Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-10-23
farming Notes Of Interest

Aroossook's most ardent adasfets
shouldn't overlook the fact that the pros
me rous county doesn't possess all the fer
tili,y and enterprise. Mr.. Charles Meffii
Of Dover, raised 5SS bushels OF potatoes
from one acre Of ground, the present sea
soa. Naturally he wants to know II aroos-
took can 90 any better.
Alta reesn: session Of the agricultural
congress at Chicago, Col. J. b. Brigham Oh
Ohio, severely criticised Secretary OF Asfi-
u.ture Morton for his speech the evening
previous. Secretary Morton said; Among
the most danesr rous and insiiious foes tha'
the American farmer had TO contend Win
are the oranges and the alliances The pro-
fessionsl farmer is always menace to the
practical farmer" Mr.. Brigham said the
only excuse for such words coming from the
secretary of agriculture was the excuse OF
profound i.norancs, b, side which the dark
ness Of night was nothing. Every advance
every new Invention Of farm machinery
every experiment which has been helpful 10
the farmer has hsen promoted by the
grange" he said, land if il were not for the
grange and the alliances our country world
have no secretary of agriculture" Coniinu-
irg his remarks the speaker said
Agriculture is the grsndest profession in
the worll. IT agriculture dies every indus
Iry dies. | do not want the impression 10
20 out that the farmers of this country are
antagonizing any other interest. Those VII D
have conceived the ilea that the farmer
bands are raised against every class OF pro-
fession make . great mistake, 1t is great
faul, cf the farmers of this country that
they have not more representatives IN thT
national Congress. II il bad good follow :
ng of farmers, Congress would do some
business, and do it in quick order. But
now there are not enough farmers in the
national Congress to make y committee of
agriculture. The farmers boys are the ones
Who are TO save the nations life. The
line will come when the political corrup-
ton will spread hey ond the city and be,
the state, and when ii does the time viii be
hr I'd when there will be great'strugg'v
between virtue and vice between right and
wrong. In this struggle the country will
tnrn to the boys of the farm. who have beeu
brought up breathing the pure air of heav-
en- These are the boys who will save our
nation.
Said an expert dealer in horses in New
England TO the writer Every body is de-
,ryirg the horse business. Now, then, 1T
me make predict n; Horses-that IL,
the common horse. so-callcd--wiil be worth
more money two wears hence than he has
ser been. Why? Because people hsvr
-, scared and are not breeding. The horse
.sr companies have un'oaded the bulk OF
their stock, and one of these days there will
De n call for the common horse, and tie
man who has Tim will got good price,
Mirror AMI Farmer.
This is a statement CT rather prediction
for farmers to hscl. BY the "comm5n
lorsp," surely isn't meant the scrub, the
,orse with TO breeding ard no attributes OF
good blood. Such horse i altogether too
common. He is seen today "cating his
head of" every winter in too many bar, S,
The horse that almost every farmer can
raise and cell will be Il strong. uphesde'',
good driver. The horse possessing the hardy
and courageous qualities of the old Nor
glns. somewhat larger frame and belt'r
syle with all the speed desirable for oIdi-
nary diving purposes is sure to command
good price even in dull times. There are
arme-s who wouldn't allow cur dog
,-ouni their premises, but are feeding oats
% NOR grel horses in their stables, u,oI geel
which lon't represent the aim'xture
Of ary disir4bl, typ. Aud very
tk,ly these same farmers another
year will entertain venture at rsisirg =
tctipg colt, product requiring judicious
ari experienced breeding, careful hanllir z
all expert training. So long, however, as
men continue to hunt for Capt. kIdd's trf a.
snfe, no part Of v hich was ever found, 70
long viii some farmers continue til
strugglc for tr0tter. An ocra-i nal sue
cess, SO rare RS to BE- pheuomcn1l, affori'
all the necessary stimulus. Happily tie
number of the gullible in thi r, spect is an
1lally growing less.