Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-12-24

crops equal in quantity to the acre to
the boosted rich lands of the West, and
also better apples and other fruits, and
have the best markets, as We might
say, right at their doors. This is an adj
vantage of % to 80 per cent over the
Western farmers.
These statements about what New
England, and especially Connecticut,
is capable OF doing to increase its farm
products, Is established on the testi-
mony.of the highest authorities in New
England, backed by the still stronger
testimony of the National Agricultural
Department. Is it any wonder, there
lore, that new spirit of hope and con-
tentment Is filling the heart of the New
England farmer? He knows how much
he has been recently benefited by ur-
expected enterprises, and therefore can
hopefully trust in the promised addi-
tiona. ones.
We had call from l.. II. Healey,
one of the ablest and most successful
farmers of Woodstock, who believes in
New England's great possibilities for
its future farm development. Al
though one of the most industrious and
Woodworking farmers, he finds time to
attend to his share of public duties.
He Is State Master of the Connecticut
Grange, and was sent as a Delegate to
the National Grange Convention re-
Gently held at Des Moines, Iowa. He
evidently made his trip TO the Middle
West useful in careful study Western
farm life and its conditions compsred
with those of the New England farmeg,
aud on his return sums them up in this
| terse fashion: ~ wouldn't accept as a
Gift any farm at the West if | were
| obliged to make my living on il. |
can make more money on my Wood
stock farm than could out there, aud
so could any good farmer. The men
working farmers, but land spectators.
| Farm lands are very high in the set
tied West, compared with those in the
East
Farmers out West, whose grandfath-
ers pre-empted $50 acres, or whose ia
theirs bought their 1bo acres for 81 - an
acre, sold out when prices ran up To
| 500 TO 500 an acre, and then moved
further into the wilds and bought good
| land from the government again at
Sl.2o. and kept doing that until they
died, became rich and left their fami-
lies well oil. But at what a cost, Civ
ing up every ing ththat ennobles and
makes life a happy one For what? To
get more money than they knew bow
TO use to their own benefit. just now
the West is suffering as did New Eng
land for about fifty years. It's strong,
energetic farmers are selling out and
settling on the rich wheat lands Of the
saskatchewan. in bleak, northwest Ca-
NADIA, each carrying with him from
SS.o0o to $4,000 he got for his home
farm. They are encouraged by The
! Dominion government just as did Jn-
Gle sam sedace our Yankee boys 10
20 West and Guild up its wastes. Ii IS
estimated that nearly 500, 100 Western
insty Americans will own farms ia that
d7eaFs fegion--aad be welcomed heart-
lily as desirable people.
Ne cannot help agreeing with the
sentiments expressed by State Master
neaiey. Aud We viii add, 10 the Young
farmers ~ the NeSs who ere thinking
of setting chi and golngsao Gassasta. siass
advice, .seonle Esst, Settle On ne eiiess p
laasis 81 Nsv England, where you vHilE
prosper and nave , happEeE hse, and
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