The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-01-14

The hatchlhg hbu ieeoiuk VI '"o nss.S
chicks 81 that there shall DO constaots
steady growth from the nrs. 10 OF the
greatest imports nee, for 10 the hrst month
we settle the question OF sixe, and, very
largely, that Of proluctiveDess. Don't
fed corn meal 10 chicks until You are
ready 10 fatl,n. They need the phosphates
and the lime. Bone aud muscle are what
We want first, and these you have 10 the
wheat and oats Nothing like corn will
sustain The animal heat through The long
winter nights, but corn and corn meal
should not he fed 10 growing, and young
chicks, rs it IL by nature fat forming.
The value Of the poultry dressing, saved
In a proper mapner, Is but poorly under
stood. Il must be collected, or covered
daily 10 prevent loss OF free amonia by
eva oraii,n. At one dollar and nifty cenis
pet barrel II would amount to about forty
eertx per besd. in using, 1t should he
thoroughly puvcrized, and then scattered
In thA drill. The extravagant claims
made bA some writer's, only works injury.
There Is profit In the business, and large
per cent 10, the outlay, but not to whist
some claim, and al Is contingent upon
care, cleanliness, warmth, ventilation and
feeding. Feed TO save, make the laying
hens work for their food an. get 1t grain
at time. In this way you not only pre-
vent disease, bnt you secure eggs with vi
tally sufficient to throw strong, healthy
chicks Select the breed, and the breeders,
hist produce the most eggs, and are 0i the
best shape.
No one breed combines all the good
qualities. The market demands are for
broad, deep, full bodies, having The least
waste, and these are the most profitable to
raise. There Is no fear Of over production.
In 1888 we imported $50, 900 doz. OF eggs,
and in eleven months of 'S4 New York
alone imported $4,000 cases of one hun
died doz. each. There Is 9 growing de-
mand for fresh eggs, and fine chicks. En-
Ter the business, produce q good article,
establish your reputation for square deal
ing. sending TO market only the best, and
you will find that the markets ofour towns
and cities will open to receive your pro-
ducts, and you will secure satisfactory
profits. Begin with small focks and grow
to the thousands never forgetting the at
tention to details, but RENT mberiDg always
that trifles make perfection, and perfection
Is no trihe.
The Closing address was given by Fran
ces Barnes Esq OF II oulton, and was one
of the best We ever listened 10. II is one
that should be head in every town In
M,iDe, and We regret that we Cannot pub
lish in full. HIS subject was "Stay where
you are, or y place for Maine homes
"Stay wherg you are" plea for the
Maine homes, by Francis Barnes, Esq,
Hoai.oa. 'WeTa "a stranger from new
Zealand, OF other foreign parts to listeh to
the recital Of our praises OF Maine iforse 8,
cattle, sheep and swine, our fruit and dairy
products, would he not say, Here Is the
land of plenty. Here truly can the inhabi
tants dwell 10 comfort without the doubts
aud desires to do better in other spher, of
activity.
The tide OF emigration has for forty
years steadily turned toward the setting
sun, till The best blood of the State has
been infused into into the plains and noun
tains OF the far West. Some Of those who
have gone have d lone we'll, but others, aud
the larger part, have not bettered their
condition. The returns for skill aud lab 'r
put upon the small farms of Maine are
greater than elsewhere, and thu net ,avings
for the young man who must and will work.
are greater than Is possible outside of the
Eastern States.
Much has been accomplished 10 setting
before our communities the real facts OF
opportunities. Our agricultural
pre- Is loyal and truthful to the case.
Many have gone out from amongst US and
III Tile uAuu5 WI CApctICuCC3 tu1b OCSt
OF teachers, been brought TO estimate
srighl the privileges OF Maine, aud are
now back again, satisfied to remain. 9th
ers less fortunate can but exc out q scanty
living and perforce must stay where they
are. To such rs think 1t better to move,
and to the young who prefer strangers and
strange climes TO home and the dearest
friends of youth, some presentation OF
facts may not come amss. Three portions
of our broad domain seems to present AL
lui ements to our youth, California, the
mints 10 the mountain regions and the
wheat fields Of the Northwest.
Repeated evidence IL now offered to show
that the conditions west Of the Mississip-
pi are dominated by the power of capital
TO such degree that the single, unassisted
man Is altogether at that mercy. Two
things combine TO bring this about the
enormous amount of money seeking some
avenue for use, and the constant stream Of
foreign emigration. 1t seems strange that
the hard, rough life OF the miner should
present any attractions to our young men
or tempt them away from the peace and
plenty of Eastern homes. Southern Cali
fornia, So lauded, 10 but a desert of sand,
where life of plant and fruit Is sustained
only by irrigation. How many have gone
out, left home, health and life at last in
that wild abyss of frontier life. A frantic
clutch for gold, aud ruin the knocking echo
OF the effort.
II it Is claimed that the railroads have
mitigated these horrors, still may We ask
what Is the reasonable prospect OF the
man who Is sober and willing to work.
The days of luck are over. Mining Is
science. Capital with its machinery does
the business. Ia such prospect to be de-
sired rather than our life 90 the land in
Manner The drudgery andSself denial Of
the farmers on the frontier were wildly
portrayed. Present low prices given and
the fact noticed that to-day all thr ough the
West, farmers are burning their corn for
fuel, il being cheaper In the markets than
wood. Facts and figures, With practical
illustrations and quotations from letters,
were given to show the great dlftlculiies
under which the lab0rer or small farmer
lives, In any part Of the new West.
If flowing these quotations which welhave
not space to give the speaker said. These
figures and statements are given dispas-
sionately, and without prejudice. They
are coldly realistic picture OF the actual
conditions Of life to the ordinary New Eng
lander.
Now claim It true, that not any where Is
1t possible to find The conditions so favor
able to the culture of .he moral faculties,
and to enjoin the resultant blessings as 10
cur very IN DIST. So to, In the sphere OF in
tellectuil power and possibility. Olly
where there Is contest with nature, per-
sstent, yet not too severe do We mud the
people which bring forth the intellectual
giants.
Turn the pages OF history and the power
ful came from, and to be fouEd In the tenn
perate regions. Fur our present. purpose,
without stopping TO give the proofs in de-
tail, we can safely say that 10 the brain OF
her people, the State Of Maine ranks sup'-
rlOr to her Sisters.
Allus,on has been made to the chaos OF
morals aud the power Of the enouiery OF
sin, which exists on the frontier III civili-
cation and 10 the wilds hey cad. Not only
is there u y.est, and well nigh irrepararle