Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-16

oar country. Several agencies haze
BEEN AZ work 30 ttsss end-5af most lEH
porssst among them are the farmers
societies. the grange and the pab8ir
preas. It IL not the newspaper alone
that Ia influencing the standing OF agsi-
culture a. 4 profession. and farmers a. a
eEasS--tie magazines and reviews are
aissng Ia this work. There arc few
great publications Of iafaenee q hieh do
nos deal exfaanstiyeiy with matters per
tslnlnx 70 the scieaes or practice Of Amer
iean zrieuiture-witaess the important
ARTICLES On these subjects which have
lately appeared Ia the North American
Review. the Forum and oshsr Ieasling
American magazines. But not alone do
matters q real Praeties enter iai1 these
discussions those influencing National
production, the portion of the american
Esrmer ~ a citizen, the tenure OF land,
ti4e possibilities u future agricultural
Development. the importance II statis-
ses and the great policy Of protection
10 American products, are mad,
The subject II profound thought
tssd study by able publici 'fs-
Moreover, the States and the
general government foster ard eneoar-
age agriculture - they do no other Ia
lnstr,aI pursuit.. There il not state i''
the nation that does NOT make literal
appropriations for agriculture; the Gen
eral Government appropfiates large
sgms for it, Department OF Agfienislife'
i.as established an agricultural eotisss
tnd farm experiment station In every
state, and is also 40 liberal as t"I
sndow these Institutions In sueh
manner that they are no expense 8" tfe
,tates in which they are located but are
supported by the Nation for the Dement,
II the farmers In each state. Never
was any class Of citizens 10 favored ny
he ,sblic policy and the public pnfse
4. the farmers OF this great Nation
Acting under this wise administration
he press Of she country generi''y re-
eoguizes the importance OF the aSF''
culture Of the Nation to IN" ~"
slonfs welfare. Every journal OF
ina,esce has IL agricultural depart
a,e,t I'm the hands OF competent
,d,,ors The New York Tribune, Times,
World. Mail and Express and other
oreat dalIies az wen ~ the great dailies
~ New England and OF the West also
make agriculture one OF the strong feat
rres of their iourual- They are recog-
1i,ed and quoted AZ the most trust
guides TO the practical farmer.
rhe day Of special and exclusive agri
,ultural journals has gone by. The
country readers want \ great paper
ghich gives all phases OF the life
md activity Of the busy world ia many
icld.. Agriculture IA one OF these and
most great papers now give much atten-
ion to this important subject. Dallies
iaving large weekly editions with farm
ne departments, which circulate
the country towns are among
he widest circulated and most inllueu
ial papers now published. 1t will be
he aim Of the kennehec Journal, while
icglecting no feature of a great public
newspaper TO also rank among the frs
u its devotion to agriculture aud the
'eal practical Interests of the farm
'rs OF the State. The fall and
sintcr months il the season during
= hich farmers read most and the pub
ishcrs will cndeavor to make the Jour
ial paper that shalt rank second t."
lonc ~ live. progressive Trustworthy
PAPER for the farmers of Maine.