Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-06-23
AMONG THE FARMERS.
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CROP BULLETIN NO. 7.
EXTRACTS FROM riiE rIRsr or riIl
MONTHLY BULLETINS issurp PROM
riir orricE ~ Iir srArr soaRp 90
AomcuLrrnr.
Crop Bullctln No. !. for June !, is the
fret IL a series To D. Issued monthly
from the ofilcc ~ the Iiosri II Agticul-
iure through the productive season.
The object !. a. give the publlc full and
reliable Information on the condition aud
pscullaritle- IL the season a. afccilng
ih. work of the farm aud it, results,
the AREA in crops snd the progrc-. aud
condition of the same from north In
month till the harvest, comparative mum
| ber., Kind, condition, value aud lncrca..
of the live stock 81 the state, condition
| aud prospects 10 the fruit cpp of the
state with information as Ia the crop In
| frult-produrlng section. outside our
STAT. q. affecting demand and value,
development ~ the dairy business, bccf
growing, sheep hnshandry and hose
breeding, extent of farming operation.
with Improvement. In progress, Intro
duc,ion and use ~ Improved farm spplI- |
ancc., causes for falling of of popula-
tlon In IN. rural towns. aud any other |
1 a. -. H. IL
condition aud standing of the farming |
population of the state aud their rela-
tion to other indusiric. aud To the gen
cral welfare.
Circular Inquiries for the basis of this
buile,ln were sent cut Ia responsible |
corr-s spondents In all sections 20 the state
containing the following li.t of question.
Ia h. answered June lat;
I. Condition aud prospect of the
grass crop.
?. Condition and promise ~ the fruit |
blossom. Fruit tree. set a. compared
With lSpO.
]. AREA In graln a. compared with
iso. oats. wheat, barley, mix~i grain,
peas. /
4. Area planted to corn a. compared
with isg0. yellow corn, SWEET corn.
S. ArA planted To- po,ai"c. a. com
pared with lsi.o.
&. other crops.
:. Amount ~ commercial fertilizer.
purrha.cd a. compared With lsc0. fof
vhat crop. uscd.
:. Amount ~ western grain purchas-
c,l and f-i to stock as compared With
winter and spring II ls'S.
y. Remarks.
PROM th-sc circular. over two hum
dr,,l replies have hccn promptly revived
giving In most rasrs cawfully made up
statements which may d. rvllci upon as
approNimating accuracy az closely a.
estimates eau.
srHi>g.
The season 10 spring a. represented by
Temperature aud u. effects opened AZ
about the average date. The snow de
appeared All through the southern see
,iou ~ the state early in April, and In
the northern part the lst of the same
mouth. There va. no fro.t left Ia the
ground after the disappearing ~ the
.uoS. saV. In limited sectlon along "a"
coast, 80 that the land was ready for the
teams without delay. \ considerable"
ARA - grain va. sown aud potatcc.
planted before the close oi April.
NAY.
Nav otencd c,,ol. dry. and With gen
rrally prevailing fair weather. and so
continued With bat little interruption
throughout the month. for only one
day durlng the month was work on the
land lnicricrrl with by rainfall, re
orl seldom afforded bat decidedly favor
ADJ. Zoe the prosecution ~ farm work.
The rainfall fur the month IL MAY.
iSpl, as t,copi~l az orono was s.sl
lnrhe.: as compared With May, lso,
lO.59 Inches: average for Nav for 10
years. IA lnchcs. average for - ycar.,
Jaj Inches.
Notwithstanding the unusually light
rainfall land MS not over dry for farm
operations. and al .cc,l. have germlna'
"a remarkably well aud AZ thl. dat.
there l. perfect stand 81 all seeded
crops. With ample time for all farm
work, With the soil prepared la the beet
ot condition ani an even aud complete
termination ot scc,i. the crop prospect.
start Into the growing month of June
with a combination of favorable prOmis-
e. that can hardly b. cxcellci.
GRASS.
Grass 1. the great crop of the state.
GA II NOR, than any other crop depends
the prosperity II the farmer for the
wear. Hence, great interest everywhere
IN the state center. Ia It. condition aud
promise. The dry covering of snow
throughout almost the cutir- state dur
lng the winter was a complete protection
from all winter killing. Clover, both
new aud old seeding, WAS no exception
aud every plant that went Into winter
cover came out bright aud vigorous, aud
ready Ia put la good growth.
III. only exception Ia thl. perfect
stand oi the gn.. aud clover isa limited
territory along the coast east 0f the kcn-
nsl,cc Riyer, Including Park.r'- Head In
sagadahoc County, the southern part of
Lincoln aud Knox Counties and the
shore section. of Washington. Aside
from thl. limited territory, not a single
unfa,orable report l. received.
With such stand "a start with good
hay crop Il assured. The dry, cold
weather oi May was more favorable than
otherwise. sessonable rain. the prc--
cni month will give u q fourth great
hay crop Ia Succession, and farmers will
again rejoice over well-tillcJ barns.
fRuIT BLOSSOMS,
The winter MAS somewhat severe on
low LAND fruit trees ano on the le.s hardy
yarietie. wherever located, weaken
Ing th. trees and In some case. killing
tender branches. This applied la
measure to the Baldwin, especially
Young tree. of the Kind just planted out.
The cold weather of May was unfsyor-
able 90 the early leahng aud the early
development of the blossoms. As re-
suit the bloom was slightly late. The
difference in the date of the opening of
the bud. In the different part. of the
state was not "a wide as Ia some years.
The full bloom Of the apple was from
June l.t Ia ID. according 10 variety and
locality, and some days later In the ex-
treme eastern and northern parts OF the
State.
The blossom on fruit trees Of all kinds
I. reported fairly good to excellent all
over the State where fruits are grown a.
a speciality. with the single exception of
the Baldwin. In the great Baldwin sec
tiOn. of the State, especially In kenne-
bee aud Androscoggin Counties, many |
/ Of the correspondents report this vari-
ety ss having a light blossom or none
at all. President Pope ~ the Pomclcg-
ical society, Manchester, reports "two-
thirds of his Baldwin orchard bearing |
no blossoms" A IIallowell correspond |
1 80, .....rt. ssS.uf hl...au,. nm BALDWIN Il