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leiffb in retjard to horses. I think the State has been clamao^ed 

 by fast horses more than it will get over in the next twenty 

 years. I do not like to see a man drive a yoke of oxen and 

 sit on the load. The place for him is beside his cattle. 



H. C. Burleigh. I want to say (as some one remarked 

 that driving oxen made men bald headed) if driving oxen 

 makes a man bald headed, I hope every farmer in the State 

 of Maine will shed his hair. I do not know but some of the 

 audience, and perhaps some of the Board, think I am a little 

 severe on horses ; but, gentlemen, I had the fever and I had 

 it hard, and I found a remedy, and that was to let them alone ; 

 and I will advise every farmer in Aroostook to do the same, 

 and build up your oxen ; make all you can of them. Increase 

 your dairy interests and encourage the raising of sheep, but 

 do not have a tendency to raise fast horses. Some say, do 

 not keep your cattle so well, fancy cattle are good for little 

 or nothing ; but I tell you fancy cattle pay. I say feed and 

 use your cattle just as well as you can, and you will find it 

 pays. I tell you every dollar you put out to secure good, 

 large, handsome cattle pays. 



Mr. Leland. In Piscataquis county we believe we cannot 

 profitably raise beef. But I believe, farmers of Aroostook, 

 you can raise beef successfully, more successfully perhaps 

 than those of any other county. I admire your farms very 

 much. I never saw an equal in the way of farming land, 

 except perhaps in the Connecticut valley. And you have an 

 excellent field here for keeping cows and making butter. It 

 seems to me that the Ayrshire breed of cows would be just 

 the animals for you here in this county. You have cold 

 winters and short summers, and these cows are bred in a 

 similar climate. You want them for that reason. The Jersey 

 cow is tender and needs a great deal of care. I suppose you 

 have several cheese factories in this county. I know of 

 three. You want the Ayrshire for cheese. She has been, 

 made for cheese ; just the cow you want. 



In regard to sheep, I think it is best to pasture them in 

 your cattle pastures. I see no reason why you cannot raise 



