Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-04-19
vAINE OPPORTUNITIES.
COME FEATURES STATE MAY
WELL ADVERTISE.
u.r HER FARMERS ABE PRODUCING
CORN YIELD PER ACRE 10 THE
LARGEST IN COUNTRY.


From the Lssrtseon SONrN0t.t
Maine forests, Maine water powers
us,,e farms, or any other Of the re-
.a.,rcs. Of this state, IL found In any
80. west of the Mississippi river, would
- considered OF sufficient importance tc
..,rspt the maintenance Of . complete
.avsr,lsiur and publicity star, % well 81
,he expenditure OF thousands Of dollars
IN inducing settlers TO come.
The foundation Of every extensive
.n.iness venture il good advertising
western states appreciate the value OF
.avsrti-ing more than does the East.
They devote large sums of money and
,rueh energy to il. As old and staid q
.,s,e as New York, however, has been as
,raus,riously advertised ~ any Of them.
NIAGARA Falls, Saratoga, the state house At
albany and the Brooklyn bridge were once
,he chief stock in trade. just now II is .
biz railroad terminal, tunnel or two, and
shuge reservoir.
Maine has few OF tho spectacular works
a, man with which 10 arrest the attention
ots curious world, bat the State 10 rich in
the wonderful handiwork Of nature. One
ru.t stand on bold headland and hear
the roar Of the surf, climb to the summit
of a rocky hill or tramp among the cathe-
drsl pines to get any conception Of these
works OF God.
One who has had such an experience
tails his work wreary neigbbors Of the
city. as best he can, OF his experience, and
urges him to come and drink at this
fountain OF youth. The second pilgrim
tell, third, and 40 on until the journey
iugs of few assume the proportions OF .
pilgrinsge. That, In brief, il the history
Of Names advertising. The greatest and
best work has been done by those who
have seen and felt the wonders Of . sum
mer vacation in Maine. A summer visitor
il Names best advertising medium. Not
only have summer tourists sent other
vscstionists in large numbers, but they
have also taken note OF some Of our great
natural resources, such - water power
and mineral wealth.
Maine is an Industrial State. Her trc-
mendous water powers spell opportunity,
not only for this millionaire investor, but
Tor the man of small means who IL look
ing Tor cheap power and ideal industrial
conditions. Her great factories, which
represent an investment OF $50, 000, 900,
give employment TO S0,000 men and
women, who fashion products worth $780,
0O,oo every year.
There lisa school building for every forty
scholars, and 80 per capita is available for
the education OF the children. Since
many leave schbl before they attain the
age to twenty-one, the sum per capita
actually spent Is spprcciable more than
10. A modern system OF school aid and
superintendencc enables the son OF q
farmer in the rural districts to. get a. good
an education ~ his city cousin. The
State deals literally with her schools, as
she considers them valuable asset.
WHAT MAINE FARMS ARE DOING.
Maine farms, cultivated according to
Maine methods, yield more dollars per
acre than do the farms OF Iowa, Kansas or
Nebrasks--thrcs great agricultural states.
In Maine the farmer takes ~ from each
scre; Iowa, $40; in Kansas, flo, and in
Nebraska, T.sl; yet Maine land IL selling
Is low as rs an acre and Iowa land at
about 800. This state Of Affairs will not
exist long.
Maine land IL worth more because 1t
produces moro than similar land In other
states. Let Us take the i've great agri-
cultural states OF Illinois, lows, Kansas,
Nebraska and Tcxas--nve states which have
lufed thousands OF sons OF Maine from
the old Pine Tree btate-and compare the
yield, worth and price Of seven leading
farm crops-corn, wheat, oats, hay, pota-
toes, barley and buckwheat, in the light Of
the last United States agricultural report.
Maine farmers raised corn worth more
than half = million dollars in 1909. They
averaged to harvest $50 bushels of corn
per acre ~ = reward for their seed and
labor, while Illinois farmers harvested
only $50 bushels; Iowa farmers 81 BUSH
els; Nebraska farmers 2a.S bushels; Kan
sas farmers 1913 bushels; and Texas farmers
10 bushels. This crop was worth t31.4l per
acre At the farm in Maine, t1s.67 in ILL
nois, p5.A In Iowa, e12.s0 in Nebraska,
po.75 in Kansas and e11.40 In Texas. The
average for the country was only t15-20.
Corn was selling at the tArm In Maine
on Oct. !, 1903, at Is cents . bushei, while
the farmers Of Illinois were getting 81
cents; those Of Iowa, 50 cents; of Nsb-
nska, 50 cents; Of Kansas, IS cents; and OF
iexas, "a cents; while the average price
throughout the country was but 81
cents.
In other words, the Maine farmer raised
more bushels Of corn to the acre and got
more cents for every bushels than did the
nfmers Of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska
ana Texas, all states which have bsen held
up - Agricultural Eldorados. The Maine
:. cultivated lees land, got moro from
y per acre, and his land had larger pro-
ooctive value than his competitors in the
i've states named, and many others.
Maine did not RAILS enough winter
wheat 70 b tabulatsd, but she did raise
more than n 0ua p<an - = v~.;llsrv, A<lln -