Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-12-15
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DOtS EARNtNc paw


Hundreds 20 aricle. ha,. h-.n pal,-
lishs'i under a.. aho,. caption. n,..
farming paw Every answer given Ia
The question has tecn .tfigtly In rvfcf.
.uce Ia the p"cunisry income 10 the
farming fraternity, compared Nth IN.
/ profits 20 other Industries.
The mosi csussl eb-snsr c.nnot tall
Z" go. that under our present system ~
c"murrvisl inisrVourss, togvth-r With
an un'gusl huricn 20 taNailon, owning
And tiling the all ss ,oarC, 10 wealth
| o. m. pr,siuret. Affords L.. paw for the
I inNc.iiDsni aud lbot sNI-ndei. than
almnst any oihst bu.in~.s. We find, a.
/ prUpstiN l. nos ssiim.ie,i. thu grvat
bosiy % iafmsrs thrUugh m. country m,
/ p"oT, While many trsdesmen. profes-
si"usls and spcCulstors, Count thsir
~"alth hy thousands .nd millions. In
this compafison the reader sill peryrlye
that farming don't paw.
fhough farming lcs,es scaniy mar.
gin o. the husha ndman. yst from it the
inhshiiani. "a our rvpablic arr r,aplng |.
rr~ard iat greater than frOm ali other
Industries comhinei. II not only fed.
ths nation. bat the rural districts develop
the t"st sTcyim"us 20 mrn aud ~om-u
uut cOuntry ever kns~.
The rcalsr !. rvfsrr~i to .o0s aud
daughter. 20 ostori many 20 whom
hsyv b-ecu useful yitig.n. In other state.
h.sides tbslf osn. tine Vic.-pre.ldent.
siN governor. for Maine aud other states,
several leArus,i iudgvs, msny prominent
lawyers. celebrated artists, popular
historian. an.i school i-sch-F.. smlnsut
slfgvnn. aud skIllful practitioners, to-
gvtb~r ~ith . large numh.f 20 lntslii.
gvnt FARMERS aud suCy-s.ful bu.lne..
men, al oss their birth Ia N. county 30
Oxford. aud thsif high position Ia llfr
"a The snnohling innu~nCs. .arp,unding
"a iuislligvut farmers hone. Mas.s-
Chusstts. manufacturing state. rc-
puis,i seat - learulng and tbs bossi~,i
Aibsus - Amsriss, has never Proiuc-d
frun 49, small population ons-haf the
numisr - prumin.ut Ciilg.ns resr-d In
ths rural cuunty ~ Oxford.
IN bgilding up q moral, hons.t, intslll-
geut community, the farming Industry
btings q fich rvsari but the husband
msn uho s~ings the .cyths, wlelds the
axe aud holds the plo~, In . T-yuniary
.snss gvt. bat little paw.
IN ANNNttsA AAA " "'ANAN AHN
much itnl-oriAbc, u attached o. I,osss.-
.ion a ~eslth fsr h~youd shat !. n--,ied
in th. common walks of life. Hence
the farming Industry l. lcosr,i uP"n
~ith di.iaSor by AL Nho rvgari the
h,ar,iiug az a rtches a. M" chief end
% msu To make the unn-y-sssry sc-
cumulation % property the ruling objc,t
% ouf dssifv.. tsnd. to sVsrics. leads to
dishonesty aud criminal of''nC- against
Humanity The iutellcyt l. parsli Tr,i,
ths l,hSslcal power. srv snsr'Atr,i LA IA"
missf. dslifium Zoe gold. >Ot~ith-
standing this inoriinsts love Zoe money,
The prudent hu.taniman shoui Naln"
IT, lnifinsic worth q. su inC"utiNc Z"
lsy by .Imsthing tof rainy daN.
Ths farmer ~ho ct. his living by IN"
.loS pfcvc.. - tilling the s"ll, seldom
t~cum~. a,sri,ious 90 prudisal Ia ~
I.nditurv.. bat too large portion 81
| hi. earnings ~ o. thoss whose hand.
arr never .oil-,i by honest Labor. thsfr-
| fore the common farmer l. unable io
support his family Ia the .tyls 20 more
/ favored glas.rs Thru. Discouraged. Ter.
hap. unNts.ly b. leaves his old home
| Zoe nthst nslds 20 employment. ~ ~
t-,rtsi thsrv ar lIn abandoned farm.
/ ln Mas.achs.stt., = larger uumtcr In
Nsin.. With usafiy the same ratio Va
Vermont. aud other Nss Eugland .tais..
Nany 20 th~.~ farm. have passed Into
/ the hands 20 wealthy msn In the cities,
| - ho have improved thstn, not for sgfi-
| cultural purt-ssc., bat Tor couniry rv.l-
dsnc-.. 80 the production 20 the land II
diminished aud farming industry .uf'r.
q lu... q. do. perhaps also the FORMER
| uwusf
Thc farmer. life, With L.. mauy drN-
back., hardship. and pfiN,iions, l. much
I c.si-f aud more conducive Ia hi. fam
uN'. ~slisrv, than that - almost sny
| other clas. ~ho ~ork ior living
/ Mas.achu.stt. !. comparatively tr'-
/ hive of Industry, Nh-rr may - .~rn al
railroad station. every morning. multi
/ tud.. - m-n and toy., y omen snd sirl.,
/ on their Nay .iN ot eight miles from
bums o. earu oftentimss sCauiy sGs-
/ tsuanc- iur the neat dAy. Very many
| 20 th. ~orkiug people have no dwelling
/ or q foot 20 laud "a call their own, and
| live frwm hand a. mouth. buying their
/ supplir. iu small quantities, barely
/ suuugh for immediate family u.". How
unlike the thrifty farmer, ~ho.s house
/ !. .torr,i With provisions and can Al any
tim. furnish good rrpasi for a dorm
| guc.ts. =,
Notwithstanding th- husbandman 81
TODAY live essisr than the wage Garner,
/ or even hi. pr,,i.Ce-sor la FORMER time,
| .till hs 4. dsui-,i by the rich and ruling
cla..~. a fair division of the wealth he
| .r,.umulat-., aud 4. deharrv,i from ~"
.,,,isl aud political pn.ition th"y claim
I faf th.m.slVrs. II |. often aid " fartn-
.r. are hstter 90 than yrars ago, they
ought a. D. couteut-,i. Nothing can b.
more Detrimental 90 the farmer. inicrcs,
than TN. method oi reasoning, for u
/ partlyfc. every effort foe Improvement
What improvement has b--n made by
/ agftcultuualists l. not derived from our
/ .,sism 81 government. AZ politicians
~ould have "a. believe, bat l. mainly
ptuduc,,i by the api progrr.. ln arts
l .sienccs aud civilization. Tbcr. hs,-
I b-,n iutruiuc.i la late wears thousand.
l ~ ussiul invention. Whlch lncrrass the
facilities 20 agriculture, manufactures
and commerce hundred fold. thereby
furnishing al the uecesssfi-- ~ Civilized
life AZ lover cost. All classes hN.
easier and tsttsr than In former times ;
| It'll the farmer u compelled to brar a
disprot-,rtionat. .haT. 80 the bar,i"n. of
life. Tis farmer. fe.si lld.0O 90 gov
erumsut officials, so,OD lawyers, q
larger numtsr % physician. aud qusck.,
sb0at JO.Un soldiers In the army aud
navy. aud perhaps $4,000 trsds-men
snd th-ologtsns, all non-proiucti,e AMI
uainly paid from the -csnty earning. Of
the industriOu. farmer. ~ho forgoc.
many of thu comforts of life, So lsishly
enjoyed by more favored one. r,po.ing
At s,ss upon the lap 20 luxury.
Increased pr0iuytipn of the sOil. II
itself, Can never elevate the husband
man to an equal standing ~ith other.
Engaged Ia different pursuit.. ~ life.
FARMERS have allowed other profession.
90 bar rul. aud establish social and
commercial custom. for generations,
and nov, to correct the oppressive evils,
the hu.bandman rvquif-- something
more "a learn than to feed cattle and
swine or th. immatsrial details of tilling
the sOil.
FlRsER FROM OLp OxFoRp.
Pembroke, Mass, Dee, ls9l.
A Keen observer AMI practical horse
man, ~ho ha. BEN travelling among
stock farms. say. In private letter: II
i -. ,.....N la. ~ fF.ssfsF- btlt very H. a