Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-09

their direct protection. Agriculture, the
prime source of wealth, has struggled COM
paratively alone, and has been content in
making humble demands, while it has supe-
rior claims would recommend the contin-
uation of all the usual appropriations for the
advancement of agriculture.
AGRICULTURAL. EXPERIMENTAL STATION.
The development of progressive agricul-
tsre lie fastened by experimental work. 1t
cannot be conducted successfully by the vol
untary efforts of our farmers for they do not
possess the ordinary means and appliances
for experimental investigation. The pecuni-
airy burden which becomes necessary TO cover
the field and the requirements of agricultural
experiments. is too large for any one industry.
The best and most economical way to feed
and clothe the public, interests every citizen,
and is worthy of your careful consideration.
The claim Of the public, rather than that of
the personal farmer, as an economic question,
is involved in the result. Experimental work
performed at public expense, and made the
common property of all, is reasonable and
vastly more economical. The State, as well
as the farmers. need an experimental station,
which the people asked for two years ago. /
hope it may be found practicable to unite it
with what is being accomplished on the farm
Of the State College. We need at Orono
a model farm, where may be represented
the best breeds of mich and beef cattle
and the best varieties and kinds of sheep
and swine. There should be, in reason
able way, every kind of machinery and farm
tools for preparing the soil and doing all that
is necessary, in profitable manner, to bring
the largest crops into the harvest home. The
relative value of different foods for cattle,
and how prepared, is an interesting question.
There are experimental stations in New York,
North Carolina. New Jersey, and other States,
but the soil and the productions of every
State are not the same. We desire the analysis
Of our own soil need experiments on the
planting culture and harvesting of the pro-
duLtions Of this northern latitude, and a care
full tabulaton of the results for public distri-
button. Such a farm should be an agrcul-
tural blackboard, wherein may be written,
and exemplifed by practice the requirements
ard results of scientific farming. The final
result OF experimental agriculture, when gen
orally UNDERSTOOD is valuable and pro ftable
knowledge for every farme- in the State and
also when practiced and utilized on the farm
becomes one of the sources of public wealth.
The adulteration of the commercial fertiliz-
ers now so largely used, demands a most
rigid inspection. The farmer needs the pro-
lection Of law to escape the fraud and impo-
sition which has been successfully practiced,
and the ready means to detect these nefarious
practices is one of the purposes of the ex-
perimental station. The cash paid annually
by our farmers for fertilizers has alreadv
reached the spm of So5O 600 A suit,hl.
revenue should be collected by the State
from manufacturers and dealers IN fertilizers
10 defray part at least of the cost of inspec-
ton. | would call your attention to the many
p.,'.io"' VI "u' IA, "..i' W. an , 'i'nen.a
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.o"''' "''o" VI o"' Ia" III o'ue' ''a' every
WIN e'''., ue si'.1 sgai"s' 'i'e serious
! wa. "uu,u ,c'io" 'i'e ih'ioouc'
w" Vi 'u'."sou' '"'''e "i'ea'.S Wilt, nave
~" :" "'''i e''Ne III othe' ota'es' i"e ap-
poi'.'.". Vi o'''e 'eleriha'y surgeon
anu re'i',on VI t'le laws prescribing ,he uu-
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ero"ins vi iruit nave oeeh productive OF
E,eal "u'""'aees " our iarn'eIs' ne state
Daii 'a" hosoc'a''on anu '''e otate roho-
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INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACruRING DryrIop.
MENT
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Turing the past TWO years investigations
have been made to ascertain the relative DOS
itiop of Maine as +, manufactur;,g and aor;ouI
TO. ,r, .., S ', az wa
,"'"i '','e i"''e ''Iui' ies sho" tha' MAINE
during the last twenty years compares more
favoraby with other States MS to manufacture
ing than in respect to population for while
sha h,s f,lla, dur;,,, enc ,,.;l s., Al,
"' nos '"i'' Wv" lug '"'' PVi'"" iro"i tht
Wehty-secohu 10 the twenty-seVenth position
among the States in respect to populatjon
she has only fallen from tho tbrta.nth IN RI.
es,oa,,., -, -, =. Wv 'n'' '".' ~ '"'
nitce",n III resp,rt I'd her manufactured pro-
ducts. Inc great w est has been calling for the
better classes OF people from the eastern
states to develop her boundless resources,
ana Name has responded literally. But
"hen we consider that the vast tide of for
e1gh Immigration mas been the chief source OF
increase OF population OF the States that
nave gone ahead or Name, and thereby
created the great western Empire, we have
reason to congratulate the old Pine Tree
state on the STABILITY ct Its inhabitants, and
their successful endeavors to develop the re-
sources OF their own state. 10 better illus