New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-16

Of Agriculture in one more Of the csnerss !, ~.
State, 10 hNnlsse, inssnneh O. the Lsxu'a,n,s N
Dot probably grant IL Some Of the date, a; III.
Professor OF Agriculture are: to give instrucuos e.
10 all pupil applyieg to Nssser all les,.r ..l,,.-'
formation, AMI 70 SaaI, al sosis sesf k,~ B. 80,
ers Of the State. or By tAe Board Of Axrleult.,, -
efeASrge, and Communicate the results by letter ~.
c. npepssiop is 10 be 5000 per AMMAN TIL. !. -
Did Il ever occur 20 the learned nlemea J,siss.
and lawy err of the BeaId tha, instruction. ,sas
eeived soud doubtless, be un.rscticL, tia, he A..
sweipg OF the many letters would probs ,ly be oevo,s
the capacity IT one right bd that the an Ayrrs, ~
eli soils cent for sach purpose woad require oreh.
bly, more thsn one chemist. aud that, even II corr.c.
aDsly s. we're made, they Soali be a. wosAless a
Greek 10 post farmers unless they scco ,,oisd
by full explanaiOn Of their char aod reaa,s
ments. They are rot practical farmers who cevrs
such measures. Notwithstanding these chimerss thu
Board of Agriculture Is doug aad hs already tOrs
much good.
The State OF Maine, so much oft ~ cones zaser
the observation OF the ordinary traveller. present. y,
greater eeoLomiesl Inducements for az ionsnt .hxa
may be found 10 most parts OF Ne~ lug and; bot ca
passing bsy ond the usual Routes AMI pea-
ersiing the northern counties. Aroostook. PscSs.
gus, Somerset aid FraNk,iu,l We strike soil Of tAs
grtattst fertility. Aroos,ook County especially
offers rare Inducements kcr s-tt ement The paste
lsr Is may be taken Up by actual settles in sections
100 acres each Ind pai for ~ the rate Of City cent,
per acre, BY mskng road th ough the cel,eT OF la
section. Some of tae crops raised here we,e O. nos.
fabulous For instance: ia October last, | "a ia.
formed by msny farmers about PresQle lse and For.
Fairfield that hey had ust taken In crops OF sbov
the following m snitudes potatoes, 400 ba.hels Dc,
sere; wl.si 80 10 s. bushelels per acre; oats
over 100 bushels per acre. &c. raess a..
fully equsl 10 the largest crops OF the Wanted West
ard iIsts sd Of being Obliged 10 sell at los prees
in Ohio, and other Western States the farmers Z
Aroostook 6Dd ID the large lunberng operations q.
hal Of tk.f ~
N.w-York City La, fall, POTATOES we're sid 40
cents per bushe slo0per acre; oats, az oV cents 81
bu,hei ard wheat at 80 20 per bushel While hay
bad been sold, the winter s.tur 81 $40 per tgn. u
fact the country 10 not vet sufficiently settle 20 pre
duce all OF the provisions luired 10y The lnmbernes
Al a. ~ consequence the price OF proiueo "a rees.
lated by the ma, k.ts Of Bangor Calsis aud ST. joins
snd the price of tesnlug from these localities SCrs
ArsoS.ook ia peopled by Intelligent social men saa
worep from the western part of the state Al II hN
been their universal experience 20 meet with pecan.
ary saccess in their farming operations The winter
are long aud cold but they are dry And cheerful Tie
farmers ere admit that they are adcasb~k but na
sufficiently 70 out weigh the fertility or the soil an
the fun OF sleigbing
LET some of our unemployed strike for Aroos.ocs
County, begin ~ farm laborers, and perseyere.
their exor,ioDs. ano they canGot fail 10 boco ne in
short tin independents and happy farmers, quiet pc
Of 100 acres OF soil equal to that OF the maee
printed Miami Valley, aud the recipients OF bounr.
iul reward for their labors. DrOuth Is there almcs
III knowr-' hard times ana soup houses total
20. Ionly write that which know from having W
tied TIE country and learned the experience OF may
of lie inhabitants.
Sportsmeu might find worse field than E~te'n
Maine One days staging, ~ sx'ytsp miles, they
viii be short on,s il we sit on the box with Sen
Croker takes IA from Bangor to Mtawanksx,
on the PEI obscot River, where there are comfortable
sccomn oaaiionr and within short tramp Of tbs hotel
may be fonr deer trout snd pariridges in quantities
10 ,ut With an Indian guide and good canoe oas
m., soon reach the moose disui'ts aud Try his
with worthisr game Heaith.eeekers and tourists vii
fId about Mount Kstahdin Pleasant Mountain ID
Cumberlan County Moosehead Lake, Sebsyo, sai
Long Pond. &c, ample CONF ensaton for the journy.
These bits of advice may be out Of season nov, shsa
northern kiss deserted, even in thought. by our
travelling frebds bat let them he collected until sa-,
and then let tb. m be regarded hany poor dyspeotc
il mourning over the effects Of condne nent and ATE
suppers let him abosh his dietary code and his nd
gestion together, start for logging camp in Mana
and there spebd two week., On snow shoes by day
and on temlock boughs at light, and he viii return
to bis old baubts u better man, physically, mentally
and, perhsps, morally. The logsers will give hins
hearty welcome 10 their camp, and may lead him 10
well-stocked yard OF moose or deer
Send your na'ure-loviDg royers 10 the bills ari
lakes to the clear atmosphere and wild sports Of
Maine for there they may be sstated with al that
mot delightful and If you can induce your poor,
starving " worbiDgmen without work 70 emigras 10
Arooetook or Prcatsquis County, you will render
III, more service than in the distribution Of cagoes
Of upesrDed bread. Truly yours, Peter PLowfR.
dususta, Jan. %. 1885,