Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-08-24

l -iNN ousuHi% OF oAt%s ttNI ulsutt. ol ~
taiOes ant % tons OF hsy. Three year
Ago there were shipped from the rallroa
station 81 25O bashels OF potatoes. $50 ton
OF hsy, 5o52 casks of starch, ~, go rai.roa
slsePer- and p 900 600 shingles rhlsyes
The shipments have amounted 10 IS O>
bushels of po,stoes. its7 tons of hay. 6is
casks ~ starch, I,l5s railroad sleepers
aud 20 52G 900 shingles The Increase,
amount OF stirch accounts ZOE an apparent
decline In TIE potato crop, a. when pfOPsl
credit l. given fof the amount OF potatoes
thus consumed II will be found that ~
crop OF potatoes was g.. 600 bushels large
than 10 iss2 There are two papers pub
llshed here
FORT F.IRYIELD
IL one of The most prosperous towns II
AtoosiOok County. and IL peculiarly 10
Gated. between the Aroostook River ani
hleh bill. which has causei the pace Il
| grow sugthwise. Instead 81 expanding a.
self In every direction a. Villages general
l 90 Everything about the place inilcAi't
prosperity. The town was incorporated
/ year earlier than Prcsqac Isle ani Caribou
ani A. the present time I. OF Ahoat ths
same slEs a. the latter pace. The Nalaa
ton OF the town. however, tli not qait'
I 4 uble between 1870 sni ls,o, ~ was tn
Csc with ihs towns already mentioned,
/ bat Il obtained lts m - "a fevelo?m NJ
between ls6O AMI 1870. when N vslustion
of The town Increased from So gi5 ~
/ s216 SOD The valuation Ia ls,o VA sGG,,'
al That The place IL the celtfe ~ 81 yer,
prosperous agricultural region IL inii,a
~ TIE shipments from the railroad sts,iou
witch f'r thc past year embraced spi 60
hashols of potatoes, $3.50 tons of starch,
ec0 ton. of hay, t0.sil,ooO shingles, sos
railroad sIcspsf-. 8 carloads or oats, and
90 carloads % cattle ani sheep. Toe ship
meats 90 potatoes. 10 will be- noticed. wsrs
more than doa1lc those from both Caribou
ani Psesqae Isle.
noULroN
j. the shire town Of The conniy and A.
hani.oms Ani prosperous village A. ons
can nnd anywhere. Thcrc l. more basts
ahogt NJ. streets than II usaaly noticed 10
place. double 10 slfa TIE street, are
broad. 10. business blocks aud its rvsl'
denccs of superior character. ani 10
county buiidings credit - any couniy
n has bat more time 10 grow than either
OF The other tosns mentioned AD1ve, ani
for thl. reason PROBABLY l. largely indebted
/ Tor IL having become such business crn
ire. It. act 20 Incorporation i dated 1881.
bat The population ~ The town has only
a51at doubled between l,io ani l.-l. the
last census placing 10 IL J22. Like fori
Falffrii lts most rapid Increase Ia Vaua'
too Wa between is0o sud 1870. when he
fgur~s advanced from s2t0 90 to ss,l go.
Ia ls.0 u vAaAilOn wss $50 ti,. Ene
edacaionh fsclntle. % the place AZ cN'
cslrui. thc lloalion Academy bclug one
of The mos, pro.psroa. Institutions of It,
klnl uthc STATE. while iis Two ueNsptpcrs
AZ doing = gooi deal for the deVcloamcui
90 thr c0lniy.
The farms around The village are large
ani well Kept, wlih pleasant. conioriA'.e
ltuklrg huIiiiugs. indic aiing general pros
perlty. some Of the sxcufsloulsts, while
a. lloultou. drove oui into The coaniry TOT
IL 90 clgat miles, aud AL expressed an
agfcvAble surprise Al TIE Character OF ihe
farming lands.
The freight shipments from llonlioa also
indicate great degree Of Agricultural
prosperity. for fufirs The past year ih-fe
~.r- flrsarisi i51 20, nushcls OF poiai -
ggf0 casks 90 starch. 2,5, ioos of hay, %.
9ts 90 shingles. 3 90. 900 feet OF lumber.
1850 ca.ks 90 extract of hcmlock nafk' ll-'
tnu. ol general merchandise, 2is hor.e-,
"a cars of cattle. 3. cars of sheep, l,O'oJp
los 90 leather aui ss6 800 Jos. oi dressed
meat These fgurcs shows large Increase
over the shipment. 90 thrc- years ago, me
lncisse OF potatoes haylug been 1l,Jl,
hash~ls. starch 5oo cAsk-. aud shingles
lit59.O00
T.kcn .. whole.
ARoosTOOk COUNTY
il undoubtedly The most p-p-pernus gen
eral Agricultural portion % Ne" LnslNni
The soil l. free from sioucs, p0rou, ani
easily worked. Very little commercial
Fertilizer. are used 80 drouths arc ,xpc-
rlsuced. and although some summers arc
drler than Others. the soil never becomes
- dry bui that everything continues -
grow thnnlly. The soil Il uaier.aid with
strata % solid stone, compOsei of mlcA'
slate, lime Ani clay, whose ieprcssi0n-
form reservoirs for iae storage OF water
for the dry periods Oi The year. Alt1oagh
The winters Arc longer than elsewhere Ia
New Euglani al general crop, have time
10 rlprn. AT with The exception OF corr
ani apples therc Is hardly anything thi
can De rAlsei elsewhere 10 Northern New
Ensland that cannot be ralsei In ArOosiOok
County. The season l. . little too short
Tor apples % ripen ani the atmosphere too
moist f1r corn. The average pfoiacilon
of hay per acre throughout the county i
About one And = half tons; wheat, 10 IL
bushels; oats, 81 I 3 bushels; b1ckwheAi,
iggt bushels; barley. 30 IL 01shels rye,
1928 bushels; coru. n ba.hels. Ani pots.
toes, lcl bushels IL Is not an uncommon
aaNm =
potatoes per acre.
These ngures OF average proiaeilon are
larger than those reported from several
OF the Western States 10 which immisfa.
lion l. Invited because OF the fcrtihiy OF
the soil and the ease with which crops eau
be raised. The yield OF wheat per acre Ia
Aroostook County IL only equAled In the
state. OF New York. Michigan, Kansas,
Nevada, Colorado. Oregon, ldaho, VI m
tAna and Utah. In the last four States the
average l. = couple bushels per acre great.
er than In AroOstook County. The yield
OF the other crops bears aoOut the sane
relation % the Western States A. wheat,
- that Il will Al once be seen that the farm
srs OF ArOOstOOk can produce ~ much per
acre a. the farmers 10 any OF the western
States. 10 other respects the farmers OF
AroostOOk County have 4 great siyAntage
over their Western brethren. They are
nearer a market aud can. therefore, Obtain
better prices for their products. Thus
while the average price Of wheat Ia this
state last year was sl 2j per bushel, !,
was only IS cents in New York. "a cents
In Michigan, IS ceuts Ia Kansas, 81 In Ne.
v.da. 30 cents In Coloraio, q cents In Or
eson. - ceuts la Idaho, 20 cents Ia M)n'
tsua ana - cents IN Utah. Al these prices
IA appears that the cultivation OF less
number OF acres In Aroostook County viii
PRO .uce the same results A. greater
number will In the average Western state.
rIIE y. n. n. n,
which connects AroOstook County Win
the markets OF New Englsnd, Is being rap
IDLY improved and increased facilities al
foried 10 al it, patrons. Daring the past
wear about 5000 900 has been expended Tor
new rolling stock.
The amoautof freight taken from Aroos.
took County per year IL almost beyond
comprehension. The length OF train
needed 20 take last years freight from Car
ibou has already been mentioned. 10
transport the freight forward the past year
rom the four stations OF Presque Isle,
caribou, Fort Fairfield and Iioulton would
REQUIRE a train IS miles In length com
posed OF $3.50 cars.
In considering these great shipments II
must be borne In mind that only com
paratively small portior OF the county Is
settlei AZ the present time. The area ol
I l.. 1.r. h.a - a