Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-19

ana that Aroostook county is capabl,
Vi growing wheat in sufficient quaint
Ties to bread the entire State.
am quite sure there is legitimat,
work Tor this Board along lines of de
Veioping markets for the products o
our Maine farms. While we have beer
continually working to increase tn
amount of the productions of our farm
and to put these productions upon tn
| markets of the world at a less ex
pense. We have somewhat neglected
| the cultivation of these markets. =
successful farmer should know how
where and when to sell his products
as well as how to raise them to tn,
best advantage. l believe that som,
| united effort along this line may b.
productive of much good, and woult
| recommend it for the consideration o
the Board. 1t may take the course O
| cooperative selling. or it may be de
| veloped by efforts to call the attention
| of the consumers to the amount ant
quality of our products. If it wer,
possible to establish some centra
shipping point or trade center for GU
various products, where they might b.
| collected and where the attention o
the buyer could be called to them Il
good advantage, l am very sure /
| would prove very valuable factor II
their sale. 1t is possible. also, tina
| there may be new lines along which
we can reach the markets, either with
our products put up in uniform an(
attractive styles and under a centra
supervision, or by the creation of som,
new form which win command atten
! ton in and of itself.
OUR LIVE STOCK.
! We are able to report an encouraging
| increase in the number and value .
our farm animals. l am informed b.
| the State assessors that the value o
| these animals. as returned by the 10
| cal assessors, has been materially in
creased in the returns for 1898. / ais
| quote from the Commissioner of In
dustrial and Labor Statistics SOM
| compilations of the numbers of farm
animals as taken by him from the re
ports of the State Valuation Comms
sioners and the Board of State Assess
ors, for most of the years since 1897.
In looking over these tables in ;
general way, we find that we hav'
1852 less cows in 1898 than we had II
| 1879. We also find there was a gradua
| decrease in the number of COWS from
1879 to 1892, and from 1892 to 1896 Their
| was gradual increase amounting t
1850. This period. l believe. was "a
| 81 nSSin
| the sheep industry, and when s.
many of our farmers were dropping
out of the beef breeds of cattle. From
1896 to 1898 there has been decreas
of $500.
The commissioner further says
I"By adding the number of young cat
tie one, two. and three years old II
the above table we find the totals TO
the different years as follows;
| 1879 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .l4', ~
lS9z ............... lii''o
/ 1898 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~
1884 ................... 9o''V
1895 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. So,43
1896 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 9Z,'V
1897 Observation-Disclosures. .lo2 ~
1898 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1881
Il 1t will be noted that the decrease l.
this class OF animals during the tie
wears from 1879 to 1889 was 1l,4S1, an
from 1889 to 1892, it was 1S,2Sl, o
50. 724 in Is years. During the mex
wear. from 1892 to 1893, there was
gain of 2.22S, but the two years follow
ing show a further decrease of 2S,I9s
The increase since 1895 has been "A,
OS7," 1t will also be noted that tn
gain from 1897 to 1898 is 1928 or abou
: six per cent. This increase in tn
Young stock of our State is a matte
: for cougratulation. l presume 1t
fair to conclude that far more tina
half of this number are females
whichwill materially increase one mum
Der of our COW population. 1t is ais
: probable tina: there are many or thes
two and three year olds now anon
our dairy herds, which are not incluo
ed in the statement of the tow
assessors.
OUR DAIRY INTERESTS.
There has been marked increase l
1 the attention which the farmers OF gu
t state have given this important indus
try during the past year. 1t IS pt
seldom that an institute is arrange
e without a request from some part
s who is Interested, that the matter
dairying shall form an importar
|, part of the programme. We nave NJ
Y called any speakers from outside
4 the State to speak directly upon tn
I topic, except at the Dairy Meeting
S But our local speakers have treate
! the matter at some length in nearl
every one of the Al institutes held.
believe that there is still work tina
should be done along this line. a.
d aware of the necessity for laying muc
y stress upon the improvement OF n
e ouality of our dairy goods l belie'
d that an active campaign of educatio
S is necessary, but it should include tr
:. creamery men of the State
well as the farmers. 1t is OF II
greatest importance to this lndu'
, trv that all hygenic condition
c are observed, not alone in the handlif
c Of the animals but in the handling
their product all the way from u
farm to the consumers table. b.
G leye it would be a very great step
advance if the creamery men in OF
g state would unite in demanding thi
:, ali cream purchased by them shou
;,,o thar nosSeSSiOn perfect