Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-21
The Study Of Agriculture.

EiitorS Of tie KenHejee Journal:
THAI the Maine State Grange II gtr gress-
i've SD shows auca ~,siUm ia Ia ptsgtes
sion "a / 0e denied
Ois f the subj 9cs which il presents to
the people Is tie stsdy Of Agriculture in
cur c3mm1n schools.
have read and hes;d some reasons Why
we 81 uid I'D very few reasons why W.
should not give tbs su; ct place fore
QUE s,cdeots. Til. only lm oortsus objection
hSys heard raised is ia reference 10 cisss
l5 & sIsio7. If ,heIe is any ole SUI c. free
from this OH cii1u it Is the stuiy of the
scientific principles which II! dsriie
the production Of ford. Every mar p,
womsn and cbil! who eats mast,
b,e4d, We gstsbles or f,u,s. All gears cloth
OF lasster il directly interested il the 8 u y
Of this sabj ct.
Nautilus laugh nearly one ho7dred years
sg1, that in The fu'ure, c1nsGm 1!iol viii
far ou'sirip production IN he race of SINE,
Thor "a his progressiSls of increase may
no. be correct i. is rasintsined ny many Of
our test thinkers tina: co1suo7p .iou is 81
ready ireadins upon the bcals Of pr 3ductiol
sad u9ie,s better meth IDS of cui'1Te are
made u.e q m,ny now living will tiud she
question of prCcari7g the n-cesssTies IF life a
lar more serious one thsn has yet sppssrsd
The f.rmer himsei: is lsss later
estsj 10 ihis Question than the mecasn-
ic ana lD53rat Il the CITY. Blu: very It'll q
.uves.iSsttou will snow that tue average
farm does not produce more thsn half tie
CT % it ough su. coGll VITA better MAJ
~ N mt.
MANI 0. GU farmers sre r4isi corn
FOR the cADGiNI f.cory We hear stsre d
a, i with ths r - Of reis M ,us; The price
psT hundred il too I1w $40 farmers cannot
sfl'd 10 Er7duc. i st ssn;ra.es. They
ought q = t.le.n- q so1n will a j j. rnsad
more A. rsut Ihs cln:uner will
hsva o rav more toG bis Csn Of cora which
ilasratts ~h., is or viii be the cSse With
every o3aer ar icIe Of food. The farm
er must 'scei7e so-eihing nes: 3
re5son,b compensation TO- lis work snd
vi. nGE lcrg cultivate HE land unIess be
doss The ayetsgs proiuc. after usir &
proper diligence snd sill tie knowledge at
h Nd must determiee the price of food TO
zoe cln,uue-. That be ter s'qu,ia.snce
With The resdi OF cur soil and the best
megho's Of cultivation wcud greatly re-
duee the sos: srd leave haniso ne p-ofis
st pres RI prices to tbs ccrn producer il
proven by the ctops obtained b. . few ct
Ih- pre'eu. time. same last year receiEsd
frcm esvsa'y 10 eighty dollar. per acre
from the cGrGiDs factory while the most
received less I hall that smouns and
Others rot enoush 70 psY FOR the
i,oor sxpeaded. Not sill crops would
BE- ,hs came f they we're trsssed
alike, bu: had tie same methods been used
o. al which p'odue ID ,he best results, the
average prcducs .auld have bean .. least
tE5n,J-fva per cent hisasr. Thi, 10 q
go! i!,ustrStion CT every kid OF farm
basssudJy. Thsuss13s If farmer. all ever
the Sis,e cut ons-5sf CT .arsefosrtas Of
ton Of bag per scse when Little iatell..
geEE psa Ct p ltass, pho phofic scid and
nildssn, en- sEo gr g.. thrss of desc SAB
STAGES g, Tho l41d my ftq Ire sai 8 LID
ersI supply OF cl1vsr SEED, .oul aol 5l3 sld
thribSle ih= hvrv-ss Tn. average cow il
TIE Ststa d1ss rot produce more th.n one
hurtrsd srd fly peu1is O., butter PER
year, whiIa fe< d4i,yme2 with but
I;,!s mora * enss FIR feed thnuga gsnz
bate, cJss AMI = better balanced Tattoo
o,tain two hcrd:ed Ard Fifty or three han