Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-02

through &2ilure in ether pckLp 1es-
tions The A-oos.ook farmer mad
good OF his labor Sno jrTesrmerg
and made more than ( living profit
The !elrs. which have beeE tar n
frequent IN which We have lost mon
ey through owe production IN Other
potato Etsfek which seIl IL orr mar
ke., or from othe, mxrkx. conditions,
partial crop failure caused by cond.-
tiOos beyond The control u the pro
6uce, D Other reasunE-lhs prese has
been very careful that they DIG oo-
inform 1ns consumer TIA they were
paying 1he price 10Y two I-ecEE ~
potatoes. ina. the grower received
for ten
There = many large Interests. -
winch the fertilizer manufacturers
and the produce dealers ragE hrs
with the EanZw d Aroossook raj
-oec Z very elose second. ID our
opinion. -ha: hsye p.ospe,ed ez-
tremsiy well 81 expense Of I1e
Ar,orook farmer. We felt Tia. II
Wa time, nigh time. that We mimi
81 DEL OWE business 1nr z wbIis IL
stead Or letIinE 1ns other fellow CO
IL for u. and Il We have 70 fgrt for
u rights. justice and fair pla:- We
arg gong % c. i.
Our rat ls N The ! a16 vi.
Sly lhe-e uc1J We 20 far play.
We have ALREADY accomplished
E~rtasiLJg org u which fas r.een -
secur q g-eat reducrlo1 - -he p'Ace
II cnerIctis Il, OIL Federation which
enables Us 20 lay hem dow il Car-
lbpL 81 Is T. make i Isass3ble 10 -!I
q fern znr 1ta5 VII analyze 5-G-s ..
. cos7 y! under SGa I Ton. These
prices VIZ SECURED 1Dp iate IL -ls
season 70 pe pnssjnIt 10y LIE x re1
enouct rheni-ais through u supply
lhose WHO vouj0 te sia6 20 purchass,
Ws viii however. rslfeNe me sItuU-
-.o- har ana before we az
through witt tbs ". vii show What
ne te-1 ilize- . rrplnes haHs i..sr -
1nE anG vtat y IL sy1derI 1ney IL
1enosa 10 continue - 90 Z meg had
then wy.
an AFRAID The farmers n To., "
spring. but If they VIII organize nc
join hands win u J an csr-aLD they
VIII tT another yea
Arppsfook count! has been { Ter
Ill. field for tnere interests that
nave mentioned for man years. init
W. are gong - have something 20
Say atoUt GUY own business Il Zig
tUtItt. We Eeen -hat -he people -
the cries shall know what II is coz
ing Ii 10 produce the prooucA hs:
-bey mus ave 20 exist md VIVA:
her u able 10 re as We e |J-
some years M be;wesr thsn ao5
Us. here = 90 nurt L~1necesse- ~
machine.~ Of distribution aod 20
many people WIZ are living Il our
expense.
YOU coul6 ass-sf his morene.-
great. ane accomplish UNFOLD good
70 mann bv encouraging -he turUs-
Iior O. consumer Leagues. whicb
woll1 .e able 70 ppr direct from ne
farms II CT: lots, thur making &
great saving 10Y themselves ana ~
abiInc ~ produce: - prosper =
ne safns me
No country can cor-I. - 10 prOsCf,
Iong Z rs a~gr,cLl-u-e is negiecIr5
or u~nprofLaule Protection for MAT
psac-u-e,> anG labor. with satej6i-s
fU hh3p wne-s an6 free lrats n
farm products. VII surely spell ruiz
f.. al IL tAs .nd ] hope that -he
consumers q ths I,roducIs o. ne
farms mag realize Tins before il e
. LATE and htlp us - aver 2
c.lsis.
For the pas. +wo r1orThs the crow
er - potatoes n Arpt@.ook has been
receiving about & fUi . barrel ~
pecks) Of number out potatoes. pre-
rIous II that & Little better. ] Won
der what fhe consumer II Maine 81
les las beer paving"
u viii te FAY be-ter hi 10
American fa-ner receive American
wages. ard d far Uafgin u proAT -
tls investment IND a E~a1IFfac-ory
margin mat w!u pro:ecI hIra aga Ei
climate conditions owe, which Js has
no control than 10 attempt 70 s5-
Ire cheap food from foreign LANDS
anc Il Ihe sane time all The fungi.
pest ana plant disease thai VII -os:
millions 70 eradicate il We ever s1c-
ctee il doLns i.
Labor organizations should realize
that high wages. short hours and
cheap food is & triple ailiance -ha:
cannot long indEre- II az eiRht-bour
Gay Is eooS for he man o. Hona1u
who works II factory. shop o- o1ics.
il IS at1p good fut ms man 81 W.
man Oh tne farm
-g- nv -.--11,- ,rS.szx -
eTtTe & "scab" Int everybody la
teen urged 10 scab On the farner
since The WAY began. How long would
organized labor have STOOD fo-
this SORT u thing without q prctes.
II the form Of z s;cLkec Tbs ta-ne-
has been almost co.e:ceo INTO prodGc-
ing food 10 the limit Of his resources
and endurance, during tne Par few
years and las beer tod j. was bis
patriotic outy 70 Go il without arr
guarantee ave that gwen ths wheat
grower: he has been toI6 TO work 1t
hours lnstsad q eight. and then sons
MOI Z he couId stand -
He has responded II i5e best r 7is
ability unoef The nost irving 6iHc91-
Iles and toosy IN man Instances is
selling his products tor less Than The!
coFt liz 10 produce
Very few farmers IN Ar,ostooE bu.
have 20 face Z serious los from
their farm operations during the
past Season. th,oaan 20 fault %
theirs. The average Wed q potatoes
for this county was NOT far from g.
barrels per acre, field ruu. The aver-
age returns have been around $40,
to $50 an acre and the average cost
Of production from $3.50 70 5000 ~