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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
PRODUCE At HOME and
FARM BETTER, ADVISED
Hurd and Watts Give New
EngIand's Farming Needs.

"The individual, state or nation that
u most prosperous Is the one which is
nearest to being self supporting. The
agricultural problem Of Massachusetts,
is to take care Of ths Industrial life
that has developed, conserve our soil
resources and make the most Of our
agricultural advantages" says Director
william D. Hurd Of the extension serv.
Ice, Massachusetts Agricultural college.
Director Hurd points out the signin-
cant fact that the markets In Massa-
chusetts are not supplied with the
things they want and need, even
though the same products could be
raised on the land within the state.
That the state only produces one-nfth
Of the poultry consumed and less than
two-thirds Of the vegetables is shown
by the government records. Much Of
the 10000 acres within the state that
are unimproved are adapted to the
growing Of vegetables and to the pro-
duction Of poultry.
Dean Watts Of the Pennsylvania
State college says that the greatest
need Of the eastern farmer, as COM
pared with the farmer Of the corn
belt, Is better farming. He points out
that there are number Of good farms,
but insists that the other farms be
managed better. Experience has
shown that proper tillage, the right
use Of fertilizers, barn manure, good
seed, crop rotation and lining when
necessary insure farm prosperity"
Whether 1t be In New England or In
Ohio, attention must be given to the
needs Of the soil and Of the plants In
the soil before large crops Of high
quality may be produced most eco0om-
ically and with greatest profits.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
Do you believe they ever did ?
Much Wood Flour Used.

More than twenty thousand tons Of
wood -four, valued at $500, 900, are used
annually In the United States in two
widely different industries, the manufac.
ture OF dynamite and the manufacture of
inlaid linoleum.
Wood -four Is also used In making
composition flooring, oatmeal paper, and
In several other industries. 1t forms one
of the means by which the huge waste
product of our lumber mills Is beginning
to flnd some better means of disposal
than the burner. Since total Of sc, 900,
600 cords of such waste is produced each
year at sawmills 10 the United States, of
which about one-half goes into the fur
naces as fuel while the rest is burned as
refuse to get rid of it,. there is no lack OF
raw material for industries which can
develop ways of turning this waste to
account.
All wood -four using industries require
a white or very light cream colored -four
having good absorptive powers. The
wood species that may be used. are
confined to the light, non.resinous con-
ifers, and the white broadleaved woods
like poplar. Spruce, white pine and
poplar are the species most used. Mill
waste, free from bark, furnishes much OF
the raw material for making wood -four
For use In dynamite, the trade de.
mands are said to require white wood
-four, since the freshness Of dynamite
stock is indicated by q light color. Dyna.
mite -four must also be very sbsorptive,
80 there will be no leakage of nitro
elycerine from the finished product.
Wheat -four mill refuse and infusorial
earth have also been used In dynamite
making, but wood -four has practically
replaced them In this country.
In the manufacture of linoleum, either
wood or cork -four is used. The -four Ia
mixed with cementing material, spread
out on burlap and rolled or pressed to
uniform thickness. The cement is the
expensive constituent. Cork linoleum is
the cheaper because less cement is nee
essary. The patterns are printed on,
leaving q dark base. For inlsid or
straightline linoleum, wood -four Is used
exclusively. Cork linoleum is always
dark, and slightly more elastic than that
produced from wood -four. The wearing
qualities are about the same.
Two methods of producing wood -four
are practiced; one using millstones, the
other steel burr rollers to pulverlze the
wood. The latter requires only one.
fourth as much power to operate as the
former and was developed on the Pacific
Coast to handle sswdust Is raw mate.
rial. The mills of Norway which pro.
duce much Of the European wood -four
are Of the stone type.
Wood -four mills are scattered over the
country from Maine to California wher-
ever tho proper combination Of wood
and water power. 10 available, and the
domestic wood -four competes with the
Norwegian product which, before the
European war, was delivered at Atlantic
ports for $12 80 to $16 per ton.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
NEW ENGLAND AND SOUTH.
Dangers Of Southern FarmsrS "Fsiss
Economy Being Repeated.

paassrs Of Southern FarmsrS "Faiss
Economy" Being Repeated.
Last yea on account Of the very low
price Of cotton at planting season,
the Southern farmers reduced their
amounts of fertilizer applied per acre
In order to effect a saving. Instead Of
giving the plants plenty Of food 30 that
they could make q quick start and
grow rapidly to maturity, they reduced
the applications an average Of 40 per
cent. When he crop was made, the
price Of cotton had returned to 121k
cents per pound, but the yield had de-
creased SO per cent.
New England farmers who have been
thinking Of reducing the amounts Of
their applications Of fertilizer because
Of the increased prices caused by war
time conditions on the raw products
markets should consider the effects Of
such an action, az shown by the results
In>the south. With present high prices
for farm products and foodstunS IN
general and with indications that the
same prices will continue. It II gsnor.
ally conceded that It " false econ
omy" to reduce the productive capacity
Of the soils.
Although the prices Of fertilizers srs
higher, II the increased cost per acrs-
which means from 80 to 30 cents Rss
acre on a 200 pound application TO
S1.5O to $3.50 an acre on a half ton ap-
plication per acre-is' considered in ~
lation to the increased prices Of prod
ucts, the economy Of maintaining the
same applications Is demonstrated. ~
long as one or two bushels pay for The
additional expenditure and the fsrtil-
ity Of the soil II maintained and IN
creased, the use Of fertilizers confines
to be highly profitable.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
Maine for fiomeseeke

saw an article some time ago In re-
gard to the advantages offered to buyers
OF Wisconsin cut.over land. under
stand this land is rough and rocky, far
from markets and neighbors, and just as
1t came from the woodman's Ak. No
roads but the old logging roads, and no
near school facilities. understand
that the price ranges from $40 to $50 per
acre. To people who care not for the
ordinary comforts of life, and pine for
the pioneers experience, this may all be
we'll. But to those who have once en-
joyed the benefits Of near friends and
neighbors, such conditions do not ap-
peal very strongly.
have often been surprised that so
many 60 to such places when there are
so many better opportunities to be found
in Maine, where all the privileges Of
school, churches, roads, railroads and
neighbors, on cleared farms, with build
iugs and orchards, which can be bought
az cheaply per acre 90 those rough and
stumpy lands referred to. Maine offers
especial advantages to the diligent farm
or. II may not be known that We raise
more potatoes, corn and oats per acre
than any other state. And We sell them
for more per bushel than they do In the
west. We get more for our milk than It
is sold for In the west. The average
weld of potatoes is double the average
in the whole country.
For production and prices, Maine can
not be excelled by any state In the Un-
ion. And 40 to character and integrity,
her citizens stand on an equal with the
very best. Having observed the condi-
tions In many of our states, / know OF
none that offers moro advantages for
the honest homeseeker than can be
found with us. According to the last
United States statistics, Maine's advance
in prosperity has been Of . greater per-
centsQe than that of the states Of New
Ham pshire, Massachusetts,, Rhode ls-
land, Connecticut, New York, New Jer.
sew or Pennsylvania. With such rec
ord We are very proud. Werre glad to
hold ont the hand Of welcome to all hon
est people who desire to make theil
homes among us, feeling assured that
they will be able to partake OF the spirit
of our prosperity, aud raise up children
that will carry on the good work they
came to help advanCe.--C. K. smith II
New England Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
MAINE SCHOOL BOYS ARE
GETTING RECORD CROPS.
Liberal Uss of Plant Food Asslsts
Them In Profitable Production.

-Four hundred Maine schoolboys and
girls have been growing potatoes, rails
ing hens, cultivating vegetable gardens
and canning farm products under the
direction of the Maine extension de-
partment During the year 1915, 250
boys were enrolled In thirty potato
clubs, 18s girls In fifteen garden and
canning clubs and 50 boys and girls In
nine poultry clubs.
That the work Will be enlarged and
more boys and girls enrolled during
the coming year and that the results
will be even greater, Is predicted. One
boy in a potato club raised 4b9 bushels
Of potatoes at cost Of II cents per
bushel He also wrote the best essay
on potato growing. Through the keep
ing Of accurate records Of their opera
lions the boys and girls receive train
ing In farm management also.
With the farmers Of tomorrow"
getting such good results and learning
TO produce such record breaking crops,
the prospects for the farmers Of the
New England states raising enough
products for home consumption within
the next decade are very bright. Not
only are the boys and girls clubs beat
ing their parents In production, but
they are also stimulating their parents
toward better farming methods and
larger yields.
The boys who take part in potato or
corn growingcontests know that 1t takes
large amounts Of plant food In avail.
able forms such as Is contained in all
fertilizers In order to raise large crops.
They know that they must feed the soil
before the sou can feed the plants.
They know that they must put back
into the soil when they take from the
soil. BY mastering these things they
are well on the way to understanding
the proper way to operate q farm sue
cessfu1ly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
HARVEST SCENE IN NEW WHERE PLEN1
OF Ant FOOD WAS MAKING SUCH

New England Warmers Can Sell Prod
usts Without Large Delivery Charges.
That the eastern farmer and parttcu-
larry the farmer Of New England u
coming back into his own Is the be-
,hef Of DR.. g. d. Jarvis Of the Connect
cut Agricultural college. During the
period following the civil war many
eastern farmers were attracted to the
western states, and the balance Of fa-
vor swung westward. Now the west.
eFnsr finds It more dimcult each year
TO compete with the eastern farmer.
who u right at the door Of the best
American markets and u within . INV
hours run Of the best exporting CEN
tefs. a5
That Connecticut % particularly suit
ID to fruit growing and truck farming
b Dr. Jarvis declaration IN recent
article on the possibilities of. the stato.
Tobacco y one Of the largest crops,
with an acreage Of 1900 and . yioid
Of over 100000 pounds annually.
With the bringing back into produc.
tivs state Of the thousands Of acroa
the agricultural importance Of Counoe
'sieut wtll b greatly advanced. q
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
LESSON ON FERTILIZERS.
Farmer Must Accept Their Aid n Hs
Would Be Prosperous.

Farmer Must Accept Their Aid n hs
Would Be Prosperous.
Fertilizers are carriers Of plant food
In an available and concentrated form.
They contain the three elements Of
plant food most needed In crop produc.
tion-nitrogen, usually referred to as
ammonia; phosphorus, known to the
buyer as available phosphoric acid, and
potassium, known as potash.
Fertilizers are crop growers and are
made to supply definite need. For
thousands Of years we have known
that manure increases crop yields. One
hundred years ago chemists found the
same plant food elements In other sub
stances, though In varying proportions,
and that by various treatments artif-
cial manures could be produced That
was the beginning of the fertilizer In.
dustry, which has grown to the point
that over 100000 tons are consumed
In the United States alone each year.
The big reason for the growth In the
consumption Of fertilizers lies In the
fact that fertilizers help grow crops,
increase Yields and farm profs whsr-
ever properly used. Soils are fast be-
Ing robbed Of their supply Of available
tsSdnty-of ammonia, phosphoric acid
and potash. Plants must be fed az we'll
a. animals. Fertilizers feed the plants,
hasten maturity, improve quality and
increase yields. They make poor soils
better and rich soils more fertile.
There Is no mystery about the action
of fertilizers In plant growth. Nitrogen
q ammonia causes quick and vigorous
growth Of stalk or stem and makes for
4 quick starting crop. Available phos-
phorio acid helps I'LL the grain or fruit
and hastens ripenfng. Potash strength
ems the stalk or straw and helps to
plump and all the grain and fruit.
To obtain the best results fertilizers
containing varying amounts Of the
plant food ingredients should be fitted
10 the varying needs Of crops and 70
make up for the deficiencies Of certain
soils. Hay Is grown for the stalk and
hance needs more Of the Ingredient
which promotes stem and leaf growth
md should have fertilizer running
high In ammonia. Corn Is grown for
ths grain and needs fertilizer con-
taiuing more Of the crop ripener and
dller, phosphoric acid, than Of the
vtarter and stalk rtrengthener.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
Hosu T.uo Men
Cured LaCrippe

Last winter I suffered with . ter:
rible cold and q case Of la grtppe.
writes z. G. Rhodes Of Middleton, &c:
sWhen getting well OF la grippe stiii
had q hacking cough and for several
months could get no relief. Finally
I began taking Foleys Honey and
Tar and soon ! was well Of both
cough and cold and 1t never re-
+. q. Prevo. Bedford. Ind. writsss
-After having An attack OF ia gripps
\ tried everything. lost In yeight
and got DO thin It looked az thoush
! would never get weil: tried LEG
40 6okklea cured me. am uoW veil
ana back to normal weight"
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound ID
= heslinr Family remedy and seldom
tails to relieve coughs. colds, Group
vhooping cough, raw % ana pnamsc rs9st.
"a tickling throat and bronchaes
A. =. sHURrLHRF CO.. South Pszi1
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
H.tertaiu the Quests.

This will be record year Tor New
England tourists. Thousands OF people
with millions Of money see again shut
out of Europe, owing 10 the waS. Taey
were last year and It was confidently DO
lieved this tourist money would . epees
st home. Most Of it VA. bat New hng'
land did not see ~ share. People went
west to see the great Pacific expeditions
and other attractions.
: Hesoe the snticipatsd isdux into New
Rugland did NOT fully mature.
This year it should. LDe farmers pre-
pare to feed and sntsrtsln our frisnda
royalty. Local hotels will require guam
titles Of frssh products from the farm'
Arrange early with these 70 give 9
stsady end desired slpply. Thns result.
vii b. plsasiag and pro6tab's to oil
concerned.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
WITHOUT WHICH THERE
IS NOTHING DOING.
Plants Must Fssd, Just - Animate
Fssd, 20 Grow.

A rich soil Is the first essential to
good farming. Too often we forget
that and try to skimp along. hoping to
make crops grow without any plant
food to do It on. II plants are to grow
they must feed, just as animals feed
II we could only see the plants mouths
In the roots among the soil particles
we would better understand the crying
need of soil fertility and we would b
more prompt always to have It sup
piled. Now Is the time to plan for
making the soil Of every field . rich
soil. Animal manures carefully con.
served. commercial fertilizers rational
" and literally applied and green ma.
nufss plowed under In . proper envf
roument, each or all, viii turn the
trick. But plant food you must esG
Az the lawyers would say, II b The
sine qua non-without which nothing
doing-of good farmins.-Glenn @.
Hayes, Editor American Farming.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
Dss,s eS Az Aerisuitvrs b Prepse uss
st OF Plant Food.

Dss,s os Az Aerisaiturs b Proper uss
stE 81 'of Plant Food.
The basis Of an agriculture Is ferttl-
ity, and the experience Of farmers In
general In the New England, eastern,
southern and middle western states
proves that the tudidous use Of COM
msrcial fertilizers b the key to ration
d, businssslikA profitable farming.
The gigantic fsats In producing food
fsom the soil accomplished by the en-
sthbstt,sd nations Of Europe becomes
possible solely because they have ap-
preeiatsd and understood the value
and uss Of available plant food. HIS
tory confirms the statement that avail
abls plant food along with proper soll
tillass = fundamental and brings the
hrssst farm prodtk-Profsssor Henry
q. Ban Agronouaist, Scl Improvsmsnt
Oommdttee Of National vsrdhsef ~
,po61ation. IN "yaeb On Vsrhnty."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
Planting ID Good Ground.

Perhaps no movement has spread
moro rapidly than the organization OF
the boys and girls farm clubs. 1t
seems ~ though every agricultural agen.
OF has done somo work along this line.
The government has acted directly and In
corporation with other agencies; tho
various extension departments alone and
through the farm bureau have conduct
ed the work, while grange, local agricul-
tural association, rural school and indi.
vidual farmer have stimulated tho move.
ment. But why oil this time and effort,
10 say nothing Of funds involved, to
stimulate interest In good. farming
among the young folksf It 10 this:
Good seed sown for the boys and girls
Of to-day will bear fruit tomorrow. The
harysst viii coms, and it will give {
many fold return upon the sowing when
these present-day young folks take the
wheel. OF course We look into to-day
for what to-day viii bring, but good
farmer always must prepare his ground
for che harvest 10 como. And how bet
tse than through our boys and girlsf
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11

limiting Factor In Potato Growing.
I believe that Prof. w. ]. Green OF
the Ohio Experiment Station was right
twenty years ago when he said that he
believed phosphoric acid was the coz
trolling element In a potato fertdlisse.
Il is the controlling element In Q fss.
tilizer for practically any crop that
needs a good soil. believe that =
land is made fertile 1t win produce
most crops adapted to the region, and
when a soil Is infsrtile phosphorus actd
is the controlling element In q eom-
plete fertilizer that must b used untn
the helplessness Of such a soil has
been taken away by lime, phosphorus,
clover sods and some manure~-Pro&.
Ava Agee IN National etockmaa and
Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
SOIL Is BASIS OF LIFE.
Director Bspson Alec Says kkehsn 10
4aaIa ~ 0osn~Atio Lifa.

Director Bspson Alec Says kkehsn 10
Basis Of Domestic Life.
The soil ID the basis Of life itself.
The kitchen Is the basis Of organised
domestic life. Whatever else We may
believe with reference 10 the proper
methods Of handling school gardens,
home gardens, club projects, contests
and other activities for the develop
ment Of character and efacisncy IN the
boys and girls Of today we are al
agreed that real home Life as well a.
successful citisenship IL very closely
related to the soil and to mothers
htchen.-O. b. Benson, Director Boys
and Girls Work, United States D.
partment Of Agriculture.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
HIS AGE IS AGAINST HIN

~ am 80 years old and I have BEEN
troubled with kidneys and bladder for 8
good many years." writes Arthur JoBes.
Allen, Kans. on age 10 sgainst me 70 ever
get cured, but Foley Kidney Pills do me
moro good than anything evsr tried. "
Rheumatism, aching back, shooting
pains, sHn joints, lrregulsy sctlop. all
hive 'bssn relieved. "a. =. shuStlsA
Co., 8, pGS1o.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11

Az part Of campaign Of education,
the New York health department will
breed and send ont more than one mil.
lion mosquitoes. Will "breed mosqui.
toes" mind you. Lot the signi6canoe Of
that expression soak into your CONSCIOUS.
ness. ITO gild refined gold, to paint the
lily" etc.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11

High Production and High Profits.
Fertilizers for most soils and crops
are necessary Cor the highest produc-
tion and, when rightly used, for the
highest profitable producton.-Director
Jenkins, Connecticut Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station. :.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
skim.miIk Has nigh Food Value

Skim. milk 10 q very economical food
material In the opinion OF experts In the
Department of Agriculture, and might
we'll be more largely used as human
food; this In spite of the fact that 1t 10
niue-tenths water. The argument for
economy is based on the price at which
It is usually sold and upon the compost
ton of the remaining tenth, or the nu-
tritive portion.
Whole milk, 80 every ono knows. Is an
indispensable food for the young, and
even in the diet OF the adult It 10 com.
paratively economical. The only nutri.
emit taken from 1t In skimmiDg is the
butterfat. There 10 left, therefore, In
the skim milk, not only all OF the sugar,
which amounts to about four r~snd one
halt parts In every 100, and oil OF the
mineral substances, but also all OF the
protein. The lastnamed substance 10
important because, besides serving %
fuel for the body, as fats, sugars and
starches do, It also supplies heterogeneous
tissue-building material. The proper
tion of protein In skim.milk, % we'll 40
of the mineral constituents, which are
also valuable for bodybuilding, is even
greater than In whole milk.
; Since the nutritlve part OF skim.milk
consists very largely Of protein, 1t 10 to
be olassed as whole milk Ii, with such
food materials as eggs, meat, ash, poul-
try and cheese (though 1t is much more
delicate than those foods), rather than
with such substances 40 sugar, which
serve only a. fuel. Two and half
quarts of skim. milk contain almost -
much protein and yield about the same
amount Of energy - . pound Of round OF
beef. When skim.milk sells for four
cents quart, or about two cents .
pound, aud round Of beef for twenty
cents pound, . dime, or any other sum
of money spent for skim-milk, will pro-
vide nearly twice % much nourishment
az it will II spent for round steak.
Round OF beef, Of course, is one OF the
lower.priced meats; and when compared
with the moro expensive cuts. skim
milk makes still better showing from
the standpoint of economy. The COM
parison with oysters Ii very significant.
A quart OF oysters contains less than
twice % much nourishmeut - quart OF
skim.milk, and yet 1t often costs several
times - much.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
NOTICE.

The subscriber hereby gives notice that he
has been duly appointed executor Of the last
viii and testament OF
CHARLES s. NOBLE, late Of Paris,
In the County of Oxford, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate Of said deceased are
desired 20 present the same for settlement, and
all indebted thereto sre requested TO make
payment Immediately.
March 2lst, 1916. lSl5
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-04-11
Wren Land Nssds Drainage.

Whsn drainage b needed ID air can
not enter The soil to help make TIE
inert plant food available, N friendly
bacteria cannot WORK, @ plant root1
y.u not penetrate into the stasnAns
pon and a. planting and culdvadn0
ars Delayed and hindered. The sc1 =
water ssaIed when 4 should b open
and active Wet land = hope1ese-
Drainase q ths solution.