Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-04-23
Evening Thoughts on tho Farm.

Il w tIN 70 tulNk tLtft nv tuoft
failures on the farm FOR want OF thought
snd shrevd calculations, than there are
Tor want Of hud labor. The old merchant
.sd 81 bis Young partner. "the trouble
With L.wis Il. be locks the business into
The store ~ith the good-, Instead of carry.
iug II with bin To study upon" SO with
us farmers; Ne give TOO little thoasht 10
our farming. draw eoneluslons too Qaick.
>ni then dismiss the suhj-ct from oar
thoughts. layiug up only our hastily male
DECISIONS 10 direct our sections. Probably
the fsrmsrs % MsiBe ~ill have more lsl-.
ure time for the psxi month than In al the
r.st 90 The year let ~ instead of-psndiug
ths, tins losnng 81 The eouutry store. or
In tdlenc-.. give n ~ thOasht 10 reference
10 oar future sbors on The farm
The nrsi thing 10 care for 10 our msuure
for o1r nsri years erops lfthstis hou.
"A aud ,h- PIG ssp, busy upon u, our fa.
tur~ care l. a. save all ~e can during the
slater. 10 Increase the qisn,iiy aud qisli.
~ % g. Thsu comes The qae.,ioa ~
ho~ much commercial feriillr q shall We
a.i We will ssy that with us svsrsge
farmers Ne should use only enough 10
qaicksu and forward our crop.-eooush 10
fyed The plant 10 euliiv ,,ius corn Ne can
spread oar msuure and plsni With The
plsnisr. AMI save labor in plsn,iug sni
hoslpg snoogh IN pay for commercial fer.
uliI-rs 10 forrsrd the oora crop. by
planting With planter the corn l. In
straight ros and Ne can cultivate near ~
u withoat danger of hurting L. Again u
l. level with The groani hstseen the
rows, sni The labor OF hoslng !. much lees
rhs qas.tion % how much Commercial fsr.
ulIsr shall Ne u.e 10 QUE ths, call. Tor oar
oar,fal study. The farmers OF Msine ar.
.endibg large sam of money oui oi the
State every year for f,riiliIsr. Agricul.
tarsl papers have advocated nslng II. ani
almost every farmer uses u ull Il IL one Of
thO-s thlags that u IL unpopular IN SPEAK
sught against 10 use, that 10 starts the
cora ani helps u ~ riPen earlier se think
90 Ons .ih qls.tioa. FARTHER than tbs.
ss thiuk TIE average farmer better erp-r.
imsnl sni prove Zoe himself whether he 1.
not psyibg morv for fsrtiliI than the fer.
ullI decreases The value of hls crop'.
TIE Idea % fc.,ilag tue soil With conner.
ci. isftilf ~ ve fear isa mistake. n tried
by msn % small msaBs Tot. 1. . qtes
u0n that dsmsrd. oar m at careful siuiy.
,nd every farmer shoali p'pse oT srpsri.
meat sbi knos for himself at the result
of 10 u.s, And no, uast n o>riin sIss Sc
cusei ~ msn . help sell their goods
A. this lime sh-n - have good reasons
fof sui1.ng ~ 81 The met possible oa; ol
ouf ba,ia-s.. 10 IL s-ll fjr y, carefully to
consider What crop, ~ will caltlvats. IL
.-.ms 10 us that. cbn,ii i.riug The price %
c ar. u l. folly fJr tAe f.fmsr- of Mdos,
xcspg Ia tho rccsniiy .sttl-i parts of tae
STATE. ~ raise Sa-st. OF rather try o. raise
VIA corn Al O. cent. per bashsl, IL will
uot PAY - s1S barley when ost. arv sOrta
O. esnts, and ATE sufv % be worth hty
csst. every year n soslux time 10 almost
every par, ~ The State. Ia planted crop,
- have wlicr "a % .iuiI. Ani ous
that varies mlfs sccoriing - locNlity
Oac shO lives hear . corn esuoiog factory
loo. not n-ei n ngafs very nae ~ The
pfcssui price % fed - know sast klni ~
cora - PlsEi. n he "a, been .sll act 81
hi. f.ctory. n not. ~ 10 ths S,niy RIVER
valley can ssleci from the dia 'rrni eAnnefs
salca - sill sell oar e1rn 10 TIE m,a
hat siu h-ip as - vel s hlm'elf !. our
m,n every umt raea se have pli,,1s.
.ni beans. both % wAich have 81 tine.
Dv,u gate .. pfoatAbls - ta- corr crop -
ths fAfmsrs oi Mslae, Bat since The advent
% he bug tas eglilvaIioa of potatoes h,.
cot bc,n qaits q. p eAsant, Ani 10 The mark
q. lu the ssst-fn part The Stat. where
pJt.toc. wsrg hsniici la large Quantities
fsS years Ago, compar,d VITA tao.s
times. fss az hrOught into mukss Ia re
csat years. We bear oar farmer. say. let
Atoo-toOk False The pbtstOss. vet - ciiag
20 %, ,irs % miI.i hasbsairy. BAT ~,
lligv by ihr TAX % some Ot oar farmers
thA ysll1s eyed oeans 1. - be TIE crop
nat yc.r. 0at se must boi rcckoa oa this
yv.r's prices fof nsxi Years crop. Uallke
lhe sosn seeds. ~ are inelin-d - tie
oplnion that 10 oar planted crops Is 10 Wis.
dome ~ ealilvsts . variety OF crops.
We wJali not ignof. iae fact iasi the
asy crop 1. the most imp1rtsnt crop % ouf
STAT. bat ~ must urge onf farmers IN
cJnsiisr sell TIE di.pisiuDn taey lake OF
a. A haslncs. msn said - " not long
40. "Oar bay crop IL worth the most
shsn stored Bot NmJuats - the least wl@n
disposed o." Taen cones f1r oar study
ths question. hos shall ws dispose of our
hy crop We would say, fed 10 ogL
racu CONES the INST Important sanj Ct
ghal ths farmer % NJ aloe has to consider
10 connection With ths fnm-shn stock
shsll se kespl Ga ihls sn-j ct Nc will
Ouly say thai ~e knOs 10 nothing that has
p-su -sld or written that sill aid q. 10
coming - pro1..ole i-c!.l1n 80 maeh as
th- r.mArks OIL e LIBBY 10 hl. reports
10 U1lOa Stock Market - paolished ~ The
yHm-r EspsSi,lly we're these remarks
Suggestive ia tas Farmer otJ.a 3lsi
n ss wish - false lsmbs 10: market,
thsr TIE question OF VIA, bfeci OF shesp.
aos they shoald be fed, their shelter ani
care, must al be- carefully cOn-iisrei 10
order that wr make our sheep pay Tor the
fed they eat We have asass Dani
.heep probable stock ~ keep aud have re
srrttei that our farmers are reiacing their
Q eks this yesr. snd hOps that they will
consider well before they make further
moves ~ lessen their iatsrests in sheep
hasbandry. II Ne decide - inereass oar
dalrle. and sell oar oxen a. the age Of four
weeks, then Ne have the al important
question Of what breei of cows Ne will
E-.p, and We bsye 10 the Farmer fsets aud
-asgssiions that sill help q. much Ia CON-
Jog 10 correct and proni,hle conclusions. /
rnsu the qle-ti0n Of having . creamery 10
lessen ths labor Of caring for the milk de-
msbds consideration. We v.niars the
assertion that q woman can take care OF
The mllk OF six c)ws with creamery with
a. little labor a. she eau one cos 10 the
old ssy OF setting milk 10 pans.
Bat the su'j CO that the average farmer
of Maine needs ~ study most in eonnsc.
,lon With the keeping OF cows, whsihef
th-y keep fe~ or m,Dy, IL. what coneen.
trated feed. and how much shall We feedf
We would like ~ see the id-ss OF sons of
oar bs.t dsirym-n on The sal ct Of feed
log milk feed. snd the smpunt they would
fr~i, and how they would vary tue feed st
ia rsnt iime- of the year. We inisni 10
Walt The most extensive dalryn,n In thls
Viciniiy and Get his LisAs. especially Ia
r.lefeace % fed aud feeding dairy cows.
Bst we have already written more than Nc
intsnd,d %. bui The su'J ct IL sn impor'
tsut ons, Tor Ne Orli-ye that II the farmers
sould 90 more careful planning aud less
hard lsbor. II need he more stu lying sui
Iss. lOsnlg st the village. IL wOald tsni 10
their comfort and prosperity And when
oar farms are ~-eisd Oet. and all those
rOeky Or otherwise unprontaole farms are
turn. q ~ gr,Iinx land. when oar water
powsrs are Improved. ~ they surely will
~, giving u. good. nssr.stboms markets,
then se shall fully resliI that The Idea
that f.rming 10 VI ,ins IL 10 be . failure 10
all uOussbss. aud wonder that any one
should ever have eatsrtsined such
thoaghts.-cOr. Mslae Farmer.
The egg market IL draorsllL-t. Prices