The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-28
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That much desired season. Spring, still
seem to linger in the lap of winter.
The fitting season now seems to be over.
Various have been the changes in our
town.
After a short season of a elbow out"
for some small repairs, our planning mill is
in null operation again.
Josiah Bender, formerly a citizen of our
town, but for the last few years a resident
of Stanton's Mills, has returned here, and
now hangs out the big Boot to indicate
what business he is engaged in.
Mr.. II. W. Maurer has commenced the
erection of a new dwelling house near
town he intends to make a neat and sub
~siantial residence of the same. Some
others are talking OF doing likewise.
A Union Sunday School has been organ
lied at this place for the ensuing season.
From the interest manifested in its organ-
iZatiOn the same promises TO equal if not
surpass all former schools held at this
place. 4 cordial invitation is extended to
all the surrounding community to attend.
\ new store at this place has been the
general topic of conversation for some
time past. VIM. II. DietZ, of the firm of
B. 5. Flick & Co., has returned from the
east where he had been making purchases,
and new and s%easOnable goods are now ar
irving daily. This new firm are now dis
playing very fine assortment of every
thing usually TO be had at any country
store. Both being young men and for
many years residents of this place, they
certainly merit a liberal share OF the pub
lie patronage.
The first quarterly meeting OF the circuit
of the L. B. Church will be held at this
place commencing on Saturday, May 1st,
1915, and continuing over Sabbath. Emil
nent ministers from abroad are expected
to be present and participate in the exer-
cises of SAID meeting.
Young America h~ercabouts are CON-
mencing to despair, ever getting loud in
their lamentations Of grief at the unpropi-
tious weather for chop stotch, fishing
and other spring amusements, though
there is a better day coming.
THE lately issued report of the United
States Commissioner Of Agriculture con
tains the following reference to Pennsyl-
vania, as a State able TO produce, within
herself, all that she consumes, as well as
to consume all the agricultural products
derived from her own soil:
Pennsylvania ONE nearer being self
supporting than any one OF the older States
of large population, producing everything
that a system Of mixed farming in a tenn
perate climate can yield, and depending
mainly upon the manufacturing and min
ing populations of the State for its market.
II does not ship largely any of its products,
as New York does butter and cheese. but
sends a small surplus of dairy and fruit
products, wool and mutton and other sur
plus of the farm, TO New York, and but
ter and fruit TO Baltimore and Washington.
Its purchases from other States are far less
in variety and extent than those of New
York or New jersey, in comparison with
population. Animals are brought into tie
State for iattening. and literally for stock
improvement. A correspondent from Mer-
Ger, who has imported Clydesdale horses
from Glasgow, English coach horses from
Hull. and draught horses from London, &c
Gently sold four for S12, 161. Many Penn
sylvanians are quite successful as stock
breeders, and find markctsin different por-
tons of the country. Lancaster, York
and Bucks send millions of pounds of to-
bacco beyond State lines. Susquehanna,
with an area of 500 square miles, makes
5000, 600 pounds of butter and sells 90 per
cent. of it. The model farm district, Ian
caster, ships iour-f of its products be-
yond the county, and brings little in.
Among the counties which have a surplus
OF wheat are Lancaster, producing 9, 200,
600 bushels of wheat, Bucks, Lehigh,
York, Cumberland, Perry, Snyder, Full
ton. Erie, Chester, Dauphin, Franklin,
Adams and Westmoreland. This is the
great wheat growing State of the East,
producing nearly as much as California;
in 1869, according to the census, 5000, 600
bushels more than that wheat exporting
State.
Some of the counties have occasion to
bring in considerable -four and grain.
Susquehanna buys half its home consump-
zion OF flour, Tioga a larger portion and
Butler, Warren, Wayne, Clarified, Gin
ton and Mexican are also purchasers; and
wheat is imported by Luzerne, Cameron,
Lehigh and Lawrence. Steers for feeding
ale brought into Erie, Columbia and Lee
high. ThreC-fourths of the beeves of Elk
are imported, and fifty per cent. OF those
OF Clinton and Dauphin, and other coun-
ties buy largely. Some counties have a
small surplus of horses and mules, and
others a deficiency; but the stock of the
State is mainly grown within her borders,
except some animals for fattening.
This is a high compliment to Pennsyl-
vania, which is an empire in herself, com
plete in all that is necessary for her own
support. She is what she is, the report
might have a3ded, because Protection has
built up within her borders a sufficient
home market tor the varied rich and album
dant products of her soil. II she had to
depend upon her agriculture alone she
would be nothing in comparison to what
she now is, with the anvil and the loom as
active as the pillow.