Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-02-23
Is OUR CLIMATE UNFAvoR.
ABI.E,

Duriag the present winter We have
frrquenily had our attention called 20
the severity Of our climate and eompAri'
sons have been made that were unfavot.
able 70 The climate Of New England and
especially Of ,hA, Of our own section in
Maine. We fnd that in no place in the
country, even In The South. Is there 20
little suffering among the poorer classes.
or amons animals. a. in New EnglAnd.
The reasons are obvious. The somewhat
long and cold winters which We have,
are expected. and. in a great measure,
provided fof. - ihA, when their severn
ties apptu.eh they End everything snugly
housed and placed in comfortable quar-
,ers In nearly every report from the
South AMI West come heari-rnding Ae-
eounis Of suffering humanity and animals,
which an unusually severe winter finds
unprotected from lie risOrs And We
publish this week an extract Of letter
nom = eiursn Of Colorado. showing that
these loses are a par, Of the risks taken
by we.,srn "eAiile kings," and Instead
Of snugly housing their stock, they pre-
fer 70 lei them rough Il. aud make CAL
eulA,ions on losing certain Per cent.
each wiaisf. This seems to us unnee-
es.Ary, a. well - inhumAn. bu, Is part
os cattle raising necessary i0r The present
upoa those Western plains. and will
never be overcome until they are divided
iaio small farms and the necessity exists
for careful supervision 20 prevent all
small leaks in the eHpeasss.
Then, considered apAr; from hnAneial
eonsidsraiion,. there u that in the eh'
mate Of New Easland which makes men
and women Of strength and visof.-
gives elasticity 20 The step and enesy 10
The mind, that l. en,nsly wanting in
people of more temperate climates True,
The necessity exists for eaor, 70 gain
living and often The labor performed Il
very hard. bat there comes with Il free
dom from mAny Of The ills that al in
habi,An,s u warmer climates are heif TO,
and pu,h ard snisrprise ihA, eArries
New Eng,And men all over the world
Anl plaess them in responsible positions
that their home training has hiied them
20 an. For o1e. We arc unwilling 10
eoncsde that our climate Is any draw
bach. a. We tad every little valley aad
every available sPO, 10 nearly all our
tosns supporting Is inhAbiiAsts. Not.
perhaps, luxurioasly. bat generally IN
comfort, 20 that actual suffering from
waa, i thing almost unknosn among
us. And this upon cur soils. exhausted
q their original fertility AID obliged TO
compete with the We, IL. The production
Of nearly al crops. shows greatly in our
favor: and places our AdvAnisges second
10 zone fiom a climatic Poiai Of view. a.
well as agricul,urAlly. While the West
i. ssndins is fertility 10 us BY the car
load. aad rapidly bsooming in condition
that will require fertilization. our soils
are. on az average. improving uhcef The
system Of mixed husbandfy nov pursued
by most farmers. And our winters AZ
ford the best possible time TO- Aeeunu-
lAiing the necessary amount Of material ior
this purpose. while with the Western sea-
son. and climate. With the crops usually
grown, there i bu, little time for The
renovation of their land. either by nA,u-
rsl resi OF by collection Of material 10 en-
rich The sell
Then cur winters are not seasons OF
inactivity, a. more And more Of our farm
ers are learning each year 20 take tdvAn-
,sge Of the time when the fields are COW
ersd With snow ard active operations up
on the lard are suspended. TO carry on
some of the many branches that formerly
osly occupied their time during the
summer rnoa,hs. 50 that every moaih
brings is duties and cares. And the whole
year i taken up with an activity ,hA,
increases the health and ennosles the
mind. The nsoess.iie. Of our climate
have led 10 an adoption Of branches OF
farming ,ha, return al income every day
Instead OF annually. This i' an advan-
,sse TIA, should be appreciated by those
who labor whole year and then take
their re,urns ~ once. The poultry bus
iness. Water dairying. and many others.
are among these. We place many OF
these favorable conditions to the credit
Of the climate. as !, Is direct ineeaiive
10 exertion and acts As a wsllspiing from
which comes much Of The success that
erowns the Efforts Of many New EaglAnd
people. Il is that which has built our
school houses. oolleses and churches;
founded charitable Institutions, aud sent
our money and missionaries abroad for
the enlightenment, of the world. And to
/ i, We mus, look COZ much ,hA, makes our
standing a. States aud as individuals.
80 don't le, Us repins when obliged to
face the niger. Of win,sr, but remember
under is severity j. bid an agent which
act. for our good. and materially aids Us
In our every effort.