Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-17

production, it would take only about 10000 acres to i'll up all Norwich ana New London and Stonington and Jewett City and Voluntown and Lantern Hiil leaving 255,eoo acres to feed the rest of the townships.
 It's evident that our figures are stil too big for us. Let's be doubly gener- ous to the "doubting Thomases." Let, cut that estimate still deeper-cut 1t to the bone, as the bargain store advertise ments do prices. Let's assume that It would require one whole acre to feed one person a year. That's certainly put ting 1t moderately and modestly. Even
 then. the farm lands of New London
 population and leaving half their total
 production for export to some other
 county which hasn't got energy and
 foresight and vim enough to take care of itselfi
 do not like to quote local nameS without the direct consent of their own CTS. But one of the biggest and best
 known farmers of Norwich was recent ly asked the question. outright: Could Norwich be fed from the products of It's immediately adjoining farms7" He l mulled over 1t quite few minutes.
 Then he answered, deliberately and
 with conviction: 'Yes, sir I am sure 1t
 could-and could export foodstuffs. too.
 Dr. Twitchell, 8 famous Maine au-
 thor1ty in farming matters, who has
 been working for years on his own farm to try and find out how much it could be made to deliver recently wrote: T have almost come to believe that the sky is the limit to crop-produc- tion, when we learn how to work land in harmony with nature" He adds: T have myself stumbled on results from lime and phosphorus that are amazing, so that I am we'll prepared to shout for Esten.'
 Just why should the food-buyer of New London county have to pay 25 to 47 per cent. more for, his food than food-buyers in the west where the food is grown, when 1t could practically all be raised for him right in his own countyf
 Why should he have to send seventy five cents out of every dollar he spends for food to Illinois or Minnesota or Dakota. when the whole dollars worth could be supplied within ten miles of his kitchen door?
 Why, o. why. should the New London county farmer be cut off with only twenty five oerfts of the consumers dol lar when if Is in his power to take over the whole hundred cents2 And give the consumer better and fresher goods. at the same time?
 Can he do 1t? That's the question Whats your own opinion? One thing Is eock-sure; he never will do it by shaking his head and saving Tt can't be done'' Probably that's what 8 good many will say. But. if it can't be done, the fault won't be in the land or the soil. There's land enough and land plenty good enough to do 1t, and more. too.
 Furthermore. it has got to be done. In some degree. Discussing New Eng lands agricultural depression and indus trial losses. the other day. The New York Herald said, editorially: Hard i headed Yankees understand that for 1 New England 1t is back to the farm, 1 or to the rear rank in the nations h. 1 Iustries"
 Once a farm boy with a pair of steers 1 and a sled-load of wood started down a bad hill. An old neighbor rushed out and stopped him. 'Ye can't ever git down that hill with them steers" he i warned. "I can try" responded the lad 1 He did try. And he got there. Show ing that some things which we're tole l cant" be done can be with grit and gumption enough.
 THE FARMER.