Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-16

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STATE SECRETARY LIBBY.
| For II Years the Faithful Secretary of
| Mnine State Grange.
formation of surface, what soil and
what general conditions Will weld INC
largest returns, The Kinds Of fruit the
varieties of each kind. til" painting,
pruning. caring for, nouiishing, pro:"c-
e lns Of "i @ 'he pr"ae' l" NgI. ~ ati1 n' G to y
service Of All. If taken in hand seriously
I ,lns work could not fail 70 he fruitful.
| In the meantime you rii%ht obey the
| command recorded j, Genesis i:2S.
| II cannot he possible tll::t throuShDreuS
have lest the power If app'yin.; th"ni-
! ..pacn"G. ,'h" ".lnnnd i"f our yner3ieN
| the facts was never rs pressing as, az
| The present We must know and then
we must use our knowledge OF go to The
wall in the crash Of competition. In
what other way could cconeration be
| better used than in uniting the members
| of ii Grange in threshing out, one by
Maine farmer. Will we do anything
| about it? | hope 50. There are but two
things to be done TO make it success
decide on something to do and then
Even the thriftless are startled when
told Of the waste suffered in the erec
of oq'usS ths unnecessary s exrense e tp night be
saved and greater advantages might be
enioyed if the builder knew the best
fer the house, barn, out-buildings and
sheds w hat better piece Of work could
| the Grange undertake tllan 70 help
Si, VINTAGE ir founding farm homes,
woltly of the sacred nanoe they oear' ~,
| When tins work ls pron.rN % aGlle .he ne
diagrams. sketches, plans ana spec!nl-
cations for Locating and iI ereStihS an
thtSr str"Gaures anu ,d tnt,H st. m".lu nd p1 and
| a form a layman coulo undeist"no @ ',ilu
| use. Lanterns ana ENLARGED ske.clies
| would he rsed 70 nake the nrtWllss
| moro "ttract'Ne VINE the iiieiiipti9 "eie
| mastering the detalls. ..,. ,,
me beSt y aiMasS Witiiim IA ''ti tha s;,,,n
| because the pest IS siulple ono Vic s,, .Lia
| pie never costs more ihan we ecu caii ,a anoIu
| to pay: In that S0od day Wlteii Peppic
! will refuse to te slaves ana When tmeH ,nii
| no longer seek 1of Il chahce 10 XXI.
! themselves caring ioI house tliey trt t,,t
| not use, ti?en we Snall llane d NOME ~.
| there Will pc no piice N ~ LOT psliiofr
| or a pallor becrCom, WIN us system ol
cold storage. lnefe WI ps a room ~ ,,di ~
| which voG may SIT ana fe:ia 'tnd stuuy
| ard think ana WISH your Soul ana pc oi.S.
| OF Your iariE ana Tm'aiil''i,v ,I Whit oo,, ~,
consenlsl slienu. I .rr ,,d W. tao 70 ,nn
| dICil o!''ii " .iS s7et'''' 'eAi" -
| air where You may Sleep ;lnu hoi pc ne
| poisoned mere Wlll be a Hhce W Wi'eae ere
| YOU may eat ana pc nappE, nul ilo. too TOO
| happy. lhcre VII ne sPIUa ', "taoro ~
you. may work, ASSISTED by every cor
venien1e ingenuity mas hevlsedi M! n:t ,,,s is
all. How nttle IS nerneu fer :lo naollS ,SM We We
| aSOnlZc, t"li 'tru Sui,ti i: S;uae W.
have more ! have ave, 1ntl 70 eii reiieVe &c we we
sometime we Will do rs "ell as we
know.
Agriculture.
| II consensus ol oPii;ioi .o.tn'at -hil
culture Is the Dasic lnauStrE i, % ondrd I'M
country and unon y ~ etmers tnat uepSmu rnl
Ms nisbee more than 20 pal. cent. ot all the
SStt,tatie.rr, Stai.r, r. has aiven his country the
| so;ist d,adit cf .,nv natirn il, the world
''iTi1e'' Tho American farmer comes ir direct
| duntiion and disrosal of his stapIe crops
4ctni. ror, a,lo raa con for evnectns of the
~ ,5,tn|tion ,,I. as to nnrLcts and transporta-
Il is a pleasure to state that the depart
sympathy. with and is aidnS our order IN
| securing better aSllcuitufal conc no
The farms Of the c"untly are PF,4ura,as "f q, ~
more, THAI, seven billions worth Of ma ma,
| tNlial each year and forWardlnS more
than one seventh oi lnS Pfuautt ioi nsons oM
port These ia hsulef Tn, ilsh bei1n iUf the mosf
Independent anc sch-fcspccths OIL aii ""i
citizens. .,,...,. .o,,,,. ,a,,a, =.
Inc alt OF ".il'iI'uic t'uttN - &. =.
| science of agriculture NECESSARY loi -
| successful prosecution. Inc 1atlIl 'nusi nus
| be conducted on business PfinCip'eS .tnu
the last detail must receive the crosses.
| attention. The uhprodtctlVe methoo ~
enterprise must be ahandoncd ara nd, tnG ne
| winner must take ITS place f,luC'.eu ''e'a
colnmon sense applied to farming nakGSS
it certain that earnings 2nd protts WI w
keep pace with the developmen' Oh Tue
| Industries our conditions permit.
When we recall what the grange has
donn to improve agriculture and beretit
thc farmer we are at a loss to conjecture
v'hv any rerScn eligible to membership
should he outside this organization.
IT, ,1a ,.orl, ie !, it's earlier stages.
,,, ~ 49, is nrming when All farmers
iuu .ii'is Tho nnme viii ioin hands i'm
VERIFY VI .' Eest TO evn,v tiiIer of the
;, More nroductive farms more suit-
atia farm hon'es, more acceptable farm
conditions, better roads, more helpful
schools and u nobler citizenship--these
are our ideals. To their realization We
Wedge our lives and dedicate our pos
|, terity.
Taxation.
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Perhaps there IS ho one !nen,o' nranne ho
T"hhc polcI WI Mlich .t taoe nSroh,en, oi
had more 10 uo man tiie ~, Gtatn
<atlon. Ihe sramse IN lliit ii, otd.e ~
through IT'S leslsia.lse coh,ni;,tee' ,;, Ia aa,S
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