The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-04-09
Name: Its Agricultural Features and
Capabilities.
BY SAMUEL l.. BOARDMAN.
Copyright, 1884, S. l.. b.



toward improving agriculture have constantly
| been felt, while for more than fifty years thai
| best of agencies for advancement. the agricul-
| tural press, has been Il medium of information
and power for good. Consequently, what
has been the best in method and practice has
not been slow of adoption by eur farmers; and
there has been constant spirit of advance
ment, progress, and Improvement The fol-
| lowing notes embrace few historical refer
enres, and are designed to show the present
| condition of practices of field, CROP dairy, and
| livestock management IN the stat.
TIE CEREALs.
Indian corn is one of the great staple crops
| produced, although in recent years its culture
/ has given way considerably TO sweet corn
/ grown for packing. There are in Maine about
seventy corn-canning factories. These have
acreage of from 40 to 400 acres of sweet corn
each; and The total pack of corn for 1883 was
above lo0000o0 eases. This corn has very
| high reputation in he market, and is ipped
| all over the world. IN no ease is the corn
| grown 10y the operators of The factories. 1t j.
| grown by The lmer> on contract and de-
| INertd by Them TO the factories at a given
| price per can, the amount paid in 1883 being 3
| cents per can OF % ounces. IN average crop
| per acre i one thai will yield 1900 cans, but
| there are numerous Instances where 1000 and
| even 5000 cans have been obtained. E,,cep-
! tioually heavy Yields. reported in 1882. are
| one acre Of $500 cans. one acre of 3.%22
| cans. and three acres Welding $3.50 cans.
| The average price paid for an acre Of corn
| j. $40, bul II = not an uncommon lhing tor
| $50. 500. Slo5 and &l25 to be paid for the
| produce of an acre, respectlNey The fodder.
! or stuNer, j. 10 be reckonrd an Important part
VI .iie fe,nin I'oin ne crop. !. = Peeohl,h2
and waste Of factories. to Ne euSiiagtd in ~ilU~
| Numrrou, instances are recorded where thi-
| HAS been pitled au4 led OH win the best re-
| >ulr>. yellow corn. grown uudtr good cuI-
| ure. Weld, from - 10 90 bn>ltl, OF ,lIellrd
| clops have reached 81 and 100 bushels of she'll
| eu corn, re,urr!ivrly. uer acre. Corn i moi
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