The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-26
MY COUNTRY
'TISOF THEE
By S. J. FULLWOOD

| MAINE 10 uhe ioi gust Stdte, from
point of area, in New England. It
lies in the extreme northeastern
corner of these United States. 1t
is bounded on the north by Que
bee, Canada; on the east by New
Brunswick, Canada and the At
lantic ocean; on the west by New
Hampshire and Quebec; and on
the south by the Atlantic ocean.
"West Quoddy Head is the ex-
IRENE eastern point of our coun-
try and Of Maine"
| Historically, Maine is very old.
1t is thought by some that the
Norsemen first discovered Maine
as early as the Eleventh century,
but historical record does not 60
back of the time that Verrazano
discovered the Gulf of Maine in
1924. In 1877 the district now
comprising the State Of Maine,
was purchased by Massachusetts,,
and was incorporated as part of
that state in 1892. This situation
stood until after the War of 1912,
when u separatist movement ac-
tivated some years before, grew
in proportions with the culmina-
ton in 1920, when Maine was ad-
mitted to the Union as State.
The topography Of the State is
varied. Maine is $50 miles long
and 2l0 miles wide at its widest
point. The direct coast line is ESQ
miles in Hength, but when all the
bays and inlets are traversed, it
is found that actually the coast
line is over 2400 miles. Equal
in length to one-half Of the entire
coast line of these United States"
/ The highest elevation in the state
is 5,267 feet above sea level
Mount Katahdin. 1T is said to be
possible on q clear day, to see
more land and water from the top
of this mountain than from any
other point of land, known. As
there are no other ranges on any
side to cut off the view" Mount
Katahdin is sometimes called the
Mountain of the Rising Sun.
The seal for the State Of Maine
is small in size. Being approx
mately the size of a twenty-five
cent piece. 1t is not the usual
circle in shape, being more of an
~" shape On one side, the right
side, is found the figure Of a man,
dressed as a sailor and leaning on
q huge anchor. On the left side
is another figure of a man, dress
ed as a farmer, resting his arms
upon a scythe. In. between these
two figures is illustrated a pine
tree with q buck lying on the
ground in front of it. Above the
picture is inscribed on n scroll!
"Dirigo," and above that a star.
Below the picture on another
scroll is inscribed the word
MAINE > 80,
The state flower of Maine. is
the pine tree cone. The nickname
of the state is "Pine Tree, State
| The motto is "Dirigo." The popu-
lation of Maine is 797,423. The
state capital is at Augusta.
The major crop of the state is
potatoes. The largest single state
production in these United States
of that crop was produced in
Maine in 1886, namely, 44,0O0,-
600 bushels. We arc given the
following facts concerning the ag-
ricultural statistics Of Maine:
Maine is an agricultural state,
with fully 60 per cent Of her peo-
| pie living in rural communities.
"Of the al GOT farms in Maine,
only. 1850 arc operated BY ten
ants or managers. 80.
1.-THE soil of Maine is adaptable
to diversified farming.
besides potatoes being the
principal crop in Maine, hay, APP
| Piles, sweet corn, blueberries, oats,
dairy and poultry products are
other important crops produced.
The total cultivated acreage is l.
386,025." .. - -.
The major mineral of Maine is
granite. Granite from this state
has been used in public and pri-
vate buildings throughout the
United States. Public buildings in
New York, Washington, Philadel-
phia and other centers are erect
ed largely with Maine granite.
The principal manufactured pro-
duct in the state is lumber. The
following trees produce most of
the lumber manufactured in the
state: spruce and fir; hemlock;
cedar; pine; white birch; and pop
lar. All kinds of products are
made from Names hardwoods,
among them being. clothespins,
spools, bowls, mallets, shoe lasts,
toys, pick poles, meat blocks, ship
timber, piano key backs. Figured
on the basis Of it's population,
Names forest lands amount to
} 1873 acres per capita. This ex-
ceeds all other states ratio east
of the Rockies, except Florida"
There are 2,476 establishments of
manufactures to be found in
Maine, which employ a total of
100,236 employees. 80.
Within the bounds of Maine
are to be found 2,465 lakes, which
provide for an enormous amount
of fishing and hunting, for the
natives Of the state as we'll as the
visitors. The many miles of rivers
in the state contain but a COM
paratiyely few miles of navigable
waters. Most of the streams are
used as carriers for logs from
forests to mills, ,, ... 49,.
Illiteracy in Maine dropped
from Q 2 nor Cent IN loon no7