Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-10-30
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GENERAL SUMMARY. AMI REroHrs
IRON oNfogp cou>rY.
In the beginning of the season We
found cur farmers with an abundant
supply of hay AMI other fodder to carry
their stock we'll out To pasture, With
fields In flne condition, not having been
az all Injured by the winter. The pros
poets for fruit were never better, and the
amount Of land planted aud sown Was
seldom squAllci. These favorable pros
poets continued through the spring
reyerses Was when the apples began to
fall In some places, and corn failed Ia
come In others. but with the continued
fne weather 81 the summer aud early
fall We are able tn announce an sbun-
dsnt harvest 10 nearly all crops. No
severe dro1ths have prevailed and no
severe winds or storms over any great
extent. The hsy crop u agsin sbun-
dsnt. aud except In sections where rains
were frequent In the early part of July,
has be.u stored In fine condition. Grain
suffered slightly from rust, and Il some
what lighter chan usual. hut there u an
abundance % straw. Corn cane along
rapidly after the first 20 July, and the
WELD, both 20 sweet aud yellow, Il far
ahead ~ the average. Potatoes started
we'll In spring aud have made = continu-
Gus growth, unaffected bv deprcistions
from rust or beetles. More advanced
method. have been reported from all
sections ot The state, and u u safe Ia
ssy that farmers are now better supplied
with the crop. usually grown upon our
farms than In any previous season. The
large quantity ot corn fodder has tecn
stored largely In silos, and when led
With the mlxc,l grains will materially
/ Increase our stock f0dders. In order Ia
gvt At condition 10 the crops AZ this time,
the following list of questions VAS sent
out:
I. Yield 20 sweet and yellow corn as
compared with last YEAR,
:. Any damage done by early f.ll
/ fro.tst
:. Nield Of potatoes A. compared
With last YEAR,
4. ANY serious damage reported from
rot either hsforc or after digging, and II
so What yarietie. suffer mo.tt
3. Has the rust Affected the POTATOES
"a any great extent, aud IL 50 to What
varieties
q. N you have known of the use Of
lBordesux mixture a. rust preventive,
please r,port full results, including "
possible the effect on the yieldt
:. Condition and quantity otfruli, a.
compared with an average year,
:. Give market price ~ corn, pots-
toes, hsy. apples, cream, butter or any
other farm Crup solds
y. 4. the number of dairy cows iD-
crcasing or decreasing In your lccallty
We have received rs replies aud make
the summary from them a. follows;
prom questions and Ne learn that
the crop % s~s,t and yellow corn ~As
fsr above an average, aud a. there ~ss
no fro.t until September e,th, there VA.
no damage from that source.
Replies 20 question ! show that, With
the excsption of few localities. the
Weld l. les than last yrar, With slight
tendency % rot In some cases. The rus,
held od unusually late and but little
damage Il reported from II. The replies
to question q show that but very tea
have used the bordeaux mixture aud
those Who have. are In some Eases un-
CERTAIN a. 10 the results, mainly, Ne
think, because u WAS not used early
enough In the season.
SEVENTY replies give an average Tor
quantity aud quality 81 fruit, my less
than an ayersge, aud thirty-hSe more
than an average.
MANY correspondents speak ~ the iin-
coloring Of the winter varieties, and u
l. fair a. assume that the lield viii be
Ear ahead of IN. expectation. ~ the most
.snguibe. q few months ago. and that .
iAir price will be obtained for all of the
winter fruit.
EAsr HIRAM.
Ia making our ls.t contribution Tor
the season Of ls9i for the crop bulle-
tin, We ar. compelled to say that ".
have not realized our bop.s at the begin-
ming of the season. ~ we stated In
the earlier part of the season our apple
crop 4. almost an entire failure. which
makes quite diiferrnc, In our roceipts,
but a. a whole the season has not been
without IT, benefits, and our faith IN
good farming l. not shaken In the least.
and Ne feel to say Ia the words oi
Christian In rilgrim's Progre.. when he
xrestlcd With Apollyon, "Rrjoice not
over me. ~ mine enemy, for though
fall Yet shall rise sgsin." We have
got our silo full % choice corn fodder
and are waiting for u To settle. And
right here lst me say that the remarks
of Brother Fsrnald with regard 10 the
T. Breed Culii,st0r and weeder express
nv ideas 20 a letter. think ours paid
for Itself this season, aud ! think
should be safe In advising all good farm
,rs 10 buy one and use II according To
directions, aud sm SURE IL vii give
..tl.factlon. have enjoyed the Bulle-
tin. very much this season, snd although
Il 4. very trying 20 my native mcdesty
To see my name In print, ! sm glad To
help Ia INV humble way. ~ turn down
the foot lights aud lst the curtain faii
over the season Of l>9i.
4. X. 4. GooGiss.
HIRAM.
have had no experience Ia sowing
| nitrate Of soda "a top dressing Tor
grass. Neither with the Bordeaux
mixture for rust, OF the windmill ss a
means for furnishing supply OF water
for baildings on the farm but am inclin-
ell 20 the opinion that all of such thing
~ill come Into use sooner or later on the
farm. The season Of AZ has been pc
cullsr season In many respects, but after
all fully an average harvest has been Sc
cured 10 the diligent husbandman.
OLIVER ALLEN.
DENMAEk.
Crops of all kinds, but spples, In thi.
section are better than an average, snd
apples In my opinion, based on observe.
ton aud experience, will never be fuiI
crop until farmers trest their orchards
differently. We must msnure, prune'
plough aud cultivate them the sane a.
Ne de- other crops, then spray them