Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-22
MAINE FARMING NOTES


Fayette Creamery Association will
hold its annual meeting for the election
of officers and other business at Startling
Hall, January 9Th.
\. f. Folsom of Monticello is one of
the big farmers of Aroostook county,
having something like 275 acres of clear
ed land. He keeps II horses and colts
a splendid lot-six heavy team horses
for sale.
A meeting to explain plan and object
of the Farmers League will be held mt
the Grange Hall, North Warren, Friday.
Dec 18th, at 10 A. NJ. Mr.. a. NJ. Wick.
cry, National Organizer and Lecturer
for New England, will be present and
| address the meeting.
The annual meeting of the South Ken
nebec Agricultural Society will be held
at Exhibition Hall, South Windsor, on
Saturday, January Sd, 1891, at 10 o'clock,
A. NJ, for election of officers for the
ensuing year; action on a proposed
amendment to bylaws, and transaction
of other important business, in which
every member should be interested. Per
order of the President. F. ii. Mooers,
| Secretary.
The town of Monticello is full of fine
farms and counts its Independent far
mers by the score. Mr.. Edward Jewell,
Mr.. y. F. Folsom and Mr.. Robert Belyea
and many others are good examples of
this thrift. Mr.. Jewell has splendid
farm and among his other buildings a
new barn that is model farm building
lie always raises big crops, and has on
hand now ten handsome colts and
horses.
Some two or three years ago Mr..
Eugene o Stoddard of Guilford, bought
heifer out of a drove, paying S27 for
her. Some of the more experienced cat
tie owners told him he had paid too much .,
but he liked her looks and was satisfied
She is now five years old and is giving
fifteen quarts of strained milk per day,
from which they make fifteen pounds of
butter per week. She is fed very lightly
on provender, not getting as much as
many cows giving much less milk. The
blood of the COW is not known, but she
reese nbles the Holsteins in appearance.
l-PtScatGqajS ObSerrer.
Robert Belyea of Monticello came
from the Provinces two years ago, one
of the many substantial and industrious
New Brunswick husbandmen that
Aroostook's fine soil and better markets
are attracting hither. He tills 125 acres
of cleared land, cuts 100 tons of hay and
raised the past season $50 barrels Of
potatoes and good grain crop. Has
eight horses and colts. Mr.. Belyea says
Aroostook is good enough for him, and
all he asks for is a railroad to ship his
produce off on. The Hoyt brothers are
excellent farmers, and have some
specially fine colts. They have now in
cellar 300 barrels of potatoes keeping
nicely. They began on Dakota Reds
three wears ago with one potato, and
from that one this fall raised forty-five
barrels.
Maine breeders of American Jersey
Cattle Club stock met in Auburn Thurs
day for the purpose of affecting an
organization of the breeders of this
stock in order to promote their interests
The following gentlemen were present
F. B. Briggs, Auburn; C. f. Cobb, Vas
salboro; d. J. Briggs, Turner; W. S.
Rogers, Topsham; j. F. Barker, Rich
mond; S. NJ. King, Paris; J. F.
Rowland, Norway; c. E. Wheeler, Ches-
terville; K. o. Jones, Winslow; j r
Learned, Auburn. A constitution and by
laws were adopted The following
were chosen officers G. +. Cobb, pres
ident. South Vassalboro: G. W. Wheeler.
secretary, South Chesterville; J. r.
Learned, treasurer. Auburn; s. NJ. King.
South Paris, and George Blanchard.
Cumberland Centre, trustees. The an
nual meeting will occur Wednesday of
State fair week. The association corre-
spends to Maine what the National A
sociation does to the United States
The secretary is to keep list of the
stock kept by the members of the soci-
ETY. for purposes of reference which the
latter are required to furnish.