Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-23

That .''row BiiI," and Something Be
sides.
have real with much interest and some
auu.emert the remarkable debate in the
"A-s.mbled wisdom Of the state" on the
nov famous crow hill.
Whatevtr gentlemen may saw on i'm
portsnt Staff que-tons they y i'll not be likely
to eclipse TIA. il brilliant Il rts IA turning into
rdlcuc anl contempt a piece of |, gi,laturc,
in their oujul1n. worthy only as p.aythng
with which to relt, We thu monotOny of l. ,.s-
latiyr life. and bring their spark linz Wit into
con.p. cuous notoricty.
membsr that a litte more than decade
ago similar scene occurred. ~ the same
hali- Of J. gi-lati0n. certain farmer wanted
a dog law for the protection OF sheep The
bill had ohjcctional features, lie made
most earnest. and 10 doubt, honest speech in
It's let,i-e. No sooner vas he through thia
some half a dlzen m,mhers Of The House
armed VA lag ard literature. roo in their
.raf.. hui u0r after another in quick suc-
ces-on, of r. 4 the most riiculnus amend
ments 10 it, hich fart, cnivuls.d the ilou.e
tuu L.errlmrul. IL killed the bill ouit .ht,
and rtstly killed the author Of it, 4 grnger
insult more desp cible wrong rouH hardly
have been committed. rhe fsrner,as a
h"l} f't MNHItti' though tn were not IN
ta'"r 81 tie blil ana would have vote i against
/ ~" mere - u" Whg IhnhnF A'phI
th' crow th"ugh lie possesses no 'litie OF Il =
cunning ana wisdom oil some OF hiS i' 'A'iEe
hitut'tS lie may neet WIN PIE a'urahIe
rec P''"" III rue mans OF "g''!a'i"l' Ana NAY
'""A Xxx Fn'"s OF "eaui4 10 '""H' "h"
vie" MN fr"n atar' Out To the farmer "ho
IS obilsed TO form Lis hcqnalntar'e he = lht
''AeH H'NoN OF th' ar Inc most DedeNi'ed
creature mat II Naht' ms pre- misses
speak from persona experience ana oo-
"'r'"t on "h"h say 'ha' the Gro" does more
INJURY to the crops of the farmcrsIn TINS sec,
uon ara - a gr' ater source OF ANNOYANCE ana
ANXIETY than all other animals CON Ined' aud
1t IS growing more aggressive and destructive
from year to year. But few years
ago the crow confined ITS plum
irr almost solely to the corn pateh aud Wa
hardly sio"n to have taste tor other crops
tut now h.s rhvages extend to nearly any
crop raised Ia Maine Beans product
"hlch the Grows VIII not eat are pulled up
aii scattered about apparently out OF pure
kussedness
As soon AS the potato sprout peeps above
ground the crow Will dig three or -four
inches IN the sert soil u ind the seed vmch
twill drNour or carry oil TO is Young. An
army of hft5 ora hundred crows on a potato
patch one hour will destroy several hundred
hills of potatoes Deep planting, in many
instances too deep for the bent tit of the
crop. Is partial security against its ravBges,
All kinds of grain suffer from the lesiru. tive
habits of the crow to say nothing of the corn
crop. crop which appears 10 he It's favorite
field Of plumber Scores of farmers IN thu.
section have abandoned the grosing of corn,
not wholly because they cannot compel lie
with the West III its production, but be-
cause they cannot compete with the crow
Crows are growing Tore numerous and
destructive from year to year. more familiar
with every means used to brighten and de-
siroy them and unless they are extcrminated
will drive a considerable per cent of the
farmers out of the business They are
wary and aIAays keepa sentinel p, rched or
some hi Oh emirence overlooking their fell
of operations to warn III, m of approaching
danger They usually know when he far
mer is absent from home and :, morally take
advantage of his absence They are ar
early bird and II the first break of daV are
after their breakfast
with the adoption of new and improved
methods of agriculture. new elements OF
destruction seem To arise AMI increase, AM
grra.er competition with the great and
growing West in stock and farm product.
meets the farmers of Maine There never
va,a time vhen our farmers needed NOR,
generous protection and encouragement III II
a the present time. For number OF
wears the profits of the farm have
been growing l'ss, though there has bee, .
general and decided advance ia the modes OF
agriculture. Last year was one of the mos
Encouraging ever known TO the farmers il
the annals of the STATE Another such yeai
wonld drive a fourth part of the farmers GU
of the business two more such years in sue
c.'ssion would leave the rural portion OF
Maine deserted and desoate. Wages for al
kinds seem 20 be on the increase, with tht
stesdv demard for such labor rendering farm
labor scarce and high, and the tendency Il
away from the farm TO manufacturing cen
YRS. Hum reds of small ard WORKOUT
farms have been abandoned in our State, and
many If the best farms are on The market
begging for BUYERS.
WIKI this state of things staring u in thu
face ii eehooves those who arr
obliged TO live by eatiu0 and
every msn who has 10 raise thai
something 10 eat, 10 throw around tus grea,
and important inter st-the basis of our State
ard nstonsl prosperity every legitimate
protection and encourag, ment possible. The
/ farmers as rule are harlwOrkinK, econ