Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-07-18
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C.E. Prescott Of Carbon purchased
WHAT'S supposed to be the largest o. In
Aroostook county, Monday OF Tom How
ard. The animal weighed 1850 lbs.
r. A. Fisher, the Fort Fairfield russler,
Skinned 6 IL tons Of strawberries Fill
dav. The berries were bought along
the line Of the railroad from Aroossook
Falls TO Edmundston-
Josiah Noyes Of Limestone Is one Of
the hustling farmers of this section who
believes farming in ArOostook county
paws. Last season he cleared over nye
Thousand dollars on his potato crop and
this year has increased his acreage TO
forty-eight acres He says they are
doing well.
s. W. Caldwell of South Caribou, has
invented a new machine for sprinkling
two rows of potato plants with paris
green a. the same time. The machine
consists Of two wheels having body OF
sufficient capacity to hold = barrel. and
upon which is a seat for the driver.
A hose. with sprinkler attachment, is
placed on the right and also one on
the left hand side of the barrel. in such
a manuer that two rows Of potatoes are
snrinkled at tie same time and the horse
IL always walking between two fresh
rows, thus preventing any danger from
contact with the poison This machine
~ I'M no doubt prove successful il prop
erly handled Mr.. Caldwell has applied
for patent
There was general good time and
dance ut the EImbrook Farm Friday eve
ming, the occasion being the celebration
OF the erection of the largest barn in
the state of Maine belonging to q A
Parsons. Music was furnished by Der
nard Il Markey's orchestra and prompt
ing by several terpsichorean professors
there was a good display of fireworks
and everything was lovely Dancing
was continued till midnight and all
went home wishing that George would
be able to fill his big barn so full OF
Aroostook produce that there would not
be room for pullet to turn an ordinary
hand spring -Aroostook Democrat
A wholesale dealer in apples from
Liverpool is in Maine driving over the
country roads and getting in some fine
bargains while the fruit is vet on the
trees. He says that it is useless for the
Maine growers to deacon their fruit
10 packing, that is, place layer OF large
fine apples on top and the small ones
below. The English have learned by
experience to buy from lots OF seven
barrels poured out in heaps upon the
floor.
The hay crop in Norway is far better
than expected, generally speaking, but
not quite up to last year,
One of the unique fruit growing en-.
tefprises of the etate is that OF David
B JOY of South Addison, who has five
acres of pasture land devoted to the
growing of wild Strawberries Last
sea son he gathered 600 pounds OF these
berries from the lot, The only attention
paid to the crop is to turn it over soon
after the snow leaves it.
Mr. ] f Conner has on his property
west OF Pittsfield village one of the best
,.ieces of oats ever seen in these parts
the lot comprises four acres, and the
sturdy and luxurious growth of grain,
of deep color, standing uniformly nearly
four f. ct high is spectacle worth see
Ing. This land is white clay, and Mr.
Conner has done quite job of draining
upon it 1t is naturally wet and unpror
ductive. but he has shown what it is
ttHdblt VI pi'pth VI
lage and well-directed drainage.
Randlett Bros. of. Pittsfeld have re
tailed about $3.50 worth of cultivated
strawberries since the first of June, aud
there has doubtless been over $500
worth sold ia town during that time,
exclusive of the field berry.
The following is the record of COW
owned bv X. Il. Pomeroy of Beams
corner. From March II, 1891. to June
%, 1891, the profit from her was rs fol
lows: PIP > lbs. of hutter at 20 cents.
si2 80; milk sold, 81 10; calf, $1,000;
total. s51.23.
The Portland Press says: MIR. John
X Martin of the Falmouth, while run
ming one of Msiac's largest and most
.uecessful hotels, is at the same time
doing some very creditabie work as a
filler of the soil He struck into" his
hay field at East Deering last week and
housed something like lG0 tons of hay,
running an una uaily large crew, with
modern haymaking machinery lie will
probably devote his energies to
h,s Brighton farm this week air. Mar
tin keeps constantly employed" some.
thing like 40 or 80 choice milch cows, turn
ing out milk butter and cream for his
hotel; and, making it himself, he is toll
erably certain to have on his tables
every day in the week the choicest
grades OF these essentials to well man
aged hotel. The landlord is no novice
as granger, having conducted a farm
for something like 10 years. We expect,
says the Bridgton News, in the near
future he may transfer his fine herds
from Deering TO Bridgton pastures,
when he will be able to make n valuable
contribution to our local cattle shows.