Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-27

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population no one who is student win
doubt for a minute.
| The production. collection and distribu-
ton Of foodstuffs has been going on in
| the United States for over 100 years in
more or less of slipshod manner. For
many years there was an excess Of pro-
| duction, new farm lands were being de-
veloped and opened up here and there
and everywhere and as a result, great
volumes Of foodstuffs either rotted on the
farms or sought a market. and Outlines
the results Of poor and improper market
ing was to bring the producer and shipper
/ Of the foodstuffs to the city out in debt. in
place OF sending him back check that
would cover his cost Of production, pack
ing. shipping and marketing.
Look at the Beef Trust
| We have had many wonderful examples
In this country of marked changes in the
handling Of commodities. Perhaps there
has never been so great an example of
successful preparing of foodstufrs for
market and the placing Of this foodstuff
upon the market in the most economical
and efficient manner as the handling of
the dressed beef, pork and mutton by the
Beef Trust
This combination of brains and capital
has set a wonderful example to every
state in the Union and especially such
states as Maine They have bought every
grade Of raw product in the shape of live
stock offered them and in the preparing
of this live stock for the market they
have used every possible method of econo-
my and efficiency to have it come out Of
the coolers in the most attractive and
satisfactory manner possible
Their economy has been worked down
almost to perfection. We find them saw
ing the blood, the horns. the hoofs, the
hair. controlling the tanneries, and even
going so far as owning large blocks of
stock in worldwide advertised shoe fac
tories.
We find them controlling the glue bust
ness of the world as well as the leather
business. We find them controlling the
fertilizer business of many states, and
even in the State of Maine we find NIL
lions of money going out annually to the
Beef Trust for fertilizers.
This great success is worthy Of close
study and imitation.
The question arises what has the Beef
Trust done in Chicago that could not be
done if proper effort, energy and intellect
was put behind the movement In the
State of Maine in the handling of the
foodstuff which the State of Maine is
capable of producing. Unhesitatingly, 1
tell you the State of Maine in the next
20 years. in my Judgment, will produce
more foodstuffs than she has produced
in the last 100 years.
There are many reasons for this, first
the wonderful development made by the
agricultural colleges in the education of
the Trainer folk Of the present age has
made it possible to bring back into fer
tility the old lands and the so called
WORKOUT lands Of all the Eastern states.
The time has now come when the farmer,
II he can obtain a proper and remunera-
tive price for his product, will rapidly in
crease production.
Maine Must Be Milling State
The State of Maine can and will, during
the next 20 years, produce not only suffi-
Gent wheat to feed all its own people,
but will produce sufficient surplus wheat
SO that great milling industry may be
built up at some central point. seaport
preferable, where enormous quantities
of wheat will be ground and the flour
shipped to other centers and abroad for
consumption.
You want the by-products Of the mill
ing industry to feed your dairy cows
here in the State of Maine.
l have no hesitancy In telling you that
l believe within the next 90 years Maine
will have forged into the front range OF
the dairy states of our Union. She may
not necessarily be the absolute leader, bu,
Maine within 20 years will adorn her
banners with the fact and figures that she
is now producing and exporting from the
State, s10o000,000 worth annually of but
ter, eggs and poultry.
No State Better Adapted
No state in the Union is better adapted
for dairy purposes than the State OF
Maine, as rich and nutritious grass is be-
ing raised here in great quantities as in
any State of the Union. Climatic condi.
tons are most excellent for dairy bust.
ness. Northern cattle are always more
hardy and less inflicted with vermin, in
sects and flies than are the cattle In the
more southern states.
Maine should be known throughout the
country as a splendid center for the pur.
chase of dairy stock by those sections OF
the country located closely to the grea,
cities where land Is so high that they
cannot possibly afford to give it up tc
pasture and for the raising of their owl
dairy cows.
1t costs no more to raise a good thor
oughbred Holstein cow than it does
scrub and yet when a thoroughbred Hol
stein Is three or four years of age. yol
will have any quantity of buyers here fol
her at from $175 to $500 and If she be ar
extraordinary COW, she will bring a vastl,
greater price.
This is an industry that is now at 1t:
lowest ebb. The great cities are paying
a full price for the milk. The average
price the consumer pays in New Yort
city, Boston or Philadelphia for milk
amounts to about 10 cents per quart. and
it should not cost the producer more thar
four cents per quart between his farm
and the consumers table. There are mer
in this country who would be glad to form
a corporation and take a contract to fur
nish great city like Boston. New Yorl,