Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-25
SEPTEMBER CROP svILGriN.
EsoRrs rnox OXFORD COUNTY.

ssPrgMs1R CROP svlLGIlN.
.ErORrs IRON OXFORD COUNTY.
DENMARK.
The great question With farmers ls 70
make good pile Of manure, and then
how, when, and where to apply it. Dlf-
ferent localities require different wHyp,
times, etc. In this town we make dairy
Ing, fruit and hay our leading objects, ~
have pursued IL three years, is 10 use
large part on the grass ground that
has good stubble, and about my fruit
trees, and what there ls left ! put broad
cast on the furrow, where Intend TO
plant next season. then harrow the
ground over, aud my ground IL ready
next spring one week ahead. Now "a
the work can be done cheaper In the fall
than In the spring and does much better,
I think it better. II any one has q bet
ter way, let us hear it.
CHARLES Il. SMITH.
soUru PARIS.
Grain has been harvested In good con-
dition the rust did no great injury ~ u
stopped At the leaf. They are not ~
heavy as usual. About one-thlrd Of our
grain IL fed without thrashlng. Potato
prospects good. have seeu no rot. Sweet
and yellow corn are looking well. Acre
age about the same as usual.
=. NJ. KING.
PARIS.
les, Brother Andrews IL correct, and
sooner or later We shall all come 10 the
point Of .fndlng out that there IL an end
to the work there IL In q fellow" and
when We get there the question to solve
IL, how shall We make our farming oper-
stions . success aud pay the prices farm
lsborers requlret II these bulletin re-
ports can make this clear to the major.
ity of the farmers of Maine, they Will
have accomplished q great work. That
its tendency I. In that direction, I have
no doubt. making better farmers, conse-
quently better paying farms. No Bor-
dezux mixture used In this section,
though there ought To be u it L. . rust
a. all potato fields ale more
or lee. affected with rust within the last
few days. some are digging their pota-
toe, To e.capc the rot that usually fol-
lows the rust. Il this successful In
majority Of cases, that IL, to save the
potatoes from rOt,lnx In the cellsr'
HARRY fARRAn.
RrNroRD.
Oats, rye and buckwheat, ~ith an &C.
piece 90 barley are our pribcI-
pal grains. Little, II any wheat being
raised In this vicinity. Grain has been
harvested In good condition. The oat
crop wa. not so badly injured by the
rust As II VAS expected u would be last
month. Nearly all the farmers In this
vicinity thrc.h their grain. The potato
crop will be good. free from rust gener-
ally, aud yield better than last year.
n there are no fro.ts, the yellow corn
crop will be the best for years. Our
sweet corn factory has been moved Ia
the far West. so no sweet corn VAS
planted In this section. I know Of but
two .iio. being built this season.
JouS llowE.
HIRAM.
Since writing our last report the con-
di,ions have changed for the better. We
have been sailing along under fair
press Of canvas, wind over our weather
main top gallant. studding sails
set, with the weather clew of the main
sail hauled up. The late rains have
fre.hencd vegetation and the country ls
dressed In It, gayest attire. The apple
crop 1. looking better than last month
md the corn fields are glorious 90 BE-
hold. reminding us Of the language in
llla~atha,
.And The maize asli. grvw AMI ripep~'i
Tll they .ts--i In all thsir glory,
az their tas-els ant their plumase,
az thsir sarmen,. green AMI yellow"
Our corn field IL the cleAnest We have
ever seen IL In thirty-hye years, largely
due, we think. TO reading u. Ii. Terrys
book "Our Farming" The Practical
Farmer aud the use of the Iephenia
Breeds Cultl,ator and wceder, and
more thorough work right along. We
have finished up the drains that We
.poke of last month, and, taken all In
all, are glad We didn't 20 to Europe As
xe planned. for IL isnt much OF place
ANYHOW, and We should probably have
come home tired and hungry. and II
would have taken us three months to
have got over Il. A. n. T.. GooGi>s.
STOW.
oats are our principal grain crop.
Have been harvested In good condition.
Grain not seriously injured BY the rust,
as IL MAS principally on the leaves.
Think the acreage aud yield . little be-
Low the average. Only q very small per
cent. will be fed without thrAshlng.
An average crop of potatoes Will be hAr-
vested. Rust has appeared To some
extent. Yellow corn Il above the aver
age. Much of our sweet corn failed To
come well. Isaac A. wALkER.
Our grain IL mostly oats and barley.
There Il no Increase In mixed grains. IL
has been harvested In good condition.
Early sown oats were not particularly
injured by the rust, later sown is quite
light. - per cent of our grain will be
fed without threshing; both grain aud
straw are worth more not to he over
ripe. Potato prospects better than last
month. Nearly all sweet corn Ia this
section. The factory started the 3ith.
Corn above the average and prospects
good. II. II. llAMxoSD.
ANpOyEE.
There IL bat little grain raised ip this
locality but oats. They are cut and
thre.hed. Barley IL raised by some, ~
they get better catch of grass than
With oats. Oats are not Injured by the
rust generally. Potatoes are rotting In
some localities. The rust has Killed the
tops. A few used the bordeaux mixture
and are much pleased with the result.
IN. gentleman eHperimeuted 10 zee