Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-09-23

IHF GfNotrtu Gdzeffs says II Maine ever
comes TO FL the position indicated for her
by the Creator. 1t needs no profit to tell u
that Il must b. By dinf u skilled tabor II
she ever unlocks and develops the treas
ures given into her keeping. it will be by
the sweat Of trained minds by the guild
ance of cultivated and fertIlizcd brains d.
recting the labors OF bones and muscles.
The State College If Agriculture and the
Mechanic Arts has made a beginning in
this great work. II Il not merely an Agri-
cultural College. since is object is 10 teach
those branches OF learning which pertain
70 ell industrial callings. Agriculture Is
most prominent only because those encag.
ed in II are most numerous. Its duty Is
,ioefai and practice educa-
ton OF the Industrial classes
The class which entered this in.tltution
last year embraces most promising materi-
ais from which TO turn out men who will
make mark Of which the State NAV we'll
De proud. But only beginning is vet
made. Three coming classes are included
To be supplied before their wants can be
met The more imperative are labora
tory and apparatus, librsry. and other facili-
Ties Tor study, and various buildings for
educational and farm purposes
Without dwellings on the propriety OF
doing what is needfal in the premises. or
on the folly Of attempting so important an
undertaking with imperfect facilities. IA
folly only equalled by attempting the con-
struction of q locomotive with iacknife
Tor tools and a single for materials. } it Is
enough that the State. by deliberately ac-
eepting the munincent donation Of Con-
gress, Nth the conditions attached. Is. In
common honesty bound 10 prortde whatever
else Is necessary TO make II a success
That donstiosI was upwards OF two thous-
ana acres OF land. The condition. in brief.
was. that the fund arising from the sale OF
land was 70 be kept intact, and the income
used for instruction mo part ever being de-
voted TO buildings or repairs and that the
state provide the rest. That fund is
now upwards Of one hundred thousand dol
lars, invested in bonds OF the State. weld
ing enough for saleries Of Instructors ) and
the land Is not all sold
KEEPING Pros Every farmer ought TO
Keep pigs-two. or three. or more. II he
needs them-to work over the manure and
can and feed for them without much ex.
pence We know that many object 10 eat
ing pork and regard il as unhealthful. The
number seems 10 be on the increase who
would rather not eat swine's flesh. s,jl,
there are thousands yet who are very glad
70 De able to keep a pig and use up the
waste about the house. and be able 70 nack.
down In the fall half barrel or barrel II
gooo PORK for family use. We imagine
very few, comparatively, have ever bee,
injured by the moderate use ofpork or lard.
II Is economy for the farmer to make ms.
OF swine for certain purposes. for IL Omen
happens that the manure they make and
preserve is worth far more than the
animals themselves. Hogs. 10 do wen
should have good care and enough IN 90,
to keep them growing, and month or sir
weeks before they are to be Slaughtered
should be fed on meal or some dry corn
Only good pigs should be kept. we mean
those OF good breed. The Chester Coun-
is among the best we have kept, through
the Suffolk win take on fat more readily
but win not do much good by roofing over
'ne compost weeds may be fed to the
nil vwssk
piss Win gooo results. provided they have
not gone to seed. A little grass will he
relished by them. but more solid food uu.,
be relied upon to fat them.
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