Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-11-05
A PROSPEROUS SEASON ~ ARoos-
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uir .fa.on which L. Now rounding io
a rlo.e h4s fesn e. Nvry prosperuus ons
Or Arst.fook faunrrs. ihcrv Nefr
.sme .ssmIucly ad,er.e cuniiiions ln
thr early rart ~ thr season, hat thrsr
urrr I'M masf ca.rs Instance uNerrouF
ht later developments. and ihn.c Nh"
uerr .omrehsi dispo.ci o. hc down
hearted In thr .prug arr noN .mllihs AZ
de- fuu returns. III SOW I'm quite
early. ami a.. thr grass hrgan io tlafi h
un. discovered that the icr ~ The PR
,Inu. winter hal sadlY damac~i thc
rnr,Iaas. ani in mnst nrlds hruad hni
,urusrou. ustrhrs aprsaroi upon which
H.. ,.r,lu~e vas ,i.ihlr. Mauy prvilCiri
f. h,ff rr1p. or lsss. ani though thrrv
,..t. uu.h h.v left Over in The harms hui
, ,.o-.l prlr. VS. offered. most farmrr.
...'r.lul.,l that u would All D. nre'iei
r.xf winter. and 80 declined o. srll
larger hr,adths than usual we're ploNrd
ur snd .,u "a o. grain, or planted to l"'-
f,fn... On account - the winter killing'
.nI an outlook for ths hay crop va.
CERTAINLY not very promising Ia"
roulnus raius 20 June. however, came 10
tl~ rr.eu-. and though thr damages 81
fh. winter werv not Vholly repaired ~,
fhr rra.- came along finely and va pi
moot excellent quality. Through nav
in.- tl.r weather VA al that could u de-
.ir,.l and though The crop was about
onr-thiri ln bulk "a from lat year ~
h. ua. on th- whole gathered In - mh'i'
t..tfsr condition. that we thlnk the CROP
~ thi. year 9. fully equal ln value ~
,h,tofaa. Those Who hal a sufplu.
80 btt on hsnI iu june hecame 80 mueh
,n.oursr.i hV the Improved pfo.let'
th,f thev at once commenced srillng'
.rI n. htv commautlr,l ten dollars a Ton
N ~ .fttians ln northern Arn"si"oA' q
i.-.... snUiuf of money la The aggrrg ,ir
- ..tUtrf from thi. sourcr, aui iile
.l.,g.r-h h.trts,l ons,s began to fccl better.
.f1,, rrr.pe,t for q guod grain harvest
-. r,.nf from ihs start. 1rain "t an
tInI. came up .trung and vigorous anu
.f rirh. healthy color. ~. grown
-. r,rii and the weather was m",'
g.,nr,hls for ripening the crop. ua''
urrr strong aud heavy AMI the st'nN ,,.'
sturdy amt upright not lodguis ''''l ~.
In ~. hrayirst helds. AMI a. u" iu'' ~
blight appeared. an conditions t'Not'' !,
hogutifai crop. Tho same "a. tiu' =,
vh,-tf ami harley. Nheat neN'. -
b.ttrr while growing AMI nlcnlns; 'n,'
ro we.,il or other pet came '' go " III
i.r,. The harvest was une"nhlin.'
,rl, ana the weather simply petie,t'
~. 'lr..r.t crop of grain ever rai.sn ,l'
-. .,,,,ntv was a. a general thing iniil
I......l I'D, the clase ~ the hrst week ~
--'-,.,,,t.., .nl al without drop ol
-, Wheat stood Ia the sioos eu'l'
,h,rourhiv dry sni the keriiel suih,,s,l'.
h, h.r,l A. allow - immeiaie tnf"-,iih.
~ rrln,llng n u Was desf,u. 49, -
-, an. wheat crop on many iarih. Va "a
:, l.mssri by the long contlnuen 'a.n'
:. a. bs unfIt Tor bread. aud many i,lui ul-
-. no make a polut Of raising ulel'
-, br,,d Wers this wear ohligt'i y" uul
a., p,fsto plauting commencel uu'
usaaliy early lat spring, anu uI,e 1n,n..l,
.,rlv pan ~ Nav We hld -''u'e 49,. -
ri weather. when the po,s'|', -.
up II uas found that In some nei's u,', -.
wer, manv missing hill., the -s'.u ,i' ''',- ,WI,
f,ile,i "a cermiEate. When ,i. ~. -.
-. ex.rlined the seed was ionhd ~ :"
,s...,,sd ana IN many cases to contain
e,,.li vhl,e msggut. Reports Neh' @ vu'
!, ''.,..' 49,. tl,at the AroOstook potato e,vl
-. i,,,eIv a failure. that In many he.n'
-. - vas wholly rotten w u.'
gr,und. aud 60 add % the glo"n, ,..osr "r
Iook. n ~ss reported that aasaa'y nm,
80 made it, appearance and ~st a.Sa .s'a.
- snnIhIlste the whole crop. " I, ~,
,h,, M .ome felds the Weld va. .,., "a, ;, ~,
~, ~ u, .e.,cunf ~ the failure oi .n'
.I Is..I' 80, ,hes~ felds were the eNcep'lo.
,-.,s.d s..' a. ~ The rule. and a. the season AT Al
..assd l,,.ss 4 was patent 10 all thAt sl naa'
,,as s.rlv rust and frost. nlos. s'" ~
80 80 srop wss practically assafs0' ~