Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-06-25
OUR cRop RIpORTs.

our CROP REPORTS.
eur attentive ani Intelligent rvldrr'
will ssarrh uur NE. in vain O" hni
morr complete rpltome ~ th' pr~srul
coudiiiou and futurr prospscts ~ farm
ing in 100 H. hranchc. in The state ol
Maine. fhau 3. contained in The letter.
puhllshrl in unf column. thls week
IRON our reliable correspondents, living
in every sr,fiou ~ the state.
Al arr,v iu the conclusion that th'
prospects - houniiful mrNc-t Wrr'
never l.ttrf. ani az agree iu the state
meut that The season l. certainly tv'
week. boo advance ~ lat wear. "ih'
condition of thr grass crop u incumpnr
able" Enthusiastically sN,laims one oi
oar correspondents. and That iusi ~
prr..e. Be- The only variation from ihi'
/. psrhlp. iu SECTIONS ~ Nro"-t"ok and
Franklin 1ouutir.. Nherv grass winiTi
Killed. ~ er,at Joe. from that. how.
ever. when we ar, told in ihr same hrratl
tl.st thst Wer, hosing corn zap them or
the 90 of June. stock ni.ing hns r'e
cvNr,i black eve. on account ~ th'
low pnor 20 l-rf cattle in The hr.,
markri.. aud the worst of u H.. th'
.sltr. have heen slaughtered. There
aptssr. tu D. .ligm mcrrasr in shr"I
aisinr Tho as.ociate'l dairy sNsism,
which d. b.ins extended eNrrywhrrr,
/. a great ani growing succrss. While
ihs fruit .rup vii mot D. as large a'
lat wear. it will te morv valuable. lhs
winter wa. .o mild that large amount
81 has vn. .aSci ani the g,',si condition
90 stock never Nrnt io gr-cner or NOR
luNuriiut pastures. llaY l. the leading
crop. corn s-sm. 90 come next, aud
t.utstu,. thirl. no use 81 commercial
FERTILIZER. appear. to he on ihr lnrrrts".
Farmer. arr now husN hncing. The,
will strike into having about No" 2lih
T,rr,thIue .hnWs that the farmers Wrr'
noi discouraged hy the ill luck ~ a.l
wear. Boat have picked their fint. and
ruuragruu.iy gone 40 10 again, trusting
tn Providence Maine Farmer.
BE honest wITr rHE BOYS.
oi,. the hoys chancc on the farm q,
do something for themselves. Encour
srr them to grow crop, mature a col'
Ur hrifrr. or krvp a Hook 81 heus-s"m''
thinr which will hold their attention
and kr,p them interested in farm work
There 6. q grrst cry Tor practical farm
rr.. ani the l,ovs Who arr educated fol
the work. and 40 the .am" time Interest
ei iu their lahors. will De- th"-e Nh,
will rrmaiu about the old Homestead
There l. no lsttvr way than hy cncour
aging the natural incllnations and de
.irrs. Ie honc.t with them. Instead al
ohliriur them to come "a you for money
pro,ids To-. aud 80 cultivate their self ~
spe,t. Op~n up opportunities to u,
.1msthing outside the ordinary faru
work. aui then b. honest and give thcu
the lsneft ~ what l. realized. Ieacl
them to bc manly by developing man
hooi. 1t them pay for the seed ol
feel. th. Use ~ the land or the pastur
ar.. and thus cultivate habit. of thrif
aud industry. II i human nature Ia d'
more for one. self than for anybody
el.e. and for this reason the boys should
h.. le,i to act for themselves.
Especially will this apply to the poul
try ward. MANY boy shrinks from th'
dutie- there. because he does not under
stand them. aud neglecis the hens De-
cause he cannot see the necessity for -
many little steps. Give him dock ans
he becomes az once an interested panty
ami these trivial matters assume nagnl
tude. once In the line of work and not
lng results, everything goes alon.
smoothly. The profits from the noc'
an. hi. and he see. the way open to ~
allse All that l. possible. IN encourages
aud helped. the numbers will rapidly ln
creass. aud the hoy very soon be- able u
provide himself With what I. wanted.
Give the boys a chance Ia be- somebody
while they are growing Ia manhood
Don't force them Ia walt until twenty
one. before they can earn accent and owi
it.-Maine Farmer.