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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09

Railroad farming received the stamp
of approval this year in New York when
the two experimental farms operated BY
the Long Island Railroad Company re-
ceived twenty-four first, tweDty-three
second, and six third prizes at the River
head Fair, the American Institute OF
New York City and the Huntington
Horticultural and Agricultural Society
Exhibit. The exhibits shown this year
evidenced the fact that Long Island
farmers are adopting modern scientific
practices which, until the Long Island
Railroad established its experiment sta
tions, have never been used on East
Long Island.
In August, 1905, President Ralph
Peters of the Long Island Railroad pur-
chased II acres of waste land at Wading
River, known as Experimental Station
No. l." and in August, 1906, the railroad
purchased 20 acres at Medford, known
as Experimental Station No. q" The
trees and underbrush were cleared of
the II acres at Wading River and 10
acres of the 30 at Medford, and demon
stration fsrms-which to-day are known
throughout the country-began their
existence. The old settlers poked fun
at the railroad officers, called them
book farmers" aud said that nothing
could be grown on land "good only for
salt ponds and pine barrens' -. At
that time antique methods were used by
the farmers on the east end of Long
Island and the crops produced were
poor. County fairs drew small crowds,
and the agricultural exhibits were scarce
and inferior.
The fair at Riverhead this year had a
record attendance, and the exhibit floor
space was greatly overtaxed. The grade
of the products displayed gave evidence
of the fact that Long Island farmers
have been converted TO the necessity for
spraying their plants TO prevent insects
and diseases. Dynamite manufacturers
showed how the practice of pulling
stumps out of the land by horsepower
was relic, and that the labor saving
method used by the Long Island Rail-
road in clearing its farms had been
adopted By Long Island farmers general
ly.
Almost every kind of vegetable was
included in those with which the rail-
roads experimental stations won prizes
this year. Wstermelons, potatoes,
squash, red cabbage, wax beans, Swiss
chard, okrs, kale, peppers, sprouts,
onions, cucumbers, and plums, grown on
waste" land that has only been under
cultivation three years, took first prizes.
Grapes and peaches, as well as many
varieties of plants, which, until the
railroad farms produced them, had never
before been grown on Long Island,
brought other awards.
The exhibits at the county fairs on
Long Island this year gave evidence of
the very results for which the railroad
has been working. Better seeds are
being used, new crops are grown, better
methods of cultivation have been adopt
ed, an increased acreage is planted every
year, and much greater production is
being secured.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09
The Farm Home.

Every farm home should be the soul
center, the place Of home worship, affec-
ton, sentiment, to which, in after life
the children can come from their wide
pilgrimages to feast their hearts once
more. There Is too little of this sweet
and sanctifying sentiment in the hearts
of our farmers. For this reason there is
but little money or time spent in making
the farm home beautiful, the place OF
fond recollection" Too much is it
esteemed the place of slavish labor, OF
days and nights of drudging from which
the children would gladly escape for
ever, this, not because they have to
work hard but rather because there are
no signs Of anything else but work like
factory, or shop.
Why should not the farm home be
beauty spot? Why should not the farm
er plant groves, build walks and arbors
and beds of flowers and surround his
home with 'apple, plum and peach tree
blossoms?" What is there about farm
ing that should Danish the love of ma
ture and natures own sweetheart" from
the farmers home and its surroundings?
Why is it that so many farmers when
they become we'll to do, will build some
garish, Haunting, i'll looking house, cost
ing thousands of dollars may be, and
spend scarcely anything on the adorn-
ment of trees, shrubs and flowers?
A drive through this, our home couu-
ty, will disclose the sight of hundreds OF
farm homes that are shabby, i'll looking
abodes of cheerless life. 1t is not pow
erty that is doing this, for the owners
have money in the bank or loaned on
mortgages. Many times the barns and
outbuildiugs are in painful contrast to
the house and grounds. Frequently we
have noted hog yard running to the
highway alongside the door yard, or old
farm machinery piled up alongside the
house. 1t seemed as though the owner
had really striven to advertise to those
who passed by, that he was man ut
terly without sense of taste or beauty in
his home surroundings.
Let that man move into village and
he would be ashamed to have home
looking like the one he left on the farm.
Why shouldn't the farmer be man of
taste and pride and desire to have a
farm home that should attract his own
as we'll as the hearts of others?
What is there about farming that gives
no room for trees or flowers in the
hearts of so many? There Is no place
where this refined sense can build such
beauty spots so cheaply or with such
impressiveness as on the farm. Let US
think on these things.
In host of instances the good wife
and daughters, If they could be given
the chance, would do this "beauty low
ing work" most gladly. There is vastly
more to this business of farming than
the money We get out of it. 1t ought to
live in our hearts as an inspiration to all
that is "lovely and of good report
Hoard's Dairymau.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09
CHAPTER VIII.

"HE slow minutes heightened mo-
notonously.
There came a sound from the
L street level. Calendar held up
a hand Of warning. Here they come!
Steadyv he>said tensely.
Calendar turned to the boat.
sheer or" he ordered. Drop out
of sight I'll whistle when l want
you"
AYE, aye. SIR"
The boat slipped noiselessly away
with the current and In an instant was
lost to sight. Calendar plucked at
Kirkwood's sleeve. drawing him into
the shadow of the steps. "E-easy," he
whispered. "And, 1 say, lend me a
hand, will you, II Mulready turns
ugiy?"
"Oh, yes" assented Kirkwood, with
a nonchalance not entirely unassumed.
The racket drew nearer and ceased.
The hush that fell thereafter seemed
only accentuated by the purling OF the
river. 1t was ended by footsteps echo
ing in the covered passageway. Calen,
dar craned his thick neck round the
shoulder Of stone, reconnoitering the
landing and stairway.
"Thank Godw he said under bis
breath. 81 was right, after all!'
A mans deep tones broke out above,
"This way Mind the steps. They're a
bit slippery. Miss Dorothy"
"But my fatherT came the girls
voice. attuned to doubt.
"Oh, he'll be along-if he isn't walt
Ing now In the boat"
They descended, the man leading
At the foot. without glance to right
or left, he advanced to the edge Of the
stage leaning out over the rail as II
endeavoring to locate the rowboat.
"But. Mr.. Mulready"--
The girls words were drowned by a
prolonged blast on the boatswain's
whistle at her companions lips. The
shorter one followed in due course.
"But what shall We do II my father
isn't here-wait?"
mo: best not to-best to get on the
Alethea as soon es possible, Miss Cal
endar. We can send the boat back"
"Once aboard the lugger the girl Is
mine eh. Mulready. to say nothing OF
the lootr'
If Calendars words were jocular his
tone conveyed different impression
entirely. Both man and girl wheeled
right about to face him, the one with
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09
The Cow Knows What Is Good.

F. I. NJ, Chester Depot, VT, writes
have one Jersey COW and two heiferi
that calved last spring. I shall no,
breed them until the end Of November
They are on fairly good pasture, and
give them corn fodder, run through .
cutter; also a prepared food, but they dc
not seem to like it, and I do not know a
| blame them, for it does not look fit tC
eat, and does not smell much better.
want you to give me amounts for a
balanced ration Of cornmeal, cottonseed
meal, bran, linseed meal or middlings
then can mix it myself; also a winter
grain ration. Ihave ensilage, millet hay
and oat straw. Ibelieve some ready mix
ed feeds contain lots Of refuse, etc., that
could not be sold in any other way.
Well, the cows don't like it, and as
long as they don't like it don't care a
copper how rich in protein it 10 nor how
cheap it is purchased. If the COW doesn't
relish it it is not first c'ass dairy food
for cows. Palatability and digestibility
are just as much to be considered in
animal feeding as the chemical analysis
of the food. True, as you intimate.
there is prevailing tendency among
some manufacturers TO foist off lot OF
nerchantable by products upon the COW.
This refuse stuff is used as the base; q
little of several good foods is mixed up
with il, some cheap molasses and q
pinch of salt are added, and it goes on
the market as DR.. Wonderfuls dis
covery, or Professor Wabblegow's COM
pound for making a twenty-pound pro-
ducing COW yield fifty pounds daily
Now, there are lots of by-products, like
wheat bran, linseed oil meal, buckwheat
middlings, wheat middlings, dried dis
tillers' grains, gluten meals and the like
that are good. Some cottonseed meals
are good; some are unfit to feed to ami
mails at all. None are good If old.
Thus, shall not advise you to put that
in your ration. Use linseed meal and
dried distillers' grains in place of it. To
go with your corn fodder and millet hay
roughage a good feed can be made by
mixing two hundred pounds of ground
oats, one hundred pounds each of wheat
bran, dried distillers' grains aud linseed
oil meal. Unless your cows are thin in
flesh cornmeal will not be needed at all.
As to the amount, your own judgment
must dictate very largely. Cows in full
flow of milk need, as rule, from q
pound to a pound and one-fourth Of
meal to every hundred pounds weight of
COW daily in two feeds. As the lactatiye
period extends and the yield naturally
grows less feed less. This can be con-
sidered, in general way, nearly correct,
but not in special cases, as some cows
will make good use of more than this
aud some would not make good use of
more than half as much.-C. D. Smead,
V. S., in Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09

''What In hcdren's name, CdtenddrT
A few scattering. feeble lights were
visible. Nothing moved save the river
and the wind.
The landing itself they found quite
deserted. something which the adven-
turer comprehendcd with ned which.
like its accompanying inarticulate ejac-
ulatlon. might have been taken to In
dicate either satisfaction or disgust
He ignored Kirkwood altogether for
the time being and presently produced
small. bright object which. applied
to his lips. proved to be boatswaln 8
whistle. He sounded two blasts. one
long. one brief.
There fell lull, Kirkwood watching
the other and wondering what next
would happen. Calendar paced rest
lessly to and fro upon the narrow
landing now stopping TO incline an
ear to catch some anticipated sound,
now searching with sweeping glances
the black reaches Of the pool
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09
CHAPTER TX.

"ROM the commanding elevation
of the box Three n six!'
enunciated the cabby, his tone
L that Of man prepared for
trouble. inclined to give trouble wei
come. His bloodshot eyes blinked
truculently at his alighted fare. Three
u Six" he iterated aggressively.
An adjacent but heretofore abstract,
ed policeman pricked up his ears and
assumed an intelligent expression.
"Bermondsey OF Stairs to Sain' Pan
cras," argued the cabby assertively,
seven mile by tn radius-three n
six!
Kirkwood stood on the outer station
platform, near the entrance to third
class waiting rooms. Continuing to
tumble through his pockets for an elu
Bive sovereign purse. he looked III
mildly at the man.
"All right. cabby," he said, with pa
ciic purpose; you'll get your fare In
half shake"
Three n siyr' croaked the cabby.
like blowsy aud vindictive parrot
The bobby strolled nearer
"Yes?" said Kirk wood, mildly divert.
ed. why not sing It, cabby|
"Lor' lummew The cabby exploded
with Indignation, continuing to give a
lifc!ike imitation Of rumpled parrot
Il 'ad trouble enough wifi you at Ber-
mondsey or Stairs hover that Quid
you promised. didn't 1? Sing 1t! My
heye!"
"Quid, cabby" And then, remem.
bering that he had promised the fel-
low a sovereign for fast driving from
Quadrant news, Kirkwood grinned
broadly, eyes twinkling. for Mulready
must have fallen heir to that covenant.
But you got the sovereign? You got
1t, didn't you. cabbyl"
The driver affirmed the fact with un.
necessary heat and profanity and an
amendment to the effect that he would
have spoiled his fares sanguinary
cenk had the outcome been less salts
factory.
The information proved so amusing
that Kirkwood, chuckling, forbore to
resent the manner Of Its delivery and.
abandoning until a more favorable time
the chase Of the coy sovereign purse,
extracted from one trousers pocket
half handful Of large English small
change.
Three shillings and sixpence." He
counted the coins into the cabby's
grimy and bloated paw and added
quietly: "The exact distance Is rather
less than four miles, my man-your
fare. precisely 2 shillings. You may
keep the extra IS pence for be-
ing such a conscientious blackguard-
or talk 1t over with the officer here
Please yourself"
He nodded to the bobby. who. favor
ably impressed by Kirkwood. smiled
at the cabby a cold. hard smile
whereupon the latter. smirking In un'
abashed trNmph, spat on the pave
ment at Kirkwood's feet. gathered up
| the reins and wheeled out.
Restoring 2 shlllings and few
fat copper pennies to his pocket. be
entered the vast and echoing train
shed. In the act his attention was
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09

The use of the separator on the farm,
il good machine, benefits the owner BY
close skimming, makes few utensils to
wash. permits the use of the skim-milk,
new and sweet, and saves hauling q
heavy load to the creamery each day;
n man has but one or two COWS and
does not patronize creamery, 1t VII
not pay to buy separator. With good
cold, deep setting, the milk may os
skinned closely, and just as good but
ter made rs with q separator.-Farn
Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09
The Old Roman Ballot.

The ballot was first Introduced into
Rome In the second century B. q.
This was the real Australian ballot.
The voter received a sort Of wooden
slate covered with wax on which the
names Of al the candidates were
scratched. He made holes in the WAX
opposite those Of his choice and
dropped his tablet in the box. After
the downfall Of the Roman republic
popular government took long sleep,
and there was little use for ballot
till quite modern times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09

Even though Nature did not remem
ber us with frequent showers during tb.
present season, and even though earl,
trosts nipped some OF our crops, yet w.
have cause to be thankful that we hav'
not been the victims Of fire or flood
earthquake or hurricane.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09

The value of poultry and eggs prodnc-
ed in tho state Is largely over SS,0OO,0 ,0OO,
and exceeds by q considerable amour
the combined value Of all orchard prod
ucts, corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, buck
wheat, clover seed and grass seed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09
Effort Appreciated.

$50 you were deeply touched by the
poem young Mr. Guffson wrote to
your said Maude.
"Yes." answered Maymie.
"Rut It was not good poem"
~ don't care. II was just as much
trouble for him to write II as II he
had been Shakespeare. ."-Washington
Star.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09

How do you know Bliggins enjoys
troubleT
Because he'd rather be the umpire
In baseball game than one Of the
players Exchange.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09
Couldn't Then.

81 would like nightly to enjoy
.iches."
'Then why don't you try to marry
emp
"As ! said, want to enjoy 'em."-
Kansas City Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09

It will cost no moro per pound 10 grow
4 colt than Q calf.-Farm Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLow."

Correspondence on practical agricultural topic
Is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY ID
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris. Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-11-09
Demonstration Farming.

SCIENTIFIC METHODS EASY AND Sue
CESsFUL WHEN BACKED BY AMPLE
CAPITAL.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24
PERSONALS

o. J. Mills transacted business in
Brokaw Wednesday.
Mrs. Ben Lynn of Babcock was in
this city shopping Wednesday.
Franklin Pardee of Wausau is in
the city on business.
NJ. C. Ewing of Wausau was in this
city on business Wednesday.
Hon. Neal Brown of Wausau was
in this city on business Wednesday.
Attorney B. r. Goggins transacted
business in Wautoma Wednesday.
County Judge, w. j. Conway, left
Wednesday for Milwaukee on bust
ness.
Miss Alma Petrie of Fond du Lac
arrived Wednesday and is a guest
of Miss Blanche Cleveland.
DR.. J. A. Jackson of Rudolph trans
acted business in this city We'd
nesday.
Miss Agnes Harris of Nekoosa is
a guest at the John Schwenk home il
this city.
f. ]. Wood returned Wednesday
from Chicago, where he has been on
business.
Miss Carrie Evans left Wednesday
for Seattle, Wash, to visit her
brother.
Mrs. e. Ross of Port Edwards is
visiting at the Matkie home in this
city for few days.
Mrs. E. B. BEDFORD left Wednesday
for Wautoma to visit her people for
short ne.
Mrs. c. H. Priest of Fond du Lac
is spending a week at the home of
E. A. Rector.
Mrs. F. Brazeau of Port Edwards
was i'll this city shopping Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. NJ B. Milne left
Wednesday for Bancroft to attend
the Baptist Church Convention.
VIM. Kellogg left Wednesday for
Hazelhurst to enjoy a few days out
ing.
Atty. Henry E. Fitch of Nekoosa
transacted business in this city We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Geo. Dewey left Wednesday
for Bancroft to attend the Baptist
Church Convention at that place.
sons, Russell and John, of Green
Bay arrived Tuesday and will spend
some time in this city.
Miss Fern Bisbee and Harvey Eric
son, who have been visiting at the
r. Harvey home in this city, left
Tuesday for their home in Merrill.
Ben Minnehan left Wednesday for
Fairbank, Ia, where he will spend
the summer with relatives on a
farm near that place.
Kenneth Smith arrived Monday
from Beloit to spend the summer
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
O. Dennis, of this city.
MIR. and Mrs. J. M. Nomiston of
Marshfield are to be guests at For
est Hill farm the latter part OF
the week.
Herman Botcher left for Buck
Drove, Iowa, Wednesday with the
intention of settling if he likes the
place.
Mrs. Otto Olson and son of Nee.
nah are in the city visiting her hus
band and looking for house il
which 10 move.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-06-24

Kew. Brown or MERRILL, Baptist
minister in that city, was in this
city between trains Wednesday on
his way to the Baptist church con-
vention at Bancroft.
Louis Swain, who is spending the
summer in Flambeau, is in this
city for few days visiting his par.
ents and transacting business.
Miss Edith Youskow and Mrs. Ed.
ward Bergan of South Bend, Ind,
arrived here to make an extended
visit with friends and relatives.
Mrs. James Lane and sister, Zita
Snider, returned Tuesday from Bah.
cock, where they have been visiting
for the past few days.
Raymond Johnson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frazer Johnson, is spending his
vacation with his grandparents on
the farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Johnson and
family drove out to Sigel Sunday to
visit with Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr.
and Mrs A. Youskow.
NJ. A. Bogoger has taken down
what is known as the carriage room
on the west side of his livery stable.
He expects to make other changes
SOON
Mesdames G. w. Mead and E. M.
Pease and Prof. NJ. H. Jackson de-
parted Wednesday for Wausau to at
tend the Sunday School Convention
being held at that place this week
Chas. F. Kruger left Monday for
Appleton and other cities in the east
ern part of the state on a business
and pleasure trip to be gone for
about two weeks.
Miss Waite EIdridge, teacher in
the Kindergarten in Berlin, was a
guest of Miss Luella Jackson be
tween trains, she being on her way
to her home in TomahaWk.
Will Meyer of the South Side, who
attends school at the University OF
Wisconsin arrived home Sunday
morning and will spend the summer
in this city with his parents.
Miss Elizabeth Broderick, who was
in the city to attend the Wheir-Brod
erick wedding, left Monday for ST.
Paul. Miss Broderick's home is in
GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ray and daugh,
ter, Dorothy, of Green Bay spent
Sunday in this city at the home OF
Mrs. Rays parents, Mr.. and Mrs
LaHaie.
Register of Deeds, E. E. Ames and
wife went to Marshfield Thursday
to attend a Masonic banquet held
at that place Thursday evening
They returned home Friday.
Supt. and Mrs. Robert Morris OF
Arpin are spending few days in
the city this week to be present al
the commencement exercises at the
| Training school
Mrs. w. w. McCulloch and child
rem of Marshfield were guests of Mrs
Geo. R. Gardner between trains Fri
day, leaving the same day for Mad
| ison.
Katherine Clark celebrated hel
fourth birthday Tuesday. Eight Of
her little play-mates were invited in
to spend the afternoon. The child
rem had a very enjoyable time.
DR.. E. J. Clark, E. L. Chambers
and Chas. Kruger went over to Stew
ems Point Thursday evening in ar
automobile to attend the knight
Templars banquet.
The Misses Eva Nilsson, Vida ant