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

/ Nt'ifs NANhhAN llifi ~.
Last frhlsy Nas an exceptionally
| pleasant dsy ~ this pleasant IAN. and
the FARMERS 20 Poland and vicinity em-
hrscs,i the opportunity o. gather a their
hcautlfui Grangr lIsll snd hear some of
The prlhlems of the farm discussed and
ttks a hani La giving their eNrerisn,-e ~
drop wori II criticism ~ the discus.
siuu 20 prCtical questions ran counter
o. the farm eNpcrienl II some listeners.
| the r,iucation vhlrh emauates frum the
grangs hall has bccome a powcr ou the
tarms ot Maine. II Il sn cluration
e hirh lssds o. concentration ~ ihought
o. the expression ot clrar cut Mcss AMI
rrcscniing them la a logicsl and conncci-
81 manner
Tho community that pays its dc,otions
st the shrine 10 romona. Flora aud
1rrvs. and ststcllv go-s up a. The htll
of ENr,lsior Gringr uu iiarri.'s lIill a.
Etf lohu.i. l.. ss might bc expected.
au lufrllrruf community ot farmer.
b. hiNr ciruci q competeuct-
70 thrm-it farming ani some form ~
stetk ulsing. and The intelligent farm
rrs. sith their wiNes sni families. Who
hllri thr pheasant hall this grange htd
rrstrsl uu ifs pleasant site. nrrr worthy
representative 20 ths hack hone aud
crsnal development Which stand. D.
hind the material prugrr.s ~ Maine io-
lav.
The Patrons ~ Poland arr never tarly
ln anv good ori sni vork. They werr
MT heliiudhand on this oc-asion. The
pttruus arr an organlfoi fufve ~ work
rrs. AMI in fhsir efforts o. eulighien The
uorhi they don't forget ths potent lever
90 r,z-l rhevr in the dining r-om. Tho
sisters q ENcelsinr 1rangv take uo hack
ssits l.sfurv auv gangr in thrisieudom.
HIrEu>rtcfiNI.
n L. almost eight YEAR. slncr the
Jourual Grt enirfr,l The delcciahle
prryin,is of that dining rcom. ani shile
sntue srrr missed. this pleasant FRIDAY
% ltsi SEX k-guue Co ipin the brother
hnosl trVund-f sas someN bat rvmtfk-
able thst so many shouh mret again
after uf,rls dr,ads.
Nmuug the older mrmhsrs srrr Bruth-
srs ~m.lh ~ Norwat. treasurer uf The
rsfrons Mutual Al society. Rove
ant VI lfr % thr same toSu, Bruthcr lu-
thsr Perkins and Lads ~ Wet Poland
n. " tnlsifer. whom thr Journal ursi
saN uu lts former ,i.f. the iurprvssihlr
Cobb. 9th thc ouru 40 on ilaNrs 20
Oak uul. and many other. vh"m the
Iourual ]. slwsy. delighted o. meet.
uir NIltiNe
vas prmupily csllol to or,ier hy Mr. l..
A. Iilos.nm. memt~r ~ The lioaui ~
Agriculture Zoe Andruscoggin. Who ln-
tr,-iuc,,i Az thr frsi sTsakrr. Mr.. u. ".
IlHs. memhsr from lielfasi. snd prvsi-
dent of the Board, Sho gave talk upon
uour itowtNo All HirTrE CEor,.
The hur,lru 81 thc talk si thi. meeting
Wa for more tiilsr~ aud grain crops aud
Is.. gras. Mr. Elli. spoke 20 the com-
fstiilou thr eastern ftrmcrs cuoountsr
fram ths Wet. and rightly d~pr-'ai"l
the .rniiug of Msiue MONEY 40 much ~
it- wet 90 hu, corn fnr Maine cuNs.
IIIs tlra va. to nise The corn on our
ouu farms. ami made che not eNiraNa-
CANT claim that it could D. ralss,i here
flr sn cent. a hushel. IT, alec shove
ht hIs uNu experience that corn ai -
rrnt. bushrl raisr,i upon the farm L.
cheaper than western corn 40 thr same
pr.cv.
urerr arr several factor. Which, en-
ter.ur iuto thr problem, favor The Msin~
lilo 20 thr question. ~ome ~ uhese
errr stated by Nj Elli.. oue Nas thst
Land cultivated in corn one year, mtuur-
La. fiie .s.ns. aui thr next Nrsr scs'iei
I.5un. wUl bar 49, guo-l crop 20 grtss
and hold out a. long s. hui living ht The
~. 10 fhs same. plnNsvi. drv.-sd anil
....l..I .lsan uiihout aus crop being
taken OF hi. gl,c' thc S'orn crop Too
ths hl-,r of tiliing
Auufher fstur might D. sici uut
Northern rruUu corn, hu.lirl Tor hnsi'i'
I. worth from dfih to au Eighth more
tisn Western grown.
NJ. sutsrt iu r,mtrks following sili
fh.f In .,ilfinn tn che vtsous alrrUlN
..i,rn ht Nj Llli. 80. thr employ mrhi
ia trsm.. anil capital, The use 81 ihr
t.-,I.. sni uthrr thing. Whirh thr culii-
,..f,.,n of thr crop made uv,rsslr', anI
the crop ~. a. co,'i l'aymt''er alter Tue
work Nas donc. "
uh. f-t from an acre of corn Mr.
Iii. stated o. D. equal io uNr acrv. 81
rra.s. taking au aNcragr 81 the Nlcih "i
-, on N ,ine farms. which d. aid VA
n,f uorr thau une ton to The acrr. one
ar. of ,nrn De- considered cqui,aleui !"
n,r tou. "a hay.
uIT rEuruErtuN
,ftiIl~i ianl o. that Kept la grass' VIZ.
mi. uouM have. one-hith corn' one
sf,h Grain. anil thrcv-hfths grass. lhls
r,t,tl.,p h. would krep up bringing the
srss. land under th- ploN "nt" ln nv
,rsr.. Gain must d. had io tc'i '"Ns
/ for h.-.f. hay alone wont 10. lir uih
uai i-lisNe in farming Tor nav alon',
/ Nor tillagv gave a. much - NOR" t''u
AMI better. true II inNolNr,i morr iapot;
ami in III oplniou ~ The speaker l'hi
/ hrttrr. And another point va. ". n''u
\. farm o. Independently ~ ia" west
/ Farming nse,ls o. D. pushed on llne
/ With oth,r business.
More tillagc crups gave hetirf am
more fool psr acre, and enah'eu W
I farmer. o. keep more stock upon lh'
/ .,m. number II acre. Then thc que
| i'm. uhat Kind ~ stock Beef did not
/ -, "a tis. prvseut status "a the MARKET
| iu.f noW dairying Opened up grrai't
| ,....ihlitt.. a. Maine farmers Than anl
d. hr.nrh ~ sto,k hushtniry. WIN
/ - ,,r...rt svstsm of farming, making
/ a. Ultimate grass crop the chief eni ni
i me-, So acre. wouhl support Only
i 800 "A cows. Allowing the inconir
/ fr,,m q CIV the average amouni "i -
would give s1uo a. " rlN ptvlut'
/ an, a., st.t,m advocated. Mr.. lille shii
i ~ -. "a. adequate Tor - co~s, anh
\ -. "A 40 stch would foot up Ia 81
slO. a difsrsnc~ of -" ON the 'a"''
ARA.
sWTET CoWN.
Nr 3. :. Adsm.. 81 Sagadahoc, ll'e-
mar a corn factory aud sl.oke VA iANy'
~ crow lng sNest coru. lie ceui1 -
h., morr mooney per acre from tila' ,ilah
g., ,,lloW corn. ani Thought the t"l-
- f,on, the former superior to the ii,-
- ~ h,d found that hnd ca Nhirh
-, uas grown Woud Weld a. hluth
~ suI a. loug a. though the corn eIyl'
- 81 l-.en takru 81. bat Ne sh"uli
not forget that corn must D. '"'''''''''
Nell % gst the best crop
CORN AID wIfChGHA,,'
NJ. EIus. abiding 90 the clean cull,
-. "a r,ru. saM mat he grrN g"'@,
- - e,,ru ON a witChgriss sod, an,l
.ou.tlmes the grass In the corn .ce'''',' ,.
h.,vv enough o. cut a ton 10 thr asI',
C,rn wouli DO well on such GROUND an,
-. the only plant thnt Nould -uc's,', 49,, T,
nn.l.r .urh conditions-poiai"es No"'"
not d. az al. .. a.. .n,.
- ,rop the speaker CouiI rsisc.
-,..,.., ,hre, snd one-hslf feet eash
] IAtAf .anNN lnIfII the