Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-10-15

The best and most economical way to
use manure is to spread it where wanted
after the hot weather is past and before
the ground is frozen. do not like to
see it spread on the frozen ground and
snow. There must be too often great
loss by washing and drying ere it can be
absorbed by the ground.
The farmers wealth does not wholly
consist in money made from profits ON
sales of grain and stock, but the increas-
ed fertility of the soil from year to year
is so much added to his capital, and
may be drawn upon whenever he likes,
the same as his cash in the bank. Too
few paw as much attention to this means
of increasing ones capital on the farm.
Fall plowing is to be commended, not
only because it makes plant food already
contained in the soil more available for
next years crop, but stores up much
more rainfall as well. Thus the land is
put in better condition to withstand
drouth duriug the next season than if 1t
had remained unplOwed through the
winter. The land is also ready for re-
plowing much earlier in spring.
The practice of the Oxford County
Agricultural Society of using commit.
tees of their own members instead OF
EMPLOYED experts, and withholding
names of exhibitors till after awards are
made, is somewhat antiquated. Yet
this society prospers in its work and Its
several departments are generally well
filed. Who shall say its practices are
wrong?
am much pleased with the rape crop
About fifty sheep and lambs have prac
tically lived on little less than half ar
acre for the past four weeks. They
trimmed the plants down quite closely
and we shut them off to-day to see If the
plants would not put out some new
leaves and give the sheep another good
nibble. The crop Is an easy one to raise
and am so we'll pleased that shall
double the amount another year. Will
plenty of fodder corn for the cows and
rape for the sheep, the farmer can bridge
over dry spell in the summer and early
fall with com paratively small loss.
The handsome, compact Devon il
much more popular in the east, includ
ing portions of New York, Pennsylvani,
and New England, than In the centra
west. In our older eastern states, es
pecially in hilly or stony sections, he II
quite popular with farmers who u.s.
oxen. The Devon steer is unequalet
for this purpose, as he is exceedingl!
active, very intelligent, and when sever
or eight years old fattens readily for tn
block. In the west Devon cattle ar
gaining in favor, possessing very desir
able early maturing qualities, and II
manyways filling the requirements o
the corn belt farmers breed OF cattle
Some fine Devons have been shown dur
| ing the past few weeks at our state ant
county fairs.
At the Wisconsin station they divides
fourteen COWS into two lots, as nearl
equal In condition as they could max
them. and one-half were sent to pastur
according to the usual custom OF farm
ers. though In small field with plent
of shade during the day. The other
were kept during the day In comfort
able stable with screen doors and VIII
dovs. but allowed to feed in the pastur
during night and the early morning. l
Was found that these produced 20 pc
cent more butter than those In the past
ure during the day, as the latter wer
lkept moving all OF the time by the fiies
Oman Iowa dairy farm they obtaine
more milk from COWS kept In dar
stable without screens during day an
let out to Craze at night, than they d.
from those in pasture al day and
stable at night. Similar results has
been obtained by the spraying Of catsi'
and the economy Of protection 70 nel
clearly demonstrated from the doiia'
and cents side Of the question.