Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-11-02

ooo - ohOokut Itouu JIG ieE W08t \kol
which there will be heavy railway
sharees), supplies cannot be reckonet
over 200, 900 barrels; reports from thll
district also speak Of . shortage In rex
fruit.
From Boston, last season, We hsl
something like 100000 barrels, bu
fear the quantity this year will be onl,
one-quxrtcr that number.
Seeing that there b likely to be 4
shortage of red fruit from Canada an
New York, ~e think this should leave q
good opening for best reds from xassA.
chusetts ana Mime.
Nov, looking st the European pros
poets generally. We say, and say 1t with
out hesitation, that there Is greater
opening for Am -ricAn fruit this seasol
than last. LAST season the combined
ports Of America and Can ,dx shipped
2,9l9, $40 barrels to Europe, all Of which
made good prices with the exception ol
lot OF wormy snd bad fruit, which
came forward In November and Decem-
Der, whereas this season the states, un-
less they draw largely from the West
cannot total more than zoo, 900 barrels,
certainly not so many AS Was sent here
in 1s9s-5; and xs there is not much fsl
fruit In Canada this year TO spoil u Z
market we think fair stock will realize
good prices.
THE SWEET CORN SITUATION.
With the small pack Of sweet corn
this year, together 9Th its hne quality,
there will, without doubt, be an im-
provement 10 the market. This, with
the general upward trend OF prices,
should warrant the farmer In asklng for
higher price for his corn the coming
year.
We hope there will be united effor,
made To secure at least two cents per
pound for all sweet corn planted in
lS9S. l would like To hear from our
sweet corn growers, and trust the mat
ter may DC discussed In our farmers
meetings and In oranges during the fall
months.
The following averages Of crop condi-
tions are made by these two counties:
ANpRoscoGGrN COUNTY.
Acreage Of corn, yellow 6a per cent ;
sweet, 81 per cent. Condition Of fruit,
81 per cent. Potato prospects, q per
cent; considerable rot reported 10 all
varieties, particularly late planted.
\ lield of ensilagc corn, ID tons. Amount
OF stock fodder on hand, liz per cent.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Acreage OF corn, yellow, 81 per cent ;
sweet, 6. per cent, yield OF oats, y
bushels; rye, Is bushels; mixed grain,
10 bushels. Condition OF fruit, 10 per
cent; potato prospects, - per cent; con-
siderable rot reported, varieties suffer
ing most, Hebrons, Prolific, Early Rose
and Early Ohio; yield Of ensilsge corn,
l3 tons. Amount Of stock fodder, l22
per cent.
OXFORD COUNTY.
DIxYiELp.-Spcaking on general lines,
we believe IL Il profitable to keep hogs
enough TO make good use OF the milk
produced on the farm, and be finished
for the market with other field products,
such as ripe pumpkins, supplemented
with meal. Many say II IL profitable 10
raise swine on purchased feed-we have
never found 1t TO be so. In our expe-
rieuce. We have found the White Chester
superior TO other breeds, though the
Yorkshire IL very desirable where early
maturity Ia desired. Milk and oat meal
| believe TO be excellent feed for grow
ing pigs, and also well adapted TO brood
sows, with the addition OF . proper
amount OF corn meal. As . rule, pigs
marketed when weighing from l.5 10
200 pounds are most profitable. The
ways OF disposing OF hog products de-
pend largely upon location, markets,
etc. r.. l.. ToRREf.
PARIs.-I believe II II for the interest
OF every farmer to keep one or more
hogs. White Chesters are the fayorites
about here. Think IL best In our climate
to have pigs come about the first Of
April, and II 4 second litter Is raised
would have them In September. would
keep hogs and pigs on the skinned milk
and bran and middlings until nearly
killing time, rather than meal. With
plenty Of skinned milk, the small p0ta-
toes, take out corn nuboins, and little
bran and middlipgs, pork can be made
at profit at present prices. Regular
feeding and good nest are very essen
tial. II. +. HAMMOND.
PAgIs.-Swine Is an important factor
In connection with the dairy, TO make it
The present condition OF the
farmer and his future prospects make it
desirable that he should have pull on
every string that has copper at the end
of IL. Shall read with interest the ideas
of those better able 70 discuss this ques-
ton than your humble servant.
HARRISON FARRAR.
SuMNER.-My favorite breed OF hogs
l. Chester Whites. Ny favorite way Of
handling would depend on how | Was
situated. Were / In the creamery buss-
ness with plenty OF skinned milk. l
would have my pigs dropped 10 March
and wouli keep them growing on bran
and skinned milk until l could grow
some peas and oats for them. Would
sow two and one-hslf bushels OF peas
per acre on moderately rich ground, and
after narrowing them well Into the
ground SOW one bushel per acre OF oats
TO hold them up. Commence to NOV
and feed out when the peas begin 70 pod
and feed until they get SO hard that they
are wasted. By having three sowings
any one can feed from the 10th OF June
until quite late Ia the fall. and then II
won't take q great deal of meal TO fit
them for the butcher. have tried the
above method with the exception OF hsv-
ing plenty Of milk. As regards the most
profitable age to kill, it Is hard to tell,
"a ALI hogs are not alike. II l had
good market, would kill when they
weighed from two TO three hundred
mounds. Would not try to make them
weisb more than the latter figures. The
best method Of disposing Of the product
must depend largely on where oue's
market is, and the man. II one has the
time and likes to peddle, there Is more
money In selling the lean fresh, and sell
ing the fat later as salt pork. The best
pen know of is one that will not freeze
in the coldest weather. d. DAVIS.
BUCKFrELp.-I have failed to find
breed Of hogs that gives me the salts
faction the White Chester does. l like
to have my pigs fsrrowed BY the first OF
March and August. Then keep them
growing and kill fall and spring. l find
II paws to have the fall pig ready for
market In February. We can usually
get one cent more per pound then than
faHn