Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-05-30

partially completed near here, and 10 TO
be finished this summer, and several
more In contemplation, while one that
has not been filied for several years ID
to be filled this year. think farmers
are making q mistake In not raising
moro grain; with the improved machin-
cry of to-day Il can be raised very much
cheaper than formerly. One or the
principal questions OF the day is help
Good help is hard to get at any price
and many farmers are cutting their
work down to what help they have of
their own. GEO. II. HILL.
Harrison-ror incorporating manure
with the soll the harrow IL largely used
but the old style has been nearly aban.
doned, and the Acme, spring tooth and
disk harrows are now used.
The use Of commercial fertilizers Is
almost universal, and 20 far 40 know,
every one buys them ready for use. A
few are using some cheap wastes with
good results. One gentleman recently
told me that he used salt waste (pur-
chased at the powder mill for ei.O per
ton,) under his potatoes with excellent
results, growing smoother and better
than were grown on commercial fertiliz-
er.
An immense quantity Of grain has
been purchased by the farmers during
the winter. The propriet0rs OF the MILL
at Bridgton, which furnishes only n
portion OF our grain, tell me that they
have handled over 1000 bushels OF corn
since Nov. lat. and A very large guam
tlty Of other kinds Of grain has been
sold. ALPIIONsO MoULTON.
Gray-Now that "the winter is rast
and the voice Of the turtle IL heard In
the land" (though, by the way, he does
not scream very loud yet) It Is well for
the farmer to carefully review the vim
ter now gone and see the lessons which
it teaches him. Few fully realized the
extent to which their hay crop was cut
of last season, and none realized the
severe and prolonged winter which was
coming, so that more are now buying
hay than In any spring for many years,
nevertheless, did they, upon the whole,
make mistake In not reducing their
stocks Again, now that oxen are worth
twenty-five or thirty per cent more than
they were last fall Il It wise to have
wintered no oxen now that everybody
wants them, and In lieu thereof to have
wintered horses which nobody wantsf
Again. now that hogs are worth ten
cents per pound, and every farmer u
running to and fro after spring pig,
and to paw for him about twice as much
as usual, is Il wise further to reject the
admonitiOn so often repeated, VIZ, to
keep steadily on, and II one branch OF
business becomes unduly excited, not to
get excited with Il; and II one branch
becomes nnduly depressed, not 10 get
depressed with II, discouraged and give
Il up, but In fair weather and foul, In
excitement and depression, to keep on
In the even tenor Of his way. Again,
while engaged In this good work he
should not fall to review the legislation
of last winter, to see the comfort 1t
affords him; to see the relief which he
got from the robber burdens cast upon
him by those who "blnd heavy burdens
and grievOus to be borne, and lay them
on mems shoulders, but they themselves
will not move them with one OF their
fingers !" to see II II pays to spend his
time, efforts and energies for somebody
else, rather than for himself.
WARREN II. vINToN.
HANCOCK.
Orland-MOst Of the farmers raise hay
and oats, which they exchange for corn
and shorts, also feed roots with their
oat straw to the younger stock.
J. s. CoNDON.
KENNEBEC.
Chelsea-In answer to question ! Will
say that we are we'll pleased with our
lilo, put about twenty-five tons OF COM
mon field corn Into II. IL kept fairly
well, but with last years experience
hope to improve on II.
Some say, "let the corn get we'll glaz.
I'd before putting Il In the silo." ! do
not agree with that Idea. What good
would II do an animal lit could be in-
iuced to eat its
A matured corn stalk Is poor food,
pither 10 or out of the silO, no milk In u.
In my opinion about as good as bundle
NJ beech wlthcs, or In other words II Is
The same as seed hay or straw.
J. ii. YEATON.
wayne-Owing to scarcity OF hay
most farmers have fed unusually large
Of grain, and the condition OF
farm stock IL an improvement as COM
psred with last year. In a few Instances
where grain has not been fed, "p00r
skinny beasts" are to be seen. Farmers
have carried about their usual amount
Df stock. ekiug out scanty supply OF
hay with bran, cotton seed meal ana
other concentrated foods. Miny more
rows and horses are kept than formerly.
We keep the cows because we get 1T
lie ready money by selling cream, but
WHY We keep the horses In so large mum
l don't know, I give u mp.
yr. Stillman Berry and the Jennings
Bros. have silos. Fodder corn Is the
crop with which they I'LL them. Others
viii DC built this season. General
opinion Is much In their favor. We In.
corporate the manure with soil With the
spring tooth harrow, as a rule. Nearly
all use commercial fertilizers on the corn
aud potato crops. Three-fourths OF the
farmers raise sweet corn AMI buy most
pf the grain they feed In winter. The
acreage Of sweet corn will be larger than
usual. u. w. WALroN'
South Paris-The quite general fall Oh
10 quantity and the high price OF hay,
caused healthy reduction of STOCK ~
The fall. Some have learned to feed
less and make their cows pay Tor prov
ender and have profit besides. ! pre-
Iilct that the small margin on beef that
has tended to increase dairy stock VIII
be benefit to Mainc farmers In The end'
as the difference In the cost OF raising x u
Mound of beef and pound Of butter is
not as great as many suppose. so good
may come out Of seeming ILL.,. -,
Paris-Farmer are generally coming
TO understand that profits on stock,
whether COWS, sheep, or young STOCK
and oxen depend very much on the sys,
tenn and care bestowed In feeding ana
tending, that they may not lose In WIN
ter all that Il made In summer.
HARRISON FARRAR.
Peru-Silos are proving a very great
help with those who use them as the
best means of keeping more stock. we
who have silos have not thus far had
any sick cattle.
Que thing needed is circulars giving
analysis Of different kinds OF grains and
fodders 90 farmers can tell how best TO
feed to obtain certain results, such as
beef, milk and cream at the lowest cost
A. b. WALKER.
South watsrford-Thcre has been the