Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-01
a CHEERFUL NOTE FROM rHG PINE
TREE STATE.


Much has been saId 81 abandoned farms
In some parts of New England but ther-
are not many good farm. In Mslnc that
have been abandoned. Some farm.
have been Abandoned there that never
ought to have been occupied. u was
q mistake from the ir.t io Try to make
a farm In such locations ani giyeing np
the attempt Was correcting an old mist
take. some farm. have been abandoned
In out ~ the way places where the .oil v.
stony and the surfscc rough aud hilly ani
the building. 30 poor that " would not
pay Ia rr-build. N Il the part of Wisdom
Ia turn such farms oui to pasture anL ~
move to more fs,orahl. lociilons. Most
~ the farms In Maine that are worthy ~
the name ar- c,Suplc'i. ani mo.t of The
occupants are thrifty, h,ppy sni fairly
we'll contentcd With their lot. IN this
section IL the state. the north ~ tnito-
.coggln sni south part 81 franklin
county ther- ARE not even many farm.
offered for .alc AMI those that are ofrrs7i
are pat on the mtrkri NJ = goo'i pricr.
Farmers IN thi. section y. rule live
brtier ani do not work as hard as the
mechanics In our manufacturing toRns.
The farmer. have morv lei.urr days In
th. year aud ep.oy morr ~ llfr thin the
mechanics. Last year was hari one
for the farmers yri Ne do not hear much
complaining.
Orrhanilng ~ Main. has .. much to D.
.ali IN ~. favor Ne any branch ~ farming.
The farmers Who htyes gooi orchard "n
their farms have during the p1st twenty
YEAR. pfo.per~i hcit-r than those Who
have not much orcharllng. one or tao
hundred barrels ~ apple. io s"ll In th"
fall helps out on nnancisl matters. "
th. pricr. of some r~svnt years most ~
IN. farmer. think the crop pays about
a. well as any crop ralsc,i, snd occaslon-
ally good prices ar obtained. The area
~ orrhsriing In Maine Il probably thr~"
times as large a. " was twenty year.
ago, aud the total crop has greatly In
creased. though perhaps not to the slmr
extent, AZ many ~ the trc~s are Young
and have not come Into fall bearing.
The ln.ect ene,nie. a. ~" apple crop have
increased an largely - late wears that
the Weld of gooi fruit I. M, nearly sn
large as Il Otherwise would D., ani " !.
probable that iho.~ Who protect their
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c-lVe good prices for their fruit. Not
wiihstandlng the drswback Ia orchard
Ing u promise. q. good returns a. any
branch ~ farming.
sheep husb,ndry has becn IN ahcprcs.-
c,i state the ps., f,r YEAR, aud many
have disposed ~ their iocks AZ about
anv price to get rii ~ thcm bat nov q
reaction In favor ~ sh~-p fai.ing has
iegun, aud PREV. are aiVanring. GoDd
coarse wool shc-p arv In active d.mlnd
although finr wool sheep arr In dlsfaNor.
Many are dlspo.lng II their flne wUol
sheep at sscrihr~, Ia order to purrha."
coar.. wool once. which viii YIELD q
mor- .slshlc quality oi wool, arr letter
Tor mutton ani more prolific. Tho."
having fne wool .hc-p Eau do beticr than
to .ell AZ sacrihrc. 1T them procure
q good Cotswold oT SouthioWn buck
anl cru.s With th- nne wool eNrs,
and In . few wear. q very satisfactory
fiork will - ohialn~l. Increased sifc
and weight ~ carras will D. obtained,
while the fecc. will b. heavy sni The
sheep will bc morr prolific. The chingr
from t-cef to sheep viii prov. bcnrhcitl
o. the farms. Sh-cp nislng guc. well
With orchar,llng. 4 u q decided heuefi
a. orchard. a. have a rock ~ sheep ran
In Ia pick up the Normy and filll.g fruli.
n al the affected fruit IN all ont Orch.
ard. vrr- destroyed promptly after fall
Ing from the trve there would D. great
elimination of worms anil mtgguis in
our fruii.-iI. HIiNotps, VI. u. Liver
morr rall., Ne. In New Englani Farmer.