Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-08-14

hF apptt Sfop Will W. NefN itkut w bti'
town. In some parts Of the town thu
large white worms have worked on the
grass roots 80 that the hay crop viii
not be an average; In other parts of the
town Il L. good. ilocd crops are look
Ing line, especially corn. Grain turned
brown about two or three weeks ago,
but Il seems to be heading we'll. The
best way I have found to use Paris
green for potatoes IL tn mix u viii
wheat miidling. or feed dour, and u
Que has ncthing better piece of mos
quito netting sbcut two feet square
works very nicely Ia slit u on with.
Tut on wien the tops are vet aud u Will
stick better than plaster.
Iii lIop0kISs.
wIsr FARNINoroN--I noticed In =
former I,ull.tin that there MAS to b.
more than an abundance Of fruit. Ia
Nay aud the iirst of June everything
was white. | never saw 40 much bloom.
Now there are no apples, pears, plum.
or cherries. Where have put In fifteen
az twenty bushels of cherries there Isn't
q pint nov. There WAS = Kind Of fun
gislike spot ar scsb on apples that took
the folisge aud apples alike (exrcpt the
Ius.ian..) have kept the pump-hsn-
die working, but can see no differences
between sprayed aud unspuyed. I'oul-
ty growing u on the Increase. Have
had no experience with solling crops.
T.. .. PrRiNoro>.
BnLGRApE-Thc potato crop Il look
ing extremely well, a good growth of
vines aud no Indications of rust nj this
date, aud ne~ potatoes Of good sire aud
quality. The apple crop, which In the
early season bill fair to be extremely
large, l. Ia be hardly an average Que. In
thi. town many of the large orchards
will produce but light crop-especlal-
ly Bsld~ins, while Ia the southern part
of the town the trees generally look
thrifty aud viii produce fair crop; In
the northerly section. from the ravsge.
of insects ar some other cause, the yield
will be small. Of early fruit there IL
plenty. Farmers commenced haying
nearly a week earlier than usual, hut the
flrst two weeks of the month we're very
poor hay weather, there being showers
most every day, consequently What hay
was secured Was In damaged condi-
tion. The past week has been favorable
aud a large amount 10 hay has been put
In the barns In good condition. The
Weld II hay will be about twenty per
cent above last year. The rust on oats
spoken ~ In the papers, has been CON.
mon In NET seasons for number OF
wears, bat as Il Il only on the leaves, I
have not seen that II has been any ma
ierial damage 10 the yield of oats.
Gro. X. Minor.
ALRIo>-l'otAiocs up Tn this date
lJuly ~ ar. free from rust, with an ex.
ccodingly luxurious growth of tops, aud
Indications are In favor ~ an excellent
crop. Apples, instead of promising an
exceptionally bountiful harvest, n re-
ported by every one last month, wlllfsll
Tar short % an average crop. on account
of some Kind of blight or fungus, which
causes the fruit Ia fall OF soou after
forming, and on many trees the leaves
ar. covered with black spots aud seem
"a have dull and unthrlity appearance.
Can you tell "a. any thing In relation To the
nature ~ the mtlady and what remedies
or prcyrntlycs may tc rcs0rted Ia In order
Ia prevent rccurr,nc, ~ the ssmes The
hay crop L. a bountiful one, but owing
to IN. unia,orable weather the flr.t halt
oi July, Il will BE- unusually late before
the harvesting i completed. Prom the
ilrst DAY of July TO the 10th inclusive,
Ne had rain every dsy, consequently n
large amount of hay MAS damaged while
some vas spoiled for feeding purpose.
aud was not put In the barn. About
t~o-ihir,is of the crop has been harvest
81. The poultry questions sr. pertinent
aud II l. hoped sill elicit the siisntion
their merit deserves. While this Indus
try has assumed enormous Dimensions
Ia our country, insomuch that u IL said
that the amount r,ali-d from the egg
product annually would pay all our
pensioners. vet ue are Obliged To import
largely io meet the demand for our own
con.umptioE. This l.,ing the case u
would seem that there l. no immedist.
danger of o,erproduCtion, aud W our
farmers could b- so Instructed In the
care. etc, of these fsath.rcd bipcds ss
to make IL profitable to keep them on
the farms, they may be kept in sufficient
numbers "a supply the home demand for
egg-: ti-reby keeping IN. large sum of
money paid out annuslly for the Import
rd product at home, besides adding an-
other paving Industry Ia the farm. n.
IL !. at present, the average farmer de.
clare. Il doesn't pay to keep hens, aud
consequently poultry raising IL not in-
crcaslng In our vicinity.
q. MrApLR.
suNNrR-Iisy crop fine. think
quarter more than usual. Grain IL look
log nice, very stout, some rust on
leaves, hut none on stslk. Corn looking
iln., that ~as planted late. The early
planted did not come we'll, so Will not
H. up To- the usual crop. Potatoes look
Ing we'll, no rust az yet.
swEpEN-whst l. your opinion ss tn
sowing topdre.sing as q fertilizer imme-
diately after taking Of the hsyf used
Il IN the spring aud lind good results
from II. think I will get double the
hay where I used Il. Corn and potatoes
are looking we'll In this section. Corn
4. tasseling la many fields. Potato bee
ties are very numerous. Have noticed
nO rust. ffult luutttttpu- wv ~ k'''
a. last month. Poultry raising IL on the
increase. keep forty hens. Like the
Plymouth Rocks best for table use.
=. l.. PLuMMER.
TNorI-I should not care to sow
chemical. or phosphate on grass ground
after having. IL would induce growth
of aftermath. and tend To produce
growth al season of the year when u
i not desirable, unles the land ismo~ed
a second time this season. Better walt
until late In the fall or I'LL early spring.
Secretary.
PARis-The apple crop u = failure In
this section this year. IL IL the same
wber. the trees were sprayed. There
ar. no apples To speak OF. What the
trouble IA I do not know, "a the trees
blossomed full and looked better than
they did In the spring. The hay crop,
which Il the main crop Of the farmer, is
good thIs year. better In quality and
qua nifty than for several years.
n. ID. HAMMOND.
PAHis-Perhsp. II would be safe to
say that the oldest inhabltant cannot
remember q harder time To secure hay
than the fir.t part % July, lsoi. The
first week opened with q pleasant day,
followed BY = storm the next; then