Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-04-09
Penobacot Farmers' club.

Penobscot Farmers Club.
Psnob.eot frm.r'. Ciao met according
tO vote OF prvvioas meeting The weather
vss favorable, the travelling fair. A large
uumbsr was present. and the meeting was
very Interesting Al the sppDlutsd hoar
The meeting ~as called to orisr by Pr,sl.
dent q. II Dlls. Who opened The m 'etlng
appropriate remarks. Topic for discus
slou. "rhs % Iis In Farming" was opened
~ the Secretary With . paper givius some
of the outs In farming. followed With re-
marks by J wym,n Phillips. have no
Question lu ny osu mind ths, many of the
cuts in fsrmiag are through ignorance
Thea sg.io I thiak many of us srr lnio-
lvui; The m-ch.nic 1. ., qllrvd 20 labor ten
hoar- FOR day. bat the practical farmer
sorks more than Tn holr-, then cone
In The dull days. sni q Il they work
hut ii,,l- if II all call this one of th-
outs. flr " we a. no, work ~ meet With
loss The ws.,-- 90 farm can hs'dly
~ enumerated ore of the gr-st ~sst-s
l. In the u.s. of msnare and fertilizers. Tor
many ~ us 90 no, know hos IN spp'y them
a. .. IN receive N. mns, bsns a. from them
thiuk msuy los- from tsn ~ ntssu pr
ecu, 10 their vslu'. bat Ia msny cases 10
csnao, ~ svoli~i
Rvs \ L-si.-rhere srr m,ny mo.
msut. In TIE farmers NE ,hN he Id. slip
~ that nigh, ~ Improved N sis,nt,ge
=, gala Information On msuy sal cts
Nos lst him t.ks bppk or paper every
tine hs h.- = f-s spare moments, sni The
mpre n rsNis tn better he becomes pn.i-
- In r~g,fi u nj. ba.lness AMI the sG .lr-
- Ne crauiry
NJ ntosn-t an not smart ebNash IN
s.sp up ths f-riillty ~ nv farm hui think
- i've Too fs.t. flr consider oar style ~
uvlng al oat; hut ~e must e'ursis Oar
rsiiirsn 80 that taey NAY ~ qa,hn 4 ~
4 I suy position In life. or t,ke their place
sith th- lgnor,nt emlgr,nt lasi-sf OF
7ayine f-rtilit 20. save th~ barn irslaiug
plas AMI harrou m,re Ia the sunmsr sni
f.li. instead % wsltiug ua,il spfins q
m,ny 80 Ca mniion. vot~i - ~ lafu
1n boar sni half for dinaer.
AnsrnoOn srssioa e.l-i n orist hy
Prr.lieut. op-nei siih singing Nv The
eholf. discussion eoaiiaa-i by J W
G--sn.
rhsre az many oui. iu f.rmlng. hu,ths
zoe soui rrfrr n nor, p,rilealsrly ..
ne oct In k-~ping ppoS stock, fof knos
that m.i prity 30 f,rm~r- az not sssr-
10 The lsss rcsliE-i from k~epiug pppt
stock. Thsu ~ Improve their scruh stock
they sh,ud p,iroaiI thorOagh1rci stock
,nd hre-d Tor som- special o'j 60. either
mlik fif mfksi. batter OF beef II The
.p-ci,l,y wss hu,,~r. The coz. In th- coaa
~ coali 10 fes years b. msi- to pro-
facs one hunir~i ppuai. more ~ cn~
than tb~y d nov. which wouli give
large prohi over ,hs pr".sni incoms.
Rev \. W CA.pia-l kno~ hai little
,bout f.rmlng. bat I thiuk oue of tie
srsa, oats 10 f,rmlug :. Ia their no, hep.
log any sccouai with their farm Thoss
.ns,g-i 10 sil other Kind. ~ husln-s- keep
,cc1uat., sni from time n time take &C.
cuaai % stock. 90 ss 10 knos where they
.tsui
G Comlns-u,ve f.rmsd several years
In Mtne. Thsf~ h.s been some talk sboai
cnnmsrclL fertlllI ihsvs used them
- largely =. sny farmer In this sscuon.
.nf Intend 10 az thsm In th- fuinrs. Tor
n.v-r usei th~m bat once that they did
~, paw ~.ll ftS TIE money Invested.
IL. D,ls-u,vs been farmer al nv
If.. and - nav dD ss,y ~ith some ~
ne out. bV pioslng snd m,narins well,
ih=n KEEP th- sod. cot. FOE IL ios- not
p,y N grps them. Cor they az great oui
~ sny f.rm-r -hp gros. then. Thsn
Asfve-i The crops /. -oon s they sre lr
psop-r ,aiiian Aa1th-r oui 4. upi cat
,iag ta- los lsnd ny earlier. Aaoihrr !.
Ia f--iiug oaf stock. In m, givias them
I'll they sill sNi Aanih-r 10 Ia ral.lns
e,iv-s. uyDa give then -sln milk. t--p
hen In ~ n,rn All give then al IN"
gosi NV thy vii eat. yoa -ill have sal
,pi- stock
u, Cn,s Clpslssi-O,- srss, out 1.
IN pattlas crop. oa IN mwk-t thN sr~
a,t ssnt~i. of thp.- ta,, sfs MT In ths
,-.t onaiiupa. shlch u Ia ien,ni .rs
snly .-cpai a qi,litV sni .ell 81 foreei
.,l-. h,rilV "a ,aga - pU fo' r,lsins
N-.sr. Cfssfnri. Pi-fos, ff-nch. H,'i
,ai oth.r. tpls p,rI 10 thi diseas,l1a.-
dIns farusr.