Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-04-09
THE MAINE FARMER
METHODS FOR PROFITABLE AG-
RICULTURE SUGGESTED.
FERTILITY OF THE sou-THE FEED
ING OF STOCK THE HAY CROP
SHEEP AND POULTRY RAILS
ING-FERTII IZERs
II attemptlng q wrlte an artlcIe to b,

class Of reorIe that do not exract 70
convince o, any methods Of Rgrfcprf,,ra
hat can be lucrative or pleasan, writes
r E Iihhv in Turf T1r,, and Hove
/ I ,,,sa,, he ,.-oat-s-s ,,boar. cor,irrot,,.
cIamorjnp hat farming does not nav or
those no turn IN their noses at he sug-
gs-tion 81 living ON 3 farm, or 3oin, ts- ~,
work. who rather work in the mil or
clerk in The store for seIarie. that vitli,.+
snstsin life ,yho huv most ~ tb.ir f,-,i-
ture n, tbainstsl,,ant,, lan .huttf,,,h.+-
,y,s ia he fact fbat 49,. Il. lf,rryins, tl..,,z
along to tho shady side af Ito wb.ro
disease or pqrhans the natural intir,rf-
tiss ~ 49, es,,.. a ,e4.., , =. ,,.a,,,,ol r.4.-
having no fear aftbs GAMING, door 81 tbs
al,ps hanse
Those now. =, c,.,...o =s,,,,.o.,f,,,,.
to are me thrifty mart ~ the community
who nrefer IN earn money before tbey
-nend II and cherish H.. i,iea of b.ing a
real prof,ertv- holder and have an a,,hj-
ton to own home. and il farm home
the aut1cjrsifon during old ape to enjoy
the frujt. Of their industrious lives nv
euioyipp conneteuee and sitting und,r
their owl. vine and H., tree. with nl,I,ty
to carry them through TO the end of the
Journey of life. Having seen something
u the world We arr ,5l.s..ti to assure
yaur farmer readers tbet we believe. our
own Stat. at Maine : VelI adaDt.d ia
I've in * farming vel. To IA, PROSPEROUS
il j. necessary to .tudv the syocaiton.
,4ra,,t i,,. economy. ana b,. jnaustr.ons
We think a deem study for the Maine
farmer : to keep .ua tbe fertility Of HI.
farm. Our soil j. differently constituted
from some q II. W,s.tsrn and Southern
states " here vegetable mould i, 10 thick
a. TO I4reely;ct the rit,.ts.j,v 81 a feri5iiz,.-
our advantage. over these favored sec
tfons +. the uearne., to markets aud thu
high prices received for our farm pra-
ducts
Imagine. he Western farmer who i d.
Hffvertnq hi. corn a. ths= mil. At taiof5
cents f,er husbeI. or 6f. -, bsat at a to la
cents. h. oat. At : to Ia c.ntst Conna-.
this ta4aur Maine hawai- 81 ,,..rtan egs,.
AT 80 cents ,,,.r dozen butter at u cent.
,,fr ,,o,,,,4 ARMIES a, - ,,sr hsrrol
pn,ato.. We must mot hrsf, -, ~, =
Maine farmers were we'll ,,o.,ea an M.
ta.,3i,,s ,,,,,l+fs..s ~ ,.g,s,,.s md v,,,r.,
.svpof a ,,,,ato sl,f4.3 .5l5 los Than
a I,avins, iucrafi,.,. nrjce or NO vii food
them ont half ~ IN. cron wound H..
worth more than the ,,boIe .crar oil
throw, r,.o,, Tho ,sarg.t po,a,t,.. a..
vsIuab}s ,o-a f.ad for y,5ly.h co,,s To-.
nroduetion of veal ). bec,,,7ipe, a,,i,e a
no, ,r.ll known j. ,ba,,ba cory thu, ,ro-
,3,c.s no Riches, ,,,ill. viii ,,s,,..
-, calf Potpto.s incrsa.a tho ~ -
milk q. IN. .xnap.a Of it, ousIitv y.,
for prasurinc veal rather have two
bpshel. OF uotatoes than one Of corn
lnaai -rh.... ,,,,,a,,.. hat vii mot, pri,,t,
even ~ cents shoprs he fed TO tho cows
Agrie,irur,. IN Maine +. rno,-,,5 M, over
ths ssIa 81 hav rha money shout, no
rsj.ff, nv he Msin. farmer ~, Tho .al. ~
..n,srntactprss ARTICLES" raj he- tbsn,he
.,ro,,. material, :, w.. fs-,,.-. .b,,,1t a.
H.,,s,.. t1y,. ,,,r s,i,,,aIs T., .,,h ,,,,t,tiop
a. IN H.. .slable At all times then We
should n we a casb hapk accoun, hebiua
NJ W. ndotbi~ hv hi,h f..dft,,
For wears We have. been otliged n bnv
untbe dry co,,. hat farmer. hsa mt on
to.trsw and take them IN oar farms at
Burnbsmsn3 ny grain rafinn. III ,bem
for the Brighton market We nave al
WAYS fed large hand. Of sheanat nr,tit
which hold. true vim all ,.lass... 81 liv.
stock unless i, i. with horse. These
have not been our forte, vet as now every
one has stopped raising horses they may
react, and in the near future be appre-
ciated. The State OF Maine to- day boasts
OF rs good blooded horses as any State in
the union.
, Sheep can be produced in Maine at IA
profit, although wool at 10 cents is be-
low productive price. First, TO man
age flock OF sheep iudiciously in the
State OF Maine, the fock-master must
know his business. Good feed and
plenty OF il the whole twelve months in
the year Is necessary. II neglected one
month out OF the " hole twelve he profits
are crippled. Second, good breeds of
sheep are necessity. The SOuthdowns,
Oxforddowns and Shropshiredowns are
preferable.
The cid pasture should be renovated by
cutting and burning the bushes, and
50" ing seeas on the spots. An acre oil
0uSnes cut eaeh year llsufe7 large III
u eaSe ot 'eeu anu heai'hS' lat sheeP'
MN II ii'ai"s'N eoffee'iS curing Tue
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