Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-09

| in two wears, and even in less time
| BY the product of that same farm, in
| Guiding of course. the sale OF stand
| ing timber, and the regular product
OF the ground.
From more continued cOnVerSa ton
with Mr.. Hutchins, the reporter learned
that in the past two years, this one
agency has sold over 300 farms in
Maine. involving sum of over $500. 900
and the most interesting part of it is.
that of this number. about seventy-five
per cent was sold to farmers who for
sook these middle and western states
that are now bidding for notice. to
come to Maine. In this list of farms
sold, the reporter found the names OF
men from about % states. the largest
number coming from Massachusetts,
New York and Pennsylvania. 1t is
also interesting to note that these inn
migrants do not tire of our Maine
country. for of 200 farms sold through
the Augusta agency, only five have
been resod. The greater number of
these farms have been sold in the GEN.
tral portion of the State and the larg-
est pcrea1tage in one county is found
in SaCadahoc county, where in one lit
tie corner, near, or in, Bowdoinham
and Richmond, there are represented 10
different states.
1t is conceded in Eastern and West
ern markets that Maine produce leads
the world for excellence, variety and
Quantity. Who in all America has not
heard of ArOOstOOk potatoes? 1t is
this potato industry, If it may be call
ed an industry, that makes that big
county one of the most prosperous in
all America, and where in one year the
great sum of $4,OOO000, was cleared
from the output Of common everyday
..spuds." 1t is not generally known
that the largest creamery in the whole
world is located in Auburn. and it is
not generally known that the town
shipping more eggs annually than any
other town or city in America is the
little town OF WaldoborO, where in
19O5 over 100000 dozens of eggs were
shipped away TO the big cities. What
Western state can show the equal of
these mute monuments of Names su-
periOrity?
From time to time, there have APP
peared in the past. articles regarding
the so-called abandoned farms of
Maine" Now, as a matter of fact,
these abandoned farms are unknown.
1t is true that in some far removed
sections. in the far interior part of the
State, there are abandoned farms. But
in Il few years, even these deserted
places will be reclaimed and it will
sometime come to pass that they Will
bring prices that would today seem
fabulous aEG impossible, if mentioned.
The social advantages of our State.
too are better than those enjoyed by
most states. There is Il powerful State
Grange that has a thriving branch or
ganiZation in every quarter of the
State; and a membership of $4,000; there
is a pretty little white church stand
ing on nearly every four corners, and
the public school system us extended
into the rural districts is not equalled
by any state outside of New England.
and it is surpassed by none of our near
er neighbors. There are secret orders
and societies that furnish diversion to
the fathers and husbands and there
are tGo, societies for the women-fOlks.
1t is a pleasant thing to notice that
the young men and women, sturdy
children of a sturdy State. are not
showing the inclination TO leave the
old home and wander into the big
cities, as was the case decade ago
1t must be admitted that it is Name
born people who are furnishing the
business and professional backbone in
many OF our big Eastern and Western
cities today. but the young folks are
showing more interest in their own
home state. nowadays, and they are
learning to be useful citizens at home,
and the State is the richer for it.
Next to hay and potatoes, the great
est product that may be mentioned is
the sweet corn that has spread the
fame of our fair State in other coun-
tries, and other other flags. In the
State there are - sweet corn canning
factories worth 100000. with a yearly
output Of 25O. 900, 900 cans, and Maine
ranks 4th among the states of the I'm
ion in this industry.
In quality, Maine sweet corn is con-
coded to be superior and it demands Il
somewhat higher price. The value at
wholesale prices of one years crop is
over $l.a00,000. The industry at the
present time is one of the most bene-
fcent in the State. The factories are
scattered over the whole State with the
exception of AroostOok County, where
the season is not long enough, usually.
to mature corn. In the central and
western part of the State. especially.
there is generally a corn factory within
few miles of most every farmer.
where he can find Il ready cash market
for all the sweet corn he can raise, a [
cts. a pound.
Maine apples are shipped everywhere,
even as far west as Colorado. and they
are given the preference in the worlds
greatest apple market-Iiverpool The
apple buyers come right to the farmers
dOcr
Ask any cattleman at the Brighton,
Mass, market Where the best beef and
finest dairy cows come from, and he
will answer, Maine" Every town has
it's local cattle buyer.
Cream is bought at the door of all
these farms by some of the Oldest and
most successful creamery companies.
During 1901 there was sold by the "a
creameries Of Maine more than i.OOO.-
600 gallons of sweet cream in Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island There is
over $500. 800 invested in these plants.
One OF these companies employs 65 men