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years in Aroostook county. I haye ■watched farming pretty 

 closely here, and I haye come to the conclusion that one day's 

 work here produces twice as much as the same day's work 

 would in the western counties. And I haye, I think, in 

 making this statement kept within the bounds of truth and 

 yeracity. !Mr. Hayford's statement I fully belicye. He told 

 me at the time what he has just related before this audience. 

 Mr. JoHX A. Allex. I will say that I can testify to the 

 truth of what Mr. Hayford has said, and I oruess I can o-ive 

 eyidence of it. I cut twenty tons of hay, and I only put in 

 ten days* work, and three of that number were by my little 

 boy eleyen years of age. What we need here is capitalists ; 

 and I think the gentleman from Portland, or any of his 

 friends, would be perfectly satisfied with the results reached, 

 by inyestins: capital in either stock raisins: or general farmino". 

 We know we can raise stock cheaply here. Another point to 

 be considered is, that we do not get a first-class price for it 

 as thinars are now, and as it takes money to make those thiuo^s 

 better, we know if we had capital we could do more in the 

 line of stock raising than it is possil)le to do at present. I 

 am acquainted with a great many men who haye come here 

 with nothing but their hands, and who are to-day successful 

 farmers. On the other hand, I know men who have made a 

 failure simply because they haye attempted to do too much 

 with the amount of capital they had. I would say to all who 

 haye capital to invest, come to Aroostook and invest it in 

 stock raising. Go at it intelligently and carefully, and I 

 think there is no doubt that a man will be certain of success. 



