Ellsworth American., 1876-05-04
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gA-.E ESSAY.
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some must paint and some must grind the
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Ia this age OF progress and fast living, men
rash 70 ends. without asking themselves
o. Others, If the means in their use. are At
a. adapted 10 the end they SO much desire.
aud complain bitterly that their brambles
d'n no; grow grapes, or their thlstlcs figs.
To i've. TO live is the thing most desired
without once cons idering ifthereis any con
nection between the means employed and
the ends sought.
The question OF adaptation is the one
least considered, least understood; while
u Is really tse question yea more, the "one
thing neelful' on the road to success
Ideals are The worlds masters" Yet how
often is there gulf fixed. between the
Ideal sought and our condition to reach it,
The question before Us is n1t whether
Mline i a good state 10 live in: nor is ii.
how shah the forty-ire thousand farmers
within It's borders yet the most out OF this
life, which .a,t. i question OF tremendous
importance. They hold the balance OF
power. can control it, destiny ifthey know
H. and would realize it. II Maine in the
future. aS in the past. i 10 furnish a goodlv
Pr'eorIion of the brain aud muscle TO de
ye.op the industries ofthis common wealth.
then j. It a thing of the first importance to
bes: develop il own capabilities This can
be done we say emphatcally. By looking
after its dairy interests
In discussing this matter. there are sew
eral considerations, which We will notice
a. briefly a. possible. We are not in a con-
ditloa TO compete with the West in grow.
ins the cereals, while We shall do well. to
grow our own bread stun. i. would be
70 Iy. bordering on insanity from our blesk
he.ds ani rocky pastures to talk about sup
plying oar nei.A5pr> with the .s,af OF
life"
Bread. Beef, Mutton. Potatoes. Butter
aud Cheese, are what We want and nus,
have. Yet whene We talk about beef we
instinc:iyely think Of the Herds or Texas.
and the Ranches of the West, AMI in fact
oar surion and steak is from animals made
foot-sore in their march across the conti-
neut
Millions of>heep more than we have.
m Iht roam Al pleasure across our hills
aud through our valleys. aud would be-
come necessary adjunct to the dairy in
terest, in renoyatng our worn out fields
aad keeping up the fertility of our pastures.
besides supplying us with Mutton and
wool. How shall we pay our State, County
and Town taxes; support our churches and
schools clo;he aud educate our children?
Certa My not BY raising potatoes. five
starch our collars, cuff, aud skirts with
these, we shall do well. Too heavy. too
cheap are these for transportation. How
shall We 10 it? BY the churn and cheese
press.
Can We. viii We do il? l. Maine within
the dairy belt; Yea, more. is large
snare -of this belt, hers by possession:
Now that she has tried other things. is she /
in better condition 10 take fttiug place be- I
side her sister States, and compete with
taem IN this line. Her one hundred thou !
sand broad acres which are as well adapted
to dairyins as the dairy regions of New
York aud Vermont has an immense crop I
OF these staple articles [butter and cheesel
ready at call, 10 contribute largely to her [,
wealth and comfort. They are mine in 1
themselves. rich aud fruitful.
Already in more than score OF places
have neat buildugs been erected with ca |
pacty 10 work up the milk OF. from two
hundred aud fifty to five hundred cows
each; nor can We learn that any Of these |
have been unsuccessful, only in such cases
as there has been strife among the herds
men, in which case, men are likely to pitch 1
their tents toward 'Sodom" aud instead of
being source of encouragement, only
tends TO intensity the zeal OF those who are
intent In pursuing definite object
1t needs n" argument to prove that The
hay crop of Maine, is its most important
crop: least likely to fail by the visitation Of /
the legion of enemies. which bold carnival
at the farmers gateway, ready without
stint to rob him of his hard-earned crops |
Two things are essential to make almost
sure this crop. Siz.-under draining and |
top dressing. one of them takes muscle and |
tile. the other stock aud it is a fact patent |
to our subject, that the kind of stock, 50 |
far as size is concerned, best adapted to |
our pastures and managers. have through
successive generations, been reared and |
bred for the dairy; so true is this, that it is
almost impossible to take the aroma from
many butter tubs. without thinking Of gen.
teel looking finely pointed Jerseys. And
before we get in sight of cheese factory.
there is presented to our minds eye anoth-
another animal whose home is among the
highlands of Scotland, where the climate,
soil and herbage are so like our own. we
feel almost impressed with the idea. that
these animals were predestined to supply
The present felt need of the farmers of /
Maine.
Many kinds of business are so Numbered I
With machinery that few among the far i
pers, would undertake to'prosecute them Z
while the necessary conditions to success-J