Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-07-26
BOARD BULLETIN FOR JULY.
STOCK HrsBANpRY. .

III itpkinx ONtf the VI put
crops, IL will be noted that In the sections
where the csterpillArs were the most
abundant the apple appears To be- lowest
In per cent. This would INDICATE thsi
this pest may have had something TO do
With the large decrease in the prospect
Of the apple crop from last month.
SUMMARY FOR OXFORD COUNTY.
Condition OF the hay crop, ll6 per
cent. Condition Of pastures, Ill per
eent; improvements noted, cutting Of
bushes. Pastures no, depended upon r.
much ss formerly. Amount Of soiling
crops, l02 per cent. Condition OF oats.
l0i per cent; mixed grain, III per cent;
barley, 100 per cent; rye, 100 per cent;
sweet corn, - per cent: yellow corn, IS
per cent; potatoes, l02 per cent; apples,
L. per cent; plums, - per cent; straw
berries, Ill per cent, rsspoerries, LOG
per cent; blackberries, l02 per cent;
other small fruits, loo per cent.
OXFORD COUNTY.
PAms-As We ride through the sur
rounding towns and notice the farms
along the WAY, we see but few young
cattle In the pastures. Farmers In this
section are making speciality Of dairy
ing, and keep nearly as many cows as
their farms will carry, instead Of grow
ing young stock. For this reason, the
back pastures are growing up 10 bushes
and woods. Farms where cows are kept
and large quantities of grain fed, are the
ones that show the most Improvement.
Nothing on the farm has paid Us better
O. 81. eN
steers. think IL more steers were raised
and the farmers would do their work
With oxen and keep less horses, they
would be better off. II. ID. HAMMOND.
DENMARK-Stock in this section seems
10 run, as think, too much on dairying,
to the exclusion Of young stock. | think
every farmer should raise cows for his
own use and some 10 sell, also steers, a.
good matched steers and oxen always
command good price, and certainly II
is less work 10 feed and care for them
than II is To care for milk.
CHARLES B. SMITH.
PoRrER-l should Judge that stock
in this state Is OF vital iu-
portance TO our farmers. The high prices
abundant amount of feed our pastures
are producing 10 fstten IL, and the un-
usual amount Of hay that will be hsr-
vested this season, together with the low
prices paid for good hay now in the
market, should induce the farmer 10 Sc
cure sufficient amount OF stock, nice,
matched, Young, thrifty, growing steers.
and promising heifers, TO eat his pasture
feed this summer season, and his hay
through the coming winter. Tie can sell
this stock AT s good profit and have the
manure to enrich his fields. sheep, l
think, with care can be kept At big
profit in nearly all parts OF this state
think cattle or neat stock. and sheep,
sre the two best branches OF stock hus-
bandry in this locality, and these will
ind ready market AT home AT highest
prices. | should say that yellow corn
and oats are the best and cheapest KIND
OF grain 10 raise for cattle feed In this
vicinity Mix and grind together, or
feed whole. | think there Is no risk In
keeping and growing good stock.
a. Ii. MASON.
DINFIELD-The matter Of stock keep
ing on the farm is simply Imperative, II
fertility and productiyeness are to be
maintained; and that is the standard by
which the value OF farm Is to be Judg-
ed. IL il TO be regretted thar the old
time stock industry has so degenerated,
but conditions brought about by the
great development OF the west, have en-
tirely changed the whole course OF mat
tiers. | believe q serious practice IL now
common throughout the whole state, and
that is, keeping breed OF cattle suited
for a single purpose only. Such stock
ss the Roam Durhsms, in my opinion,
combine excellent qualities 10 make them
an sll-sround stock, valuable for beef,
dairy, salable cows, oxen, etc. As TO
feeds, we raise too little, aud buy too
much. On natural hay lands, raise all
the good hay we can. On lighter soils,
raise an abundant supply OF siiage.
Feed Young stock on roots, also sheep,
and plan 10 have all the green feeds Tor
cows as soon as pastures begin 10 ory
up. l. L. iohNh''
SoT.ru PaRis-I remember OF hearing
q solid old farmer make the remark many
years sgo, There is nothing ike cows
10 bring up farm" IL this was true
thirty wears sgo il is much more so now.
The advance in dairying in that time has
been made only by an equal advance in
feeding methods, supplemented by BET
rer breeding. | do not consider the buy
inc of western feeds ss bad for the con-
mupity AS many writers and speakers
r.present. as long as our cows foot the
Nils A man can proftsbly keep a.
many COWS rs he has good forage 10 go
With the proyender they need. Ihey
will paw for the provender. As q trader
with capital accumulated can DO many
things a beginner in trade cannot, SO
the farmer Who BY good management
has accumulated fertility can do many
things profitsbly that cannot oe aone
without this surplus capital. L thinS
the best interests of the state Will De met
nv an increase in the quantity and quail
~ of both beef and dairy stock.
- - 49, 5. NJ. KING.
RrruEI-I think IL every farmer
wonld keen a few sheep in his COW past
ure he would would find it much easier
% taen the pssture free from bushes, as
,hs sheen viii eat young sprouts OF near
ly all kinds, excepting the evetgreehs; ;
/ have in mind several pastures that USED
70 support large herd OF cattle anu
small dock Of sheep. Several years aso
,he sheep were sold and only cattle past,
ured there. Bushes have grown up, sno
now those pastures will not support
more than oue-bslf as many cows ss
when the sheep were there.
VIM" ii. +. MAXIM
ASpoyER-In order TO keep up the
fertility OF the farm it should oe we'll
stocked with cattle and sheep. thinS