Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-24
yAnkle INGENUITY ON rns Ear.

/ YANKEE INGENUITY ON rrt FARM.
/ Igaeaiiurh Eiii1r Dssecr1i
Nou solicit correspondence on ppcti-
cal agricultural topics and have often
wondered whv these columns were not
iettrr patroulscd, knowing that large
proportion of the Democrat writer. are
/ farmers.
hsVe no particular suhlc,t on which
| propose Ia tr-st al any great length,
hat perhaps will touch on number ~
different ones, providing they pr-sent
thcmsclycs In practical form. And flrst
q few woris In regard 10 Yankee ing"un.
liy. Not long since q man. speaking of
= c-rtsin fsrm.T. decisr-,i that hs had >"
4 little ingrnnliV that d. could not fasien
a harrow tooth into q harrow when u
bscsme loosc. and so had a. 20 ant ct
a nsirhhor 20 do the ioh for him. rroh-
ably b. pat II little strong. That there
I. a good deal ~ difference Ia men ~
gapling that faculty We all know very
well. bat I believe slmost any farmer
can 10 q passable bob of common me-
/ chanical work. such a. generally come.
up on q farm, 10 be will only set himself
about g. ~ to myself. ! de- not claim
| o. have mnrv than an average shar" 81
| ingcnuliy. ani vt ! never gut stuck on
anv Kind ~ work when really meaning
huslsrs. Tao years agO u hccamc
necessary o. have nes drag aud on
making inquiry found could not gvt
the stock without going several miles
after II. and 80 resolved Ia heN out one.
selecting trc~s contalnlng the rcqulr,i
cruok. found no trouble IN accomplish
, ing NV obi-ci. To try Il generally To
sucvcs,i.
Last fall. getting thoroughly disgusi-
"a With my hens running AZ large Ia the
| harm and etrrvwhcrr slse, I resolved Ia
bald something for hen house, and 80
Il II vent hv guess. heving out The
tlml.ef IN the woods With 4 narrow sNe,
ani In du. time I hsi the huilding az
ani dnl.hs,i. n l. lONsl in.lis, With =
douhlc. squsr, rrot aud walls IN fcrt
high. The cro.. bcams are put on a. ~"
studding tao fr,t heloN th- plate, 80
that ti- hulldlng Z. In two separate
apartments. II will D. seen that " the
building stood on level gruuni, AMI the
ioser room reaching only to The sills, "
would D. inConNrnleuily los, bat u
stands ou d,sc-nilng ground, 80 that
the r,-um drops ihf-- f-,t h"loS ih"
sills. thus forming Whit ! call a crllat
klirhen. which Coutain. nn fnnf. lhi'
makr. each apartment high enough Toe
anV one o. stani upright ani fuom Co.
.uarv. Thrv~ windows in the lossr
part ani 60. above furnish sufficient
| iirh ani .unshlue. >oui~ saN hulldlug
20 this .iFc l. large enough fot "a hrns,
| ani ,i.iis,i uno 90" frsi ~ th" Wiui'f
onlv iONlS ic,t, containing about that
/ numt.r. We htd onlv seventeen oil
h.ns a. h~gin siih. ani considering their
condition. Whsu wlnteT cams on. ihry
have done Wrli listprv h-ing pat Into
th,if ues quarter. the ground wss cuN-
cry.l several inChe. dep Nth forrest
leaves, which they arv ftsi msking over
! Into cuauo. 'TlIr walls - the huililns
Wrrv all linsi Niih .hssihing paper b.
furr shincllng, so that The h'ns, al.
ihnugh snmr 20 them Nerv nraflN hilt
naked ~ tirst. have nut suffered Va M"
least from cold. nor have ~ bet ans
cscs hy frr~glng hi. l. 40" ur.i
frtme,i huiliing ! ever put az, ani after
gi,lne u a practical ir.i 20 m"rv than
thr,, months. prunouncr v a sucvrss.
and u,fr I to build another ! 10 not
knos how I cuuli Improve ou u. Nni
uow. brother farmer. II you have not
sltvaiy duus 90. 20 a. work AMI huili a
hrn house. N Nuu have never trsici
,uuf Ingenuity this l. sup,l tim" a. D.
ein. ani u you do not like my plan, ct
up one - tour oSn.
rh-rv b. on- other topic that I ini"ni-
"a o. touch upon. beat enough Tor thls
time: ani nov. NJ. Editor II ihls l. not
praetl,al ,unugh. 90 do-. not rnc-t Nouf
wants. thr1s " sherr Jo.h Billings ssii
many pn.t would hni hl. scattered
thoughts, u b. would look there early
in the morning the editors waste
baskct.
IINTTL DUNIIAN.