Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-25
The Agricultural Interests Of Maine and
the Eastern States.


Ihe first speech % the afternoon SEES
siou was delivered hv Hon. VIM. Free
man Of Chcrryiield, Me, on 1.-The Agri-
cultural Interests of Maine and the
Eastern States" The address was one
at the best of the session and was
heartily applauded, In brief, Mr.. Free
mans remarks were ~ follows:
al the convention at Montgomery,
Ala. last year, some one placed Oh the
desks Of the members piece Of paper
conveying the information that New
England produced on her farms only
enough. 70 last her population just
seventeen DAYS II will he my province
10 undecclvc those. if there lac any
such. who entertain such an erroneous
iAea 81 the agricultural products or the
east lm- congress, 10 order to act
lntellcentlN for the interests 81 aGJi
culture iu all IT branches, should pos
-os~ knowledge Of every industry
which draws It, life blood from 81.
When We consider that two-ihlrd- 4
'hc population Of the nlted states
are either wholly engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits or indirectly Interested
IN them, We need not stop 10 inquire
What class Of people is capable II
welding the greatest power II Tins
nation.
1T Is truc that there j. not so large
a proportion at thc population oflhc
cast engaged in agricultural pursuits
~ III ihr west, Vet iu New England.
which 4, hnnoycnmhcd with mnnuf,o-
turing es'auil ~hmcuis and other indus
tries, he agricultural Interests form
no insignificant part ol the industries "
The speaker Went na At length ia
present statistics OF Name ami New
England. showing the number aud
value of farm lands. the @tatI,.ic- OF
the various kinds of crops. live stock
facts. points about finjts and fActvric.
closely allied To the i.rm Continuing
he said
T. hcse are some Of the macy indus.
tries oi th" eastern states which draw
their lite from the husbandman aud
which could not exist but for hi, Ia.
hor-, aud which too j. necessary Should
prosper IN order that agriculture should
thrive: that a market may h.. t.nrd
for all the agricultural products not
only of the east, hut which Tile earth
Yields from her Dos IN under ,te ,kill-
ful hands OF man In The south AMI west.
on the Pacific slope A. well a ou the
Atlantic coast and across the borders
of the great gulf.
"Agriculture in Maine il. on the in
crease. The present census viii show
that her farmers A. i class have been
prosperous. v hile throu. hour tn, whole
country II il well known that. a. A
general rule. farming i ina somewha,
depressed condition.
1T is true and We 10 no, conceal
the fact that there has been in ,b. mas,
a large EMIGRATION from New Enoiand
ana from Maine e.nariaIlv Tb, cansn.
Of 1850 shows ina, IS ~ If ,he sons
and daughters Of Mann. have qau, IL
swell the population And increase the
wealth ani ,n,.llicance ~ .U III. .,a,..
and territories of H.. T,i,n Tho, or,
YOUR honorable and DISTINGUISHED chi.
Iens Th.y holm form ~ nr,,n. a..
foundation. If YAM ~, soc,.,,o.
They arc sunnor,ers of ~.r,;o, ,,oroi;,
~ and y;rtna
.,No,wi,b.,anding MI. ...,,,.., 3r,i,.
fran, ,h. yarv ,;,a1s il \oa. L7,,ani
and Maine ,bev hath coo,.rnn - ;n
,reas. in wealth and nonnJatina W,iIe
me Sans an1 a.n.,5tnr. i, NIL H.,
Ina bsva in H.. H., heor
IN f,r,.I;aa ,an s.o,a. .,a I'm .",
IN tho f,,5ra .,,...r,,.
r nana..r,4 il kim ~ III 49, t.',
all an .,-o,, ,,;,r.,
wealth ana population.
W Z DRAW no lUNtulou- COMPARE