Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-11-11
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In m article publl.hei In ib. Demo
crst of q rsent date. taken from the
Maine Farmer. under the caption, "Ipces
Farming rsyr' the writer sscrib~s the
upthrifiy copdiiicn of farming Interests
chiefly o. the mism,nsgrmsnt 81 farmers
Themselves, Who ".ince the war have
been living on the high pressure princi-
pie" u INV observation u correct.
there l. no cls.. except the nn.klll~i day
lsborrf. who live. la q more prudent.
esonomlcsl msnner than ih. ayrrsg-
farmer. There are grvat numbers ~
other professions Who have shun-
dan, mean. AMI lcl.ur. time for smu."-
men, In hunting, hshlng, visiting the
seaside aud mountains, or perhsps TAX
Ing q trip to for-ign countries. The
common farmer has No time Ia spare or
money to paw for q Journey abroad.
,herfor, I. ohllg,si to for-go sdsantsgr.
highly pri,cd by o,h-r. morr fs,orably
.liuii-,i w life. The i.olstoi homes In
many rural district. deprl,. farmers of
schools, public worship aud social pri''.
legr. .o essential to Intellectual and
moral progress. This seem. morr .c-
riou. objection Ia an agricultural life
than almost anv other drawback which
tend. to block the farmers prosperity.
when the question I. ssk',i, doc. fsrm-
Ing paw IN. answer implic. pccunisry
rr,urn for the c,pltal and la,,or employ
81. We knos of no important Industry
In New Englani which ,iel,ls 80 It'll.
Incomc sc,orllng Ia the ouilay r that
of farming. The thousands IL deserted
farms everywhere .ccn by the traveller
throughout many of the Eastern states,
bar ample preof that IN. osn-r. ~
the.e abandoned homestead. wrr- un-
able ta milniain their families on an
~1usllty With thos. sugsg~i la other w.
cations of life.
How ofien Il occur. that son' ani
daughters bofn on farm arr obliged tn
leave the parental rsof NJ an early sgr
a. SEEK b-,irr employment among .irsn-
grr. IN a busy city, whrr Temptations too
often leai from the path ~ rccil,nd".
~ hu.htndry paid as veil |. other
hranch-s of busln-ss, such ease. would
seldom ocrur. fcr pir-nt. voali d. en.
ahis,I io give their childfrn q practical
education Al home, before ssniius them
oui Into the world unprvpirr,i for the
gr,.st haiti. 80 life.
The writer IN the article referred Ia
says, II avn lncllBei a. think that farm
%. arr Ia blame In grrai measure Tor
ii,~lr condi;lou az II eSisi. to-day" lie
then polnis out the failure ~ farmers io
manage their hu.in-.. so .. Ia Yield q
sati.factory Income. What few hu.-
hsnin~n th~rr sr- iaccmp~t.ut to make
farming profitable, have In me- way COM
tribut,,i Ca l.pr-ciaic ,h. value ~ farms,
stock. hay anl other products at lca.,
g per c-u, for the pssi ics year,. MI
the property In ci,illfsi countries, by
the application ~ la,ot comes from the
Earth az s~ss. The tight million. Ia the
rnl,cl states engaged In agriculture.
abb NOR. wealth ,nnusllv Ia the nation
than almo.i all other lniusir'e. com'
hlnei. Inlet cur system ~ rNorhltsui
taNe.. made 80 by . prodigal govern
m-ni. sni the minDsr Ia which farm
product. arc bought ani .oli nv partles
Who make morr oat 10 the transactlon
than the farmer that produce. them, no
wonder farming doesn't pay the man Who
tlll. the solI.
The Effort. ~ farmers to materially
change their social standing 90 p.cunl-
ary condition hV unvmliiing toll ani
parslmoniou. habits 20 life, or by the
u.e ~ cosily fertilizer. to Increase th"lr
productions, vii nearly Away. prove
slorti,e unless they manage io ave
their substance Cor thcm.clyr. lns'rad of
II. going Into the pocket. ~ those Who
live At ease AMI grow rich on What 9th.
~. earn. An equal distribution of
wealth produced by labor on q m-iinm
farm. fr-c frcm mortgsgr, would at
ford every ladicloa. husb,niman q com
Portable living.
n farmer. would unite Ia maintain a
true commercial value upon their own
products. snd loin their efforts Ia pro
mote an impartial system of legi.la,lon,
which would met. out exact ani equal
Justice Ia every cls.., then agriculture
woali hoari.h aud Ne should .cc No
more deserted farms, for the frugal hns-
hinimsn would m longer bs compelled
a. leave = pleasant home Ia SEEK other
employment Ia .ustaln dependent fam
lily.
fARarR rgoN ON oNroEp.
Pembroke, Mass, Nov. I, ispO.