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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
Science in F Farming.

So much is being said and written
about science in farming that one might
reasonably conclude that knowledge
of the sciences is all that is required to
make farming successful. The agricul-
tural papers lat least many OF them,) the
schools, stations, colleges, and even the
government through its department. of
agriculture have SO much to say about
it, and put their work in such light,
that beginners, outside people, students,
and residents of the town having long
ing for open air life, are led to conclude
that all is needed to make the farm a
royal success is to call in a file of bulle-
tins, hear some of the institute lecturers,
and perhaps attend the short course at
the colleges, and then take home these
new ideas TO the old farm, or buy new
one, get some litmus paper of the drug
gist and test the acidity of the soil, aud
then go to making the money so easily
in sight. Is il strange to an old dufter
on the farm that there are disappoint-
ments and wrecks along the way made
so plain, so easy, so inviting by these
representations?
Farming is business. Science is
greatly aiding it through the instru-
mentalities named; but farm can no
more be successfully run on knowledge
alone of the sciences involved than could
cotton-mill without superintendent.
A know ledge of the business manage
ment of farming is quite as important as
a knowledge of the sciences involved.
No farm can be made a successful enter
prise without careful and intelligent
management of it's business relations.
Scientific knowledge does not include
all requirements necessary to success in
carrying on farm.
Just at this point our schools OF agrl-
culture are defective. 1t is a difficult
want to meet in the schools, but could
measurably be supplied by a course in
Business Farming. Students we'll SCHOOL
ed in "How Crops Crow" and "How
Crops Feed" 60 out from the schools to
the farm and find themselves handicap
ped from lack of knowledge of the
farm management as concentrated into a
business. In such case the best course
is to take post graduate training for a
couple of years with farmer who is
carving on his farm in a successful
manner. Nowhere can farm manage
ment be so profitably studied as on the
farm where it is being carried out
Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
A 600 Acre Farm,

Few people outside of Bridgewater
know there is q nine hundred acre farm
in that town, and not every one there
knows it. II. G. Morse returned from
a trip to the west four years ago filled
with western grit and ideas. he went
out back of Bridgewater Centre two
miles and bought 900 acres of as pretty
land as ever was made and went to work
In the four years he has cleared 4OC
acres, taking of about two thousand
cords of wood each year for which there
was ready sale at the tannery, school
houses. business places and residences.
So far as we know Morse Ia the wood
King" of Aroostook. This year he vii
sell over 1000 cords. His crops this yea
consisted of six thousand bushels oats
twelve hundred bushels of buckwheat
twenty -four hundred barrels potatoe'
| and one hundred and fifty tons OF hay
This is certainly farming on big scale
Next season he will cut three hundred
and ffty tons of hay.
Mr.. Morse believes In the Roosevelt
policy AZ we'll as western for he has
| robust family Of fifteen, eight girls anc
seven boys. When these boys grow VI
and are turned loose on this nine hun
dred acre farm it will 60 on record .
the largest farm in the state.-Mars Hi
Il View
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
THE AMERICAN WOMAN.
Her Position Here and Its Influence In
the Old World.

Her Position Here and Its Influence In
the Old World.
There is no doubt that the most in
teresting thing to the European who
lands on the northern shores "f ihe
new world iS the American woiiihr--
that happy. victorious heroine ot mod
ern feminnism who has discovered
how To extract from the new condition
Of woman all the advantages with al
most none OF the inconvenl"ncPs: that
being who has known how To assume
the masculiuity IN all that regards In.
dependence and liberty OF action ana
remain feminine In grace. charm and
altruism: that American beauty. that
American genius. whose wonders are
seen and felt In all the American and
European reviews. whose writers de-
clare her to be engaged almost ELL
tirey In severe study. IN masculine
work. sport and similar occupations.
Europe, moreover. Is right. The
American woman Is not onl! one OF
the most interesting phenomena or
North America. but IL also the phe'
nomenon of the new world that might
have the greatest and gravest erect,
on the old. shaking on their fo9,yg..s.
tions the essential principles of our fe.
male instruction and training. over
throwing the society Of the old conti-
nent or continents. which rest to
greater extent than Is realized on the
antique functions Of woman In the
family and In society. Gina Lombroso
Ferrero In Putnam's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
NUMBER 3.
There was nothing to be seen of

There was nothing to be seen Of
their prosecutors.
The car. continued to crawl. Five
iilnutes dragged tediously. Gradually
they drew abreast tavern standing
back q distance from the road. Slug
gishly the car rolled up before 1t and
tame to dead and silent halt.
Charles. the mechanician. jumping out,
ran hastily up the path toward the inn.
In the car Brentwick turned again, his
eyes curiously bright in the starlight,
his forehead quantity furrowed. his
voice apclogetic.
1T may take few minutes" he said
undecidedly. plainly endeavoring to
cover up his own dark doubts. MY
dear" to the girl, IF have brought
trouble upon you In this wise ! shall
never earn my own forgiveness"
"As If you could be blamed" protest
ed the girl. You mustn't think of 1t
that way. Fancy, what should we
have done without you:"
I'm afraid / have been very clum-
sy." sighed Brentwick. clumsy and
impulsive. Kirkwood. do you hear
anything"
Not yet, sir
Perhaps" suggested Brentwick q
little later-"perhaps we had better
alight and 20 up to the inn. 1t would
be more cozy there. especially II the
petrol proves hard to obtain and we
have long to wait"
81 should like that" assented the
girl decidedly.
Eirkwood nodded his approval,
opened the door and jumped ont to
assist her, then picked up the bag
and followed the pair. Brentwick lead
Ing the way with Dorothy on his arm.
[To BE CONTINUED.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
The Better Cow That Is Coming.

/ IuC DCtlCE WV shoe - SSAAsa~>6'
A better COW is on the way than any
we have ever had yet.
Will she be Jersey, Guernsey, Holstein
or Durham, or what will she be? That
is the question which goes up from
every part of this great land of ours;
and the answer comes back, "She will
not be any one of these breeds but of
them ALL" And that will be as near to
the truth as any man can tell, no matter
how he may be blessed with the gift ot
prophecy.
The COW of to-day is better COW than
the one we knew yesterday. She makes
more butter, she gives more milk, she is
more beautiful than any COW we ever
owned in the past. The eyes of the man
of yesterday would have stood out in
astonishment if he had been told that
one single cow could give $500 pounds
of milk per year, containing 300 pounds
of butter; and that is only what we OK
pect the average COW to do at the pres
eat time. II is not considered worth
while to keep COW that will not make
200 pounds of butter year. There are
cows that give more than one thousand
pOuuuS VI OutlcI ySdA, ohu ehS oso'y 80
still to be continued.
What we are learning is not to select
our cows according to any particular
breed but for their ability to take food
and make milk and butter from 1t at the
highest possible profit.
BY study we are coming nearer and
nearer to the ideal COW. That We have
not yet seen her is plainly to be seen
from the fact that every year the figures
are mounting upward. The cow which
wins the worlds championship this year
will next year be in the background,
beaten by one that was not particularly
known little while ago.
What the everyday farmers need to do
is to catch the inspiration of what the
experts are doing and make some figures
for themselves. This will call for study,
patience and care in breeding and select
ing cows that are able to make records.
Right on his own farm one may make
original experiments that will astonish
ones soul. And that is the kind of
work that tells. We may stand a bit in
awe of what the leaders are doing.
Figures they give out may stupefy and
discourage us; but the figures we make
ourselves count for something and in
spire US to greater effort.
How shall we begin? With few OF
the common, everyday dairy utensils.
First, a pair of scales, then a Babcock
test, reliable separator, a good churn
and a pencil aud paper. With these
keep a record of what each COW is doing
and act accordingly.
Do this and every dairyman in this
country will tomorrow have his better
L. Vincent in Maine Farm
er
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
THE RACE FOR RICHES.
10 Wealth That Cannot Be Enjoyed
Worth the Price2

The writer once inquired of a very
successful man:
when do you ever get a m;ss2t's
time for your own self-to be your
self and TO think your own thoughts?
Do you ever get time like that?'
The very successful man hesitated
for a moment and then replied:
"Why. yes. ! get such a time while
| am being shaved In the morning"
Is success really worth the price
when 1t must be paid for at such a
ratel OF what nse are mansions and
country houses and great estates II
one has no time to visit them and en-
Joy their beauty: Why should one
collect through agents the most ex-
quisite works Of art II he cannot find
more than n casual half hour In which
to view them? What are wife and
children II you are always Fastening
about the world. far too preoccupled
to give them any serious thought or
to receive the pleasure which their
company could afford your
And yet there is one sole satisfac-
tion-If It he satisfaction. Millions
of your fellow countrymen and coun-
trywomen will believe beyond all
doubt that you are really happy ana
will envy you.-Munsey's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
Breed Up, Not Down.

| Not long ago / was looking over the
fine dairy herd of prosperous dairy
man, and noted that all of his herd were
eligible to registry and nearly all were
recorded. asked him why he did not
use grade sire to attain the same re-
suits. His reply was characteristic Of
the man: "a grade sire adds fourth
more uncertainty. He is only half
blood, and that half may be made up OF
two or more breed influences. He can
add only fourth of his good blood and
still carries a fourth more of his COM
mon blood to the common blood of the
grades which already have and wish
| to improve. It's breeding down hill all
the time with grade sire. You are
diffusing all the time the percentage OF
good blood you happen to have already,
and all the more so when your grade is
a mixture of breeds, however good, for
| mixed pure bloods lend very little to
the sum of betterment, and are quite as
likely to breed back for generations and
give you 'speckled bird as to show a
gain"
Here was dairy sermon in one hun
dred words. So long as grade Is used
as sire you are mixing in an uncertainty
that is forever cropping out 10 an un-
desirable form or function. asked
what the result was when pure breds
were used each generation on the high
grades. "You can never depend upon
their breeding true so long as there is a
drop of common blood in a COW or SIRE"
he said. "There is constant taking
back which confuses the man who is
trying to make all possible out of bis
herd. Just contrast the breeding of my
herds of common stock twenty years
ago with this herd now Of pure breds.
Think back to the proceeds of my dairy
then in milk and sale of surplus stock
with what l am doing now and getting
| in the way of produce and sales of stock.
Three times as much now, and all be-
cause have eliminated the uncertainty
of the produce of common stock, and
now have the combined influence OF one
hundred years of pure and direct con-
centrated breeding behind my herd"
Is this not the answer to the question
why the common stock dairies and those
reputed to be grades give no greater
returns as dairies or in price of stock?-
Iohn Gould in Tribune Farmer,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18

word or two may presently be
passed which you would hardly care
to hear"
Kirkwood fingered with his friend
upon the door stoop. Calendar, re
covered from his temporary consterna
ton. was already at the gate, bending
over 1t, fat fingers fumbling with the
latch, his round red face lifted to the
house. darkly working with chagrin.
From his threshold, watching him
with a slight contraction Of the eyes
Brentwick hailed him in tones Of cloy,
Ing courtesy:
"Do you wish to see me, sirr"
The fat adventurer faltered just
within the gateway. Then, with tru-
culent swagger. 81 want my daugh-
terw lie declared vociferously.
Brentwick peered mildly over his
glasses. first at Calendar, then at Kirk
wood. His glance fingered a moment
on the young mans honest eyes and
swung back to Calendar.
"My good man." he said. with sub
lime tolerance. Twill you be pleased to
take yourself off-to the devil II you
like? Or shall l take the trouble to
interest the police?"
He removed one fine and fragile
hand from a pocket Of the dowered
dressing gown long enough to jerk II
significantly toward the nearer street
corner.
Thunderstruck, Calendar glanced
hastily in the indicated direction. A
blue coated bobby WAS to be seen ap
preaching with measured stride, dif
fusing upon the still evening air al
impression Of ineffably capable sell
contentmert.
Calendars feshy lips parted ant
closed without sound. He baneel
the .ite behind him and waddled o..
to join the captain. who already. Will
praiseworthy native prudence. had
fallen back upon their cab.
Sullenly extracting money from hi;
pocket. he paid off his driver and Ii
company with Stryker trudged In mo
rose silence down the street.
Brentwick touched Kirkwood's arii
and drew him into the house.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18

81 was detained-by business re-
sponded Brentwick briefly. His gaze.
weary and wistful behind his glasses,
rested on the face Of the girl on the
threshold of his home, and the faint,
sensitive flush Of her face deepened.
He stopped and honorG her with
how that. for all his fantastical sttire,
would have graced beau Of an earlier
decade. "Will you be pleased to en-
,er3" he suggested punctiliously. my
house, such as 1t Is, is quite at your
disposal. And" he added. with
glance over his shoulder, y fancy that
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18

his motor car. AS long as they trav-
eled within the metropolitan limits,
constrained to observe a decorous pace
In view Of the prejudices Of the coun-
ty council, it was matter Of no diff
Guilty whatever to maintain his dis
tance. But once they had won through
Shepherds Bush and, paced by huge
double deck trolley trans. were flying
through Hammersmith on the Tx
bridge road-once they had run through
Acton and knew beyond dispute that
now they were without the city bound
aries-then the complexion Of the bust
ness was suddenly changed.
Not too soon for honest sport. Cal
endar was to have (Kirkwood would
have said In lurId American idiom) a
run for his money. The scattered
lights Of Southall were wlnking out
behind them before Brentwick chose
TO give the word to the mechanician.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
Where Butter Gets Its Flavor.

Flavor Is the controlling factor in the
quality of butter. In the scale OF points
made up for judging the quality OF but
ter flavor is given as many points OF
merit as all the other factors of quality
combined. 1t is, in fact, the only factor
that gives butter the delectable taste SO
inviting to the palate and which renders
this article so desirable for use. In the
judging of the comparative merits OF
different makes of butter at exhibitions
flavor is usually the only factor that gets
scored down. At the Skowhegan ex-
hibit, the other day, every other factor
with nearly every sample, was given a
perfect score.
Thus it is seen that it is of impor.
tance to know where or through what
means butter gets its flavor. There is a
natural flavor to pure milk. This may
be modified in several ways. First, by
the feed eaten by the COW giving the
milk. Every one who has handled milk
knows that any rank favored feed will
carry its damaging effect into the milk.
In the same manner any desirably flavor
ed feed will carry its effect to the milk.
Hence it is seen at glance that in order
to have milk of the natural flavor the
cows must be fed on feeds carrying only
fiavors that are desirable. The ideal
feeds are the sweet grasses and clovers
in their natural condition. Hence the
superiority of June butter. We once
knew noted butter maker who bought
second crop clover on which to feed bis
cow for the winter butter show.
Second, the desired flavor In butter
may be built up, strengthened, or
brought out more prominently, by air
ing the cream for time, and thus aid
ing it to put on an acid condition. In
this much skill is required that the
change called for be carried only so far
as to bring out the condition desired.
Third, the milk from fresh cows car
ries more pronounced flavor than that
from strippers, and the same will be
carried into the butter made from 1t.
Thus it is seen that the quality Of the
feed 10 the prime factor of choice butter,
and that beyond that the skill of the
maker is involved.-Z. A. Gilbert in
Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
Cross.Bred Fowl.

1t appears to be prevalent idea with
poultrymen that each breed OF fowls
should be kept separate in order to get
the best results. Cooping with another
breed is not usually favored. For many
years we kept only the pure-bred White
Plymouth Rocks, inbred without
change-perbaps for dozen years, or
until they did not pay in eggs for the
food they consumed. Although we'll
fed, with comfortable winter quarters,
they laid no eggs until March, and then
sparingly,
By accident they became crossed with
new neighbours fowls, which consisted
of breeds of all colors, so blended to-
gether that only an expert could have
traced them. Our hens were duly set 10
April and hatched out the queerest lot
of chickens ever lowered by pure
white hen. Among them there was an
occasional white chick, but the larger
part were streaked, striped and speck-
led, with some as black as crows. For
once, after many years experience in
caring for chickens, was disgusted, as
in color they represented all the breeds
of the earth.
The chicks, however, grew finely, with
never a pimping one among them, and
at length went into winter quarters,
and in early spring commenced laying,
aud for two seasons have kept it up.
We have never had SO many eggs from
the same number of hens as for the
past two summers, which here have
brought prices that have made keeping
poultry for the sale Of eggs very profit
able. During some part of the past two
summers these fowls have been confined
to a roomy yard and fed on various
kinds OF grain, with trough of butter
factory milk always before them, and
occasionally given an hours liberty late
in the afternoon for exercise and range
over the farm to secure the elements
not found in their quarters, but which
were necessary to egg production.
We are now sorting out the 1colored
fowls for family use, and have respect
able looking flock of fowls, all of which
are nearly white, but which, of course,
retain a measure of foreign blood.-A. ).
| C. B. in Country Gentleman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18

I kept close watch Of my flock, and
the hens that began to lay first after
molting put into separate pens. FROM
these pens gathered my eggs Tor hatcn
ING. and by so doing have wonderfully
improved the laying qualities OF %!
flock. This mating has also been tns
means of rearing birds with stronger
oonstitutions-more hardy and vigorous
Farm Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18

ventilation that comes in everywhere
through the cracks Is not ventilation aI
ali. IL is cold shivers up and down tne
hack and lots Of discomfort. Don't Ie'
II be that way in your houses.-Fsrm
Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
CHAPTER XXX.

NT steady gait, now and again
Ia checked In Difference to the
street traffic, Brentwick's mo-
4 = tor car rolled. with resonant
humming Of the engine, down the
Cromwell road, swerved into Warwick
road and swung northward through
Kensington to Shepherds Bush. Be-
hind 1t Calendars car clung as II tow
ed by an invisible cable. never gain
ing, never losing.
To some extent he reckoned without
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18

The era of big hogs seems to be pass
ing away. Hogs Weighing from one
hundred twenty-five to two hundred
pounds-the smooth small boned kind
bring the most money.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
Good lmauination.

Teddy. after having drink OF plain
soda water. was asked how he liked II.
mot very WELL" he replied. 1t
tastes too much as though my foot had
gone asleep in my mouth."-Success
Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
Prodigai.

Prodigai.
THAT fellow seems to be extrava-
CANT"
"lIopelessly. he spends his own
money Just as II It were the govern
ment's."-Louisville Courier-Journal
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
No Panic.

No PANIC.
I'VE had u bad fire scare In church
today"
Good gracious! Was there panicT
Not to notice. The minister preach.
ed on the internal regions.".-New York
Journal
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
AMONG THE FARMERS.
!" SPEED THE PLOw.'

Correspondence on practical agricultural topic
10 solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department 70 HENRY ID
HAnnoND. AGRICULTURAL Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-01-18
CHAPTER xxx.

AS the door closed Klrkwood
IA swung impulsively to Brent,
wick with the brief, uneven
4 4 laugh of fine drawn nerves.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-06-30
OUTSTANDING AMERICA.

writes as follows TO Senator Owen:
My dear Senator:-I return TO you
herewith your communication of the 2sth
ulto. together with the enclosed communi-
cation from Robert Hunter of Highland
Farm, Norton Heights, Conn, and regret
that 1 can not comply with your request
for a copy of document 521 Sixty first
Congress, second session, report of the
strike at Bethlehem steel works, by rea-
son of the fact that only one copy is
available for my distribution in the doc
| ument room, and the same has already
been disposed of. Yours very truly
then wrote to u newspaper friend in
Washington, asking him to obtain for me
copy of this suppressed report. Here
is his answer:
"Dear Bob:-After having failed the
last few days TO LOCATE a copy of
,, the eBthlehem report L was finally sue
cessful today. ORDERS TO SUP
PRES this report must have certainly
come from higher up as the most in
tiuential Congressman and Senators are
unable to secure single copy
Some time ago the senators at Wash
inSton suppressed the report of in
vestigation into the homes of the poor at
Washington, D. c.
When asked why it was suppressed
| they said it was because there were por-
,, tons in it unfit to be sent through the
mails.
wonder if an investigation into the
conduct of Charles M. Schwab at South
Bethlehem is also considered unfit to be
sent through the mails
l wonder if evidence of tyranny in this
country is unfit to be sent in the mails.
L wonder if the story of abject slaves
IN this country making battleships for
our government is unfit to be sent through
the mails.
In any case, things at South eBthehem
are rotten, and Charles NJ Schwab is a
| disgrace to America.
And the connection between the rotten
gang in Washington and the steel trust
is the limit, and they don't dare let the
people know.