Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-01-11

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ANDRoSCoGGIN COUNTY.
EAST PoLANp.-There Is profit II
poultry but comparatively few find 1t
Profit does not come spontaneously Il
any branch OF farming, and notably II
this branch. Most farmers keep small
flock Of hens for convenience and th'
profit Is largely In 'convenience.
Poultry, as speciality, may be profita
BILE with an abundance Of thought ant
push, but never In the passive way. Tn,
Plymouth Rock, for an all around bird
seems to be the favorite, with the Leg
horns for layers and Brxhms for poultry
purposes. Natural hatching and artif
cisl brooding Is practiced very success
fully in this vicinity. Plenty Of free all
and sunlight, with lots Of exercise and
regular feed Of large variety but not too
large amount, will help TO keep the
balance on the right side Of the account
In relation To the management and feed
of stock, IL Is the one important subject
Ia Maine farming. As rule, correct
methods OF care and feeding product
profit, and improper methods entail loss
There Is no formula that we may follow
10 this matter, and always be sure that
We are Just right, but We may be reason
ably certain OF measure OF success
when our efforts are followed by health,
comfort and contentment In our animals,
| These three conditions In farm stock will
be found to be pretty nearly measure
| OF profit and loss. The noon feed has
become a thing OF the past with many
farmers. and we believe the stock does
better withoutit Il. Comfortable quarters,
good air TO breathe, liberal feed, plenty
Of pure water, and daily exercise are
essentials to profitable stock manage
ment. In feeding grain, to dairy stock
at least, the nearer we approach the dan
ger line without reaching IL, the greater
the profit obtained. Twopsrts bran aud
one part each OF gluten and cottonseed
meal, is a good combination for dairy
feed. b. +. COBB.
ARoosIooK COUNTY.
GOLDEN RipGE.-Until November
a0ih, was feeding ost hay for coarse
fodder, with about six quarts bran and
corn meal per COW mixed 100 pounds
corn meal TO 200 pounds brsn.) found
that my cows were shrinking In milk as
they had never before, when hsd been
feeding cotton seed and bran. Was not
satisfied with the flow Of milk so sub
stituted cotton seed for the corn meal
and mixed In the same proportion.
tried this for ten days, weighing my milk
all the time. The cows did not give out.
still unsstisfied 10 give II up, | COM
menced TO feed two fodderings OF hay
and one OF ost hay, with the same
amount OF cotton seed and bran. With
this ration there Is slight improvement,
but nv hay Is not as good as usual, and
| thirk that with first class hay there
would be more Improvement. The oat
hay was cut green and put In In first
class shape. intend 10 change back TO
meal again later. I. B. BRADFORD.
CASTLE HLL.-we (my wife and II
have kept hens fori over 10 years. We
have nov l25 pullets, 50 cockerels fstten-
ing, aud 30 turkeys. We have tried
several breeds Of hens and are now work
ing into the light weight Light Brahms.
We like them so far. For turkey we
tried the common kind. and then got the
Bronze, which we are well pleased with.
We don't use an incubator. Winter
mostly pullets; make them lay In the
winter when eggs are high; kill half OF
them in March and April when poultry
Is scarce, and set the others. IL poultry
ia well tended and we'll fed II can be
made 70 pay. We are now feeding two
Bushels of grain day. To lay in the
winter hens must be fed well. and have
plenty OF exercise. think fresh eggs
never will 90 out Of fashion, or well-fed
turkeys either. As regards stock feed
ing will only speak OF sheep, ss II
seems 10 me as IL more farmers are amiss
In wintering them than any other farm
stock. notice that those who have the
best sheep In the spring (sny one can
have good ones In the fsll) are the ones
Who give them dry shelter In stormy
or windy weather. and feed clover or
early cut hay. with little grain and
some roots. The poorest sheep seen
about here are those that are wintered
and feed in close pens. +. TARR.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
OTIsfiELp.-l am not 10 the poultry
business. but IL Is not because have no
f,ith In it. This country ought TO be
pending so much upon importation from
other countries. So long as the human
family have = liking for poultry and
eggs, somebody may get good pay
for producing them. but the man who
gets the best pay will be the live man,
who exercises care and diligence In re-
gard 20 every particular pertaining 10
the business. For the first time In my
life AIN feeding 10 my pigs and calves n
fes mangel- -wurzels. | wish had plant
ed four times a. many. planted twelve
rows. ten rods long, which was quickly
done with my corn planter. The ground
not being naturally weedy IL WAS but lii
tie more work 10 care for them than TO
care for so many potatoes. An unfsvor-
sble season gave me only sixty-five
bushels, but with no apples or potatoes
10 feed it Is pleasing TO have n little OF
something 10 feed that does not call for
cash. know of nothing else that i
could have planted on the same ground,
that, together with a little milk, would
make so many "square meals"
wy ANDREWS.
PENORsC0I COUNTY.
HAMPpEN.-In changing my place OF
residence | have found it necessary to
abandon the poultry industry, although
| did IL reluctantly. consider it one Of
the most profitable industries OF our
state, when judiclously handled. This
proved 10 my own satisfaction while
was in the business. The coarse fod-
ders, II they would be clsssed as such.
which am feeding this winter, are blue
joint hay aud unthreshed grsiu. | con-
slider grain cut in the milk OF more value
TO feed to horses or dairy stock than II II
were allowed TO stand and ripen, and the
grain were threshed and fed. | am feed
ing this winter in come ction with high
land snd blue joint hay and unthreshed
grain, 4 quarts OF Chicago gluten meal
and 2 quarts shorts per day In two feeds,
night and morning. la years past
have fed considerable cotton seed meal
Lsst winter | made a pretty thorough
trial Of the feeding value Of cotton seed
meal and gluten meal as cream pro-
ducers. fed esch In turn, mixed with
other feeds, for two weeks or more at 8
time. and noted the amount OF cream
each time. These tests l made at two
different times and the result was ths
same, viz, that Chicago gluten meal
| ..ha,, ed - co,nact In b nthop foode