Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-03

NoWtu JAN, NAM. fch. IA very
.ucvcsstul aud Interesting, ani Judging
I frum she opinions expressed hy many ~
\ the farmer. prv.snt, a highly apptcciat-
l s,l fitmsr.' uicyting Wss hsld al The hall
Y II North Jaw .range. Friday, dAy aud
evening tlie meeting sss one ot e
.srie. - tafmcrs' insiituir. held under
the auspicvs of the hoard ~ Agriculture.
I Us thv NAY, thee iarmsrs' mectings,
| this uintcr arv among slle hcst ever held
I in the work of the husui aud that l. say-
\ ing good deal The follosing mem
Tier. ~ 90. toard Nerv prv-snt a. The
meeting SECRETARY Gilbert, II. a..
INi,krr.on. Esq.. iseadhcld. membcr
7 far kennrtec. Charles T.. Wheeler,
| Ithe.ter,ille, msmh-t Cor Franklin, also
/ pr. a.. VI TNitshrll. lecturer ~ the
Maine state Gnngv.
10. meeting "a. held az the beautiful
IGmngv liall, large and elegantly ap-
/ pointed huilding, crested aud httrd az
fpr he large and prosperous grange At
thi. place.
y Was quite appropriate az a MEETING
I hrli un the l-cnirr. aud overlooking the
splendid msadnws of this village ~
granite snd grauite quarryins, the topic
Uf thr fsryuouu related to stock hus-
hsuif, aud gtuNing steer. inpaulcular
Mr. Gilbert, secretary of m. board,
opened he .uhi-,t and took th~ ground
I tiIst il agriculture a. among th" ~uui"n
folAs. thing. ~ by fashi"u. \ measure
/ uf thi. fat apple. tu oNru on the farm,
ani th. fashion hss gradually pushed
|nNcu from ihr fafm, and horsr. have
/ hsru substituted fuf thsm. oxen have
/ gone uut % fashlan. The ioN pfiCv iuf
/ t,,f has pre,iwtaiei the movement to
.uus extent. siill. b. took ths gruuni
/ that thrrv AS placv Net fof oxen "n
/ thr faHn Their was work o. D. done
aul this c,,uld D. dome wlth satisiaCtiuu,
and yet a. growth aud gtiu in value D.
made Nhrn pricvs ar boa the Ealn y.
email bat surv. Nith our medium slfri
farms with guol carr. thsfv Vas no dii-
H.sIt1 iu making gain ~ So o. ~lh
wear tsr pair tv.iir. doing the Wutk.
. Win work hor-c. ths vass l. entirely
/ different. ihr1 arv every ,raf growing
older and les in value and thr Older ihrN
grow M, mufr the shrinksgv ani lrss
/ ths value. tiil yuu come io the col Tie
. a.t suI % a fat uN L. Nvry different
frnm the lat eni ~ sn oil hors". The
hur.s ullI Jo The Work and ~ill do u in
.rurN hii lrs. time bat la thv rnd u
.,l.t. mur- than tn do The same wofk
With uNru. tarmrr. must io something
fnr au .nlHms. t,sb often 10 l. ths cts'
" hrfy steer. sIi oxen Arv discarded
frlm tls farm. ihsrv !. no ,fnrt made o.
.uLsiiigt. .tu,k tn huug iu an Income.
Referring tu thr prv-eut value 20 h-yf
d. funA thr huUsiul gruuud that Niih all
sfaplr I.r.siugtinus in the uuiNrrssl ds-
mani amaus.t tl.r people n"ur can long
r,malu t,I's profitable production, iur
shortage Iu the .upply is .urv to follow,
sH.I WIiI .oHurf ur later cat down ~"
.urpl, fI no, shortage l. felt. when
th, .hurtlsy l. frlt pricvs musi ad'anc~.
There q. un question 40 The prr.cni tin"
fllt a. uI,a.ur, 20 thi. ,hrinkaEv - suI-
pI1 i. dsiI, apparent, a. h Indicated by
To- r,,tut aI,sng. iu b-cf. L. shht ~.
t,af thI. may br felt iu The lmmr,liatc
f4f4fv ,au1ut o. drtsrmi1vi, bat 10 l.
evident au improvement l. ALREADY az
.htuI All thssr farmers having thrifiy
.f,sr. uu haul will r'alifr reasonably
.lti.attury rvturus Tor ths faith that
tl., have .hosu iu The hu.incss.