Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-10-22
Thoughts on the Harvest.

The citizens of the United States are
-cmincutly an Industrious people.
Activity prevail, throughout the land.
Every city and town. every agricultural
and mining region i a beehive of in
du-try. The sails of American vessels
wliien every sea oar steamer, engage
IN commerce. not only on every ocean.
lat on hundreds OF rivers aud interior
waters within our broad domain Our
factories aud manufacturing establish
mcuts fairly swarm with busy operatives
who are ,--.--d in producing commo-
ditic> of every kind for the Use Of the
world American fabrics are sent Ito
carih'- rumotc-t bounds :" American inn
pl,meui, and machinery are tightening
the labor- aud bearing the burdens Of
the whole civilized world
Not lon. ago Ne visited cotton fac
tory in the city of Lewiston. and
watched the manufacture, from the time
the cotton came from the bale. through
the whole process, Of carding. spinning,
weaving. starchiug. folding. etc. until
the material WAS carefully stored away
in baly- of beautiful cloth ready for the
market aud if ever we felt mean. il
wa, in presence of the wonderful ma
chinery of tina, mill, when We thought
Of the skill and braiu work which had
produced il all Every part seemed en-
lowed with intelligence 50 nicely aud ex-
actly aid il accomplish the purpose for
which it was intended.
II We coald only take in at single
view the iudu,iriou, millions of the
United States engaged at their daily la
Dor. we should be a>tounded al the great
number and variety # the business pur-
suits of the country. nor would our as
constituent at all diminish. when We
came TO realize how closely connected
are the results of their labors with the
comfort and happiness of our whole
people But one pursuit towers in i'm
portauce aud magnitude above all 9TH
ers. With many avocations We might
dispense and the world still live, though.
perhaps, al IA poor diving rate" There
must be bread winners" in many call
ings. but their labors would be futile
indeed, were il not for the great army
of bread producers which stand between
them aud death. Every business of
the world must look 10 agriculture for
sustenauce and comfort, yea. for life
itself
\ great majority of the people Of
this country are farmers, a. they ought
TO be, and if we had larger number of
men living ia the agricultural regions
and less number in the great cities. it
would be vastly better Cor the country;
but our farmers are doing great work
of which we have every reason TO be
proud The following figures from the
tenth census of the United States, will
show something of the magnitude of ag-
riculture il this country in 1880: val
ue of farms. sl0,197 ,096,716 value
of farming implements and machinery.
si06. 520, 05j; crops raised-barley.
43,997.49j bushels Indian corn. l.
754 .591 $40 bushels rye, 1881 ,59j
bushels; wheat. 459, 4S3, 1877 bushels.
and many other products, all more or
less important. The estimated value of
all farm productions, sold. consumed or
on hand, for 1879, was s2,213, 1922
564.
This is a great aud very satisfactory
showing. though the numbers are so
large that it is very difficult. if not i'm
possible, to take in their full import
but we can understand very fully and
completely the value of the agricultural
products of the country to each of US,
when we remember that without them
we could not live.
with what 4 glory comes and goes the year
The buds Of spring, those beautiful harbingers
OF sunny skies and eloudless times, enjoy
Lies newness. and earth's garniture spread
out:
And when the silver habit of the clouds
Comes down upon the autumn sun, and with
A sober gladness the old year takes up
His bright inheritance Of golden fruits,
A pomp and pageant fill the splendid scene"
For the great abundance of the bar
vest which blesses us in .'bas ket and in
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