Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-05-21

fhe past season Was exceptionally un-
favorable for our farmers. The spring
vas late and cold. and the cultivated
c,ops grvs slowly through the summer.
AMI thr early frusts ln September ruined
"a largv part of them. Tlie apple II late
YEAR. has proved Nsry pruhtahle crop .
heat the supply ~ The past season Nas ~
largv that priCcs fur fruit have hcsn very
loe. Thew arr .till other rra.ons vhy
many of the farnsrs have had a hard
SEASON. New mnrv than ever lefurr the
cr, that farming doe- not pay in Maine
q. hsing r'iteated Car and wide. To
Show the f,llacy ~ this cry !. the pur-
po-r ~ this ariicle which l. necessarily
hriefer than The Importance of the sub
I icgt mly seem o. demand.
Whair,rr their real value NAV D. therr
are thousands of farms lu Maine that
MAY D. hought tor sepu each. Many ~
these have land encugh. gUod comfort
able builiings. aud arg faVuf-hly situat-
"a with rirfvncc to market. schools.
ric. Towns anil corporations are getting
all tho money thry want for , a. 4 pr
Cruf. Tho .aNiug. hanks in the stale arr
i paving Isr crui With oue nr tNo cNcep-
tluns. The iuterrst ou The co.t ~ one
of the-e farms We Will call 4 per ccut,
ur ~~n " sill assume that the stock
| 1nl farming tools arr worth -lun more,
un whiCh tlir Interest. 10 Tie same rate,
M. $40. Tho taN ou thi. Investment
would NOT rNcecd 80. sn that The Inter
r.t aud ttN combined would amount to
slt3. M. therefore. ahoVe operating ~.
Ieu.es. thr farm pats this amount annu-
allt. farming paws as much a. thr saN-
/ iug. banks paY ou The same capital
ouvrAHrp WIN orulH ~CcUrAu0Ns.
The average family Ia Maine !. saii io
csinsisf - i've memlurrs. The supfort
of his family l. the hrsi problem the
farmer has io solNv. aud ID apIrar- thT
/ family L. urll Cluthei. urll fr,i. ani The
shiilrvu wtll uiuCatr,i. With now aud
/ then q l-nt 90 girl sith q cullrge diploma
ur q cvrtihCatr uf -ume prutrssiuunl Ia
/ .flfutlnu h-shles. Oh-erN atiau tcachr.
us that among thnss gugagvl in either
Notnfious the larrr majority du nn l'-t-
Tor. w. hilr VERY feW arr able tu las aside
an,thingfof a rainy daN.
\ utsk ur two sincr thr writer met
/ farmer eho fur mhnN YEAR Nas a sur-
r,-..ful io,umotiNr engineer. "Nvll, D.
saYs. farming don't pas NrrN much hui
| I don't have to mind thr shistlrs nov.
I ha,v taken carv of mYsrt ani family
he rstst tsar. if Va. un the rails
again ai - fsf dsy. should have noth-
inr lrfi AFTER doing that Nnd thi. vv
believe D. the vNperiruCr ~ MANY other.
,ArtrAt pENwN PROM ur TNHN..
uhrrr arr frv farm. With Intelligent
management that lo mot pay. in addition
to ths supi-irt ~ The family, thc isNrs
suI Iutrr,..i 10 thr rate VI four Irrr v'ut.
ahilr many of thsm arv r-ally paving
larger diyidrui.. whirh for ihe pat
thirty Nra-- have hfvn quietly drawn
frum thr Farm. aud Invested iu ssting-
hank. and lees, here. tuder this .N.iem
20 ofsratins the farms, thr huilding-
have isen ntgie,tci. thr auds have run
Iauu an.l many uf thstn have l-vu Cuu-
.auii, dr,.r,asing iu value and The
owner. arr longing Tor a change. W.
ar, willing to admit thi- - IN IT, ~ farming
don't pas. tlIuugh 40 The sanr time ~r
Io rltim that .u.h farmer. make a living
fr,m ths farm. though thrir saving. maN
have rr.ulissl ln lf. dsprvI iaiiun.
The ufhrr daN w. rNaminrl ihr .a'-
Inc. hsnL fstnrt fur thr year vuiing
. M.'N. n NrNr. NN''NNN ~ NNN. NA ''
thr deposits amount to -lu,sai. .'s.in'.
A ur.l-.niumrl bank treasurer saii
tilt lu hi. bank d, bad uo douhi .r,cn-
t,-d,r Do cent 90 thr drI-o.t. belonged
tn amrr. anil thr mrmhrrs "i their
rmUIrs. co. Furthermore .ai That in
hi. opinion irum ans tu seventy -tNr l-r
.suf Ill an a. drru-it. in The Maine sa,-
Iu.. hank. isiong to th' farmers and
fhrir fimnir. \ .sNiug--hank ofiic"r
Iu fhr otis "a uaugur rs.ruilN toll
frirui of oar. that thr farmer. uNnrl
.I,tt tu .r1enf1-dNr prr cent "t ihr u'-
f...if. iu h.. iauk. In alliiiun in thi..
I,f..r .um. 20 money earned in thr iarm.
hst, i.srn Invested in Western moris &
&c.. local ruirVu.r., er loaned io tow n'
ur in.u,tiuals. ~ occupation in Maine
can .hoa larger actual saNings daring
th, pact thirN years.
Tir majority of men in all clas-". "i
smplu,mvuf do net grt rirh' in taCi
met 20 thrtu onl, make living Though
iu thi. cuuutr,. thank. to our rNcrllri
..hoai .v.trm. they do educate tiirtr
children. Wh.sh. as the old saving gor-
4. lar istier than richr.. lu The pursuit.
of farming a.. large psrccutagc ~ men
accumulate wealth beyond thi. AZ la ant
other lrritinihie occupation. though u
4. true farmer. do not hecomr million
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