Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-04-28

Mostly water at springs and wells.
About one-hslf twice day. None warm
water. Only small quantities OF corn
raised. No silos. Usual amount of fall
blowing.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Number and value of stock about the
same, slight increase In steers. Twenty
per cent less fodder than last year. lm-
provemeuts: Warmer barns and warm |
ing water, more attention given TO COM
fort OF animals. Mostly watered twice
a day. Large proportion water in barns.
Quite large number OF heaters placed
in tubs. All report favorably. More
yellow corn for silos, and usual amount
Of sweet corn. Quite large number
have fed corn ensilsge for the first time,
and all report satisfactory results. Fall
plowiDg more than usual.
KNOX COUNTY.
Very little il any change In amount
and value Of farm stock. An increased
interest in dairying aud dairy stock.
Steady Improvement in warmer quarters,
better care and better aud more varied
rations. including ensilage. Mostly
watered In yards twice each dsy. Sever
al report a profitable increase in product
from warming the water. One CORE
spondent tersely puts Il, "less shivering
and more milk" More corn will probs-
DIV be grown. largely for the silo. One
report Of feeding ensilsge FOR the first
time, will increase acreage next year
Usual amount OF fall plowing.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Number OF farm stock about the same,
value five per cent less. Stock fodder
about fifteen per cent less than last year.
improvements, better feed and care.
All stock wStered in yards, mostly twice
a day. no warming water reported. NO
increase in corn, no new siios. tsuai
amount of fall plowing.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Light Increase in cows and steers.
Decrease In sheep More stock fodder
than last year. Slight improvements In
winiering. Ninety per cent of the an'-
mails watered in yards. Ten per cent In
harms. Mostly twice day, Few warm
the water, all report good results.
Usual quantity of yellow and s~eet
corn. Several new silos All much
pleased. Yellow cora used mostly.
PENOBsCor COUNTY.
Increase in dairy stock. Less stock
fodder by about ten per cent. Hay sold
oil. Better care, more watering In barns
and In sheltered yards. Watering most
ly twice day. Abont ten per cent in
hsrns. Several report warming water
with good results In every case. More
corn. mostly for the silo. Two new
silos. One filled with sweet corn fodder,
one with yellow corn with ears on.
Good satisfaction in each case. More
than the usual amount Of fall plowing.
FIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
Number and value about the same.
Less stock fodder. Better barns and
better care with more grain fed. Water
ed mostly in the yards aud twice day.
No warming water. No new silos re-
ported. Usual quantity Of sweet and
yellow corn. More fall plowing than
usual.
Mr.. \. W. Gilman of Foxcroft, sends
sample OF ears Of yellow corn taken from
his Silo. which are in excellent condi-
tiou. The corn was allowed TO stand
until quite mature, then cut and put in
the silo, whole, pains being taken 10 lay
the stalks straight. IL must be very
valuable feed. aud Mr.. Gilman has reason
10 feel highly pleased with IL.
sAGApAHoC COUNTY.
Increasing In young stock. Less
stock fodder. More warm barns, some
more grain fed. Few water in barn.
Mostly twice a day. One reports warm
ing water with good results. More yei-
low corn, less sweet. One new siio
filled with yellow corn. Owner much
pleased. More than usual amount oil
fall plowing.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
More COWS and heiters, value little
less. Not more than eighty per cent of
stock fodder, as compared with last
wear. Some Improvement in better
quarters and larger variety OF feeds.
quite large proportion water In barns,
aud mostly twice day. Several report
that they warm water with good results.
More yellow corn, less field corn.
Several new silos, filled with yellow
corn, owners well pleased. One cor
respondent says, only one silo In town,
aud that has not been filled for years.
More fall plowing.
WALDO COUNTY.
More cows and heiiers, other stock
about the same. Small amount Of stock
fodder on hand. Less hay and more
grain fed. Mostly watered under sheds
In wards. twice day. Two correspond
Large increase in yellow corn. No new
silos. Much more than the usual
amount of fall plowing.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Stock about the same as last year.
Value somewhat more. Less stock fod-
der. Slight change in methods for im-
proving care of farm stock. Mostly
water In yards. Two correspondents
warm their water with good results.
But little corn grown in the county.
Usual amount of fall blowing
YORK COUNTY.
Number and value Of stock larger than
last wear. Stock fodder reduced from
last year. Much Improvement 10 barns
aud methods Of caring for animals.
Mostly water in barns. Several warm
water with good results.
Increase in acreage OF yellow corn
No new silos reported. More than
usual amount Of fall plowing.
SUMMARY.
Taken all together the amount and
value Of stock AS reported, VIII not
differ materially from last year. The
iessened value of some classes OF STOCK
Is more than Offset by the Improvement
| iu the stock. The amount OF stock Tod
der is less than last year, taking the
| state as a whole. Improvements IN
stabling. caring for and feeding farm
animals. are noted from all quarters.
Most farmers water in the yards, but the
number of those having water in barns
Is increasing. Mostly water twice a
dsy. but some have tried both, report as
good results from once watering. In
every instance where water has been
warmed good results are reported. The
exercise question is so fully discussed 10
the remarks. that We do not summarize
II. The concensus Of opinion appears to
he in favor of moderate exercise.
The tendency 10 increase the acreage
Of yellow corn seems quite general, and
We expect that quite 4 large number o'
new silos will be built the coming sea-
sou. In every instance where ensiiage
WAS fed for the first time this season
favorable reports have been received
Some are enthusiastic In its praise. Inc
tendency is away FROM fall plo~ing
one correspondent saying he had as i'el
,.ha TN. land without ploWing In spring