Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-10-29

Reports rom the members roncsrning
ii,c condition of the crcpa The present
>...,,,, in ll,sis respective SECTIONS.
Crop. I'm Maine Ina 1874.
ANp.OscoGGIN-Z. A Gilhcil Hay
from lotto 20 per cent. beIowau ~ erage;
corn crop heavy, fully All average; wheat
never better and the breadth sown larger
thaa tor many years: oats ueysr equaled
in the country apples above AN average,
quality excellent potatoes not over hall
a crop. early potatoes were however n
good yield, beans heavy.
PIsCArAQUIs-A. NJ. Robinson. The
grass crop has bsen more than double
what ii was last year. and viii exceed The
average for The last ten yesrs. by ten per
cent. The central portion OF the county
suffered from drouth last year, while the
border towns did not suffer so much.
The crop OF corn is exceedingly heavy.
10 per cent. above the average. Grain
better than for the past Is years. The
farmers Of the country have this year
raised their owa bread. The potato crop
is light. although moi damaged from rot
SO much as in some other sections. Fruit
crop heavy; not 50 large crop OF apples
lor several years. A great breadth OF
wheat was sown in the county last spring,
and in thi. respect great change has
gradually taken place in the agriculture
of the county.
PKNoBscor-J. Il. Farrington. Supt.
Collegs Farm, Orono. Hay crop in his
immediate section. was 20 per cent. below
ths average. and nc regarded this a Iair
statement OF the hay crop of the whole
county. Potatoes SO per cent. bslow tho
average on account OF rot. Corn is not
much raised IN bis sectiou Wheat never
VS. better the average from 10 TO Is
bushels from buShel sowing, or from
twenty 10 iwenty.six bushels per acre.
Ou the college farm the average is so
bushels per acre The variety is the
Los Nation. IA, crop very light, on
acceuns of lat. sowiAE snd tie extrems
wstuess OF the season Barley very
good Beans more than ali average.
Field besis. several varieties were tried
and the yield will be very lar-e, upon an
estimate from = small portion OF the
field at the rate OF forty tons - the acre.
FRANALIN-Mai.L Adams. Hay crop
fully an average lor tho past ten years,
although the quality vas not a. good As
lie average on aceosnt Ol lato cutting
and poor weather; wheat much above
ayerags, Gals FULLY ~ average OF the
past ten years: corn abundant. The
swes, corn will give higher average
canning crop per acre than Vas ever
canned in the county Potatoes will be
less than halt OF All average crop.
although the rot Is not sci ious IN his sec
ton of the county. The apple crop IS
very abundant. farmers not unfrequently
say it is discosraging trying to harvest
and market lhsn hep Is 30 sGarcs and so
hard 10 be obtained.
OXFORD Col. W. Swstt. Hay crop
more than double thatof lssl year. and
All average OF the past ten years, and
was cat IN good order. Farmers cut the
crop much earlier now than formerly.
Wheat was lhs best that has been raised
for wears. slhough the extent sown was
much more limited than formerly Corn
good; in fact the crop hS not been
cqu2lei for the paIt II years. Potatoes
light injured early by the rust and have
rOttsi 10 some extent, IN souls places
seven Fights OF The crop ara destroyed.
Apples about Al average crop: not 40
large as two years ago, and not SO abund.
ant As has been represented IN other sec
lions. Beans, al excellent crop. Fegs
tables good.
kXNNKBkc-H Col6urn. Hay rather
more than an average ct ths past two
years in The eastern part Of the county,
but not up 10 al average in the western
section, Wheat has has averaged thirty
bushels TO the acre, and The extent Sown
IS more than has bsen sOwn any year
within the past fifteen years. Oats are
Az average, bal barley below the average.
Potatoes a5out 80 per cent of IN
average crop. A good crop OF apples.
Bean crop more than an average. but
G.. many damaged by hAd weather at
ha zee. ,ins. Corn, one %! he tssI corps
raised Ia any y.sr.
WALDo-J. ". LAuE. The grass crop
an average; grain more than AT average
vegetables above the average. A
much wheat mas been rSised this year AS
in i've years previous. pat Ios, .her APP
plies more than All average; potatoes
about one-half Of an average Oh account
OF the rot
SoNERSEr--L. l.. Lucas. Grass hard
ly up to an average otIhs past ten years
although a splendid growth Wheat
better than for twenty years; oats. bar.
lev and beans, excellent; potatoes 80 per
cent. OF average; fruit crop (apples)
heavy, not been so good as this yeaI but
twics in twenty years.
ACCOMMODATION statements OF l..
l. Lucas who mas travelled extensively
in she county, Hay crop abundant.
never saw such burden of grass in the
fields or SUCH Rrge mowsi grain crop
excellent, and large breadth soa IA; POI
tyt,'rr.~ ~ l.,.lo.x llA aNarars corn er,n