Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-03-30
SURVEY OF HANCOCK COUNTY.
ny RURAL.

s. RIAL AND IDEAL FARM PRODUCTIONS.
The following citation Of figures. will
| give some idea Of the vast di>proportiou
which exists between the actual, aud the
possible farm productions.
In 1870, the crop acreage Of the county.
| was
IL h,v. 65 306 acres. actual yield | , ton
per acre. or acres required. to winter A
cow.
possible yield OF tons per acre. re,
quire IL acres 10 winter a COW
In potatoes. 1899 acres, actual yield III
| bushels. at 30 cenis a bu,h,l s5S - per
acre.
A possible Yield. 200 bushels per acre OF
500. to an acre
In barley, 1891 acrcs. actual yield 10 bush,
els, at 30 cents $3.50 per acre.
\ possible Weld Of 30 bushels are esq 50
per acre.
In oats. 1857 acres actual yield 81 bus h
els per acre, at co cents, are sl2 81 pet
acre.
\ possible yield OF 35 bushels. al same
price. are s2l,53 per acre.
or butter. reported yield - pounds pei
COW, nj 90 cents $50, 50 per COW.
A possible product Of 80 pounds, same
price, are 500 per COW, or for "gilt-edged
butter, at 80 cents $3.50 per COW.
A ton OF hay iei to the first named COW,
would give Is lbs. OF butter, or s. % .
ton for the hay, while hay to the second
| per ton for the hay.
An aggregate average OF the above ''cit-
a;ion." gives an increase Of more than 200
per cent. without going far into the circle
OF possibilities.
| What the possible scope of our agreeable
productions i. may be demonstrated by
what has been done; sud what has been
| done, may be repeated.
| In ls-2. Peter G. Baker. Orrington. grew
| - bushels OF lost nation" wheat upon
an acre, which, AT 81 % 4 bushel are sllO,-
| N mar acre The sa-,a ralturs AnnliAd IN
| our area in wheat. in lS74, would give a
cash return Of saa $40, in leu Of wha, it
Was s. coo.
Take butter. At present the average {.
| 100 pounds per COW. With Yield OF 800
| pounds per COW. not rare for Ier>"vs
| Ayshires, or well-fed natives. would
| give sl20 for the cash product OF cow
The famous Ingalls, COW" owned BY Hon
II. Bslcher, Somerset county, produced At
the rate of ,o95 pounds
The present average yield, per acre. OF
our grain and hoed crops, Is SIS. For
more years than one, Jesse Duiton, Ellis
worth. has sold for cash. more than $500.
worth Of field crops from an acre One
season b.. Ssu.e. IancncA. grew
| sl27 worth OF onions ou 4 half acre In
five years q II. Emerson. y. Casino. car
ried an acre field, from - tons. TO u
tons, while Monroe Young on the old
Harding Farm in Trenton. and ChAs Ma
comber, on the old Springer farm .in.Frauk-
lin have increased their hay crops, nearly
900 per cent.
The possibilities, which might be mul-
tiplied show, what our soil can produce.
when its dormant capabilities are stirred
into activity.
Ii is well tor such a. are short OF man.
ure TO know. thar an application Of nitro
gen. potash. phosphorc acid, will grow
extraordinary crops. These, in the cheap
form OF sulphate of ammonia, muriate of
potash. and superphosphaie, can be had
Of most dealers in chemieal>
Sc Or FLOWERS. R.v l.. Gott. IVES,
Ellsworth. who "hunw> whereof he al
firms" writes A. ID.ioN:
A good many m-n in our County.
seem Ia think tha; culiivating flowers
won't pay" and have turned that depart
ment OF agriculture over 20 the ladies'
Flowers Succeed best in sandy loan.
made rich with well decomposed manure,
thoroughly mixed. Clay soils would be
very much benefited With mixture OF
loan. and TO be we'll spaded in the fall
What Is generally termed '.half-hardy."
By the >eed-men. will grow nicely in such
soil with the requisite knowledge in
planting. and getting the seed up.
HARDY ANNALS. Agerstum. Varieties,
Antirrhinum. Argemone; Asters, German
and French, varieties; Balsams. Halt
hardy, Rose: Camesia. and Carnstion few-
cred Cacslia. CalIliopsis. Varieties. Beau
tiful; Candytuft. Catchy, Clarkia. Con.
volvulus. Delphimum. Annual. Dianthus.
Japan and China. Va. Eschschol,zia. Va.
rieties: Gaillariia. Giia. Varieties: Hib-
iscus Africanus; Lsvatera Liuum, ScsrlS
and White; Lusne, Malope. Halt hardy;
Marisold. Varieties. Half hardy: Migno.
nette. Mirabilis, Half hardy; Nasturtium.
Varieties; Nemophils. Nigella. Nolano.
Pansy, English aud German; Petuuis. Va
rieties, Splendid; Phlox Drummondi Va
rieGies; Pouulaca, Double and Single. Va.
Sslizanthus. Half hardy; Stock. Ten
Weeks. Varieties; yerbepa, whi,lavia.
Zinnia. Morning Glory.
Everlasting FlOtrers The most of them
are half hardy. bat have been ccessfully
grown by me. Good for winter boqaets,
etc.
Aeroelinium. Varieties; Gomphrena.
Heliehrysum. Helipterum. Varieties; Rho
danthe. Xeranthemum.
Bieszials dai PsrenRidls. Acouitum,
Roots poisonous; AQuilegia, Varieties;
Chrysanthemum, Late; Delphinium. vari-
cites, Hollyheck. Varieties; Hesperis, |
LychDis. Varieties; Pents,emon. Sweet
William, Helianthus. Roots should be put |
in the cellar winters.
All of the above flowers hare been sue |
cesstully grown on nay grounds. Some are
more snowy than others, hu, al OF them
worthy OF place.
Hsnfy bslbs AND fxberoxs roots. Tulips.
should be in every flower garden.