The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-28
Thu FAIR HAS BEGUN.
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of the expert is essential to success in
every calling today, and he should be
afforded all reasonable opportunity and
encouragement to perfect his knowledge
for the good of the communities that need
his help.
Harvard University established vet
Urinary. school number of years ago and
is today completing arrangements to es-
tablish department. of advanced bacteri
ology, which is of great Importance to
perfect our knowledge in germ disease.
1t is claimed that the character of our
soils is influenced by the presence of
bacteria, but about which our students
lack knowledge.
Entomology, which is of the greatest
Importance to successful agriculture, is
being studied and taught at our expert
ment stations quite generally. The ex-
tent TO which the spraying of crops has
been advanced, and the variety OF devices
for spraying low and high growing crops
in England, is little known in this coun-
try, except by those who read the interest
ing Journal of the Royal Society at pub
lie libraries, How far those inventions
would suit our practical growers, it is for
them to decide [ find that market gar
deners have way of successfully attack
ing the enemies Of their crops, and their
customers generally pay the cost without
murmur whel the produce is good. BuG
they must first know how, and entomolog-
ical or other special knowledge IS neces-
saTy.
Again I welcome the directors and
other professors who are to be with us
during this week, and may they lead our
farmers to fully appreciate the value OF
their work and earnestness of their pur-
pose.
The agriculture in certain sections OF
France was at one time, not many years
ago. almost destroyed on account OF the de-
et,,,,nfiOT, of tho forests from nelDlDOrIng
hills The high winds, reaching often to
tornadoes and the freshets, which result
ed. became destructive of the rich agri-
culture that had existed. Heavy govern
pent appropriations of money have been
| necessary to combat the INJURY.
AS protection against destruction ana
dryinga wind, as cover to the ground
| and consequent reservoir of the water
| that comes cut gradually to feed the
springs and rivers, and as thus being pro-
tectors to our agriculture, and our sum,
mer resorts for health and pleasure, We
IN New England have appreciated tLe
public value of forests. The existence
of forest commissions is in evidence, ana
we hope that pleasant memories OF meet
| ings in the Adirondaoks, in New Jersey,
in New Hampshire, or Washington, may
| be this week renewed at Portland
| 1t is impossible to be anywhere near
complete in making reference to the many
l6mportant branches of interest that can.
\ lR appropriately referred TO at this time,
| but / cannot approach a conclusion With
| out reference to two important subJects.
The good roads movement which the
Wheelmen have done so much to promote,
is of great importa nee and usefulness to-
day. and the seed thus sown is Iast grow
ing to our benefit
The veterinarian is of daily increasing
| inheritance to our agriculture. Abroad he
| is recognized as a necessity in the armies
Of England and of other European
countries. Massachusetts, is the only
state of our Union to place him beside
our medical men and has made him a
| commissioned officer in her state troops,
as in England and Europe. 1t would be
we'll for our national government to copy
tn example set by that New England
state and authorize such COMMISSION TO
a reasonable number OF veterinarians VINO
can pass all examination by competent
medical board. as is the rule in Massa-
chusetts. and their influence could not
fail to elevate the quality of our army
and general purposes horses.
q We are here as New Englanders, loyal TO
i our nation and DESTROYS for It's prosperity
both agrieultulally and otherwise Ii
i was within our borders that the early
efforts were made to advance the efnclency
| Of orr schools 1t was within our borders
that many men have been reared who left
their birthplace 30 settle and develop the
newer lands of the west or south. Ihe
New Englanders OF TO-DAY are prou4
brains that has gone beyond our borders,
sryurred on by personal ambition coupled
with loyal purpose
Intelligence and invention have brought
New England, in the extreme northeast
of our nation, into Immediate touch win
the course of events in all parts of our ter
rjtory. The uncertainties and waitings
for Information are we'll nigh eliminated,
land snaaeh inCaIiiOrnia IS almost possible
to be hard instantaneously in New Eng
land.
We. as agriculturists, are as interested
in the choice OF those who execute ana
| frame our laws, as is any other class OF
b usiness men in the community, ana IL
is proper that I, who have had, by chance,
nerhaps. a modest amount OF experience
! In this line of fact and thought, should
briefly refer to 1t.
We have reason to believe and expect
that the free silver question VIII soon
pass entirely away, as We see IL gfaau,
ally reoeding and fading before good
Judgment and intelligence.
There still remains, and always VIII re-
main, questions that concern the whole
nation but in varying degree IN the dlf1er.
eut parts of our land, the Importance OF
which to the well being OF our loyal cltl-
Zens cannot be oyer-estlmateu IL must
not be forgotten thd6 elleIo 5 5,E '.ye 10 q
reasonableproportion between loyalty and
prosperity, evon among staunch and true
American citizens, which IS largely IN
favor of LOYALTY while the government is
in fine control of such wisdom as will be
able al ct to not only protect and promote pros
perity in our nation but defend 1t against
unwise ana un-Amerioan attack
In 1892, l had the honor to be sent to a
national convention, whose duty 1t was
to nominate candidates for President and
Wen president of these United States.
was then member of theMassachusetts
legislature, and although it's only mem
her to sit as a delegate in that eonyen-
ton, was a novice, and perhaps an i'm
partial judge Of proceedings IN connec-
tion Herewith.
When we consider the extent of territory
J in New England, the number OF her pop,
. ulation and the degree OF lntolllgehce anu