Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-07-03
LEAKS ON THE FARM AND lMMi
GRAFTON.
TursE TWO tories ruRNIsu INTER.
EsrING aArrER roR riiE PATRONS
of kE>NEREC POMONA.

attendance, - numbers from Andro
scoggin County being present and sever
al from Sagsdshoc. The presence OF
lion. T.. A. Gilbert of North Greene add
ed much 20 the interest of the meeting
Eight candidates were admitted tn the
nth degrce aud two members were ~.
celycd from another county. The prize
banner offered BY kenncbec Pomona "a
the subordinate grange sending the larg'
eat percentsge Of it. membership to the
Pomona meetings during the year wa'
won by iitchhsld grange with percent
age of attendance of no. II was decid'
cd to cancel tie July meeting at Pitts
ton.
After an excellent dinner the speaking
commenced. BRO. A. {. True opened on
the topic,
CLEANS oS IIr fARN."
lie ssid farmers like 10 speak of their
success but dislike To talk about their
failures. lie thought many resulted
from Ignorance ~ ones soil; OF what II
l. capable of producing At the greatest
profit. Different crops require different
locations. lie plants the same variety
of potatoes he has raised for sixteen
quality improves. \ great leak IL In the
manner of planting. u planted too ear
ly crop doe. not thrive but Looks sick.
ly. Another cause of failure ID In not
properly plowing and narrowing the
ground. lie considered the corn plant
er on large farm neces.liy but not
-o on q small one.
Much depend. on the care and selec-
tlon of cows. Keep the best. Ills two
cows made Gs5 pounds 81 butter during
the year besides the milk aud cream
used In the family. Ills COWS are never
driven Ia pasture bat are led. lie saw
not long since four boys and man
driving two cows. There Was leak.
BOYS and dogs are not success In dri'-
Ing cows.
Bro. N. ~. Fierce said lie
NoT cArIrAL Bur SKILL
that succreds. lie spoke Of two young
farmers; one knows how 10 save, prac-
ticcs economy. lie loves his work and IL
industrious. IIe does not depent on
what he has invested but on his Indus
try. lie succecis. The other leaves his
tools out doors aud Il careless In his
methods of doing work. His wife IL not
adapted % farm work. She needs sym
paihy. They are not members of the
grange aud she becomes low spirited.
4 man never pro.pers Who lolters In
store. Better 20 To grange meetings and
get ideas.
Bro. Atherton said that keeping poor
stock l. Que ~ the greatest leaks and the
poor management ~ the same IL anoth-
er. Another leak Il the waste 81 ma
nure aud the manner 90 applying II to
the soil.
Rro. Gllbert thought irrcgularity u
one Of the greatest; We don't stick to
our business. II l. the man who works
by the month Who succeeds and not the
one who labor. by the day. Six days In
a week and twelve months In = year
counts. We should
rUr INTELLIGENCE mo IARoR
n we would succeed. II should direct
the application ~ dressing so the whole
farm may be- benefited and not a SIN
gle acre.
Bro. Clifford quoted the statement of
the agricultural writer that = certain
number ~ loads ~ dressing was suill-
cient for an acre 10 corn, aud In answer
Ia a question Bro Gilbert said: "Corn
does not use the amount of fertiliSing
material some think u does. A load of
manure u an an Indefinite term. Corn
can be successfully grown on a small
amount of nitrogenous manure. IL has
a Way 81 supplying itself; but II YOU try
"a raise u without nitrogen, potash or
phospboric acid YOU will fall. These
matters have To be learned by practice.
No manure Il .o profitable for me Ia
grow potatoe. q. nitrogenous manure
others .ucccci better with potash. In
speaking Of theory and practice, Bro.
Gilbert .ald he had rather have an old
farmers good common sense experience
than a .cientist's scales.
4 brother from Sagsdahoc County said
our failure. result more from neglect
than Ignorance. our crops necd hoeing
We neglect them. 4 stone breaks q ma
chine Ne neglect To remove IL. Our
tools are left out Of doors, Ne neglect To
house them.
ToREiGS IMMIGRATION.
some interesting aud forcible remarks
we're made on this subject by Robert
scott Of Leeds grange. lie said he Was
a foreigner. lie contrasted the condl-
ton of the farmers ~ Great britain aud
America. "There IL a class of lsbo :
er. In the former country that are worse
than slaves. They labor for - cents n
day and support large families. Not a
moment for Intellectual culture; their
only rest l. when they drop into their
graves. They are no acquisition to any
country. Another class that comes "a
us L. the chronic growler. lfit v warm,
Il IL too warm. n II IL cold, IL IL too
cold. They ar. the persons who have
hardly ever tasted meat In their own
country. and yet u We set the best Ne
have before them they viii turn up their
noses.
Another class Ia troubled with dis
ease no ply .ician can cure-chronic lsli-
ness. Aud Yet a. q nation We legislate
sgsinst class more industrious ard
much more preferable than many Who
are permitted 10 land In our midst. II
!. not right for them 10 cone here and re
cel,e all the benefits this county affords
without becoming nstursllled citizens.
Aud yet farmers will seek Zach to work
for them because they can hire them
cheaper. II il the duty Of the American
farmer To keep up the rate Of wages.
don't believe la America being the dump
ing ground for foreign paupers, yet what
Uuld We b. but for immigration. We
are largely immigrants ourselves from
some foreign country, but let us have
men oi lone aud muscle Who Will be-
come good citizens"
The suhj.ct was considered of so much
importance a committe Was appointed "a
draw and present resolutions expressing z
the attitude of kennebec County Patrons
on this subject.
The committee reported as follows:
Whereas. The immigration ot unsuitable Isr
-sn- ha. bscome q mensoe IA our Industrial Pur
suits, tbsTefov
gs-olye.i, That kennelsc Pomona grange thi.
iay Asssmhle.i deslfc- ~ eNprv-s the wish fOi
coRcerts.i action by the menier- Of our orlei
to Istition the legislature 81 sioIt mean. Ia nit
igats this e,iL
sl~~, % " n' ksf",
"A. T. CIIfboRD
GREAT oRcnARolk6.
- far a. known, the most extensive
orrhsrdi.t In the world is Judge Fred