Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-07
Twm the Maiae Farmer.
xr. aoodale's Report for 1851.

We have pccn tavor~ WIN suSsnS'a
sheets OF the Sii,h Annual Rspori-ls6l.
IL comprises, as usual. the procecdins' OF
the Board at Its late srssiou; which how
ever are much more condensed than former.
ly.
The Investigations Of the Secretary upon
marine manures. gives one Of the most val
liable papers ever submitted to The farming
community OF Maine. Having Q sca-coss,
Of several hundr,d miles 10 extent. with nu.
nsrous large rivers, and coves and bays. !,
b. no, easy to e.timat. the immense amount
Of iertillIipg matter to be obtained from
thi. .ouree. in the form Of ssa.wced, fish
and f.h os.l and muscle bed. And AL
though IL /, the coast towns which make
the greatest use oi this kind OF dressing. u
would - quite es.y TO imagine. what would
ts the re-ul, of farming in ihess sections
without the aid % such manurcs. Bot the
Investigation. Of the secretary the pas, 80
.oa-and which are contained 10 this re-
Tnrt-eo to show thata portable, sneien,
and inoaen.itc manure can be made from
t.h and f.h DIAL which can be cheaply
transported into the Interior Of the State but
which may b. the mean, OF building ups
most inpOr,an, branch Of home industry
branch hitherto neglected. but one which
may add greatly TO the wealth Of the State.
IL should al.o b, borne " mind, tha, vas,
quantities Of fer,iliring material Of this de.-
cription are allowed to 80 co waste every
year. beoeat,!ns nobody; when by the out
lay Of small capital, with no expensive
machinery. and no difseult prOc-s Of man.
utle,ur., !, could be employed In the max
Irg Of t.b guanO. and ~, only feed our
hungry ssld. but to GU oor barns 10 over
lowing. lfihers vas no other signal tene-
g., to be .en from the pas, labor. Of the
secretary. than the results Of hs inve.ti:a-
ton. upon this one topic; and, II, upon his
recommendation. iu manufacture be prose-
cuted in this STATE the benefits which would
be derived iherefrom. In the incrrasct value
Of farms. and the enlarged crops. woul'
soon ray for the entire expense TO the State
OF the Board Of Agriculture for number OF
year. TO come.
OF the report. Of the Scientific Sarrey OF
the State. u is quite n-~ilc-- to cay more
than tina, they will give the highest salts.
faction. We wish, however, 10 refer to
single point.
In mos, work. Of scientific character,
there !, 80 much that !. not understood by
the great mass Of farmers, tha, they are bot
ligile better than useless. and are but little
rad or card ior. Bat in this report upon
the Geology OF Maine, the above diheulty
/. overcome. Preisc-d By = plain. and easily
understood secount OF Elementary Geology,
with description technical terms, the most
lndisercn, scholar can. BY devoiins . few
boar study TO the Introduction, gain sui
fcien, kno~leise oi Geology /. TO enable
him to go through the whole report with
grca, interc-, and proa, 80 that IL at once
bccomes ter, hook OF Geology work oi
grea, value a. a scientific production and .
revelation Of our natural resources.
The Report is no, Vet quite ready for de-
livery. II WILL. however. Be issued a. -ocn
=. possible, and our friends who wish TO
procure cOrie. should a, once apply to their
respective representatives for the sane.