Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-03-15

Al present prices, reckon We could
make an honest penny by making pork
and beef. I believe our farmers. s q
rule, ar. very anxious Ia fiRd out better
ways aud means In their farm operation
In order Ia make their farm. more pro-
iucti,c aud consequently their Income
morc satisfactory, aud " such be the
case there I. hop. In our final salvation.
I believe the sllo !. destined to play quite
an important part In our dairy opera
tions and stock raising. and consequent
IL assist "a. much In making our f,rns
more productive, which believe wonid
In large measure amelioraie our condi-
ton.
OLIVER ALLEN, Es.t Hiram.
There is an increa Sing interest In farm
Ing In this town aud would Dc glad To
learn aud adopt better methods. The
results of the last few years have not
hecn encouraging. Sweet corn not
paving crop. No market for milk aud
butter. The cucumbcr crop seems Ia
pay the best.
JAY l.. rRiNx, Browuheh.
The majority ~ our farmer. sell their
cream 20 the Waterford Creamery. We
think u n great adVantsg. az IL gives us
. little spare change which Ne didn't
have when We sold our butter at the
store. The farmer. are keeping NOR.
COW. aud the stock l. looking better
generally. ALSO are scrubblng up their
pastures ani the farm. are looking bet
ter In general. Good many ~ our
farmers have RAISED sweet corn, so they
buy mo., % their grain.
=. LiNAS PLUsarR, Sweden.
I>pRosCoGGN COUNTY.
think the tendency among the farm
80 of thl. section :. to make their farm.
more self-su.taining, To- raise more snd
buy less. They are getting tlr-,l ~ rails
ing sweet corn, and are trying other
crOps.
l.. y. H,rIs, Poland.
Winter dalrying 1. generally practiced
In thl. town, aud those Who are feeding
the richest are making the largest profits.
4 large number of COWS Ia this vicinity
have ahortsd within the last three or
four months. Nearly all Ia some herds.
HE way they hay. hc,n tel seems Ia
make no difference. lleri. that have
hai bat little or no grain are a. bad as
tho.. highly f,d. Can YOUR board give
as any light upon the m,tterf
II. II. LE,NIrt, Howe. Corner.
No other manufacturer could endure
hut a very short time withouts fn,ncial
-rash, the proportionate drain upon HE
rr.ourrc.. that Ne sec on many farms,
la the seeming thoughtlc.s waste ~
fertilizers. The wonder L. not that such
an.s fall To make farming paw" but
that under such mAnagvmsut they are
,hlr, from the farm, to keep soul ani
h0iy together. This of Itself IL an FL
client recommendation Tor the huslnes.
oi farming, when conducted on business
principles.
J. ". RcKrR. East Auburn.
While the farmer. are slowly lmproN-
Ing their herds aud horses, they are not
making the advancement they oaght, for
want 20 suitable pl,c-- 10 shelter aud
facilities for doing their work easily aud
,d,aniageously. They also scetn io fear
% dlp deep enough IN the fc-d box, keep
ing their young stock, dry cows and
such other stock a. srr not bringing In
N immediate profit, on nations so low s'
to 10 IL no profit to the feeder Too
much hay Il .oli, What grain u raised Il
exchanged for western fed, too "
,crr. ar under the pillow, aud th"r- u
lack In the production ~ nutritious
foods for our herds. IL Il for the farm
rr'. lnisrc.t 90 produce more aud sell
ICES and he :. .lo~ly hccoming aware ~
that fact. Make the farm seli-susiaining
,nd IL. fertility and rc.oufccs Will con.
.tanily Increase. There IL lack ~
suitable PLACES for the storage 81 dress
ing, many thinking under the caves a.
good /. plsce q. any. also lack of fresh
cows during the Sintsr months, snd
Iscg % .p-Cisl effort "a increase th" fer
iiliiy ~ the farm snd properly carr for
the animals under the farmers charge.
". y. LELAND, West Mlno,.
Farmers In thls section a. q whole arr
doing well, ~. large, and | think larger
per cent of them succc'si. a. 10 tho." In
other business. MANY ~ them sell their
milk In Aubarn aud l.Niston. some
..nd their cr-sm o. the creamery, and
other. mske their own butter aud grt
good prics. for same.
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