Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-14
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
BOARD BULLETIN.
Secretary McKeen Complies Much
Valuable Information.
AroostOok Fruit Farms Lead the State Prof.
Burkett's Fine Paper.

tion Secretary McKeen says:
AS this is the farmers busiest season,
a time when his thoughts and attenupr
must be fully devoted to caring TOT those
bounties which nature places within his
reach, we decided to make this number o.
The Bulletin OF somewhat general char
acter. giving to each correspondent an
invitation to write upon that branch of
farming which he thought the most de
srable. The Bulletin was broadened by
extending the correspondents, and skins
ute such articles upon subjects inted.
rsting to them, as they saw fit.
These invitations have brought ont
goodly number Of articles from this
source added materially. we believe, TO
the value OF the Bulletin. We take this
opportunity u thank all who have 50
kindly contributed. and % express the
hope that they will favor US AGAIN. We
think the varied articles from our regular
correspondents Will prove interesting and
valuable. We take pleasure il pre-
senting the article from Prof. thaS w.
Burkett. Of Durham. y. II.
Quite a large number Of questions have
been asked and We have answered them
as fully as we could. We will take special
sent the office at any time.
We wish 10 call our readers attention
particularly to the crop conditions, the
most noticeable feature being the tN-
State which notable exceptions to
are several orchards. however. in our
State which are notable exceptions I"
this. ana the causes which have appar-
entity led to good crop OF fruit this sea
son will be noted in future bulletin.
1t was hoped that Bordeaux mixture
would be used on potatoes more exteu-
siNelE than II evidently Is: as il use has
piaii;4 hn75I y t.i,ir
~ farrn worlt HINT, rult III na5rlv III
sire H. come al the beetles. ana ii can
he controlled about as well. the only dit
faranra bninp tbat I'M work nust 81 ,f
! ,,,; ~ NJ, NH ,,liI,,,
= P''N'u'lN' - Il X X ."'' IN
TACT prevents man! from llShllnS IL, ~ +
cause We are 20 apt I" wait I'LL we meet
our enemy lace to iact helore attempting
4" nnrnrt MN. -,
Inc most Ealuaple work zone nov tfn
l"iE iHahN ollltftlI ltIieS:: ~ 1911 tiiic
anu practl'aI ItSt4It IT 4 n . pia III
nature tlt lAouSh5 peiile Tx aN'iJ -
necessity ioI itiieoi1t ae'',,u I'm IL
we are an more anu iii"I' 'uiiN iitrfu -
the WISDOM, the hcreSStl u ~ man. "lL VIE
our families. our 3iiil"l9, ~ = nfai.nN
condition Dy the ah1p5i'" Ill pt"P'i St r..-
tarN CONDITIONS @Iu tlr N'7r 81 HtdllHI ~
food Inc sane tGOuEht VIII many ri
extended % thc pants alu Trees upon
our farms.
Prof Burkett's paper II un ''Our Now
Aari,,,l-,1r, IA, y.c,t:u,, .,rl II A
!,
l'iio"H'
II would not represent agriculture tG
you as hobler, more independent, more
honorable Or more healthtul than any
other vocation. bur ! would represent Il
70 You a. ihr equal the fourdatiD an
precursor 81 every nthtF vacation III tAr'
paSlS 81 N"dlII' prosperity ana luAitN-
aiiu tH4l r. tS'l'ul1Oto p'osP'r@. II pi"S-
PSI q nfAtl"H.
Mdll4 reasons nave pvel assigned HIT
tht depression 81 thv ldSt lt% years. ting
politician Of the one party tells u Ii was
the crime of w: of nv other that ii
has been the lack NJ high protective
iarin. ~ TINS - II may II II Doubtless
true that legislative tnartmrntS have MI
itilalIE tilrcttu agriculture. However u
seems thal thc cause ~ iAiS depression
ms NOT come upon tht American lalmrl
have passed which haStruUd pr hiuOrrrl
ii as they were detrimental or h.nriici..
10 the farmer. BUT believe il III rn"r.
largely due to the inubdiiy Of the FARMER
Z" meet ever increasing competition IN
the sale Of MS. prpdlic5s TN" markets
Inr aSflcultural prpducts WIN ptll".
facilities lor transportation. nave Eradu-
ally Widcned until. Today. they ARE the
markets of the world. Steam ana rler-
tricity have brought together the fun
corners of the earth.
Take the wheat market, for example,
and watch for one week thc information
upon which future buying in. board pI
exchange IS calCuiat@d 1t Is not from
me conditions ~ Inc wheat crop III lAc
tnited states alone but upon Geographic
news of the condition of the crpp iu Ar
Erntlne EepubllC, RUSSIA, India. ANA every
wheat producing country Of the globe.
What is the effect Of this? The America
farmer is compelled 70 cnmp"tr wi,h
cheap labor on cheap son ana carried on
with the latest improved agricultural
machinery. AS a consequence, ne Is pItrl
compelled to sell his products for less
than the cost OF production But these
are new conditions; We dld not AWAY
have such facilities Tor transportation,
our competition was n"t Always 50 ShdFP.
Inc American farmer mas bccn SLOW i.t
adapting himself 70 these conditions; ht
mas not rtalZed that ne must STOP pro-
duclng the crop I" WhlGh ms lahd anne
market are not PECULIARLY adapted, n
other words. that he must Specialize. and
mat ne must study ms markets ana NM
out what theN Wahl ahu whether ht SAB
Hiodute y PI"iila piE- lit tdlii"t ~ 'il
bllhd " me wants ~ trace ana surround
ING conditions ana expect " reap Suc-
cess.
do YOU say that II this y the condition
Of agriculture. II mas lew inducements
for an ambitious young man? II Is not
50; the greatest need Of agriculture. IT,
day. IS To nave energetic young men,
properly trained, % return y ms farms
ana help solve these problems. our eN
pertinent stations AIRED olng much IN TINS
line, but they cannot meet the pecullar
eXigencleS OF every locaNlN rms can
NY men trained Tor the work, VINO VIII
n nomnetitinn AMI nrofitahI4 prhductinn
and for such men rherr is an abundant
reward IN store
hoan mad. in ngricuItiire through Thu It'll
planes of science and the inventive
genius, requires that the young man WHO