Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-05-03


potatoes. have been hearing about what
is being done there in this line. 1t grows
wheat, corn, barley, rye, buckweat, oats,
beans, peas, squashes, pumpkins, cucum-
bers, bects, carrots, parsnips. cabbages
and turnips, all with reasonable degree
OF success. 1t can grow fax in abundance
on its clay soils; this l know from ex-
perience, for when boy ! helped my
father grow fax, and threshed it, and
spread the stocks out on the ground TO 60
through the process OF rotting. so-called,
gathered it into bundles again, and my
father broke the fax and swingled it, and
my mother combed it and spun II and
wove IL into toweling and label linen,
and wiped my face on many towel OF
her make and ate from many a tablecloth
OF her weaving; and I assure you they
we're good substantial goods.
OF course Hancock county produces her
share OF the hay o: the State, but feel
sure that she might produce more. more
economically, using less land, put in
better shape by fertilization. When ]
was young man on the farm at home |
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much ground for the amount OF hay cut
too much elbow grease and too much
strain on my shoulders, knees and back
for profit; and at this day, when the
moving machine has replaced the scythe,
there 10 no doubt in my mind but what
there Is too much click, click, click for
results obtained. 1 have seen small
patches In large fields in Hancock
county produce more hay than all the
balance Of the fields. This Is the farmers
fault, I believe, and should be speedily
remedied.
great many berries are grown in Han
cock county, viz: marsh and upland cram
berries, strawberries, biuebcrries, huckle-
berries, bisckberries, raspberries, goose
berries, sugar berries and bunch berries.
And then we must not forget the orchards
that produce apples, pears, plums and
cherries, nor must we overlook the birds,
such as robins, iinnets and sparrows,
that we grow there, and who help them
selves, as they have a right, to the
cherries and other fruits Just when they
are getting good and ripe. Beach nuts are
grown in our county, and q few hazel
nuts.
/ might speak OF cattle and sheep, OF
dogs and cats and some Of the wild
animals that are grown or raised there
but to return to my first proposition,
want to say that crop after crop OF boys
and girls have come on there and grown
up into men and women since the dawn OF
Hancock county. II you could see the
procession it would be the biggest thing
yet-greater than our tournament OF
roses.
To see those little tots in bare feet in
summertime, wading through dew-wet
grass, chasing butterflies, and in the
evening twilight, lightning bugs; with
tiny dimpled hands through the cowysrd
fence patting "bossy" on the head; with
delight hunting wild straw berries, tum b.
ling on new-mown hay, delighted with
the caves of the big barn with red doors
listening to the sweet song Of the meadow
lark, or in winter time, coAsting, warmly
clothed, in cloak, hood and mittens, with
the boys and girls OF larger growth, NOT
yet having arrived upon the business
stage Of life; but all joyous, like bublins
spring and bAbbling brooks, and all the
way up, stage upon stage, to the prime Of
life, then along thar steady going way Of
New England to the ripening OF life, &c
the evening twilight hour, when sheaves
Of the harvest are gathered to the
threshing- foor-to see this, say, il te
witness play beyond compare.
| Now, ~ Q final word, l desire to say
that Hancock county has an industry
her fishing industry-that ID very i'm
poTtant one. am told that Southwest
Harbor maintain an establishment OF
plant second only to ono in Gloucester
Mass, and you will find in every outside
harbor, and many Of the inner ones, that
the fishing business Is carried or
successfully.
But it hurts my feelings to speak Of fist
II cannot do 1t without having sever
longing for q smothered paddock or
ciambake. The other day friend Of my
youth gave me little piece OF fish thai
had been cured in Hancock county
Why, hadn't tasted anything so good, i
seemed to me, for thirty-fve yesrs.