Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-11
for seed time and harvest for it gives them por.

for seed time and harvest, for it gives them por
ton Of the year that should be devoted to the Gull
tivation of their minds Intellectually, which Is the
key TO all practical cultivation ofhe soil in its va
rious branches. The time has approached that we
should look over our agricultural implements, that
all that out Of repair may be put in perfect or
der, so as to be ready for the year to come 1t
looks at the present lime as though farmers would
be compelled by the circumstances of the times to
adopt different system Of farming from that
, which majority OF us have been pursuing. All
candid minds are ready to admit that the system
of farming of fifty OF hundred years ago cannot
be adapted to the present time. II we make
speciality of certain crops, and intend to make
them q success, shall put our land in the best
condition by bountful application of dressing,
and then thoroughly puverzing the SOIL that the
plant food contained therein may be fully pre-
pared for the seed to be sown.
Sheep husbandry should receive more attention
than !: has for the past few yeas, though it is not
to be supposed that Maine can grow wool TO com
pete with foreign countries or the West yet be-
Ieve we can raise mutton ard lind market tor 1t
at home, and thus make il a profitable business.
There are many farms that have some fields that
are almost worthless, that could tie ser out with
fruit trees, and with cultivation btcome ia a few
years source Of piotlt.
Mr. Durham Of Bangor, read the next paper, a
biief abstract Of which is here given;
1--WE all like to be independent, and yet how
little one man can do towards Independence, can
only be realized when place ourselves, In
mag nation, outside the pale OIL ciyi2 alton, ami
plan with our own head and create with our own
hands the uece sites and comforts of life. No
great achievement as ever been won by any man
lode pendent of others. The great inventions and
enterprises Of the day have received the co-opera
tive study and experiments Of many men for
many years. To be successful the farmer mus,
understand the nature oil his SOIL and the adapta-
ton Of different crops thereto. The various eN-
poriments that must be made to enable The farmer
to carry on his business 10 advantage could not be
crowded into the longest lie, but by system OF
co operative experiments more can be done IN a
single year Cor his benefit than he could learn
alone should he live to the age Of a thousand
years.
Labor and capital should go hand in hand, each
Is dependent upon the other, and for the good OF
mankind there should be no strife between them
but is oitfn the case, when the two come into
contact, capital wins and when capital has ALSO
lutte power it reduces the price OF labor to the
lowest living point; but when capital sees credit
and labor cooperating, ii becomes jealous and
stiiv.s TO throw in questions that will stir mp dis
cord and dissolve co operation.
After the reading of the paper, many fine re-
marks were made by several gentlemen. Among
the speakers was Mr.. Little of the Brunswick
Grangers Society.
The meeting adjourned to GAS in the evening.
EVENING SESSION.
Meeting being called to order, the following res
olutions were offered by Mr.. Getchell of kennebec
"Resolved. That the thanks Of the Maine Board
Of Agriculture be and are hereby rendered to the
Sagadahoc Agricultural Society for their invita-
ton to hold the meeting Of the Board in their
place, and for their generosity in giving free en-
ieitanmcnt to the students of the State college
during their visit.
To the citizens of Brunswick for tine free use 0.
Lemont Hall in which to hold the meeting.
10 the railroad for the courtesy Of free return
tickets, and to the citizens of BrunswI * and Tops
ham for their interest in and attendance upon our
meetings. After the reading OF these re o!utions.
Prof. Carmichael delivered a lecturer on Beet Root
Sugar and its production.
The following is a brief abstract:
"Of the 5000 900 tons Of sugar consumed in the
whole world during the year 100000 was the pro-
duct OF the beet. The cane supplied three times
as much as the latter. They are the two great ri
val' for the worlds supply Of sweetness: The
manufacture Of beet root sugar is comparatively !
recent industry and is peculiarly the product of
northern sagacity. The history of lis cultivation !
shows such vast direct and indirect advantages |
that it seems likely at no istant day to suppant
the cane Ii is not from the lack of proper soil
climate, it is not from the price Of labor, the album
dance Of cane sugar or the absence of necessary |
machinery. 1t Is argued to be solely from the fact
that no adequate experiment has been made |
upon the eastern seaboard. The question of its
profitable introduction should be studied and
solved in New England. The causes of failure |
are well understood, and the recent successes in
the West excite the hope that the beet root cul
ture is permanently established in this coun-
try. Prof. Carmichael here gives description,
by the aid of diagrams, of the method in common
use for securing the sugar and raising the beet,
and the peculiar condition necessary 10 make the
manufacture of beet root sugar success in
Maine"
The meeting now adjourned sine die.
There has been avery good attendance rough
out the session.
ing of the Board will be at Frye burg, Oxford
county.