Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-02-17
CROPS OF TIE YEAR


grcwn, a-l their comparative yield and
acreage fuf 1854. Containing. also. a
table q the avsAge rainfall. and enc
showing the average temperature, BY
Districts. iof ihe season. The year u
called one q average fruiifalness. And.
siihough there has been some remArkahls
records Of Temperature. they have not g..
fious,y affected the growing crops. The
average rain fail f1f New England was
April. fs1 inches May. t3e in; Jane,
329 in.; Jaiy. i.7i ia; August, $50
b.. September. I os in. By which Il
wli be socn that the most rain isl in
Jaly anl tho least in september. The
average tcmpefaiurr for New England
va April. it2s May. $50 . June.
ease Jsly. COS g August. o. 8 ;
september. 6t69 The highest average
beirg iarag The month u Aug
of che cora croP % b. said The -
suli is a oroP. aooofdins % our fan esii-
nate. of l.19i. i.ooo. GOO of bushels, the
arge.i ever grown IN quantity, though
By no means the largest rate q yield Il
reaches an average yield of ESQ baskets
pcf acre. Which has noi been exceeded
since is,o. The farm value of this crop
is s6f0.lli,si9-ji cenis pcf bushcl,
asalns, a. csn,s of ihe crup q lss3.
% H.. therefore valued les. by eighiecn
Millions cf dollars than the previous crop.
TIE acreage b. estimated AZ t9,6s2. ssV
acrss 90 which Maine has 30.olo
acres. yitii.ng. in foull numbers. .ot2.-
GOO bu.tsl.. ,ai4ed a. 500. 500. tAis,
it~u be remembered, Is the valae Al
ihe farms vhefe ii was grown. and doe'
noi include cart.ng
The rrsait of the harvest q ~hca; = q
total of J9.a75.Ssi acres and il2.l63,-
poo busht.s. valued a. Sj3o,soi,2li'
Of tts crop. Maine has a. .96j acr-s. "a
vh.ch ~cf, gr1sn t29, 400 bushels. val
sed e. s5s6.7io.
90 che crop oi oats they say: 4" Ih'
crop of oats. th.s year. Ike that oi cofnr
BE- ihe Args., aggregaie ever gro~n Ia
th.s oounty. The ara j. larger sy a
mlhon acre. The estimated product :
5,l.61s. 1000 against 5sl.3o2.too IN
lssl. TIE yield pef acre. 49, estimated
b. "a h4she.s. in iss1. Isl bgshels
TIE pi.cr pr bgslei j. 49, cents. a ~
luc,.oa of s. 81 cen,s from she price q th'
previous crop. aai che lowest pfice sve'
reported. nccpi the average of 2t.6 cis
ia lsTs" Maine raised sl.slj acres
g.f-s. .OOO bushels. valued a. sl,oft.oio,
" The records of the puocs u farm
PRODUCTS are made up in December,
Ihev are thc tasis of thc vAlle ~ The
crcps q the year The tendency O
over rate. l. observed everywhere as @
most crops. rct only from abundance o'
prod1cuon. bat IN sympathy With che
general dsrTsss.oa in values % all com
nod.iics
"The average farm pficc Of The sniif'
orop % po,a,oe. j. 90 oen,s per bashel
Ihe .1vesi pfoe j. IS ceais. Ia Michi'
gaa. The average in Nes York Is js
cents. l1 ia Ohio. Jj Ia Indiana. "a %
Illinois. ~ in Iowa. 80 In Nebraska. a.
.n karsa,. ard a. oenis Ia Maine. Ihs
average pfice IL cea;s lover than lat
year. though the crop j. not 30 large.
Of ttis crop Maine raised 5,'3'.b-.
bushels. which a, the average farm pfice'
taking the couniry through Of a. cents
Would represent the sun u sj.l99.s3o
We fad ihe total value u al FIELD
crop. ra..sd In Maine. including corn
~hea'. oats. potatoes. and hAy-of ~hici
sne produced i.to5,7ss ;oas. Which. q
,he average piice per ton q sl22b
reaches tte sgm of Sl3,51O,f02
sether with her orchard products. ~hici
are sI.ll2.O26. o. reach the large sau
" so. 500. sos. This sun, divides
amors The Cg.309 farms q the state
make. an average income of S3lo. Ties
estimates d. noi ircilde barley q ~hiei
there ~eie 2f2. .lsj bushels raised buck
Wheat. $50. .7Ol bashels, o. rye. 2o,J9'
bushels. ~ which no average PFioe !
g.yc1.
The to,al valuation q the owners I
slO2.351.6l5. aad reckoning The rat
psf csnr. of income from these hgurcs.
isatrfs over %. of one-hi;h, which !
a very rooi rate. one that Will avefas'
vel wiih Any other branch of industry
either manufacturing or commercial W.
confes. % bei,g favofably impresse,
with thc showing of the tgufcs and ,hini
that the outlook Coz the farmers of Main'
/. very good. The methods Of prAe'io'
and labor are being improved uPon ever
veaf. New Industries are sPrnging VI
amous farmers. aad they are gradual!
. being made o. understand their oPPof;un
i,ie. and % take advantage q them. A.
sor.a,sd lairying now. j. rapidly advAne
. irs .n many parts q the state. and form
very encouraging prospect fof the farm
ers income a. By this means a medium
quality % butter j. made a. all time
dlrns The year. and the labor i reduce
minimum. Tbs business =, Of course
. ln lts lnIauLN aAa VII ~ A~N- -
. in 10. details in very short time. Ihe'
In private dairies there i decided up
ward tendency in methods Of mAnui.e'
gnng and fceding, 10 We think' TIA
~hefs there i help A. home there i n
need fof farmers % seek the ereAmerie'
s.aa cutie, Coz their Surplus butter pro
ducts bat they can mAnufaeture iia' HON
and dispose q !, themselves. and reAlil
a handsome profit. The methods 0
/ feeding young stock are also mach I'm
proved. and Maine takes from, rank a
= producer u tine animals Of al kinds
Al some future time Ne purpose TO CAV
an account Of the live stock Of the Stat
asd i,s productions. Bat fof the Presen
We have shown the values of IL Pr'nciP'
vegetable predictions. Which alone max
a good percentages Of gain on the invest
ment-