Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-02-23

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A FARMERS DUTY IN AIS PROBES
SION.
II matters but little how much q
farmer increases the fertility of the sol,
80 long a. the custom of trade robs him
~ the fruits ot hls labor sud an unjust
guysrument taxc. the money oat ot the
hushsndman- poCket, aud puts u In
possession of q favored class Who are
enabled tn live In af'iuencc out of What
the farmer esrus.
II belongs to the farmer tn sct the
value on the crops he g,thsrs FROM the
soll. And a. consumer, u u for him
to determine whether u u c,'onomy tn
lrt the Indispensable ncccssa'ies of HI.
family pass through the hands 20 halt
dogsn miidlemen Who all gyt profit,
t-.torc u l. obtained for hls Own use.
The farmsrs' grange seems the mos,
Important organiraiion ever Instituted
Tor the beucht of an agricultural com
muniiy. 4 cooperative siorr, Ike the
one % ned by N. Patrons 81 ilushsndry
In fryehurg. furni.he. the mcmhsr.
Nith family supplies ten per cent cheaper
than tho.. bought thrcugh the ordinary
channels of trade. This saving ~ eN-
Tcn.s la many Cases IL equivalent Ia In
crra.lng the fertility of the .oll that
amount, a much easier prccc.s of saving
mon-y than "a earn u by the slow
msthods ~ farming.
The bcncft derived from the assocla-
tiou oi farmer. In the rural districts,
cannot b. too highly cultivated. fanm-
err Institutes, fairs, clubs aud oranges
t-nd "a keep alive an Interest In asri-
6 lltur, aud also afford an opPoriuniiy
Zoe Improvement, social intervourse and
recreation, thrve important factors Ia
enli,sn the -Omctimes quiet, dall life of
a.. farmer.
The farmers grange appears to b. Of
more Importance than any other assoyia-
iion of the present day. ~ all other
classes arr striving to promote their own
welfare, Il would s-~m unsi-e Tor the
farming community to ignore their cali
log aud make no combined Effort Ia t~t-
ter their prr.ent Condition. In union
thsrr l. strength. 4 lunstic might a.
Srll undertake to exhaust the waters ~
Lake superior with pint dippsr, a. Tor
only here aud there farmer Ia under
take a. remove the many cause. which
ior generation. have obstructed hl.
prosperity.
Could ~. Patron. ot Iiushandry Law
aside al partisan Feelings and calmly
reason upon the unneccc.sary barlcns
imposed upon the farmers hy the domi-
nant parties ~ our rvpublic. u might ~
sult In united effort throughout the
cuuntry to modify the extraNsgant out
lys ot prodigal government.
In rspoft Rad bsforc the Maine
state Grang, some months sgo allusion
Nas made To- th- achievements sc,om-
pllshs,i by the t.o grangvs In the United
S,.ies. ltwas claimed an ol~OmsrsarlDe
bill Nas passed. q n-w cahinst ofic.r ap-
tolnied, the farmer protected against
ihs cheap productions % for,lgn cuun-
tri--. colisgv. anal experimental stations
msint .in.d AZ the public eNI'ensr, and
the farmer r,isci a. q higher plane ant
a self reliance created equal 10 any
emergency.
Tho oleomarsarins bin has been mo-
hrneft % dalrSmsn. The new cabinet
otiic,r under the title of SECRETARY 20
agriculture. a salary % slsn sn-
nually, 4. not nec,icd. t,cau.e cabinet
of s,Vcn competent men With Jane. q.
Blainc. a distinguished .tairsman, a the
head. afiorl al the counsel the president
require. Ia the most difficult affsirs of
national government. The SECRETARY
and elghi professors - an aggrrgsi" eN-
r-use of sti.O01. to Nhich add the crst
% the subordinate employees, make the
agricultural department very expensive.
without an adequate return % the Amer
lean farmer.
4 tariff protection II the farmer
against IA. cheap production 10 forvign
labor /. in many case. of N,ry doubtful
utility. 4 duty of - c,nts on potatoes
hen they arc worth only - cent. la
The American market u no b"ncfit, Tor
ih-y cannot 20 faised aud transported
from foryign placc. for that amount.
IN. duty GA sppl~., - cent. bushsl,
aud dutV on t--,f. Ceuts per pound, are
wholly imperative, for Ne are ssuiing
large quantities ot those articles Into
ths Ensli.h market aud selling them AZ
a. cheap rate as those raised on
British soil.
wh@u compared with other professions,
th. farmer financially stands on no
higher plane than h. did year. ago.
Rui feN of those Who have endured the
burden and heat ~ the dsy In providing
f,..,I ant raim-nt for the civilized world,
or have borr,i through mountains, huili
rtiluuads. gigantic steamboats, nj sus-
p.n.ion bridge to facilitate the cnm-
mere ~ m,nkind. have anything lcit
for themselves, out II their enormous
aC,umulations.
The hushsndman cannot wholly rely
pu agricultural Institutions, or the In
&c ss-i productiVcne.s 81 hl. hfui. 20
make his condition more prosperous, Tor
ssficultuu,l science a. We'll as th" ap-
plhnc-. for tiIling the soil admits of lit
tl- further Improvement.
The farmers Ot our country should
protest against every unnecessary eS-
I.udiiurc, whether national or oth"r-
a Ni.s. II seems impossible for the coul-
mon farmer 10 increase his productions
enough O. pay his proportion 81 the
STAGED, ,Opl annual tax by government.
Add ta thi. almost fshulOus sum hi.
toNn. county aud state tax, together
nth the cost of food aud r,lment for
al. family. thsn he IA. nothing left Tor
their sducttion. llence without radical
rconomic change In expenditure, the
average farmer seems de-tine'ito rcntin
soyially and financially about the same
a. ~ the prv~sut day.
FARMER FROa ON OXFORD.
Pembroke, Mass. feh.. l>y3.
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Too little attention l. generally paid.
In huilsiing houss-, Ia making the Kitchen