The farmers Of that aud The
sfjpibipg towns. and proved en- occasion
20 great iuisrs.t In The forenoon lion.
Rafu. Pfnce of Turner, presented The
claims OF the sllo for preserving corn. and
gave .p-cinc directions. for doing The
soik Mach interest vi. manlfc-isd In
This sBlj ct ari II vii no, b. surprising "
corn for The slio clls an Important place 10
The near future on the warn, river soils In
that viCiuliy.
10 the .tsrpoon the sulJ G, of d,lrying
md the fesding OF COW. elsimed s,,suiiop.
A second iustltu,s for The county uss
held i Norway the Tth, which wss largely
attended and foil Of ln,sfsst-M Yarn