Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-07-23
srArT collroI EARN.

oNNlt NOlltOt FARM.
While In attenlancc on the cummenc,.
meut eNerviscs az th- state college. an
opportunity VA Improved o. Inspect the
farm ani farming ,arris,l on I'M conne,~
tion With the collegc.
Guss hls always h-en made the lead.
Ing crup ~ ths farm. aud Il / making a
ter1 g'sod shaving considering The fact
that active Wofk on the farm has largely
he.n suspended TOE the lat two ycars.
While thsrs arr some ''old fields" With
the resulting light grsss. vet GA ths larg-
~ part ~ the farm ani that which has
he.n rn'vntly worked therr J. tine crop
the present war. Active operations la
having Wrrr o. D. Commencssl the prr.-
eui Ns'k. Wththc siN-fooi Bradlcy AMI
the kurvka mowers pp'seuie,l the farm
lat year. and thc new slN.foot Ruckcyr
re'entlV prrscuiel hy the Eichauison
Misunderstanding COMPANY of Worc~sfsr.
th.rv s-rme'i to D. ample provisions Tor
cutting the grass however hountiful the
crop.
There has h"vn partial rcturu to ac-
tive farming this season ani therr arc
twenty y-four acrvs under the plow. the
principal part ~ which l. in grain. oats
and pesis and barley. and a. there was
beat little manure thi. var from the stock
thee crops had to D. frrtilir~l "a ith com-
mrrrill manures. - somrthinc 81 ex-
periment .. hcing introduced With pro-
duction. \ seCtion ~ the grain 4 soWn
ou fine gruund south oruliua rock
phosphate. raW. With The view o. te.i The
ability of plants o. avail thsmselsrs ~ IT,
material Nifhuut the ALL of prev inus
. treatment. Nt th, present time The grain
u promising weli. IN either eases comhlna-
tiuus uf different manureal material have
teen applied. the rr.ults - Shich vii D.
reportel ln due time. Some thrvc acrrs ~
potatoss anl % deld ~ sweet corn aud
Vegetables fnf The supply ~ the hoar,i-
INK hou.e. make up The cultivated crups
uf the i,rvseui year. fhr grain, la COM
mou With that ~ over the state ou hat
auds. lts tesn sumsw hat drowned uui
pa the excessive riins. bat thc ether
crop. evrv making a go.si showing.
thr t,uerusey aud liolstein stock pur-
Chase,l o., the trustee. has arrived 10 the
farm. \ llolstein coW With ball calf
make. pair u l. true, bat u l. small
beginning towards "a herd ~ this stock.
They sfr both g,n,l snimals ~ their kinl,
hovr,vr. and Cr.,iitahly rvprv.eni the
hrvrl Thr cue for - days in June
averaged "a pouud. 20 MILK a daS on
pasiur sui siN quarts ~ shorts and
ihrry of meal. >he was giving more ~
hrr home. bat shrunk by ihe iourney and
change Tte.e we're purchasei from
thr wcll known Rudley herd. North Nn-
dover. Na...
Tho Guernsey heul ,.,n.i.t. - oue cuv
With a yuuur hrifcr calf hy hrr side. two
two te1rs hrifers .uon tn rilNe. and onr
heifrr cllf. and arv all representative ami
male of thr hrsssl They wrrr bought
90 Mr Perkins 20 Wayhni. N1ss. The
ruv ur call drriloll, sus-l one. Dor
al dat. iu jun .hc has aNvugcl il
frunl. Df milk IA tay uu pasture ani Tour
uuart. shnri. aul one aud a half ~ meal.
ilrr mia and hutirr arr huth hlch
rolnrti Ihi. .tn,k d. "a ir,iird aclui-i-
tInu fa the >t8fr anl thrue L. enough ~
If tn .t-.n mGltiplt iuio quite "a uumrf-
uu. hrri.
m ID. rrot-s.s,l ta rNpsni tlir remainder
uf thr appropriation in The purchls" ~
urIl .sI...tfrl Irr.rk uoWs fur s working
Lair, hfrI. rather than ior hrr'sling pur-
rusr. Thee Wlll hs pat un leforr ih"
Opening 90 thr next term 40 the college
In oulcr io furuish "a .upply ui nllA Tor
usr.
A email fuck ~ very nne shropshire
.herp. tsu lat fall full. from thr work
Inr mlrr. and ihe rephcrun stallion.
Hsy1ri. make up thr li.t 20 thr .iock,
uiih plenty of r,.om Cor more. and "a hops
that if viii .ume time hr Forthcoming.
Prot Rtirutine of The department ~
nrri.uiturs. ht. yhargr ~ thr farm aui
4. mluIfr.finr an active interest in IT,
msuarrm,ut. With the farm in TON
ot.rafInn. thi. vth hi. Wurk iu the class
r'..fu viii b.. f. heavy taN on his eniur-
anew. aud With the ,ieilanrr dem1ndri
.u both camrliir. must make him TIE
hardest eork-l man at thr colirgr.-
Maiur lamrr.