Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-03-20
Agricultural Repor, from Maine.

the month Of January. made 60 the Com
missioner OF Agriculture. At Washington.
Ne find the following pertaining to Maine
An increase in the value OF farm lsn'ls
since 1860 is reported from nearly every
county IN the State. though not equivalent.
with few exceptions. TO the appreciation OF
gold In Piscaisquis county this increase
" plsc, at fifty per cent in Cumberland.
forty; Androscogg;n. Somerset. and Ok
ford. twenty FIVE; wahio aud Kenucbec,
twenty Sagadahoc. ten Pcnobsco,, seven
York, five per CENT.
In some localities farm. have been thrown
upon the market. owing to the scarcity OF
farm labor, high taxes. and The opportunity
to invest ia untaxed government bonds.
Increase in values is more marked in the vi
cinity OF cities.
?. Tract. Of unimproved land. Invested
OF wood and timber TO 4 considerable ex-
tent, and sandy soil. he growth OF oak and
pre-. are held nj firm 81 to Sl0 per acre in
Cumberland county. In Oxford county
similar tracts. valued mainly for growing
wood, are estimated at IS. In York rough
pasture lands are worth : 10 TO Sl2. Aver.
AGE value OF Wild lands ia kennebec go;
growth, maple. beech, birch, pine, spruce.
larch, and hr; cedar swarnps b,comiug val
uabl-; pine very remuncralivc poorest
lands swsmpy and lcdgv. vet Astounding IN
muck. In Somerset IS per acre the growth
ps,ing for the land In Lincoln Sl5, tso
thirds OF j, good farming land In Sagada-
hoe. a, The mouth OF the kenncbec, ium
herring county formerly, the average is pu,
al St5 tho timb-red lands arr worth 500.
The soil. = clayey loan, is suitable fer
grass. Ia P,nobseot IS Wild lands i'm
Pi>cataqui-, the Moosehead Lake region.
are somewhat rocky. vet capable Of Gu tiva.
ton TO some extent. and can be brought as
loo rs 2 per acre.
s The timber resources Maine ara
rot unknown. In Somerset county ives; q!
Moosch,sd AXE, Lumber i yet abundant,
mills plenty ard the product sent to mark.
a.. be pine Us water. the hard wood bv
railroad Pcucu,cot has been 4 great lum-
Cumucr.rro .cuuty claims unsurpassed wa.
.cr pow sw4f Nc proVcmeui. which
"'u Suu-,a e. and develop the resources Of
the soul Fine granite for building pur-
poses sbounds m kenneb-c Traces OF
iron are found ia the rock formation. Weld.
ing n pigment used by merchants in lieu of
SIENNA. In Piscaisquis are inexhausiible
Quantities 4 SLATE, pleuty Of iroA, and some
lead, silver. and gold. The iron inter-s,
neglected. during the war. is beginning TO
look up; slate 1uarrirs are dong A good
business. The county lacks railroad facili
Ties Tor the transportation OF Ties products
York ahound~ VI granite. and a fine article
oil 'ripoli is worked.
In the Waldo county. which ha. soil
well suited 10 the potato. tia cultivation Of
this rscnlent is made successful specially
Hay aud potatoes arr extensively sbippcd
from ibis region. and. ~ fsct. from otbrr
sections OF the Stsle In Krnrebcc the
potato weld is estimated al $50 bushcl, per
acre. WORTH ) los a, the railroad d-pots.
In Oxford, hops ART considerably grown
one man, T. Du,,on, OF Bethel. having
produced $500 pounds from three acres.
which he sold Al home for 81 900
In Lincoln county hay is said TO yield 5
profit OF 60 per acre. After planting with
corn and potatoes. with applications Of sta
ble manure lands are seeded 10 grass with
some kind Of grain aud lands not plough.
ed are top dressed with ashes, lime, plaster
anil spperphosphse Of lime.
The wool business is prominent in som
erset. and fine. wool sheep more abundant
than elsewhere
8 Among the varietis OF wheat perfer.
red are Canada and Wisconsin Bald Snring
White Malaga, Canada Club. g. + 4.
very little grown. The tim Of Sowin, f..
reported in Y ork. Lincoln Waldo. and P,,-
cstaqsis. MAY 6rst;" Somesei. MA, =
Sagsdshoc, last OF April ',nd other.
Indefinitely. April and Nav.
Time Of harvesting. York anoy.incoln
August" Waldo. August lst t,l5b -
sagsdaboc. Prnobscot and Oxford, "Au.
gust Krnnebec. early in S,piemlr -
Somerset. September"
1t IS significant that most Of The COUNT
expressly rrport none OF the wheat drin
Ell. while no county - credited with an
portion 1T she crop a. drilled.
The crop Is almost exclusively spring
wh~a H. Cumberland within lev ,rars
premiums have bren paid on iotty bush. d
p,r acr, twcut, Gvr or thirty ,est. ago
Vie VS. our ri the most profitable crop
..- ,,Yr-.. rn its culture vas Al on.
'r.u. almost tptudoncd. owing 10 the raw,
rs oi "a. s.,,ii but Us disappearance Ia
encouraged some iai MFRS to attempt II, ca
t,ttt.D asafu