Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-07

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lals annually TO carry on this work 1t
| reaches every state and territory in the
| Union and the islands of the SEA lately
come under our flag Cooperation is had
with the STATE experiment stations, and
| with many other Institutions and indi-
Vlduals. The world is carefully searched
fer new HtlG,es he OF o. grains thrnh. fris:
suitable to various localities in our coun-
Try: and marked benefit to our producers
The activities of our age in lines of re-
! search have reached the tillers of the soil
and inspired them with ambition to know
! more Of the principles that govern TIE
!orceS of nature with which they have to
deal. Nearly hall of the people of this
country devote their energies to growing
| things from The soil. Until recent
millions for their life work. In most
| lines of human activity college trained
Men are the leaders. The farmer had no
| opportunity for special training until the
| Congress made provision for it forty
| years ago. During these years progress
| has been made and teachers have been
prtiared m over five thousand students,
are IN attendancc al our state agricultural
colleges The Federal Government ex-
pendS ten millions of dollars annually to-
! ward this education and fGr research in
| W aShlnStoh and in the several states and
territories The Department of ASricui-
| tllfe mas gwen facilities for post Sladuat te
w'rk To five hundred young men during
thr last seven years. preparing them for
advanced lines of work in the Department
and in the state Institutions.
| lhe facts concerning meteorology ana
| its relations to plant and animal life are
beng Systematically inquired into. Iem-
| perature and moisture are c0ntfOlllnS
Idctors in all agricultural operations.
The seasons of the cyclones of the Carrib-
caated viii I'f" inrrn, rrrl iin Gn.hs arrocv The
| cold winds that come from the north are
az; a.ti .lia'eu ana their times anu i..tii !
| SltE told to farmers gardeners, and fruit
. eItrS all southern localities.
We sen tNo hufdfeh ana MY HiIiloh
aoIiarS worm on aillfhaiS anu animal pro
uii1iS 70 lottISl Co,li Co,liiilt iilts ~ tNtlN Hral IN
ha,,I @ 90 iti ~ IL. I'M tp
! nntinn iS 'I,,r ,n nrnt.ide Tor ~ r.nnTa
Successful n.annfatturing depends prinla :
rily on chean food. which account to n con-
| siderable ..xt.nr for our growth in This Cj-
rectjon The DeDnrtmeut of Acticultlre
by careful inspection Of meats. guards the
| health of n,,r TrnIln and gives cl,.,n bills
nf h..aItI ~ tt'' ~ aka, ,ir 'i' m @
r, -, a, 10 ,ti III iiih ~ - a.;
nf ~ ana "i,,t
| leacc Of our tin,.is and nerds in t,,it re-.
| sn,cr 'rbara ,.bn,id ~ 80, ,nn,,a, ,.a,,i,,,
of the live stock OF the Natinn
| W. s'n ,Lr"na ,h',i, ~ h,,,,<,.J r,;,
lion doli,rs. worth nf i,lnrts a,,d mi.
,.',ii uoiiai M"i III vi !r!.,H.s anu n tii'i'
,o ~, ,oui&tc!s & every year: Strenuous tholtS
n',.'ilS iiiS iiI'.'o 10 iii'!''i rom ~ e-s
o,,T Tar,i % iitit So 90 80
o''i val WIS iot"iilitS seven years ago
W. W. nousnt lili't-io.iltnS oi our zee n\
htiplhs the rice growers on the Gull c"as,
! To S%cur" seeds from the Orient suited
| to their conditions. and by giving them
adequate protection. they now supply
home demand and export to the islands
| ol ihe 'afhbean Sea ana 10 othtr rice
growing countries. Whtdt ami other
sidins have been imported from light
iaihtal countries TO our lands in IN"
! west ana southwest tnat nave not
grown crops because OF light lf"cipita-
ton resulting in an extensive addition
- o'.l riollihs area anu our hohit-.hak
r ~ rri,nl,"ry thht can Hot f ne lriIsated-
rI, ii l,lil.l"4 h nuShelS oi f-' cas- naca
rom Mit1' Wele SIoMh from theIf fH
~ i;,, t t a." --ii1'l .iti',iis 'i a. ult9
in ~ our m"lS All au h.,'i,a are
5 tnu W irulii m an hn r, "d
~. I Wy w VI ~ tilt hE ii"iii MY, tii'
aliiio"u li"ii ot'tIii, .l' "a liU!h ON Al
S'iid, M ni@aisn @ from ill'"d, W are
rTapt SlE 1r our ra. r"arits 10 ty
n.rtIouS oi EisSei Na.d"h ts amt1msn tpiiiS hit
-. % anu WI a,f
NV , nroL ~ qun.e S,,rreiSi u, we are Aeio
| !iiS o,'l Notl Sio"tlS ny liii,oi til!S Nd.ie
itS thai rlPen Garner anu ialei IMAM the
MILO u:eA nave ptti lalsilis, tleiTnE IE
| !ene .lehiils tnt halNeSllhs season, ne
.V.iou tioi VI Si' cuuaitI - ~ "a tel't'i .'i
with roo ROT tne poliworm, .; ana en- the n"il POI
MrrNli' uilr pilno.os!siiH, vii, VIII H,lu l I'm. I'M
| muhr NarletlcS tiai VIII resist me roc.
VIII put tit poll "teNlI T. Seitom7
menace 70 lhe cotton crop. ~ ! en-
tral american insect that mas become dc-
| cliltidttu III tAaS anu !itiH noiie $500
f u il.' S1, ~ f, oi ~ I'.I ~
pl ts;i'',Ituit ~ ri IN Li, nhonlt "a.
"itS II. Nuh "a ~ 1 'ls ,>p,',t ~, ~, o,,,
ny an 'it; "ieici' i,as netti III ~ , oo.
| tnttoi HtliS loi o'Hei >"1iol "a, . ~ - iiope'
tEdt II may seINe d soou s r'ti poSc, +
Ii!e sHiis VI .Iie Nu.,iluiH o. SSttntS 90 "a
teiltioii ,oiii ~ tiv "a iiri @ fiinip w. W
, ,i'.el leHsiiiS ~ : - III -; ,o,,
nav nay uupi. ".eI -, " @ 'ie S,,l .l ~
| GIi Lf 49, ~ C,b, II wiIi ha nrl, .
iIoi,ion ~ tima wben The Iarpe amniints
| paid to these countries will be paid to our
| own people. The reclamation of alkaH
| lands is progressing. to give OBJECT les
sens To our People III fnetnouS DE Wnlch
worthless lands may he made productive
| The inject friends ana enemies OF the
| farmer are getting attention. ne enemy
of the san Jose scale was 1ouno near me
| Great Wall OF nina ana Is no" ciean!ns
| up all our ofchards. ne ny S-ietuilHhS
insect imported from turkey mas helped
| to eStabilSh an industry IN NalloInla
| that amounts TO from HltE 70 one nt!ilultu
| tens OF dfleu nSS annudllH. anu - eA-
| ttndlnS over tne facinc coasl para
Sitlc ny lroih S1utn AIilca - . aeSl,,hS 80 ~
SupIettloh the pith So,'e, IN W.; - Isii p1
OF 'h' orange anu ieih"ii iiiuu9'is III N"N
lorna; , ,;.- ,o
'areiui prtilihihdiH W"lh IL !u ths c0no IN
loWdlos pioouti.s oul GMn ,'it iN, N ,r,, @
HluinerlS II ptllS uiHti ; IoG.ou i., ~ Ia. -, 81
Itilneis eSsS ar peliis LIE ,,nIo ;,uortad
oiSttlputeo' improved leeIs Melt ii'ipot . tSu