Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-08-03

In the barn every night. feed them
grain three hundred and sixty-dve days
10 the year Except leap years. and Il
they do not get enough In the pasture at
any time OF the year l make Il up at the
barn, and naturally think my way is
the best. HERBERT n. TUCKER.
ANDOvER-Pastures are very much
neglected; fast growing up to bushes.
Flowing and manuring would be an I'M
provement, where It can be done.
Where the water supply will admit, l
think II would be better TO have the
pasture divided, giving the grass 3
chance to grow one week without being
fed of. IL Is better to yard cattle nights
where convenient. There Is nothing
better than grass to fat stock and make
them grow. The pasture Is great nec-
essity. II relieves the farmer OF great
deal Of hard work.
GEORGE w. ABBOTT.
BUCKrIELD-I have practiced feeding
my cows mt the barn through the sum-
mer and think It Was money well invest
ed. received larger net returns and
my cows came TO the barn in better con-
dition. Many here are feeding all
through the summer.
V. p. DECosTER.
BucKrIELp-The pasture Is one Of the
hard ones TO solve, but can see no other
way out but to take axe and bush scythe
and keep everlastingly hacking away at
the bushes, piling them, and when dry
burning them. Keep the sprouts moved
for two years, and then the bushes can
be kept down at small expense.
have been thinking of sowing clover
s.ei on the old pastures In early spring.
Has any one ever tried IL: l do not think
that there Is much pasture In this vicinity
that could be brought into condition to
raise much on IL for feed for stock In
summer. MANY farmers are short OF the
usual amount Of soiling crops on account
Of wet westher. All stock should be
stabbed nights 10 good, roomy. light and
well ventilated apartments. Dry loan,
muck, or sswdust, should he used, or
ANYTHING that will sbsorb the urine. so
that IL may b. worked into the land with
the solids ". II. ALLEN
pixFIELp-The pasture problem IL
one of the hsrie-t we have TO deal with
A. far as m scqusinted ro'stion Is out
Of the question, ~ most OF our pastures
are not adapted TO cultivation. farmers
must not depend entirely upon them for
summer feed. think grain may be fed
economically In summer, for We must
not expect the cows to furnish milk "
We give them only maintenance ration.
Undoubtedly cotton seed meal and other
nltrogenous foods will prove more pro-
titsble than the car5onaceous. as the
clovers In pastures are not as luxurisnt
as formerly, and consequently we must
endeavor TO balance the ration. Cows
should always be stabbed at night, rs the
manure saved by so doing, II properly
cared for, and no man has any excuse
for not csring for so valuable product,
will richly compensate for the labor.
Many OF our best farmers believe pastures
are not necessity. However, the fact
Is forced upon US, that they are fast
going and We must provide other means
OF feeding cows in summer. The pro-
blem Is largely solved by the sllo and
soiling. sm feeding my cows ensilage
and mill feed night and morning, and
could expect little from them without
As soon as peas and oats are large
enough shall feed them until evergreen
corn Il suitable. Am feeding the year
round, but at present prices find small
profits, and am not looking for anything
much better. u. III. NEWMAN.
PARIs-There Is plenty Of pasturage
In this seccion so there Is no great pains
taken TO improve pastures, and they are
'.permanent" because not well situated
for cultivation. As long as real estate
remains at its present value, and farmers
do no see their way clear to hire help
and make il paw for itself without the
addition Of the income from their own
labor, pastures will remain necessity.
HARRY FARRAR.
HiRAM-Much OF the pasture land In
this section Is rough and rocky and never
can be plowed; and although pastures
can't be depended on for the whole sea-
son they furnish very good grazing for
a number Of weeks, the first Of the sea-
son, when they should be helped out
with forage crops of some kind. But
am sorry to say they are allowed TO
grow up 10 bushes altogether too much.
There are acres Of good pasture land In
this section that are overrun with scrub
pines and hazel bushes. II these could
be cut off and burned when dry, and
some OF the permanent grasses be sown,
the pastures would doubtless furnish
considerable feed. Where pastures are
not too far away, l should favor stabling
the cows nights, Of course taking the
best Of care Of the excrement, so that
nothing be lost, by the liberal use Of
dried muck, road dust, forest leaves,
sswdust, straw, and anything that will
absorb the liquid, not forgetting an oc-
casional busting Of gypsum, which Is an
active absorbent Of ammonia.
A. X. p. GOoGINs.
HIRAM-The pastures In this town are
all run out. They have been fed for
long time, the cattle having been yarded
every night, we have not put any ma
nure on them and bushes are growing
up in them. All the way know Of TO
get them back Is to let the stock lay out
In the pasture nights. That will help
them after few years. There are few
pastures in this town into which the
owners turn stock in the spring aud let
them remain until fall, and the feed Is
good. 1t Is taking everything from the
pasture and putting nothing back that
has run them out. We think pastures q
necessity. We cannot farm without q
pasture, 1t would not pay.
CHARLES RANKIN.
BRYANT POND-Enclosed find sprig OF
clover. II grows on cold, Wet ground,
but feels the effects OF fertilizers as
quickly as any grass on my farm. What
are its feeding qualities, and where could
l obtain the seed? j. S. LITTLEFIELD.
[NorE-This specimen Is what is known as hop
or yellow clover (Trifolium procumbens) IL lis
a small species of clover which usually grows on