Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-16
Here and There.

| In producing any kind of perishable
foods like lruit, milk or meats, one should
endeavor to establish a regular demand
that will equal he probable supply. here
are men in the vicinity of Boston who can
grow asparagus, grapes, straw berries ana
other fruits and vegetables and sell them
at fair prices. when stranger bringing
load of either might find it ffiult to sell
at any prce.-NeW England Farmer.
A writer in the Country Gentleman is
strong in his belief that no one can afford
to keep a hog over winter unless it be for
breeding purposes, and we take occasion
to use few extracts from his article. he
says. 1.-The pig Uttered in the spring re-
auires very little food other than lis moth
ers milk till grass comes. After that it
will grow fast and keep fat on good pas
ture alone, if it has a little of the skinned
milk and Stops from the house for month
after il goes to grass. have tried this
so often, and have so frequently seen
others do it, that know positively that it
can be done"
The fame of Aroostook county for its
potato raising and starch making seems
to have spread to other States beside our
own. A letter was received here a few
days ago from parties in Rock l.land. III
inquiring about the cost of building al 4
running starch factory with view of
trying The experiment in that place. A
short time ago gentleman from Oregon
examined starch factories here and got
estimates of cost, etc. having under con-
sideration the feasibility of the enterprise
in ttat State. Potatoes there are abun-
dant but the distance from market for
starch seems to make the undertaking i'm
practicable. Herald.
Oleomargarine manufacturers claim
that by accepting the tax and issuing
stamps the general government legalizes
the sale of this product anywhere in the
country. Good lawyers differ with this
statement, and while admitting that the
goods may be sold to parties in the
original packages. claim the moment these
packages are broken they become subject
to the provisions of the State law. if any.
in which the sales are made. Other goods
which pay revenue tax or duty are
treated in this manner, and there is no
reason to suppose that the courts will
make an exception in the case of oleomars
garine. american CutttUdt0r.
The fall | consider as good time in
which to set out trees and shrubs as the
spring and for some reasons much better.
There is generally more time to spare, so
better preparations will usually be made
and more care given to properly setting
of the trees then the soil will get well
settled about the roots before time of
spring growth begins, so the chances are
that tall-set tree will make better growth
al. tkn do
of setting out something every spring and
every fall, even it it is but one tree at
each season. We should aim to make
home attractive; and trees. both fruit and
ornamental, are very great help in the
accomplishment of it.-Cor. of The Hss-
bandmdn
The success of the granger move
ment" few wears since in securing
the recognition of the right of the State
to control corporations created by it which
has been carried into practical effect in
many of the states in securing the regula-
ton of railroad charges by state COM
mission, and which will probably at the
coming session of Congress secure the
passage of an act Tor the national regula-
ton of interstate commerce, should
teach the labor agitators and organizations
that The true remedy for evils which bear
hardly upon the labor classes, can be Sc
cured by bringing their united influence
to bear to secure needed legislation as
was done in what was known as the
granger movements of few years since.
and by the dairy interests last winter in
securing the passage of the oleomarga-
rine bill which went into effect on Novem-
Der LIST. Men with the ballot in their
hands and who are free to use it, have no
excuse for violent or revolutionary meth
DDS for redress of fancied or real wrongs.
The Farmers RerteW