Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-18
HIGH CULTURE.

Another lesson everywhere apparent
as one looks about over the farm with
his eyes open, is that high culture, which
is only another name for liberal manur'
I ing and thorough work, is an assurance
OF bountiful crops. In order for farm
! ing 20 be successful there should be nc
\ failures. Labor and manures put forth
must bring designed results or the bust
ness cannot go on.
The farmers garden receives Its liber-
al msnuring, is thorough pulverizttiou
aud clean culture annually. The result
Is that the vegetables grown are sub
stantially the same every year; the eN-
tremes OF rain and Of drought work nc
damaging effect; the crops are always
bOUntifui. The currauts aud the pear
trees there under cultivation are annual
Is laden with fruit. The grass on the
bordering land is always tall and thick,
aud gives its heavy second crop whether
dog-days be wet or dry. Going 10 the
extension where the coarser garden
products are grown on a broader scale,
vet with like high culture, and the same
lesson Is emphasized. The few individual
apple trees on the plot r loaded with
fruit, though the others in the orchard
round about he barren. The foliage Is
broad, green and healthy. Neither
fungus nor Goblin moth can defeat the
work of nature In carrying out the pur-
pose Of the trees. 60 20 the broader
fields of the farm aud the same lesson i
everyWh here emphasized ia the acres of
growing crops. The clover, the corn and
the grain given this high culture always
reward with a bOautifui crop.
From such facts All around Us the
reasoning i easy that the farmer will
find his profits, his success, in that thor
ough and generous treatment OF his
lands which OvercomeS unfavorable con
iitious and renders reasonably certajn u
profitable reward for his efforts put forth.
iu other words high culture il the kind
of farming thst pays the best, and there
fore Is the course for every one 10 pur-
sue.
But there are always acres Ot land that
get reduced or run cut before the gener-
Gus ir .stment and liberal msnurlng the
farmer realizes IL needs get around % ".
~. too, while the manure and the
culture So much needed and which will
pay 80 well. j. being applied 10 the or
chard. the other parts OF the farm 10 a
like extent get delayed or neglected
This high culture all around, While
sound In theory. i difficult 10 apply In
full 20 all parts and All branches of the
farm.
We are well aware the course ~e have
here called attention % i not an EASY
problem. On our own farm We are con
stantly running against these obstacles
In efforts 20 keep 4ll branches of the
work up 70 the proper standard. The sup
plv OF manure often runs short before
the last needed acre OF the hungry or
chard i reached.
\ farm devoted 20 the production of
fodder crops. however, aud those crops
/ ted 20 stock on the farm can be kept up
I o. a high state Of cultivation and conSe-
queut produCtiVsness, provided due dit
gence De exercised In the care and 81 T.
plicatiOu OF the resulting mauures. But
iu case OF accompanying orchards or III
the raising Of products 20 be sold from
the farm direct il becomes necessary Ia
draw upon outside sources for a measure
II fertilizing material. This. however
can be done and realize a profit on the
investment. The important fact must
b. ever held In view that il Is the bounti-
ful crop that pays, the bearing orchard
that brings the income. \ well known
writer divides farmers into three Glasses.
Those who raise crops above the average
and make money; those who grow only
average crops and make living, aud
those who grow inferior crops and barely
exist. Il Is only through high culture
that one enters the list OF the first class.
Maine Farmer.