Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-09-17
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When at Woodstock, pleasant enter
tainment Is found at the farm Of G. L.
Cushman, who Is among the best and
largest farmers In town, keeping three
horses and from twelve to fifteen cows,
selling cream to the West Paris butter
factory. He has been on his farm, the
Alden Chase place, some eight or nine
years, getting more hay this season than
any year before, and he has not only i'm
proved the farm but the buildings as
we'll.
America Andrews, Paris, near ''rhe
Harbor," has for years been among the
best and largest farmers In town, keep
ing large herd Of cows. Fortunately
Mr.. A. has son with him who Is inter-
ested in farming, and besides the farm
ing collects milk for the butter factory.
Kingman Churchill and son, e. H., in
the ''Tuell neighborhood," Paris, have a
nice smooth farm, remarkably good
grass farm. They are among the largest
patrons Of the butter factory, milking
some fifteen cows. They now have four
teen heifers, intending to increase the
herd Of cows to twenty. Among the
crops this year Is six-acre patch OF
fine looking yellow corn.
Az. Mayhew, In the same neighbOr-
hood, reports one Of the best hay crops
he has ever had on his farm.
A pleasant dinner hour was enjoyed at
the Dudley homestead, Paris, J. S. Dud-
lev, proprietor, son Of the late Smith
Dudley, where the Farmer has been 4
welcome visitor for many years. This
Is among the best farms in town, with a
stock Of from twelve to fifteen cows and
a good pair Of oxen. those now on hand
measuring about feet, inches. The
corn crop IL usually four to five acres,
either sweet or yellow, with about the
same acreage Of grain. The large
orchard is bearing we'll for this year,
the Ben Davis trees, Of which
there are five hundred, more than half
in bearing condition. Mr.. Dudley show
ed me fine looking two-year-old colt,
good size and good action, by Robinson
D.. dam by the Tufts horse.
r. A. Durham Is another good Paris
farmer, selling cream from about fifteen
cows TO the factory. He has this year
four acres in corn and about twice as
much in grain. His orchard contains
about two thousand trees, nearly one
quarter Ben Davis.
Pleasant entertainment was found at
the home Of Samuel ID. Marshall, Paris,
an earnest Patron, who in past years
handled the grange work in Oxford
Very few apples In his orchard
this year. He has crabapple tree that
Ia loaded with fruit, which at the time
Of the May freeze was in full bloom.
The other trees that were not in full
bloom until after the freeze are fruitless.
How Is that for the frost theory
A pleasant call was made at the farm
Of l.. ;. Swan, Paris, who has had the
Maine Farmer since 1862. He has a
nice orchard, but very few apples this
year.
Another pleasant call was made upon
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens, where the Farm
er has been "lo, these many years,
and Is still appreciated as highly as ever.
In favorable seasons he gets two hun
ired barrels Of apples from his nice lit
lie orchard. He has never had any
failure of Baldwin trees western stock
grated in the nursery and on his farm
AN raise two bushels Of Baldwins as
EASILY a. one Of Rhode Island Greenings.
Mr.. stevens from experiences can APP
preciste the old sdage, "a little wife well
xilled, little farm well titled, little
barn well filed"
After graduating at Hebron Academy
md teaching several years, MIR. II. l..
Swift recently bought nice little farm
n his native town, Paris, and is enjoy
ug his delightful home. The orchard
: young. none Of the trees being more
han twenty-five years old, and many OF
hem not vet in bearing condition. The
.rees are remarkably thrifty and large
II their age, from which last year eighty
i've barrels Of apples were harvested;
This year Mr.. Swift thinks the yield
will be more than half as much IS last
rear, many OF the trees already needing
% be propped.
One Of the pleasantest residences on
Paris Hill Is owned by James l.. Chase
md his mother, Mrs. Vim. Chase. This
xss the former home OF Hon. Hannibal
Hamlin, and | was shown beautiful,
elm set by Mr.. Hamlin
n 1.-The long time ago" The present
,wner has managed il some fifteen years,
md In this time the hay crop has in
,reased from twenty-five tons TO about
'orty. The orchard In good seasons
Yields about 800 barrels; this season
perhaps ten bushels. Mr.. Chase has
.hoice herd Of pure bred Jerseys, A. j.
3. G.. and Maine state, headed by the
bull Electric Blue, from the herd Of 5.
N. King, the well known Jersey man OF
Oxford County.
III. Z. Hammond, Paris Hill, is among
he largest and best farmers In town;
las harvested this year one Of his largest
nav crops. lie has large orchard
grated largely where they came up In
he fields.
Vim. n. Daniels, formerly quite large
" engaged In cattle trade, resides at
Paris Hill, but retains his farm little
,ut of the village. In favorable seasons
ne gathers from 100 TO 800 barrels OF
apples. this year expects about one-quar-
Ter Of q crop, largely Ben Davis. His
Ben Davis trees have been set some six
.een or eighteen years, and for half that
lime have borne literally, generally
every year. Has had hogs In the orch
ard for some years past, with good re-
suits.
Arthur Noyes, Greenwood, is among
he most successful farmers in town.
He keeps a dairy stock Of about twenty
i've head, generally fourteen to sixteen
COWS iu milk, the butter being sold to
regular customers at Norway village.
Csiyes are raised every year so as to
Keep up the herd and still sell more or
less cows every year.
When at South Paris a pleasant Sab
bath home was found at the house OF
+. c. Merrill, the agricultural tool man
OF oxford County. He still carries
full assortment Of the old Paris plow,
The level land and swivel 0. h. plows,
also harrows, horse hoes, eultivators,
etc. Mr.. Merrilrs aim ever Is to nave
the best in manufacture and workman-
.hip.-Cor. in Maine Farmer.
SOME THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR.
Dairymen must look out for their own
interests at the factory. Some OF our
factories have found their steam Bah
cock machines for measuring butter lat
were speeded too low, and as result,
of course, had not been measuring the
full contents Of butter fat in the cream.
In such case the patron was not getting
cradit for all the butter he was contrib