Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-06-24
TIE SEASON AND CROPS.

rHt SEASON AND CROPS.
In some respect. the present may be
classei AZ among the phenomenal sea-
sous. MAY, the month In which ccniers
morr 70 the Maine farmer. calculations,
perhaps. than any month In the year has
thi. year b..n entirely '.off the hooks"
About six weeks ~ time includes the
farmers spring csmpaign ~ plowing,
sowing aud planting, sni usually the
tiower ~ these week. ac the four sweet
scentel. nower-lsdcn weeks ~ May.
There are haying and harvesting truly,
but planting aud seeding must be done
before the mower ani rake vii hDd any
forage Ia gather aud garner or the sickle
Co harvest.
tion of moisture since the last of April,
farmer. hay. found themselves greatly
r,taricl In their farm work. The corn
and POTATOES, oats and harley, which
should have gone into the ground prior
u Nav 3jih, on th. great majority ~
farms, on account 10 the excessive moist
urc Nerr delayed I'LL the ir.t of June,
and probably much of the planting IL
.till undone.
Weather wis.,arr. arr prone to trace
IN NhaNteN w fhtffNFN Attl
tion. that occuT In atmospheric phenom-
cna rrltting to our seasons, whcihTr the
extrrme. aud change. take place within
shorter I..riods than the moon's chsngr.,
or the longer time of the annual round ~
the earth In H.. course about the sun
hsncr, they say extremes follow each
other set spell - weather viii be
sucy-clsSl By dry I~rl"i, aud cold
NaNr hy warm one-Nhich, by the
way. !. .omeNhsi encouraging, even
nov. after our spring has fingered 40
long Into summer.
Whatever ~ philosophy there may D.
Ia such notions regarding the mr,Orolog-
lcal chsnges on our planet u somehow
se,ms "a accori With the principle ~
ph, .ic.. which cstahll.hc. the las that
action sni r,-ayti"n arr about equal.
And thi. thoughi brings Va 60 the con-
.ilsrsiion II the oatlook for the grnt
crop of Maine. which hA. hscn vall~i the
foundation - Nes Englsud farming,
the grss CROP. Eeasonlng from th" l,~
~ compensation a. related 60 the prr'ip-
itaiiou ~ moisture, we ought to look f"r
a gooi .-a.on "a g,i th" hsy crop, for
Nth June we'll shorienc'i up and scarc,ly
em~rgrd from the we,plng clouds, there
l. r,,tsou Zoe hops that 'thr law" Stl
sotk a. the advantage ot the farmer ani
give him = good season to secur- shit
nov promise. "a d. on. ot the b..t hay
crops Maine has pat Ia her barns Tor
wears.
II can hardly D. otherwise than
houniiful crop of hay, whatever p th"
conditions the weather clerk entail. to
.ecurr Il In. Ia amount I, I. iorcgonc |
conclu.ion that u viii D. ''way up.
4 forecast ~ either crop. u rather |
early under the existing luguhfious |
weather. Much moisture and . low tenn |
periturr undoubtedly marked the ruin ot
| considerable s-~,ling. bat generally |
| sltsr- planting 10 early potato~- snd th" /
sasiug - oats was done the last 20 April
90 thu tir.i of MsN, bcf"rv the cNc".si'e
! rsins commenced. Nas ou high ground
Nherv the sall has maintained a texture, I
although iuimical to Vcry rapid gtuNih |
on ac,,lunt II the cold condition of the /
.oll. sufficiently dry Ia prevent th" .c",i
frpm ruttlng.
oats that we're not soNu previous io
| ths commencement 20 The "Nrt spell
viii probably have the gu-hy nni the /
/ rrnanI iniruls,i earlier fur the crop p"
.asu later Nlih hurley. iarmrrs arr all
Vrrss 90 saNing cat. 80 late o.. the 18th
~ Nav 90 later ou account 20 the liability /
of The late rrop. rusiiug We the humh
weather ot the iugu.t dogdays, the .
time the rlriicr soNn acres should l." /
rife sui harvested.
Hut thrrr l. one crop the Miins farmer
rsn count on hrn the raln rviarls the
pllu'ing 90 OIL. crpp, ani that u ih" crop
II huitrr and ghsesc. When the gris.
/ grsNs luNuriautly the cuw a. summer
ta.turr .esms to g-nme in q. factor ~
prudi Sio,k generally Comes "a In.-
turr in good condition. lhl. Lesson in
| daifviug. that COW. tn yisli an incume
/ ahoye th-ir keeping, must ~ kspt ~ell, .
sssm. to n. lsafnr,l ani IT, vital lmpof- /
tance rrilis~d. Hut grass grown Ia the
shad. 4. net the beet matetial out ~
Nhirh to manufacture large quantity
Il ~. h..t quality butter or checse. Hut
the pry,iominiting weather strengthens
/ M. stand ~ grass aud the hopsri-ior SUI /
shlne will elaborate ". juices, cSapor'ic |
Il. water, ani render u nutritious ani
.Nr~t. - with little cotton.e-d and /
corn meal let "a. keep the COW. along "a
doing their bc.t.
Anoth~r crop which form. valuable
adjunct on most Maine farms, thcse later
YEAR. 1. the orchard. There !. no crop
which pay. .o we'll In neglcc, a. the aI-
ple. Ilut u paw. better Ca foster, culti- |
,ate aud care for Il. III. orchard. la
northern and central Maine ar. some
What past the zenith II their glory oi
bloom nov. Fruit trccs ani vines Of all
/ kinds have given prufusion of bloom.
/ Apple orchards have shared In the COM
mon glory aud exhibited q profu.lon of
pink aud white petals. The eNery-other-
| year Baldwins, which helpcd swell the
export. II fruit Ia foreign markets last
wear, have shown rather sedate aud mod
ct aitir, thl. season, ani -o with some
other fall-bearing sorts, whose belring
i wear Nas -. Hut the all-around bear
/ ing klnd., like Rhode Island .rccning,
the Dutchess ~ Oldenburg, the North
cru Spy AMI King of rompkins, etc, are
showing very fs,orably for good crop
of apples, thi. fall of 30.
Another string 10 pull Ia shy In the
stray dollar. from the farm In some por-
ton. of Maine 1. the canning Interest.
Canned products have become a necc-.iiy
of life. Maine did a biz business last
wear anil nearly all the output of the
/ canning factories has becn disposed Of.
While sweet corn l. the principal crop
which gO.. into herms,ically sealed tins,
Il 4. not the only product of the business
by long deal. Canned apple, squash,
pumpkin, b-ans, peas, and HOLSTERS con-
tribute to swell the canned products Ia
large business, aud large part Of the
prospective produc, Of the canning fac
ioric. for the present season Il sold In
advance.
hut how about planting sweet corn In
Junef Inquire 81 the farmer. aud their
testimony will be- that june planted corn
Ia. proved az good az any. \. late a.
the isth aud iiih of June planting has
given good crops 81 sweet corn. We
ne.d To have little faith In that "lsw OF
compen.atLons'', and plant la the hope
that nature will splice out late spring
With warm September aud October'-
lewiston Journal.
In building q wire fence, sst your posts
and turn a furrow against them ON each
SHE. Thi. lessons the space between the
bottom wire aud the ground aud indi-
cate. to animals the presence of an OBJ
stractioa.
N l. one of the misfortunes of the
time. that .o many farmers should rush
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