The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-09-18
TIE AROoSloOk EXHIBIT Ar THE NEW ENG

ii was impressive. The whole was carried on
under the immediate direction of Mr.. g. W
L. Jerrard of Caribou in Aroostook County
and mainly bv his persistent and enterprisins
personal efforts and il attracted A share of th,
public attention that must have been As graft.
tying to thai gentlenl AS it was significant OF
the general surprise and satisfaction Hon
Fred. Atwood "A trustee of the New EngJan,
Agricultural Society for the State of Maine
assisted Mr.. Jerrard from the first. and gpner
ouSly consented to give M his owr, loca
exhibition of agriculture to promote this. ANY
attempt to enumerate the variety of article.
exhibited as representative of the products OF
that great county. would fail of presentino
the real picture as it was studied and euioyeo
bs the multitude that frequented the Fair al
Manchester.
Nevertheless it is the best and only substi.
tute in this place for the actual collection AS il
challenges the universal interest. and it is not
at all surprising that the same exhibit is TO be
made at the coming Worlds Fair at New
Orleans, where il will not fail to command a
very much wider interest and Oleseryed!v. In
this collection of the products Of Aro0.iool,
there were sbeayes of Grass. red and brown
top. mixed, timothy. Kentucky blue Joint six
feet high. oats. barley, wheat and rye of
potatoes there were Giark> No. l. Beauty of
Hebron, Mammoth Pearl, W hite Elephant. st.
Patrick; Gregory's Early Maine and Wick
Extra Early. There were hops: onions De H.
pers. four varieties of sGtlashes. Golden Tank
ard beet and Golden Globe beet a new variety.
There was the white Belgian wheat. and the
Scotch Fife wheat. Also Il very early variety
of bean, named the 'ArooStook. said to be The
only bean that can be raised in that latitude.
and proven to be a very fine bean for baking
There was Asilke clever. besides a variety of
grass seeds. and curious specimen of buIess
bald barley. an unprOduclive kind
some excellent honey was likewise shown
in shipping cans of Mr. Jrrrard's own inven-
ton. the cans hanging on springs and thus be-
ing safely transported any distance Seventeen
different kinds of wood were exhibited which
grow to the size of logs there A specimen of
potato starch was shown manufactured at Car
lbou. the manufacturer consuming 300 bush
els day. OF minerals there were specimens
of red sandstone and gypsum. \ mounted
Carbon formed the cope and crown of this cX-
mbition, which excited universal curiosity.
for that reaso - rarely soy, 'iiii ',ii''
oecl> man aplroach. Ao>Insie feature of the
'rIn lui iiiieu SIcateE "IIa'llol IMAM
80 NY cAIlpit oi cele"l P!ooutSS was cs-
st'lsim% ana Impressive ms Srea'
,,1;I " |hiooH'ooh contains oo"1 square
'ti: u ,ii'lF 'naii oiie-lltl on an Maine,
=" '',i ~ Us tui tonlt'II> l-Un square mics
49, t ,l-,'. ''i NV oIutI ~ A." Eh2iand
II i more man iouF ilihes the
i i,,, VI nno'.e isthu, one ihiru lafg,f than
'lte a. aTge a. teflnoht
~ ~ ~ u ~ d! i'l - a. we" hainpsnlIe.
- 'onli iN0i 4"l il> " to4>IueIapit part
"a aiie I'S'e IN, anu hoilntfh boundaries OF
ar',|i NE INel anu ~ 'es-lhe
@ tir ii't''N t>hd anu me MVduAhe-
,,'ait t,ie lit'l ~ th,ilT touh-
',,,I f,,I Ma'rLeu' ana mostly ny me
nan,nd w., .i wv, ~ "a, ti.pui"i' rs ABOVE
i ~ ~ W Iitoia - sun 10 y very large
+ a. ''r aclua He''leiileli's
!, H. pt', ''H >iiaiI olioi o.
itI ~ oi'n' +" ~ VI 'le county = elo'heu
-. Gnu ~ "A Slo" ~ oI HaIu
,,Io.,r mann tir' ,,, a. 's >"ri tlv's ~ the
a iI,i D.it 'hI re'ch PIe''oiiihdtihs'
i Ina RI, nv '.''. a. I ga every
- .t az ~ ~ liit county,
lin ,a,' l,.nf nm H'Is anu t' me IHvei
az Iii'g' aaIe pts on me rivers. ne
rni'b ,,,-i,7, sI"ssts9 tiiINf ID lh' county
~ =. oi'e ol tht iiuF>i stofh proudf-
W. ~ ~ pe iouh" 'l!'9 >ldf oi !.ie + af
" ~ il"fHes' fattie' shttp ana GARY pro-
y be seen in the settled towns and there i, A
,uIt win Inc hnln of th Sta,o @ '., "iv
'7''''' ''l'' "a "V''
Already 1o- township. b.,.a n..,,, -,,,,.,,,;
.ach six miles s,n,,r, lint ,,.in.I ,,.ttl.n,,f e
tiles only 10 ia rrraive - T.n,n MN, ,l,,i
hius are, owned H., NON ra.jI.Inf. Tb.i ,ro'ii
NO soil is \ rich Ioa,m fran, t,,n ,n ,,'n ,',n
i2 ,ta 'U'ii'' i"ui Nv" ~ t'ii itti
o,,nd Linz ,hnnrd H. ,'''' tlUulu -
.tF
mt part, of the comfy. Thrrr ',fn ,i,o rinb |
,eds Of clay. abundant for buiIltny nnrnn.rI
The leading crop i notatops in Which If 1,I,ns
he palm in New l,nutaui t,nnr l',,u,l,a;
yr,hei. TO an acre l. ut,f ru,,.d.rri . .n,n.,1.
lie crop. Wheat and n9ts .Yer.,,,e ,,..,. ,,,
much more than in the western sf,tet ,Tnre
jotato starch is manufactured in Aroc-1ook
nan in all tI,e rest of X4w Lnolal,1 "a. ts,,,N
NO is likewise a hiobl1. .it,,-sf,,i i,;,.t.i ~
ian corn has moi Net hprr rvIerimnntn5 iyiih
0 any great extent M l,i,,ti.r. thn,,,rh l,,,r
re not extremely cold, and I'm, .Iim,t,. i. AZ Ill
imr, ha,l,h,- Jj ,,,t, ',,' '''14'', az an
abroad With the rest Of The State and country |
t t't',' iiici ,'>i'2 ?uah'l'rH OF 'aIm prod
,,, ,W,iu ~ tue - 'l'i' -t,oo>'ooh mas
,,u En,lianI rlI! H''' W h'l"e ali" OF
7'''''''' i'9S' i'''7li'iIah'
JEW ENTERPRISE OF THE MAINE f,I-<rp,1
dispatch from Bar llarbor says at j. just |
armed mat the Maine teLtral has bought out /
ne Portland steamers Richmond and Lewis
On The Richmond vii! be in the near future
an between here and Annapolis Royal, n =,
. lieu OF the steamer Frances. which has been
harieIed and run on this rouit since the latter
enra TO build up a large fregh, and ua.~'.n-
er trade between The Provinces and points
eastward ID this way. The Lewiston will
fopably be htted up for the accommodation Of
ave. h"htF from the westward. the Port
md line of boats is the oldest mode of travel
Mt- Desert and have been running some tif-
zen years. lhelr withdrawal viii iraye The
'o>ton and Bangor the only line of boats TO
us resort W. y. hlmba!l. agent torthe Bos-
N and Bangor route. has left and ioned the
idihe central forces. The Portland Press
do>: 50 much Tor the dispatch. A> We I'M