Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-11
me SEASON IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

Il
In spite of dlscoursgement by frc-Ses
In late spring aud dry weather during
summer and autumn, our farmers have
had fairly good crops.
ilay. while Il dli not equal the enor-
nous crop of lSai, still WAS better than
the average a. reported for the country
AZ large aud was secured la hrst-cla.-
condition. Wheat, while very low In
price. was better Yield than the year
before. Probably an average for this
county WAS nfteen bushels per acre, To
speak conseryatiyely, and of excellent
quality. oats, barley and rye we're a.
good az the average. Corn, which II
was thought vas rulne9 by dry weather,
showed fair crop after all. cur own
Held of nearly twenty scrcs gave us
i5,o bushels % huskcd ears aud an un-
usually good crop % sto,er--whlch l.
our main dependence for feeding cows
and Young cattle through the winter.
We feed no hay until April l, but run
the stalks through the feed-cutter snd
mix With grain after moisiening several
hours before feeding. AFTER an expert
cncc of hftc,n wears In feeding dairy
COWS, this suits u beat. after compar-
ING costs aud results.
Potatoes planted early we're q total
failure. Those planted late, while show
lng effects % drOuth. were beustied by
the rains ot september aud continued to
grow, as evidenced by the grccnne.s ~
the tops, till Killed by frost the middle of
Octobsr. Taking Il al round, Ne, a.
class, have gOt OF better than Nigh,
have been expected this remarkable
wear. Considerable fall plo~ing has
hscn done, aud although stopped fe~
days BY the trccEe-up which came Nov.
~. our teams are still at work az u.
while II may b. questionable u on all
-plls fall plONing l. advisable, we arr
convinced that on ours II Il for oats aud
harley. Perhaps never has there been
more general scarcity ot water Tor live
stock than Al present. Wells never b.
fore known "a TAIL have gone dry aud re-
main so, 40 rains to any extent having
come % r,plsni.h them. Deeper wells
ADD better fs,ilitis. Tor watering Will be
nscys.ity CA many farms.
The september rains brought the past
ures up o. a grand stand. Rarely do.s
June give rankcf growth or ot greater
-
exc,llent condition Tor Winter. There
i no rvsson why, Nth reasonable care,
they should not GENE cut In a better
state than usual.
stock Tor tie butchers l. very los Ia
pricr. Farmers dislike to ssll Il the
fgurv. which buyers can afford To give.
Poultry was never 80 cheap bsforc.
man called 90 bay our hoyk ~ 10 turkey.
to-day, but could oder only cents =
pound alive. have never before bccn
offered lees than seven. Meats oi AL
Kind. bring the farmer loN price, Vet
AN rot aware that the markets offer
eorrsspondingly low rates to their Gus
toners. With pork ldrrsssil AZ - l'er
cNt.. there l. quite margin Ia selling
sausagr out AZ ~ IL cents pound, snd
cutlsts the same, Vt that l. Nhat the
difi-ryuc, i hsrv Ia the prizes.
With al N. talk 20 the dsugrr 81 over
doing m. dairy business, those farmers
vho have depended upon their cows and
fed accordingly have again come out
ahead hi. yest. With grain AZ cheap -
u l., IL j. not 20 he compared TO dairy
farming a. % profit.
Wheat 9. fssi out upon nearly every
tafm 10 - sfFAA Al fNl'uls ~ NNNf'
-, IN that Il Nould scouer or later aiicc,
the pricc. Il .. iri % hog, horses,
COWS, hsus, iu short. to ANYTHING that
sats gr,ln. VERY little il sold.
Prizes iof farm products What, !sc.
oats, lsc. harley. II per Ion; potnto-.,
Jic. corn ,carI ~, pressed hay, y
Per ton butter, sv.; cggs, l>c.; drrss-
"A hogs. $50 pcr CWt; poultry from
~. p.r 10. for toNls to g. fur turkeys.
Oue thing l. rather surprislng with
49, light q crop 20 Winter apples, Why
.houh they - so cheap I'll q barrrl i
al they arr worth, perhaps tribe morr
fur fancy fruit. Our orchards are not
paving. nor have they paid for s"Ne'al
YEAR,. Light yields are Accompanied
by small priCcs-uot very satisfactory
combination.
Fall work :. fini.hed on nearly every
farm. Although IA. ground ~as frOfen
= week ago aud Il looked a. II winter
had come. the snow has nov disappear
~. th. roads are quite muddy and a.
driIfllug rain has srt Ia. L. u. Rock
Wood In Country Gentleman.