Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-04-14
ADVANCED FARMING.
WHAT nov. .. A. CHAPMAN 90 siLwAr-
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AND FAMILY ~ rrRorr.

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AM FAMILY ~ rrRorr.
Hon. 4. \. Chapman, the wealthy
Milwaukee merchant, Who began life az
an Oxford coanty farmers son, and Who
Tor many years hs. made practice II
spending = mouth or slx weeks In the
summer or fall on the old Chapman
homestead farm, at Gllesd. will IL miss
81 Ia thl. vicinity this war, a., instead
~ follow Ing hls usual custom 90 passing
hls annual vacation here, b. has decided
to culoy European trip.
II |. putting II mildly" Ia say that
hls absence will create "a noticeable .
Vold Ia this community q. would that ~
almost any citizen of hls native place
" ho lives there the year around, fot III.
Individuality aud cnterpri.e aud public
spirit have strongly Identified him with
the Interests ~ oxfoui County.
In association With Ill. nephew, Nr.
Wllllsm 4. Chapman, h. has experiment.
"a w high farming on business princi-
pies On scale that h,s attracted vide
attention ~ Northwestern Mslne, aud
has lntrpius,si many cConomiss which
are worthy 20 study by al Who arr am
bilious ~ restoring to Maine agriculture
" old.,ime prv.iigc. one ~ the novel
features ot hls farm lea covered harm
ward. lie alloss nO manure Ia D. eN-
posed a. the detcfiorating Influence. ~
sun, snow or rain. aud save. all the
liquid manufr, which, a. !. we'll knosu.
\. richer w f.rtlllglng principles than
~. ."ld manure, bat u generally per
United o. ran o. waste. lie has adopted
~ The most valuable AMI practical in-
Nentinns iu the way IL farm machinery.
mi thuss shn dcslfr Ia sirdy the extent
o. which Ingenious implement. hsVv
i-cvn made a. save the lsbot ~ human
hands In the agricultural Industry, can
dnl much io Interest thcm ON the chap
man farm. IT, has lnir,-luc,si tiic mol
,ru silo. in IT, perfection, ca q liberal
scale. pl,ntlng over tsrnty acre. ot en-
siiagr Cnrn. cutting u W a l,oss sn.llage
,uiisr Into hslf.lnch lengths, AMI curing
no l.ss than Jll tons. last year the
cutter was run bN trrAd-mlll IN which
horsrs srrr rtnploV~i. bat observation
has con,inc~d Mr. ,hapm,n that a. sub
ioci a noble auimal Ike ihr hur.e to th"
luigrfy 20 such an lgnoblc occupation
Lea cruelty that ought o. fvnicf men
shn prtrticr u liable a. legal prus~Cu.
tiun and pnn,.hmsni - this year b.
hss s~nt dnvu q IN horse powcf steam
engine g. firulsh no. motive fofcv. Nf.
Chspmtn ha. fruni The rusllsgr system
90 d. q urrtr,t surv-s.. ani u nt the
nyininn that " viii D. the salSation ~
farming in Nrw Euglsni. thfvy tone
20 hi. snsilses. D. has found, Y. equal in
uur too - the lr.t Engll.h hsy. \ slm-
pc calculation Will bring out more clear
/ iy ili~ 'unrmDus Palm o. thu NcN En..
land firmsr which The employment ~
The vnsilagr system sfrCt.. Tho aver
go Weld ~ VI Chipmtn's corn Il no.
ten o. tsvuiS tons o. tho aCrv, 80 that
| his tscutt ayrvs can o. cuuuiyi UPON o.
produce "a least thrr- hunir,i tons. IN
other sur,ls. hy tho usc ~ cnsilagr d.
/ sfts from his tvvuiv aCrrs 10" cIuiSh-
/ lent in feeding Towrr - IN tons ~ hay
/ Zee ihs acre. while, as every Maine farmer
knass, ihr aNsng~ yi.ld ~ hay a. The
| acfr Wuuli probably b. beat slnglr ton,
nf 10 thr uuisil, inu sol half. Tie
sarirtir. 20 corn which VI. Chapman
planted vrrr thr large Southern aud
/ NslloN Dent Wrstrru.
IL IA. devoted considerable attcntiou
o. ihs ubj-yt ~ stock nising, aui b.
lie,rs that Nith q farm Ike ~. stock
rai,lug d. ihr mn.i pruhiahl" agricultural
/ iulustry Which can D. followed la New
/ Euglini. o. his osu case. islng en-
/ e 81 lu farming largely fur the pleas
are D. hnls ln n. o. has di.rvgar,iri the
isify. aud devoted hlm.elf malnly a. ~"
l speciality - fsising hne sh"rp aud b-"t
| cattle. &C. believe. To- fnll blou,l, in "a"
.ifrs 40 least. fur .hv-p. and his caiil"
arr pure strains. tulrsr wuol, uf nut.
tuu .brsp. oxford ppNus, shropshire
/ anI DIrssts. #haN. OIL. preference over
/ Nrfiuus o. cattle b. has irr~n keeping
/ pufhtms "~hurihnns' liulstrius
and the black i'"l'-l Angus bf-,i irum
| Ni~ulrrn. after oXpsrimf uiing, D. his
li.p1s~i ~ r,rry hc,i bfv',l except The
Y pul'~i Nngu.
/ 90 ,ours- NJ 'hlpmhn's methods arr
not aiNaNs surh a. farmer. Tor profit
mer,l, would hnl V 90 thrlr advantage
Ca Initiate. Last season. Tor Instance,
/ D. amused h.m.rlf by blowing up 3,tsi
stamps With dynamite, AMI An old farm.
90. after calculating to the rNpcnse,
.aii, Mr.. Chapman, What tuu arv doing
must cp.t YOU a deal - money. N YOU
uouii Wait f-w years thcsr stumps
vouli rot. 80 ,ou could pull th~m out
With = pillow VI. chapman rtpli~i, -
have m1rr money than time, aud can't
Afford o. wait liui while .nme ~ hls
| Innovations have t-rn Interesting rather
/ than utilitar.au, mpst ~ them have h-.n
/ pprtiyai aud - g,nsral value, aud The
elect 20 hi. enterprise hts be,n GO give
q stimulus to the agricultural inisfr.i
and Industry in thl. section. When IN
future time. The local historian .hsll
write II the agricultural rehabilitation
- N~s England u 4. quite probable that
one 20 the uam~. which will figure on
hi. page. Ia thu lat ~ I-fsOns Who con-
tfhutri 90 that rrsult Will D. the nam"
20 1. \. Chapman.
Nj thapmnn, ac,Umnaniri by hi.
wlfr. ssils,l from N~N Work on April :,
ou the steamer Truiouic. At Paris they
all meet their daughter. Who has Tor
The last YEAR l-cn visiting friend. In that
,ni other Europ-au ciii~.. The party
vii travel ~ summer. sauntering
ihrugh England. scotland, France,
Germany, italy anil SSitfcrland, sud
sill return o. the nlied state. Ia sep
tembsf.