Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-03

Ths sseabiishnsss Of two hundred ns~
industries In Maine in 1859. demanding the
80 Of capital Of nsssiy four million dol.
lars and giving empIsypens 70 sbosf Eve
thousand additional vase vsstsrs. 10 the
best evidences that can pdsstbly be sddaced
that agriculture 10 prosDeToes md there are
few, % called sbandseed fnms 10 this
sss:s. Agriculture succeeds best shsre
manufactures snd works employing large
asmhsss Of pssssss vho sss sos-psedsesfs
Of food crops, are moss numerous. To
make farming pay and agriculture prosper
ous, ssssblssh nil o. factory Of se0e kind
On every fasm IN Maine.
The Portland Ps~ss say In letter 10
the KsnDsbec Journal Secretary Gilbert
conssnds that the statement in his recent
address 70 he Nsins Board Of Agriculture
10 regard to the aititsde Of the Msine ssv
logs banks toward Name farms is not sx-
ssgessfsa. So far a. is implied . strong
AisincIinatlon Of the banks to invest in
morgsses on Maine farms, be 10 undoubt-
sdly right The principal fault the Press
sads sl,h bis address lies in his inclinafiAn
70 HsA fssls With the banks because Of this
ssiifsde. when, accepting h!s statements In
regard To the depreciation Of the Maine
farm and lts unsaisblensss A. true, il 10 fh'
only attitude they could assume without
rank treachery to their trust"
A few farmers 10 the town Of Union CON-
meneed last season TO raise blsckberries
Wills Luce took the lead with rs bushels,
follow ed bv Alonfo Batter With about 10
bushels, = 4. Seldsrs 6 bushels, c. A
Miller S bushels, VIM. Thorndike, hiAl
Mossman. ChAs. Fuller and ID. B. Titus
about . bushels each. all Of which were
Snydsrs. The price for those sold st the
farm vas about IL cents quart Mr..
Butler and d. B. Titus are experimenting
With the Taylor. but Mr. Butler thinks they
are not - hardy a. the Snyder. while Mr..
Titus thinks they are. Mr.. Titus 10 also
experimenting with the Erie. claimed TO be
hardy and everything else desirable in .
black berry, but it has killed 70 the ground
every winter.
The Brighton News Of last week de-
votes column and . half to an interest
Ing account Of the new creamery estao-
lished 10 that village which commenced
making butter Jan. l6. The creamery
building IL 1926 feet, with an engine
four horse power engine and six horse
power boiler, both manufactured in Wat
ertown, NY All the lower floors Of the
building proper are cemented, and every
thing about the establishment is convenient,
substantial and everyday adapted TO the work
in hand. The officers are President, Perley
+. Durham; Manager and Treasurer, John
H. Roes; Directors. Byron Kimball, Edwin
Ingxlls. J. II Roes. George Sawyer. AL
dana Ingslls. Herbert c. Berry has per
sonal charge Of the butter making, the en-
CINE. etc, and the books. At present four
collectors of cream are employed, Viz Les
lie Bangs, for South Bridgron, Willis In
gals. for the Ridge and North Bridgton;
Ruff. Bennett for Denmark; George Saw
yer for West Bridgton.
In no State has the modern system of
farmers institutes reached higher degree
Of perfection than In Wisconsin In that
State they form . department Of
the State University and special
odicer 10 put In charge Of them a.
Superintendent This officer 10 Mr.. VII
Morrison, who has written Us . pleas
ant letter regarding the work accom-
We are holding sixty-four two
days instituted this winter. They are
we'll attended. and | know they are
eoiargiug the horizon Of our farmers.
am more and more convinced that the most
practical and successful method of reach
ing the farmer 10 through the Farmers Ia
| sttutc aDu neeunks VI hkt ChdrASter
The three hundred two-dsy meetings held
by the Wisconsin Farmers institutes have
done more to reach the great mass Of I'M
reached farmers 10 the State in the past
four years than all the other agencies Of
society combined. These meetings have
aroused and implanted . hunger for
better intelligence in thousands. where
but little hope existed" The reports
Of the meetings are published in
q yearly bound volume of about two hun
dred pages. and it Will be found very use
full and valuable reading for farmers in this
State. Mr. Morrison informs us that he has
. number Of the volume for 1889 yet left,
and will send q copy to readers Of the Ken
nebec Journal-so long as the supply lasts
on receipt Of ten cents to pay postage
Address Mr. Morrison At Madison, Wis,