Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-02-04

rnl OXFORD COUNTY SOCIETY.


S"rru BrckriIip.
rrG OXFORD COUNTY SOCIETY.
The oil ONforl County agricultural
SoCiriy lead. 'ein all this year in tlI"
ma gnltudc of u. bu.lns..: and " ~
suit. arr measured by work, then of
course u leads IN the extent of its In
fuenc-. The fcc.ipts from the annual
exhibition alone amounted tn the hand
some sum of sJ.gss ~, while the total
r~'cipi. for the war r-ach~i si,sii.iG.
4 we'll managed society can accomplish
.omethlng With that amount ~ money.
The amount paid ou, during the year for
all purposes wss sI,Il31i, ot which
ssig.S "a. pal on debt It'll against
the .ocie,y. several YEAR. ago all ihc
bulldlng. on the park belonging a. th"
society w.rv destroyed by tr-. These
werr again Immediately rrbullt. and on
q large scale, AZ = cost ~ over I've thou.
.snd dollars, ani arr the most extensive
as we'll a. most convenient a. - found
ON sny county park In the state. hi.
incurrvi a heaSy lndebtrlns.s, hat AZ
the prr.-nt tim- only -llli ~ this
remains unpaid, Will. the property ~
the society la. value ~ siJo.
That u. work I. not chlefy on the
ltnrk. l. shown los the fact that thefv
we're i2S cattle on exhibition AZ their
fair. snd ~ the total ~ ~ 81 - paid In
premiums, only s5J va. purses, and
s'S,i.sO wa. awarded on live sioyk, ~.
elusive ~ horses, aud silJ vas paid on
drawing horse. aud oxen.
Thrrr arr four important factor. con.
ne,t~,l sith the marked sucrc.s ~ this
.oclcty;
!. II has bruad field of work.
?. It. ofiic-r. devote their effort. a.
the succ-.. ~ the society a. q whole,
rather than Ia personal rui..
.. II give. all INTEREST. the fall msas-
ur ~ encouragement their Importance
demands.
Z. IL Ia. no privileged individual. st
the gaic.-all pay aliks.--Malne farmer.
STOCK MARKET NOTES
4. the live stock market do-. not prr-
ssnt new feature in rrcvipis, ship
mcni., prlc- or quality, Ne concluded to
spend an hour Ia the market, aud give
th. readers the benefit ~ the ,isli, in
quoting Nafiou. prir-. ~ farm products.
Wool-an article al sheep ownrr. arr
intsrv.ts,l iu. ani .hould Keep po.ie,i on,
.. onc- I-r year they arr askcd o. pficr
their clip Tho unusual warm Winter
/ IA. materially lnt.rfrrr,i vi ith the higher
PRIV of - ool. .inc- W. wear l~.. clothing
IN warm sss,hrf. Wool dealer. feel the
Idsadsning iisiusnre of = slim demand
fof wuols. gupis We do not think a
small of large let ~ WOOL could D. .old
TO-DAY fot higher prev than was paid
fof 10. clip ~ Maine la.t June. - cents
.~-m. io ~ thu top pric- for ruuni Ia, of
IT WUal such AZ I. pfoiuc,,l la the heart
ot Naiur. while Arpp.took wool anil
mrfino must ~ into the ~ cent notch.
Dealer. sav " has h~cn q hnri season Z"
msk. money on Nuol-ln uth~r Woris,
the farmer. grt q go"i Pric-.
I'utato-.. u !. . curiosity to 49, thr
various Nafi~tic. 70 pOtato~s eNIosri for
.al-. and a. note whefv thry we're grown.
O,rr twenty different state. anil SECTIONS
arr rsprr.~nie,i Va thi. market With th"ir
products. The top prev u ~ c-nts Per
hu.hsl. and ihi. pric- Maine take. thc
honor of claiming. ArUO.iOok pOiat0"s
lead, while 10. eNirrme cisi, u. T..
leland potatoes. ani those grown IN th"
west. meet herr on level, and find an
equal amount of appreciation. ."ll az -
Ia Gi cents, With iirm demand.
Apple. srr In demand aud cannot sell
any loser. The market I. hrm ON all
gOssi fruit. "What !. the pfic. ~ thi.
barrel of l,aldwin.f' I a.kol. Ia"
dealer stated they were Maine apples,
put up by an honest Maine farmer, aud
h. could recommend thrm to b. alike all
A. A 81 a.. l..
mu., get $50 for them. "lIut," .ahl
he, "herr !. ~ barrel ~ Bildwins raise,l
Ia Michigan, you NAV have for ss.j0." ."
"Malne produce. the best" d" .aid.
iiay !. steady, With lighter rrcclpt.;
price. ar. fairly sustained. Fancy hay
|. .carre and .ell. we'll. The top price
l. sls. Common finl.h hay, II bought,
goe. at about SIS. aud II late cut, or
colorcd by rain, siO buys such ear lold..
The mra, market 1. we'll supplied. The
beet lamb. scll AZ II cents. common y Ia
10 cents: b.-t mutton, y cents; range
on muiion.. u to y cents; beef, the beet
steers. to- - cent., for the side. Of
beef. while lower grades 20 way down
In the catalogue of prices. W. saw
some fine looking COW beef sold AZ :
cent. per pound.
Poultry. The weather I. warm aud
unfayorlble, aud price. for all hut the
choice brands rule low. Western poul-
try ~ all kind. can b. bought at q Ia ~
r.nt., but cool, TAT, we'll dressed
turkey. brought III Ia !; cents. Good
chIcken. were In demand at the same
pricr. The condition and neatne.. of
the bird. make the price. Egg- are dull.
/ L.. LAT
Ia b-gin her spring. work In mid winter.
The very be-, brand. of fresh egg. only
bring ~ cents, an unusual thing In Win
ter.
For the beat butter offered the pric.
wa. - cents, while good-looking, sweet
butter could h. bought al III 10 i cents.
Corn q. easy In price aud can be
bought delivered at billing points la
Maine. AZ 90 cents. Oats, II to - cent.
per bu.hcl. After picking INV way
through the tons aud ton. of all Kind. ~
fresh meats. aud visiting th. heavily
packed wool houses, aud getting lost Ia
the im.nen.e hay sheds, and viewing the
elevators filled Ia oyerfiowing With
grains, We see no way for famine to
stand any show In thi. bountlful coun-
try. with it, producing capacity sufii-
cient to feel the whole world and have
lots 10 sparr.-I. 4. LiBBr In Farmer.
STAY ON THE FARM.
One of the mistake. of well-to-io
farmer. l. moving Into village or city,
changing an active for an inactive lie
aud waiting 10 die. Il looks like max
ing q business of dying, aud We believe
h .hortens their lives many years a.
compared with what they would be N
they remained on the farm. continued
90 take an interest In Il, and took the
moderate exercise which age aud condi-
tion. render agreeable. The change
from the farm 10 the village IL too great
for the promotion of health and longevity
and Il In the wrong observation-disclosures.