Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-15
writsa fer ne p.wcc>l
rrC CHAPMAN HOMESTEAD.

I
thc-s day. of frequent defslcstions.
s'ncc th. rush Ia the front of the sgrl-
cultural Interests aud th. boom In farm
prciucts, many ar. turning to the farms
la Maine.
knoNing we'll that u take. brain. a.
veil a. cash Ia run any business, u be-
coms- Interesting to r-,icw the modus
opersndi % som. ~ the bcst. In this
busiBes. as In all, men have their prefer
snc.s Tor c.rtaln departments. Having
mys.lf no taste for raising horses, Tor
orrhari. or Tor dalrying, ! hay, paid
little attention to lengthy srtlclc. that
have from time Ia time sppcar-d In our
farm paper. in which these brsnche.
arr especially noted.
\ short time since ! was lel.urely
travelling la Oxford County along the
Androscoggin valley, and I heard that
AZ the Chapman Homestead there had
arrived s"tne hn- sheep frpm abroad. !
sas imm~ii,tsly intcr-.trl. and went =
little out 10 my wsy, thd might sse
ior myself, and found so much ih"rr,
am constrained to r,port Tor the benefit
of th".e whose opportunities. ar, more
/ limited
Mr.. 4. y Chapman, the wealthy mef-
chant of Mllwaukcc, wi... was born up-
on thi. farm, and learn b. Ia. always
had a dcslrr to -. u brought Ca high
state 10 cultivation, and he has spared
neither thought nor money. iIis
nephew, Mr.. ". 4. Chapman, the pre-
eut occupant, hs. entered cnthusli.tlc-
ally Into all hl. plan. Ia put In practice
hl. theories, zach of which Ia ". .ucC-ss
Ia. demonstrated ns feasibility. The
house .. an ordinary farm house, bat
surrounded with yinc-srvs,hcd ,crands
that bring. to mind oh time southern
4 hospitality, sni III. Traveller feels an
ss.urAnc. ~ friendly w.lcom" before he
/ reaches u.
Just north 20 IN. house l. q mammoth
wossi.he,l, wh.rr u stored fuel Ia ~
scrNr An ~ngin. furnishes poser for
saving the wood, grinding th" grain
and cutting the corn for -usil'gr. Tso
lArg, .ilo. with q comhinc,i capacity of
Jln tou., storr reserve f"ssi fur th" large
stock -ani am glad io r-port that last
year " was proven there beyond que--
tion, that thru. tons of snsllagv "a.
equal Ia ir,rin.ic Nalu" ,o ton 10 tng-
lish has,
Contrary Ia most farm. In M,ln~, thsrr
w,r. no tru,tlng hot.r., bat g,-Dd fair
~otkiug hpfs~s, = colt of ts", sod q car
fiagr hot.. The cattle ar- from the
standard t--.f.pfulucing Aberdeen IN
"a. bt,.i. They atv hornl".s and hand
something ad,-rti.-ments ~ the qu,l.
ity 4. well a. quantity of t<,i that j. the
r,-.uli oi IN. fr-i aud car,. The grade
IIol.tsln Z. only .~coud Va .h,p" ani
IL al ANanl - D.
Devon Co~s.
FARTHER on or, the .h~-p I.n., Ia "sch
oi ~hlch 10 par. running water, which
has brcu proven by anslysi. Z" bc o' the
h-.t. Thrre noyk. ~ sheep run At
large. Ia. >hrOpshlfvs-th" plump
/ tssiis.. compact wool, aud black fsc".
attract ou. at oncc. The pot.rts white
fsc-, brosd oIsu no.tril. aud .quarr
hanks show the great eNyc,tAiion' Va
wonl aud mutton. IN" horn. ar"
curiosity. yet notice many sds"caie
thsm. The ONfopi l'1sns lsfgv,
h-aV, -n-~r-,i, vt h.lIrS- better ad'pi-
/ ~i to ~arm.f ,limsts. And the iismp-
.hlrv, ,lo.s wUolci Ani hardy. Nr.
Chspmin has spared no pain. IN irving
/ 10 lnifuiuc- the t-.t breeds iof the lo-
cality, Tor sool ani lamb.. Prom 'aus-
ia. Wisconsin. Nsssschusstis, aui even
/ from England divyt, b. Ia. brought
/ hn. .I@,im~n. The pur.rt c"mm'ud'
r,-st-Nt. sni enli.t. curious sp-calailons.
/ Ihs shropshire Wins ur.t premium al
/ fret sight. ani IN. full-blootci esc. are
| In thetnsslSc. scll worth going to sc-.
fsrth.f on 1. large .iorrhou.- or
.h.,i, ~hefr one would almost feel De
"a. IN an agricultural warvhousr, s~"ing
l the sariou. machines, wagons, farming
/ tnal. of every variety and for every
emergency. notic- hsrrus. of all
i .inds. manure .pr-ad.rs, moNing mt-
chlne., rak-s aud te,ider. and shst Ia an
EASTERN man I. curiosity, western
reaper and binder. am told that all
the dfy ioidrf aud bedding arr cut hy
hor.s I.o~.r a. inch plcy-s that glp.gm
4. .pTvad over the stable. daily fot
q d-oiouIrf. aud on the mtnurr
heap for an absorbent. 4 ruof protect.
I this drr.sing. aud It, strength u ph~-
nomrn.l. illustrating chemical problems
producing volatile gas q. the gyp.um
cOmbln-s Sith IN. nitrogen.
readily understand that frS can ac-
compli.h 80 quickly such rrsults-tint
/ IL take. money Ia make mile. oi frn'"'
to build such bsrus, Ia clear PASTURE
to raise crop. IL corn almost fabulous,
to furnish .pot each for emplotes-a
/ b.nsnt io the community In general, as
~.ll a. Ia the farm la particular. Vet
there !. . ls..on for every thinking f'rn'-
rr 10 = CERTAIN eNtrut " eau bc
/ copl-d; the experiment. oi th. rich may
| furnish rule. for IA. p""r. The loss"s
| aud mistake. he can avoid, AMI the sue
/ cc.. gra.p aud utilize at onc-.
EcoDomy !. IA. root ot .ucc".'ful
farming. fool. for everything, To save
mrn; Building. arranged Tor con-
| ,rni.nc,. to ave time snd steps; pay
mcnt. prompt, to saS. crciit aud Inter
.-t-prinyiple. .o we'll understood bN
the .ucrcssful la any business. Difirr-
/ ent mrn -ce IA. same thing. In differ.
.nt Nay, bat what l .aw there, aud
- hat l-arnci oi the bene'olence, push,
/ Intelligence aud enthusiasm of its benr.
factor. has deeply impressed me, aud
hop- l have suggested thought. To hc
thinking, ani that t-neht Ia other. "'
we'll a. to myself shall result from my
,i.it to the Chapman Homestead.
Oh Of riir FARMERS.
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