Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-09-05
Labor Bureau Will Issue
A Value Pamphlet.
New Professor Of Forestry for
University Of Maine.
PERPETUAL Close Time Protects the
Quail In Maine.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR,
Mex; Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Sept. 80, at 10 A. M.

The bureau of industrial and labor
statistics is, through its publicity de-
partment making a strong effort to
increase it's roster of men and women
who formerly lived in Maine. The pres
ent list constantly needs revision ow-
ing to the changes in residence, deaths
and marriages and it has been sug-
rested that all effort be made to get
residents of Maine to contribute such
addresses as they can. The prepara-
ton of a descriptive pamphlet is now
In progress which will set forth
Names many advantages, attractions
and resources. 1t will touch briefly on
the banking facilities of the State, it's
school system, good roads, water pow
ers, timber resources, farms, transpor-
tation facilities. etc, and where it is
impossible to do more than touch on
the large number of subjects which
properly find place in such q pamph-
let, it is hoped that it will attract
sufficient attention to create a further
demand for Maine literaure.
Recent reports from the national ag-
ricultural department show that Maine
land cultivated by Maine farmers now
produces fitdE1eT crops tIldn 90 llie
farms of most other states. noticeably
the states of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska,
Kansas and Texas. 1t is we'll within
the memory of comparatively young
men that these states were each and
all held out to Maine farmer boys as
districts when no one was peer after
10 years of easy farming upon the vir-
gin soil. The statistics gathered by
the impartial agents of the agricultur-
al department show that, not only are
these states producing less corn, wheat,
hay, potatoes. buckwheat and oats to
the acre than are farmers of Mainc,
brt that the crops in Maine are worth
more per bushel Yet farm land is SELL
ing commonly in Maine at from s25 to
500 an acre, while little soils in the
states enumerated at much less than
800. The only explanation of this
phenomenon is that it has been the
fashion to look to the West for farm
ing land so long that the land of the
East has escaped the notice of buy
ers
The tide is slowly turning, however.
for hundreds Of Maine farms hav,
been purchased during the last five
years by residents of other states who
have come to Maine to make perma-
nent homes The greater part of thes,
newcomers formerly lived in the New
England states. New York and tha
province Of New Brunswick. Latterly.
however there seems to have been al
awakening of interest among pur-
chasers from the middle Western
ctot 4, tho
calico Middle states are just now be-
ing confronted with an abandonei
farm problem which is more acut'
than that of the older Eastern states
IN that it is well known that it some
times requires years for sentiment on
such matters to change. Many of tn"
farmers who are turning EastWar
have investigated farming condltlOn'
in Maine. and found them very muci
to their liking. There is no doubt Dut
that more will follow.
One of Names greatest assets -
her wonderful water powers. Hundred
of prospective purchasers of such prop
erty are earnest eeeking accurat
data regarding ,n,I. of course man.
wish Ia purchas "A, vantageOusly and
hold the property =, the future, but
many others are - - powers 1o'
immediate developer, ~ " thin sfort
time these overs Vt1' developed
and industries isrt'd heir wen
ity. Then will ne irGuf 'ted new
Industrial era IN J, o. men VIII
place her Wen up a'rn ..' manu-
featuring states.