Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-12

lieAels' pasesfy, haaeAsd By sesaa b .
passns incshater. Ths heasine 10 By kefo
s.ae burner. Thee chicks apoear -
healthy and spriahtiy a. II brought iufo life
In IL nstnfh way. Thsy aRs he prvdac'
Of tve sitipgs.
The New Hampshire suthoritie. sen; TO
DIR. Bailey. Ssafe Veterinary Snrgeo,
for Maine to come to Rochester Thursday
to in,pec4 the mix herd Of Dudley B
walaron. DR.. Bailey found seven cowr
affected With tuberu osis ard ordered them
destroyed The whole herd numbered
thirteen animals, and have osea furnishing
milk 10 Rochester for losss time.
A. E Briggs 10 rushing forward the new
building for bis creamery. Aud now brother
farmers Of Parkman. let us sli Stock W
with good Jersey CO.'S. and by the aid of
the g.Apse, and the creamery, we shall i'm.
prove our farms, aud perhaps reple pish our
pocket books; at least l hope II rep'rni.h
mie- At the present time IL lock. -
though an el-phan, had stepped on IT,
Corr. RseasaqEts Observer.
VIM. r. Townsend communicates the
foliosirg rena, kahle record OF twenty Two
hens TO the columns of the Portland AZ Is:
I have fock of 20 hsns, white and b. VI
lsgacrns mixed, ;hat were hatched .he let
Of May. 1889. that have laid 2S43 dozens OF
eggs from November last up 10 May Let.
1899 The eggs weighed rs. ponds and
measured seven bushels. and sold for an
average price OF 20 cents per dozen. max
ing SAC IS; cost Of feed. $3.50. which
leaves clear profit of sSs Is, or for each
hen. q "a Was this record ever beatenf
I ~nuIN 70 10 hoap no
has ever beaten it With 20 hens"
Are not many Maine farmers and resi-
dents Who possess an acre or two of land,
Overlooking opportunities for wealth? A
correspondent Of Biddeford paper thinks
they are. He lately called on Mr.. Alonzo
Hill, who lives near the Buxton line and
after looking over his two hot houses, de
cided that there is money in the business.
Why wouldn't it pay Maine people to sup
port home markets with early dandelions,
lettuce. ETC.. inste I'd of leaving the most Of
the business TO Boston gardeners? Las,
spring one Of these gardeners received
$500 from one firm alone for one week,
supply Of dandelion greens.
The Bangor Creamery 10 booming righ
along. Its business has increased so tina
the msnasers have decided to put in DE-
Laval cream separator to enable them I,
sul ply the finest quality Of thick cream IL
any quantity. AZ they make butter ant
cream both, the concern 10 in such posi-
ton that they require no previous notice Of
are put to any scurrying around to fill Al
order for almost any amount of cream
They gather = very large quantity and " ha
10 not sold for cream 10 made into butter
Ii is . cooperative company. The com
pany 10 now making Eve hundred pounds Of
butter a day, double the amount of q yea
ago Commercial
The farmers of Harrison and vicinity ar,
patroniz:ng the Bridgton creamery to lsrg,
extent, and, as consequence, the amour
OF butter which they will make this season
will be very much less than usual. Tn,
cream gstherer takes the cream at the docl
twice each week. paying at present eigh
cents per inch. II 10 claimed BY those who
have given the matter thorough trial. tina
the farmers realize 40 much from theil
cream IS if it was made into butter, ant
they get cash each month. OF course III,
female portion Of the household is relieved
of great amount of very hard labor. Ic,
10 required where the cream is sold, and ic,
houses have sprung up in all directions, ant
very many have laid in goodly store of ic,
Who Mt yer cut any before. Brtdgton Neps