The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-03
DAILY PRESS.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1871.
Agricultural Depnrtn,e m
PORTLAND,

v;ti mers, stockraiser and bOricnlturists in
IA have ontr'oute to this lie arment sach matters
seruat;o ohe within 'heir experience and OBJ
' WI 'ne gener u alyIIcemeui OF the cause.
ohohErAhY Goodales agricultural report is
ready for distribution. If YOU want An early
copy send 10 your representative in the Ieris.
iature or to one Of the Senators from vour
county, and he will undoubtedly forward one.
Ii he does not it is pretty certain he does not
expect re nomination.
G. W. G., of Cornish, among other good
things contributed to the Maine Farmer saws.
"Dont go fooling around after an Office. or
spending your time in trying to put other peo-
pie in office, and then expect your farm to
bring the first premium at the county fair
you will probably be disappointed"
WITHOUT attempting to account for it, an
experience OF forty years has taught us that
apple trees do better planted in the fall than
in the spring.
f'F. ESTES OF Troy killed two pigs about a
month ago, between seven and eight months.
old, weighing respectively 3O1 1-2 and 387
pounds
Mr.. c. L. Washburn of North Perry recent
I'll,
weighed when dressed respectfully 4O2, $50
and 306 pounds.
Mr. John E. Craig of Dixmont, recently
killed White Chester pig, months old, the
dressed weight of which was 402 pounds.
PARTIES offering farms for sale ought al
ways TO state the price in the advertisement
This would enable parties a. distance desir-
Gus of purchasing TO determine at once
whether or not the premises were within their
means and consequently whether it would be
worth while for them to visit or wcite the
owner with view to making a trade.
CHARLES SHAW, ESQ, and Mr.. A. L. Bar
ton of Dexter have barns costing about $4,000
each.
The farmers of Oxford county talk of hold
ing county convention of Farmers Club
about the last week of February.
DAVID Brown, Esq, of Hampden, is pre-
pairing lecture on Earning in Maine and
will deliver the same before the Farmers club
A correspondent of the Farmer recon-
mends sods OF fresh yellow earth as remedy
for securing in calves. Another correspon-
dent says "Give the creature one raw egg in
the morning, and if necessary, another at
night" The latter says he knew it to be "a
sure cure"
b. WIrHINs of Kendalps Mills ia oui,e
pleased with the Surprise oats, so called. He
found them ten days earlier thar, the Norway
oats and weighing, when thrashed, A lbs per
bushel. The Norways weighed SO lbs. per
bushel. The latter rusted but the Surprise
were entirely free from it. He sowed two
and one half bushels to the acre.
If ANY of our readers have from so 10 100
barrels Early Rose potatoes that they want TO
sell, let them address C. R., ia s. Wharves,
Philadelphia, Pa, stating terms.
EDWIN THoRNE of Thorndale (Millbrook
p. .O) Duchess County, N. Y, wants to en-
ploy at liberal wages, about the first of April
a thorough-going practical farmer, married
man. competent to take entire charge of his
farm of 500 to 600 acres, principally in grass.
His wife must be good dairy and poultry
woman.
VIM. G. MARKHAM of Avon, N. Y, adver-
tlses Short Horns for sale at following rates:
Bulls, l to 2 years old, 5000; Calves, SlOO;
$3.50. All thoroughbreds and from first class
| milking stock.
Mr.. SIMON BEATTIE, Bangor, C. w., has
sold to George Miller, Markham, Canada, the
imported COW Innocent at 81 800, bred by Mr..
Barnard, Essex, England, got by 5th Duke of
York (19052), dam Jessamine by Ne,son
| (149S9). Mr.. Beat:ie also imported for the
SI,1 Dill II
(25601) bred by Mr.. Torr, Grmsby, England
got by Lord Blthe (52126) cwn brother to
Mr.. Booths celebrated COW Lady Fragrant.
A Few years ago quite rivalry existed
among the amateur farmers OF Alfred village
as to which which should secure the first
blossoms upon their pea vines. Among those
most anxious to be first were Charles Roberts
the well-known stage proprietor, and Robert
P. Berry the landlord of the Central House;
and as each had fine gardens, splendidly stu
ated, and plenty Of manure to encourage the
| growth of whatever they planted, no pains
| or expense were spared to secure the desired
result. In lieu Of more exciting topics, the
month of June witnessed mary discussions
among the towns people as to which would
secure the earliest blossom, and it is said that
wagers on the result were not uufrequent
| One day when the excitement was at its
height, John W. Simpson, Esq, a practical
joker whose reputation extends far beyond,
the limits of his town, conceived the idea of
"working miracle upon the vines, and pro-
ceeded under cover of the night to ornament
them with little pieces of cotton wool, which
at short distance bore a marvellous resem-
blance to veritable pea blossoms. The "od
stager" being first up, soon noticed from his
stable door, the gratifying sight, and without
stopping to investigate, proceeded to rout his
| neighbor Berry for The purpose of commune
eating the important news. Upon making
his appearance he was overwhelmed with a
torrent of exclamations from Mr.. Roberts
who assred him in the most sarcastic man
ner that he didn't know how to raise peas,
and invited him to "come over and see the
blossoms" Upon the point of starting h.
wisely took the precaution of looking over his
own fence, and found 10 his nfinite satsiac-
tion that his vines were in the same promis-
ing condition, and proceeded to return the
"old stagers" complimentary allasions, with
interest. Later in the day the actual state
| of affiirs was found out, but there is tradi-
| tion that prior thereto, Mr.. S. had succeeded
in laying bet with each other that the vines
had not blOssomed.
The "oldest inhabitant" who remembers
the occurrence solemnly AYERS that no intox.
icating beverages were sold in Alfred that
day, but everything indicated that consdera-
BILE was drank, add that Messrs. b. & II. made
| it point of honor to ask everybody 10 ",ake
suthin" who said anything about "pea bios
soms..:
FROM the following prices which a gentle.
man advertises to sell his stock of fowls, we
judge they must have the Hen Fever in New
| York pretty bad:
Grey Dorkings, imported $50 per trio;
| chickens, bred from imported fowls, IS per
| pair.
Buff Cochins, hens bred by Bates & Mani,
| beck, Brim., $50; chickens bred from above
very fine, good color, hackles not pencilled.
price SIS to $29 per pair.
Dark Brahma Chickens, bred from fowls
imported from Keith, Jopp & Wright, INemo1
prize SIS to $40 per pair. 'N'
| Partridge Cochins Of Fowler's strains nr;ces
| from SIS to $40. p'''e'
How TO MAKE NICE PoULrRY.-A corres-
pondent OF the Culticator says, A farmer has