Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-09-22

northern and northwestern counties make
much the best showing, while in the ex-
treme south good yields are the exception
mainly confined to young orchards or
orchards which for some local reason
failed to set fruit last year. The Illinois
crop is best in the eastern and northern
counties, districts which have fewer
bearing trees than are found In other
divisions OF the state. In the southern
counties, where there has been great
increase in orcharding in recent years,
the crop is very small.
The best prospect In Iowa Is In the
nothern and eastern counties, but as the
greater part of the orchards of the State
are located In the southwestern counties
where the outlook Is rather poor, the
yield for the state will be small. A few
counties in northern Missouri report a
good crop, but over the greater part Of
the state on account Of the heavy crop
last year the trees are now resting.
Eastern and southeastern Kansas has q
good crop In some counties, but the
state as a whole will grow less than last
year.
THE PROSPECT FOR PRICES.
The critical time with fruit in the
commercial apple belt OF the north and
east ia apt To be September and October.
Severe drouth then would arrest de-
velopment OF size and color. and
seriously affect yield and quality HEAVY
winds would also cause much loss. In
the absence OF these unfavorable con-
ditions, permitting Bsldwins TO come to
perfect maturity well along in October,
the supply would be fully as large as
now indicated. The shortage abroad.
ESPECIALLY In England, Is serious, and
there will be heavy export demand
Indeed, shipments have already begun,
hut OF course neither the home nor for
eign market for summer and fall varie-
ties Is any criterion upon which To base
opinions "a TO values of winter fruit
I Our final report on the apple crop, later
in the season, will cover most thoroughly
these matters of supply, demand and
prices. Meanwhile, II seems wise on
general principles TO work off fall varie-
ties freely wherever there Is a fair pros
pect for winter apples.
PARIs-The question il asked. How
are We going TO make up the short crop
OF hay, that we may keep our stock
through the winter: Feed more grain
and less coarse fodder. At the present
time, and the prospect Is the same for
year To come, all kinds of grain are
nearly as cheap as the first quality Of
hay, pound for pound. How quick you
can tell man that depends upon his
pile OF straw for his meal box for his
young cattle. Go into his barn in the
spring. the first thing he will say ia, his
cattle look bad, he cannot tell why they
don't do better, they are not quite as
heavy as they were in the fall when they
came To the barn. IL he had fed them
a little meal and bran every day they
would look round and sleek. The better
one feeds his stock the more he Is going
10 praise his breed Of cattle. would
feed mixed ration 10 all kinds Of stock
OF course the mixture would depend up
on the different prices of feed. At the
price of corn meal aud bran, | hardly
think one can afford 10 raise roots or
pumpkins for stock. As general thing
we feed grain dry. Carroll King has
nearly doubled his hay crop In the
last few years by keeping cows and
feeding them. He needs no excuse 10
ask a man into his barn in the spring.
II. ID. HAMMOND.
| BrCKFIEID-We have had no eX-
perience in feeding unthreshed grain,
but a large part of the grain raised in
this vicinity il fed unthreshed and is fed
in connection with English hay silage
and dried corn fodder To dairy cows,
| .,l %. 80 aA in nj
and morning, with good results. Have
sOwn Hungarian instead OF grain for
several years. and like IL very much "a
the most OF our land Is wet and cannot
be worked in early spring. Use thirty
tive pounds of seed TO the acre when
seeding down and fifty pounds when
sown alone. Does Hungarian make good
ensilage:
W. II. ALLEN.
BETuEL-There will be large yield
OF sweet corn in this vicinity unless an
early frost does injury. Corn has filled
well and there is considerable more than
the average 10 the acre. There were not
so many potatoes planted this year as
usual, but the yield will be good.
\. ID. ELLINGwooD.
DENMARK-My method OF feeding
coarse fodder is TO change folders and
| not confine cattle TO one kind very long,
as have noticed that stock Of all kinds
like a change OF diet the same as men.
| have fed unthreshed oats, cut in the
| milk, for several years, and think a ton
equal TO ton Of good hay for any kind
Of stock. feed grain, ground, last feed
| At night and morning, dry. liz one has
plenty OF time, cut fodder is preferred,
but as ''time is money" according to DR..
| Franklin, it Is a question whether one
| will balance the other, and unless fodder
Is very coarse shall let my stock cut
their own fodder. think potatoes and
roots Of all kinds are valuable TO feed
once a day, as they are relished, aud
serve TO keep stock healthy, and farm
ers can raise more and buy less grain,
| and that keeps our pockets healthy, and
| Maine farmers must raise more of their
feed or deserted farms will be more
numerous.
| CHARLES b. SMITH.
PoRTER-As do not expect to super
intend feeding stock of any kind the
coming winter, can but give few sug-
gestions Of my own, as TO what methods
| think should be pursued to obtain the
best results in the business OF feeding
stock. | would suggest that all I'M
threshed grain, and all other coarse fod-
der, such as dry corn fodder, meadow
hay, bean and pea vines, etc., be mixed
together at feeding time. The stock
will naturally relish the mixture better
than they would il fed separate and
alone. II ensiage be fed from the silo,
with grain, this should be mixed with
some of the poorest dry fodder, with
the ground grain strewed on top. The
ensilage will tend to moisten the meal,
and the stock will eat all up clean, with
A much better relish. would suggest
that all dry fodder be cut fine, II con-
yenient, with an ensilage cutter, before
mixing or feeding. la this way think
all coarse fodder can be utilized to the
very best advantage. ! will say that
past experience has taught me that root
crops, such as beets, turnips, carrots,
parsnips, ETC., II fed to stock of almost
any kind, especially to yearliug or two