Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-07
Tho GARDEN OF Maine.

A correspondent Of the Bangor Com
mercial writing from Blaine under date of
Feb, 80, gives the follo~ing comfortable
mid winter picture of every day life among
the farmers of Northern Aroostook
Usually the reports from this country
in mid winter have flavor Of the Arctic
regi ms but such is not the case so far a.
the present winter is concerned. and should
February behave herself and keep quiet VT
will congratulate ourselves upon one of the
finest winter, We have hal for many years
The snow is about two feet in depth and
the roads are in fine condition. The ARGOS
took man reads in his papers the accun I
Of bl0ckades and heavy storms in the wes
ard feels that he i. living in a favored lo.
cality, no blocking storms, no billiards, ne
floods, no suf ring from lack of fuel, oil
food for his stock or bis family, plenty
for all a. d to spare.
Our farmers are busily engaged in mar
k,iing their potato crop, and the price give
them very good margin. Oats are pLnty
s1d sell for one cent per pound. Csuall'
. large quantity of hay has been pressed
. I'd shipped to the Boston market, but SC
ter there has been 70 movement in that Ii
r-cton. The low prices and high freight.
would give no profit even if the shipper
coulG get his hay for little or nothing, but
for all that We will not suffer on that &C
count for about all the hay is gathered NJ
in small lots among the farmers who do moi
depend uprn selling their hay crop and
should they have few tons Of surplus they
have plenty of barn room and can keep il
over until next season.
Altogether the past season has been q
very prosperous one, both for our farmer.
AID merchants All kinds of crops ma
turei and gave heavy returns, but owing Il
the partial failure of the crops in 1888
the loss had to be made good out of thi,
seasons crops. Many bills stood over or
the merchants ledger and have been paid
80 ii al W. really d. not feel or derive the
full benefits Of the prosperity of the pas
season, as we shoull have if the season OF
1888 had been equal 10 the past one.
For some years past ever, fall many OF
our Young men would leave for the wes
but the past season has been an exception
and scarcely one has left his home There
appears to tie spirit of co atentment anC
an idea dawniug upon our young men tina
Arao,took is abou: as good a place as any
other to live in and full better in many re,
specs. more especially when a person ha'
no capital except bis hands There are
Thousands of acres of good settling LAM
within five or six miles of our village
convenient to starch factories arc
saw mills and all that is required
to produce as fine farms as ar,
now cleared Ia our town, is a little capital
courage trd willingness TO work. There
IS no investment that will pay any better
than for a man to purchase hundred acre.
of lard on some of our fine hard WOO
ridges and carve out a home for himself
and it ia difficult to understand why those
lands are not settled faster. One reason
no doubt is that few know much abou! wha
the resources of our county are. We w0ulC
say to those who are tired of living on OLD
worn out rocky farms and contemplate s
change to come to Aroostook. ONE dur
ing the months ct August and September
# you really want to see Aroostook in heI
glory and judge for yourselves. Take tn,
road from Houlton to Presque Isle. TAXI
any cross road running east or west and set
the bountifui crops and comfortable home
of our people and also bear in mind that W,
are comparatively young ard scarcely have
passed one generation.