Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-01-26
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Pumpkins are ssh to be q "siolen
CROP probably be,suse they are usually
rsl.cd among corn With but very little
extra labor; or u may he hccsuse some
farmers think they appropriate nouri.h-
ment for their grO~th which rightfully
belongs "a the corn. Nv experience is,
that N the land I. naturally rich, or has
heen made rich enough With manure Ia
produce q good crop of corn, II will al.o
prcduc. q good crop of pumpkins With
out le--ening the yield of corn. The
only valid objection to th. stolen crop.
u that the dense growth of vines IL con-
sidershly In IN. Way when cutting az
and husking corn.
last spring when We planted, We put
pumpkin SEED In every hill % corn. !
expectci that some % IN. seed. would
not grow, and that some 20 the plants
woald be destroyed n usual hy the Gu
cum.sr beetles. bat the seeds all came
up, and the bugs, determined Ia spite
me anyhow, dii not take their usual
tithrs. The consequence was, there
were rather NOR, plants than wcrc de-
.iable. As m. field had BEEN well ma
nurci. they sere up a. .con a. the corn,
aud grew With such upldiiy that when
the corn ~ss cultivated the last time,
they had run clear across the rows, aud
~ had to llft the vines and move thein
out % the ~ay, Or hav. them tom cut
hy the rocts. This was not so mach
trouble a. u NAV sesm-an active boy
~. able "a move them AMI keep ahead
% the horss. Nv the time the corn was
In IN. roasting-ear stage, the vines had
completely covered the ground, aud
some ~ them had climbed on the corn.
There ~ss such rank growth ~ vine.
I was afraid the corn woald he rohoed
~ n. prUpsr share of the nutriment la
the .oll: hat hu.king showed that such
had not been IA. csse-that corn la =
good soll 4. a stslsart feeder. ani In the
usc. 20 life Abandantly able io take cuc
of Itself
On. thing farmers should write down
In thslr hats-thsr. l. Do profit In plant
Ing either corn or pumpsin. on poor
Land. The .oll 10 pro,iucc paving crop.
70 one. or both, must l'e gvcd, oT made
so wiih manure.
Pumpkin. heing composed largely ~
water. .om. agricultural writers have
considered them of very little value ss
feod for cattle. The same obicciiou
might bc urged again't .rss., NhiSh
ever, body knows u the he-t food la IN"
world Tor gramlnlyorous animals, bring
much l.stier than hay from which tie
water has BEEN dried Out. \ farmer
once told me that pampkin. N.r- g"od
to fstten cattle, bat ~ere a damage To
milch COWS by "drying thcm up !
think nj. opinion was derived from hi.
m.thod of f-~ding them. IL hsul.d
thru oat 10 hi pasture lot, broke thsm
up and thrvw them out on the gruund.
Ihe coss. b.iag very fond of them,
gOrg,,i thsmselNe. to such an cNi"ui ss
To caus. disrrhes. sud - course they
ssrr an iniary instead oi . bcustit "a
IN. cows. Our method u a. draw the
pumpkins o. the haru aud fc.-d each coS
reasonable quantity In her stall.
Every COW get. her own .hare. aud all
grt the quantity Nc think IL proper fot
them "a have aud NO more. by thi.
method therr /. no hooking aud driving
and hsfoullng their feed. as would ~
the cas-. II all we're fed together Ia ia"
open teli. 90 tramp the grs.s to death,
and pack the ground as hard a. q turn
pike rad. In drawing the pumpkins,
the stsm. should b. left on so that they
will sr,p from ro,ting longer, aud they
should D. drawn t@forv q hraNy frusi
come- 20 injur, their keeping qualities.
When unloading a the haru they ar-
not throsn oat la pile or rolle'i down
= board chute. hat handled carrfully and
sorted the gtvcn or broken ones arr pui
by them.sl,s. "a BE- frd out hr,t. >iorsi
In barn basement they can b. kept illl
New Years. They seem % 10 animal.
the most good when they are keP, on dry
fryd.
Nv raI-rienc. with feeding pumpkin.
o. cows i that when Eel properly they
Increase the row of milk. and also MIKE
Il richer-the batter being ~ yellos,
aud the flavor a. good As that ~ batter
made in June. Pumpkins belong "a the
gourd family of trailing herbs of annual
duration. Owing o. their propensity Ia
mix. or hybridifs. there are many Kinds
of pumpkin. and .qusshc.; bat VI.
Naudiu. Who made q long snd cifriul
ot the suhje,t, came to the
that all the ,ari.ties known
I'M EurOpe aud America had becu derived
from not more than siN original spe,i'--.
An English writer. speaking of pump
kip.. .ay.: "Thi. gOupi v q useful plant
10 th. American backwoods FARMER,
welding, both In the ripe and unripe
q N.lu.b fodder foe his cat
ile aud plg., heiug frequently plAn,cd Al
interval. smong the maise that consti-
tuts. hls chief crop. The larger Kinds
acquire a weight of from ~ io ~
whsn ripe, IN. pumpkin i
boiled or hakc,i, or made tnto various
Kinds % pie, slOne, or MIXED With other
fruit
The cultivation Of pumpkin. h~gan b.
tore the dawn % history. They have
b..n rAised In the hotter rrgion. of Asia
and North Africa from the earlle.t ag.s.
The .nclrnt Romans were familiar With
th.m. and l. thought by soms that the
indians la Am.rica cultivated them b.
fore It. discovery BY Columbus.
IN. following .. ssii "a h. the earlle.,
poetry that hasa real claim To he Amer
Isan, aud ~as composed by Nes hug
land bscswoSdsman about 1888;
n, ,r,.e u.s.t ~ wanting D. M ~ ear iish.
We hstscsrrvs.. snt P1"pAias. snd tarnir. aHi
w.. have psnplia. a morning. AMI ps~PsiH'
al nssun-
ItH -,,. ss. Zoe Vs-rsis.. .. .A"sh - IN
Country Gentleman.
Better spend the time In the barn
sing the coats Of the hor-ss AMI cat
tie. than loahng AZ the corner store
The man with q Hoe stock on his hands