Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-25

The frequent rains aud the prevailing
warm weather are forcing everything on
the farm % rapid maturity. The gras,
fields, smoothly shayen of their summer
bGrthen, are making rapid attergrowtl
and are repairing IN measure the weak
cning effects Of the continued drought OF
a vesr ago. aud the damages Of the open
winter With the grass crop much de-
pends on the autumn previous. With
conditions favorable for a thick stand
and vigorous growth OF the grass in
autumn, other things being equal, il
goes a great Way toward insurius q good
crop this next year. - far all i favor
able FOR a repair In part AZ least OF ihe
conditions that ,o seriously reduced the
hav crop.
hut old rundown fields are not 20 b,
restored hv nature alone. Farmers are
generally aware ot this and are now con
sideriug Whst shall ~ done. Many scre>
Of these old fields, more than usual, will
he plowed up and pat 10 other crops
The suggestion ~ correspondent 90
resccd and harrow at once i a good Que
for land recently titled and still Ia CON
ditiou 20 force production. some r.
seeded last spriug on the frozen ground,
with What success We should like %
hear reported.
The grain has ripened now or is ripen-
ing IN the best Of condition. IL i well
grown. we'll filled, and i free from rust.
MANY ~ the farmers have cut the crop
for fodder 70 be- used in making up IA,
shortage OF hAy. In our own case the
crop Is chiefly oats. From something OF
experience 10 raising and feeding cat hay
We have come 20 the conclusion there i
more fodder material realized in letting
the oats stand 20 till and thrash, and
thtu utilize both straw and grain for
fodder purposes. Cut before fully
ripenrd OF and ctrefully cured, We have
found the straw quite a. palataole "a
stock - the oyt hay.
We have prsc,'cci plowiug sod laud,
lightly mtuuriug, sowing 20 oats and
seeding 90 clover all in one year and
with the one ploWing. cur best fields
of clover this year were from such man
agcmeut. aud we have fine stand OF
clover from this wears seeding in the
same WAY. Bu, We have found IN some
cases that this one year culture OF the soil
j not quite sufficient 20 completely sub
due an foul growth. 10 this year With
one tract We have planned 20 carry Il
two wears ia grain. There i nov a
stand of fully sixty bushels Of grain 70
The acre ready 70 be cut. A. soon a.
this 1, ufi. the land will De plowed and
thoroughly titled and rolled as long as
the season will admit, in readiness for
another crop Of grain next year, and
with ii the land seeded 10 clover. The
theory l. that the land will De- freed from
an Objectionable growth, when the clover
and the grasses following will have
entire possession OF both the land aud
10, fertility till the plow i again called
for
Three bOuutiful crops OF grain are a
profitable production of the farm and
come In good play for supply the
COWS and the horses with their needed
ratious. Whether grain costs high or
low In the m trkets IL Is better 70 have a
home supply, when a farmer Is 80 situst-
ed A. 20 grow il on his own farm.
IL i surprising 90 see how rapidly the
apples gain iu size under prevailing CON
ditions. We can almost note growth
I'm a single day. Where trees are not
overloaded the fruit will Dee OF unusual
size. aud promises to be as perfect a II
! large. To what extent the apple mag
got will put in his work does not yet ap-
pear. Certain il i there will Dc full
crop of fine fruit.