Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-07-29
AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN.
Interesting Letters from Hancock
County Farmers.

agriculture Is devoted principally to dis
cussion of the pasture problem, and
contains the following letters from
Hancock county farmers:
LAMoINE-A drive through almost any
part OF this county will show that in the
pasture problem an important subject of
discussion is introduced. 1t is easier to
be told what to do in this matter, per-
haps, than to tell others. But we can do
no less than to give our ideas OF main
tanning pasture. After some labor
nearly wasted in cutting bushes and
burning rough land, only to see it soon
become n wilderness again, we have
begun the experiment of blowing with a
heavy team, as much rough land at one
side OF Il lot a eau be handled, the next
spring sowing this to outs and peas, or
hungarian, to he pastured after it gets u
sufficient growth. After quite ii large tract
of this land has been worked Il number Of
Times and manfred, Il is proposed to lay
down to grass, cut one or two crops, and
return to pasture. This means some hard
work, but once done is done for ali time,
~ far ~ bushes aud stones are concerned.
A. to rotation, would he guarded by soil
or circumstances. Experience would
seem 10 t.nCh TINT il is not safe to depend
solely on II pasture Tor feed, rs a drought
works badly IN such n case; and 1t is al
ways safe to plant II fodder crop, as it can
think better protection from the flies
can he had il the cattle are stabbed
nj night, the manure accommodating
through the summer to be mixed
with muck or other ahsorhcnts and kept
under cover. y. b. GOtNG 4 son.
AURORA My experience is that there is
not enough attention paid to pastures.
think TINT as much depends on good
pastures III summer as good feed in
winter, for best results. think animals
should not be stabbed while at pasture.
a. l.. MACE.
ORLAND-In this vicinity pastures as a
general thing remain in Il state of nature,
seldom showing signs of cultivation,
except where some old field may turn out
to pasture. Where good pasture land is
so abundant and cheap as here, it is
probably more profitable to the farmer to
let the stock get their whole living from
the pasture. In thickly settled localities
where land il high 1t would be quite a
different thing. Feeding dairy stock
through the summer in such cases would
no doubt pay. a. II. DRESSER.
DEER E-fhe pasture problem is one
that interests all stock raisers. How to
improve he pastures depends on locat ion,
OF course. Here at the seashore many
dress with sea-weed and mu-ses or other
fish refuse, but Whet her it pays to draw
this long distance is doubtful. Question:
| have u piece OF pasture land from which
growth OF soft wood has been cut, leav-
ing STUN 7 ana rocky ground "hich Will
not pay for clearing thoroughly, the eN-
pen.e would he SO great. think of hay
ing II ploHed hHphazard round the
-tump- to break thu soil, dressing it and
sewing sra-- seed in tie tla Just 10 start
feed. iHs my one cNrtrimtHt"d on That
Inc. mud wound ~ SOW ing ct winter rye or
" ttrit h,. HcnelicIal2 II I Hm the only one
wi. f.., !.
us,le-s question. La, tbIaIs there are
uuuY such lafrHt- and should tt giad
to n1Ar ~ ha; any uue has uuHt With them.
II bake th.rN pertinent luHy report on
success or failure. t.. =. - AKEfS.
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pircrs ~ much A. YOU c.,n- MIN :. -pTins tootn
harrow amt SOW on grass seed. -,cretory.I
SopTt HAxCocK-I think tn.t nur
na.turra should h,. iurIudrd in tn,. r,th.
ZION in as far as il i. necessary to h,.,',' q
pasture II il NV purpo.e to have inst
pasture enough for the stock to exer. jse
in. and raise fodder enough 50 that / can
iced them at + he barn nipht and morning
,berehv saving thr dTsssjng y,,irh
nsnsg, to NOV nnd.r nnr,. IL, tam days
md al r. a s.nte tin, I ran h,.It.r ,rot,rt
them from tbe horn Nv and other l,.sts
nor orr, lia M. tn hot hay Them go no
the summer rs we'll rs in wlrter. Our