The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-08-04
GRICULTU RAL.
From the Pisediaquls ObserUsr.
FARMING IN AH00ST0CK.


CO., and mostly OH the AroosloOk river, be.
tween Is and AZ degrees of North latitude.
The, as yet, scarcely broken forest is prin.
cipaly hard wood, containing u large pro-
portion OF yellow and rock (sugar) maple.
| should think the hard wood growth fTe-
quenily averages 20 feet in height and
measured pine lately on Rev. +. Knights
land, in letter ID and range /, which is Que
hundred aud twenty feet high. The soil Is
generally rich loan, deep, but easy 10
work. II appears 10 contain portion oi
potash, aud is particularly rich in lime
Lime has already been burned in several
places equal TO The best ThOmaston. The
abundance OF limestone renders nearly all
the springs of the region hard. The water
of The Arooslook river, aud many OF the
brooks, is 50 hard, except in ffeshet, as 10
be entirely unfit for washing. Bu, there
are springs OF good soft water, In No. IL,
range 5, (Ashland) where the villagers,
some OF whom are worth from $4,000 To
$4,000, are sill using hard water; there
is n mill, few rods above the village, full
OF beautiful soft wafer, which might be car
ried by aqueduct lnlo every chamber OF the
village.
The season is little shorter than in the
older and Southern part OF the Stale the
snow falls earlier and lies on later. But
this keeps the ground from freezing TO any
dspth, so that as soon rs the snow has gone,
the farmers commence plowing.~ They
can raise any crop which does well IN the
latitude Of Bangor. The season is not lon2
enough, indeed, for the larger kinds of la
I.,, th.. Il, ,pt
ripen here, and in less time than $50 miles
South. Potatoes have always done hrs
rate. The rust and rot are hardly known
A young man from Portage lake told IN,
the other day, that he planted l6 bushels
on an acre aud half Of burnt ground. auC
90, 500. have never eaten better potatoes
in any part of New England, than in Aroos
took county. All our common garden veg
etables succeed we'll. Even the caulillow
er is cultivated successfully. Buckwheai
especially OF the rough kind, is slapl,
cInp. Wheat does well winter wheat vii
probably succeed best. though its culture i
but iusi introduced. The spring whea, vii
sproduce l6 bushels 10 one bushels sowing
Oats are one of the best crops TO turn in
to money; they find ready market, a, {
round price, for use hy the lumber teams
Ia the woods. The frsi crop from the gooC
land will average rs bushels To the acre
The North Aroosiook Agricultural Society
has paid premium on a crop Of los bush
els TO the acre AMI last year one mar
raised n, The rate OF il2. The price ha.
averaged SO cents n bushel for four year,
past. The following will show the profit,
OF farming OH the best land. which may b,
had of the State for fly cents an acre, an,
paid for in making roads
Cos, o. 10 acres OF land, SIS OF
" clearing the same at SIS
a per acre, $50 Of
"a " 30 bushels Of oats for seed,
ai 81 cents per bushel, 20 II
{" " man and horse, 10 days in
putting in seed, 30 OF
% " harvesting at Sc an acre, 60 OF
Interest on the above al 10 per cent 26 81
Total, s29i G.
Yield Of 10 acres, al IS
bushels an acre, $50 bs.
From which subtract for
,hreshing lolh, rs bs.
Oats for sale, 675 bs.
which ai so cents
bushel, amour, 10 Ss37 81
Sub,rac, the outlay 2si 81
Net income first year, si5 81
N. B. The straw will pay ior boardin!
ihe ,hreshsrs, and for the hell 2 they mus
have. .-........ ......
The next year the ground is plowed -
lh'ns impossible on new land with you :
and sowed again with oats or buckwbea
AMI clover This crop will be a pro6labl,
one. Then for six or ten years you vii
get good crops of hay a, the Cos, Of ienc
lug. There is no other par, Of New Eng
land where farming pays so well as 4, hs
here for four years past or where farmer
are increasing in property so fast.
In conclusion. wonld say, IL any Of YOU
realcrs wan, good farm in New England
and are willing TO forego some advantage
ard privileges for aseason, and TO enjo
more by.an,i.by, il they have strong sand
.crops ~. ns~ as forward as IN RenOs.eO, or n''at
auis counties. .r-.r ...|..I"