The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-14
PORTLAND

ably with those of the other States. lt can
be done, but not unless the soil is properly
prepared by deep ploughing, thorough pull
verizing and wisely manuring. Half cultiva-
tion produces halt crops, and farmers have no
reason to expect more from such cultivation.
There will undoubtedly be a grand exhibi-
tion OF farm products, and let our farmers see
to it, that the State where the Fair is holden
is not placed in the background. We can not
see any reason why Name may not hold a
good position among her New England sisters
on thas occasion. True, Vermont has a good
reputation for butter and cheese, and deserv.
edly so, but we have eaten cheese manufac-
tured in Liyermore and some other towns in
our State which suits our palate better than
any we have ever seen in the Green Noun
tain State. and we have had good opportuDi-
ties to test the qualities of the cheese manu-
factured there. We have also some good but
ter makers whose butter is not excelled by
any made in New England. True, we have
not enough of such butter manufacturers to
give Maine much fame for her butter, but our
farmers might no better, for many portions OF
Maine have fine grazing lands.
We trust our dairymen will put in for the
prizes on both butter and cheese. We know
that some of their wives cannot be excelled
in this department of agricultural industry
Don't let Vermont carry off all the prizes
She will struggle hard for the ascendancy, but
we are confident some of our dairywomen
may successfully compete with the Green
Mountain butter makers for the honors. So
let them set their pans in order the coming
June and forget not the approaching Septem-
ber, the two months of the year when thu
butter and cheese as well as all other products
of the farm will be grand one we have NJ
doubt. If the summer season shoult
prove to be proptious we may reasonably ex-
pect this Fair will exceed all others ever held
in New England. We hope it will and
thereby new impulse be given to agriculture
which shall greatly benefit the whole country
Speaking of this Fair the Burlington Free
Press (Vermont) says:
We have the fullest assurance that the
spare any pains to make the coming exhibi.
tion at Portland the crowning glory of the
society. Each Of the other States has had it:
turn, and now Maine the youngest of the sis
terhood, with abundant facilities and indOm
liable energy, protiting by the accumulated
experience of the managers of.the Society
does not hazard anything in promising as sh'
does the best meeting of the kind that it ha
ever been the good fortune OF the people o
New England to attend.
We intend that the war shall come squarelJ
up to the manifesto. The grounds in our vi
cinity will be properly prepared and our Cit,
Building has ample room and verge enough
to give good accommodation to great varie
ty of articles where they can be shown t
| good advantage. There are many rooms il
this house and we trust they will all be fillet
with useful as well as ornamental articles
We think the people of New England ant
elsewhere who attend this great agriculture
exhibition will have no reason to complain
that our city was chosen as the place for it,
We can give our Vermont brethren and tn,
dwellers in other inland States fresh breeze
from the ocean and excellent fish from it:
cool waters, the phosphorus of the latte
Will invigorate the brain while the forme
will give energy to the whole system. w
intend to make the brief sojouru of ou
friends with us pleasant and agreeable. w
expect to see body of as intelligent cultiva
tors of the soil attend this fair as ever attend
ed similar exhibition in this or any othel
country.
| The interchange of views and opinions
among so many intelligent men must add tC
the knowledge of each and be beneficial tc
the whole country. 1t will be school il
which many valuable lessons in the art an6
science OF agriculture will. be taught. There
is much yet to be learned in this the mos
noble department of all human industries
We may safely say that the science of agri
culture is yet in its infancy, and it is graft
| flying that a thirst for such knowledge i:
every year increasing. Experience in this a:
in all other departments of knowledge is {
good schoolmaster; but in order to make ex
periments available one must know how t,
try them. New England farmers are not ia
vored with the overhowing of the Nile, a
the Egyptians are, nor do they know how t.
save manure as the Chinese do; at least the,
do not economic as these ancient farmer
have for so many centuries if they do know
how to do it. The exhausted state of oul
soils makes the subject of collecting and dis.
tributing manures more and more deeply in
teresting every year. Where such State a.
Ohio imports thousands of bushels of whea
to give bread to her inhabitants, it is no won
der that the subject of fertilizing the soil il
attracting so much attention all over the
country.
AT the meeting of our farmers here next
autumn this question no doubt will be dis
cussed in all its bearings, and those who have
grown the best crops and bear off the high
est premiums will be glad to inform theil
fellows how they manipulate mother Earth
to make her yield such bountiful harvests
Among farmers there should be no secrets
and no envy, but there may properly be an
ambition to excel and a desire to win the
prizes. We anticipate that much good will
result to the farming interests of the coun
try from the great gathering of agricultur
lists here next fall. Maine will give her breth-
ren from other States and from the Dominion
sn our northern border hearty and enthu-
siastic greeting. Let them come in large
numbers and ample accommodations will be
found for all. AGRIcoLA.
Dr,nr Vr