Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-03-27
Progressive Farming in Maine.

have dsslr, t0 cay . word. n | can, 10
encourage my brother, The average farmer
of M.lue. We oitsn bear the dyspepiio
OLD business nan. OF the village drons, and
thuss farmers. q. they term themselves,
VINO spend large share of time N The VII.
lsg- store. prsiing shOut hard times, talk
aboat farming Ia Maine having seen ia
beet dsys, And even that IL 10 . failure.
Nor III. l. al lille tAlk. without foaGds'
tiou. In fact. We DO not claim tha, farm
LOG p,y. u well ,s manufacturing does 10
Tie oue nan Who IL successful Ia carrying
II on. bat take him and the men be employs,
AMI a. same number OF farmers in Msins,
,nd ny observation prove. 10 my mind be-
yuud doubt that The farmers come out
ahead every tine. wsoiten hear The fact
that The sgrleulural population 10 dscrcas-
iug 10 many ~ The old towns, that many
farms have been deserted, Of in other words
have been sold 10 a u,lshbor % sn addition
% hls farm. and that some small, rocky
bach farm. are Only pastures. ln the early
settlement, clearing VAS pushed on 20 land
that it vuni have been better " 10 had re
m,lned 10 wood land. These spots % hard,
ROCKY bach laud will doubilss. svsninslly
be ussd far pastures, II Tor lAct of Aiif.c.
tiou O. them their occupants are diverted
from labor on The land ani seek employ.
msnt In ous % our new and growing man-
uhcturibg villages. then they are UonVert'
sd from pfodncers 10 consumers of agri
Suliural prOtusts. is there anything in ,n
20 this sgslnst ths Interest oi those ihAi fs-
main on tts fAfmf Not Al al, bot The in'
crease %, manufacture In Maine, and The
faci that n IL hcComlug Q summsf resort
flr those who SEEK r,st from city NE, aud
a chance - breath The FREE air of our coast,
lAtes and mountains, as well I. The sports
man snf pleasure seeker, all tend ~ make
agriculture more pfof able. And not many
years hence the baslntss % The farmers
ofs ,rgs part % Name vii be Ike those
- N~sAchassiis % day, - produce those
miscellaneous farm profucis not - trans.
portable. which muss have . near home
market. Again. Ne have the advantage OF
ne sweet corn lhdasiry, shich oar faihsrs
did uot. Aud his Industry, n taken The al
vantage of. will b, great source " ptun
D. ihe average 'armvf. corn packer SAID
to me fsw dsys siucs. Il paid NJ II. 500
ff cora thl, year. and al. corr fodder va
worth more than any crop % lay he ever
cat" Nos Via TIE iutreiuciion % The
mower. the Improved horse rake. plo-'.
hafrnSs anu cull'Atnfss WIN lhe liabltI
of the farm sni The creAmsfy fof ihs
house. which essen. the bard labor both
ca TIE farm an In ne house. -e have 50
other advantage. 1t ne As class stct
To oar cAIiIng. sastsin its diguliy, haul %
oar gloves, b0ys. All so - ~utr With .
will. All with hand Aui bead -ofk ~ I'm
pfuyc oar farms and Increase our protu.
and farming 10 Maine vii he 70 " sue
csss A Pleasant bone that Il our Own,
slthout Amoftg,gs. peace ani plsuiy, con-
t.utsducss ard hsppiue.s vii - oar loi Ia
oar oid sse Whils The di.toutsrisi can
c0aurue - pr,is ,bout hafd times, ard
tae lnafer ks.P up hl. habit 90 losnag. abd
envy 10. for that succss. which pa. been
the fs.uli 90 flbiasify ani 'rugalii'. - vii
- uvirg syidrucss that fsfmlug In Maine
In nlt fsilufc -Otp FAHNEE, 10 Maine
Fafmer.