Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-05-05
agricultural.
e1C England 40ricWItUrGl cub.
Tirst 1Isxting i'm Maine.

kiYkt Meeting IN name
Following the interesting and instmc-
tive lecture of Gen. Oliver, q
Brisf and Lively Di.sCsssion
was engaged in Tor half an hour, oeca
stoned by tie request Of Mr.. Han {.
Burleish 20 reply TO some statements
made by Nj. Wethcrell il bis lecture OF
yesterday, on the weigh; OF large speci
mems Of the Short horn breed oil cattle.
NJ. Barle;gL's familiarity with the his
iosy and performances Of the Hereford
breed, gave him an opportunity TO state
the enormous weights obtained by fam
Gus animals Of this breed, and The re
cords OF the celebrated Smi,hdeli (Ens'
laud) Cattle Club. shew that for q period
OF more than fifty years, The HeEeiords
won more prizes as fat cattle than al
other breeds together. Ia reply.
Mr. Wc,herell gave tie weights ol
some noted Short horns O.; the Dachess
family bred by the Anderson Brothers.
She.Jurn. Mass, among which were o
pair OF three year Old steers that attained
tie weight Of 4Sll los. pair OF Two
years Old, 5000 lbs; three years old
heller, 400 lbs. two years old hciier,
400. and a steer calf eleven months old,
900 los D.. Sturtevaut made some very
candid and inle.iEen, remarks upon the
merits Of the diferen, breeds which were
listened TO with close attention. lie said
that although a breeder Of Ayrshires, he
spoke Tor DO breed. The characteristics
and important features Of the several
thoroughbred breeds were SO distinct,
and their points Of value so marked that
each was bes, for It's purpose and its
place. Ia certain localities and Tor GER
tain adaptations. the Jerseys. Deyous
Shori-hoyns and Herelords were each
best, and lor a,mos; any purpose either
was better than scrub.
The concluding exercise was a paper
by J. W. Lang, member Of the Maine
Board Of Agriculture from Waldo coun.
y, on
The State OF Maine.
Nj. Lans's paper was devoted 10 an
outline Of the extent, geography, geo,O.
~, agricultural and industrial recouyces
Of tie State OF Maine.
CHANGING frs, and briefly at its history,
which as . State dates only from 1920,
but which as a colony dates from The
se;,emea; made q; Rit,ery in 1922. the
speaker next referred 10 the great extent
Of Maine, which comprises 1900 square
miles or twenty millions acres, being
nearly as large IS al The other New
England states, oue county, that Of Ayoos-
took, exceeding in area The entire State
Of Massachusetts. Maine has q popula-
tion Of t5O,O00i eJpends annually $780,
90 for schools; aud has an indentcd
coast line Of over fifteen hundred miles.
l, has a grand river system. the Penob.
scot alone draining 500 square miles;
has more than FIVE thousand lakes, and
over 900 streams of considerable Size.
These rivers and streams furnish an a.
most unlimited water power; aud one
half oi the State is vet covered with q
dense forest Of valuable timber. which
our mills and railroads will make avail.
able for market. We have in abundance
granite, slate, lime and iron,-while the
ice in our rivers. the ieldSpar Of Andres.
cogsin county, the clay in our banks,
and the sea sands ard marine mauurcs
OF our shores are being made available
for manufacturing purposes, or bring Q
large sum of money into cur State.
Oar soil Is good. In AroOsiook county,
in the valleys Of the Kennebec. Andres
coggin, Sandy and Dead rivers, are large
areas OF rs rich farming soil rs can be
round in New England; and in point Of
natural advantages we stand on a level
with our sister States. We are in near
connection with the great markets OF the
country, and by meaus ofOur large rivers
communication is easy and cheap. We
have rs aids TO our rocources. aud as a
means OF The advancement Of cur asri
culture, over thirty county agricultural
societies, and various State and special
societies, one State Agricultural College.
and nearly one hundred farmers clubs.
Important IS are our manufactures we
have hundreds Of sites for other Lewis.
tons, Augustus, B,ddelords and Bangor.
Since the rebellion our agricultural inter-
eSts have taken new departure, and
another decade will see Us passing on to
still greater success. In closing, the
speaker advised our farmer TO have faith
in farming, and faith in Maine; to find
out each for themselves their best line OF
operation and stick to it; to feed the soil
literally and judieiOusly. to keep only
good stock, to make dairying and sheep
husbandry and fruit growing spee;aliies,
and TO labor 10 make Maine, this noble
State Of ours, what she may be, and
what size IS capable Of becoming.