Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-13

Horace weseoft, Of Knox. ~ih raise
| thi. season 1000 bushels Of potatoes.
Que aere yielded so Bushels
William Walker Of Appleton evidently
understands how to make farming pay
| This summer the beans which he raised
will Weld over elsst per acre
! Mr. c. W. Hussey OF Albion. Is said
Ito be the largest individual raiser OF
swine ia Maine, and he has made sue
cess Of the business. He has 100 hogs
in his pens.
1 J W. Dudley OF Mspleton. gathered
80 barrels Of Duchess apples hast week
Where is the man who said al the great
| Aroesieok meetirg in Boston thai We
cosid not raise sppies in Arcost"ck.
| On seyenty-swo square rods Of land.
Mr.. Edward Ray OF Hope, dug 30 bush
els of sound potatoes this year. nesriy
All Of which were large and smooth
This is at the rate of go bushels per
acre.
w. W. Bird and Abel Andrews Of
Albany, report a big crop Of potatoes, OF
the White Elephant variety. Andrews
saws 400 bushels per acre Mr., Bird had
| on Is square rods "a bushels, says the
Oxford Advertiser.
The cheese factory work az Presque
| Isle has been finished for the season
Eighteen tons of cheese were made, and
| it Is of the most excellent quality. The
business has been conducted by Miss
Bearee, who is probably one OF the best
cheese makers in the county.
Aroostook's potato crop this year is
estimated by the Aroostook Republican
) worth at least 81 .20o. 600, many claim
| ing that the farmers will receive even
more than this for it. The Aroostook
starch factories viii grind up about
sioo, 900 worth Of potatoes this fall
Charles Wakefield of kezar Falls
raised 40 bushels of Burbank Seeding
potatoes from four bushel of seed pota-
| toes this year. and los bushels were
good eating potatoes. They grew on
new stumpy ground, writes our corre-
spondent.
| A Young man BY the name of Reed
performed quite feat in potato digging
| last week. Mr.. |. Buzzell of Presque
Isle, told Reed that he would give him
$40 if he would dig him 80 barrels of
potatoes in ten hours Reed went at it,
nd succeeded in turning GU; fifty-three
| barrels in ten hours.
As might be expected Secretary
Matthews statistics in regard to ''aban-
doned farms" show Aroostook to be a
region where farms are fully occupied.
Why shouldn't they be with farmers
| getting three to four hundred bushels
of potatoes to the acre. netting all the
way from five hundred to two thousand
dollars from the sale of this one crop,
aud other crops in proportion:-Stdr
| Herald.
In looking over the Fair reports Of the
State, think that Newburgh citizens
have won more than an equal share of
the premiums offered at the fairs. c. A.
Arnold has won with his poultry over
| $3.50. In the potato contest for the $500
prize, +. A. Rogers of this town, raised
$50 bushels on one acre. In the So
contest offered by W. II. Eastman, East
Sumner, Me-, for the largest yield FROM
one-half pound of seed, c. A. Arnold
raised l0l pounds Pittsdetd Adrer.
tiser.
The officers of Waldo County Agri.
cultural society held a meeting at the
Court House, Belfast, Saturday and fig.
ured up the result of the recent fair
For the first time in years the society.
with the aid of the State stipend, will be
able to pay all bills, premiums, etc, and
have surplus left. The weather was
fire and the attendance large. The Off
GERS are much pleased with the outlook
The officers of the society will be elected
at meeting to be held at Equity Grange
Hall Dee. 6 at ] L. NJ.
III. V. Tweedy who has done the work
at the Foxcroft creamery for the past
year, has cultivated parcel of ground
on the river near by his place of employ.
ment the present season, and has raised
a good crop of garden vegetables and
other products. Among other things he
planted small space to peanuts as an
experiment. The soil was warm and
fertile, aud the plants grew thriftily
The yield of nuts is limited, but sufficient
to demonstrate that the little tubers car
be produced in Maine. A curious thing
about this nut is that it does not grow
from the root, but is found attached to a
tendance from the vine descending into
the earth.
The season at the corn factory at Win
throp closed last week. The total
amount put up is 100000 cans, which is
about the same as last year. The yield
per acre, however. is much better this
year, rs only lis acres were planted
against 100 last year. The crop has beer
very profitable in some cases. one farmer
in Readfield, Mr.. X. Il. Linnell, receiv-
ing $50 an acre. Several others have
done nearly as we'll. Work was begun
Thursday putting up apples, and vii
continue about six weeks. The apple.
are pared with machines, but are quar-
tered and cored by hand This will give
employment to considerable number
of women and girls who otherwise woult
be out of work.