Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-05-24
GRAPE VllW FARM.

| ". ". Dunham of Grape View Farm
20 West Paris, Que 10 Oxford County.
hc.t farmers, give. your correspondent
hi. ideas of practical and profitable
| farming
Our pasture. are one ~ the most I'm.
portant a. well a. one of the most neg
l.cted portion. ~ our farm, said Mr..
Dunham. I want my pastures we'll
fenced. aud not o,cr-fcd, bushes pulled
up and knolls ploNcd down, aud seeded.
Ihl. well attended Ia In the spring 81
the wear, when our time u not so val.
liable q. later on, saves us many DAYS OF
pefplenitic. aud hard work Ia racing our
cattle Ia the busy season Of the year,
when our time I. valuable to the farm,
hc.ide. forcing "a. Ia the fall To send
some Of our best stock to the slaughter
house that otherwise would have been
peaceful II our pasture. had been prop
erly fenced.
Nv moving fields I allow Ia remain q.
long a. they bear good grass crop. U
belie,e II would pay Ia top dress our
gr.ss lands with phosphates, -ay from
10 Ia 5oO pound. To the acre. ! never
fall feed my moving field.. What feed
OF INV moving field In the fall u taken
out of my next years crop of hay, be-
side. the damage In cutting up the sod
by the cattle. feet.
sweet corn az the present time !. one
~ the b-.t aud most profitable crop. for
the farmer. prepar. my ground aud
harrow In nv dressing from the top.
prefer sol ground for corn. ] use Jc
pound. Of phosphate Ia the drill "a the
acre. Ihi. start. th. corn early, before
the manure I. much felt, and lasts
through the season. I planted last sea-
sou I IL acre. of sweet corn aud .old
my corn at the canning factory for
sas!.ii, and my fodder. when cut aud
pa, into my lilo, IL equal To the quanti-
~ - nice hay.
DO not use any barn manure on my
potato land; nourish wholly 10y stock
bridge. special manure adapted To potA-
toes. Ia TIL. way l raise good crops,
have but few rotten potatoes aud no
scabby ones. do not raise wheat, but
raise a small acreage of oats aud barley.
The next important adjunct To the farm
4. A good orchard. Almost every farm
has more or les. land we'll adapted To the
growth IL the apple tree, and With IT.
tie work good orchard can be had.
I.e, me say right here to you farmers,
don't buy your apple trees of travelling
agents, for YOU seldom get what you
buy: then again YOU have to pay nearly
double What YOU can buy them Tor al the
nurseries In New York or other places,
aud &c, what YOU buy. ] have had ex-
periencc In thi. matter. would advise
the hen Dayi. apple as the best selling
apple aud the most hardy and reliable
grower.
Next of Importance IL keeping of cows
for creamery purposes. ] kept and
MIXED seventeen cows and heifers last
season and sold stJ5 worth of cream
aud saved my milk for my calves aud
plg.. prefer the Ilolsteln breei OF cat
tie a. the most profitable for the farmer.
I believe the farmer should provide
for himself aud family some of the many
luxuries of the season that grace the
table. of the rich, such as cultiyating
aud raising Strawberries. raspberries,
blackbcrries, currants aud gooseberries.
! have raised gooseberrie. one Inch In
diameter. strawberries seven inches Ia
circumference. With little work Ia
some of the spare time that IL usually
spent at the corner groceries and post
Office, saying nothing of horse racing,
fairs, etc, would provide all OF these
luxurie. for our tables.
am not much Interested In horse
breeding. preferring other stock.
sheep are profitable when not kept In
too large foek, but not so good for the
farm.
Farming can he made ne profitable
here az Ia the West on the same acreage,
noting the difference In price, and our
New England homes aud society are
much more comfortable and agreeable.
Our farms keep strict account with us
and credit us with every hour We work
aud IL We work the same number OF
hours upon our farms as IL required of
our iaboring man aud mechanic, our
farms would blossom aud bring us good
return. The great trouble with many OF
our farmers IL that they have too many
irons In the fire at time and that OF the
farm get. neglected aud burnt.-Lewis-
ton Journal.