Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-15


Spruce, 2.iss.ois q.
From st. Joha River.
Pise. spruce and cedar, tabout) ssooo.ooo IT
Total amount Of logs noated to
New Brunswick. i0d, $50 80 IT
Mr.. Wigsin then follows with an elabo-
rate argument in favor Of manufacturing
this large amount Of lumber upon the soil
Of Afoostook county.
In reference TO the potato crop he says
that there were $500, 900 bushels Of pota-
toes raised in the county in 1859, fully two
million Of which we're converted into starch
the remainder outside what was used for
home consumption being shipped away.
The crop Of 1890 il thought TO be largely
In excess Of the before mentioned figures.
The screagc this year is much larger and
the yield excellent There 10 some rot
among the potatoes but they are now sell
iug for ~ per Dbl, at the stations and
twenty five cents . bushel is being paid At
the factories for potatoes partially affected
with rot. The figures Of the census Of
1880 show an average yield Of potatoes in
the Uuited States Of 10 bushels per
acre, average per acre in the State Of
Maine Ill bushels while the average in
tie county of Aroostook was 100 bushels
per acre. This average, Mr.. wiggin thinks
will be largely increased the present year.
Many enormous yields are already reported
from all the towns. As is known three Of
the five prizes offered by the American Ag-
riculturist Society 10 1889 went to Aroos-
took parties for the largest quantity Of po-
tstoes raised on an acre. Chas. B. Coy Of
Presqus Isle, took the first with 1888 bush
els from an acre; Fred Wigsio Of Presque
Isle. third prize. with 537 bushels; Dslano
Moore of Prssquc Isle, 523 bushels. 1t 10
believed that the first prize for the year
1890 will 20 to Aroostook, Mr.. Philo Reed
Of It. Fairfield haviog raised al bushels
on one acre, Mr.. A. NJ. Dudley COS bush
els, while quite number reports come in
Of over 500 bushels.
From the census Of 1880 ii is seen that
while in Maine the average yield Of hay
per acre was four-hfths Of . ton, in Aroos-
= took it was more than ton; average yield
Of oats % bushels, in Aroostook 81 bushels
Of wheat Is bushels, In Aroostook IL
bushels This year Aroostook produced
one twelfth of the total farm products Of
the state, and expended for fertilizers one
thiriy-secoud OF the whole amount eIpend'
ed in the state. Mhere were eight starch
factories running 10 Aroostook the past
seisop. some receiving 5000 lbs. Of milk
da ly during portions Of the season.
Col. A. G. Blunt, Of Skowhegan. vas in
the city yesterday and called at the State
House.
Hon. s. W. Carr. of Bowdoinham, wal
at the Capitol yesterday on business con
Bected with his duties as one Of the Council
Committee on Election Returns.
State Superintendent, N. A. Luce, is te
attend the county school convention at ths
High school building Saturday. in Bangor
and expects to meet ali the teachers there
There will be no session Of the public
schools on Saturday IN order that the full
programme Of the meeting may be carried
out.
The Biddeford Journal says regarding
the hearing which will probably be helC
before the Governor and Council Nov. 25ti
in the case of Stephen Travefs Of that cit!