Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-17
MAINE FARMING NOTES.

Hon. james Nuttlng rd1seu NV DGHHels
of apples on his farm in Perham this sea-
son.
The total amount of premiums awarded
by the State Pathological Society ut its late
fair was SGl3.50.
Some of the farmers in oxford county
have sent their Gravensteins and other fall
varieties of apples to Cleveland Ohio.
Allen Stevens of East Dixmont has a
very handsome four months old calf out of
a nearly full blood Jersey heifcr eighteen
months old. Both are very pretty annals,
Owing to the scarcity of small potatoes,
only about one-balf the usual quantity of
starch will be made in Aroostook this sea-
son. The starch is of very superior
quality however.
Corydon Powers of Caribou, has cellared
$50 bbhs of potatoes, and only three loads
of small potatoes were found. That is
about the way the Aroostook potato crop
pans out this season.
| George W. Ross of Whitney street, Au-
| burn. raised this fail a monster orange
carrot measuring % l-2 inches in length
and ) ~ inches in circumference. 1t is a
! fine, smooth specimen without any prongs
| Potatoes sold for SITS per Dbl. Saturday
and on the same day patent roller foui
could be bought for 81 80 per hbl. It's moi
to be wondered at that our farmers have
smiling countenances this fall.-Aroostook
| Republican, Oct. II.
Gilbert Miller the well known horsemar
( Of Wilton. and the sheriff cleo, for Frank.
lin county, is a thrifty farmer as well a,
proprietor of a-popuar hotel. This season
| he has raised sweet corn for the canning
! factory which melted him over 500 pei
| acre.
| Hon. Thomas Daggctt of Foxcroft, i,
fitting up creamery at his farm to facili
tate the working of his large dairy. 1t i.
! intended for private use exclusively. His
cream tempering vat has capacity of 200
gallons and the engine is q T-horse-powei
machine.
Quite an interest is felt at East Sumne,
| in regard to the proposed erection of corr
factory. The Minot Packing Go. have
been engaged recently in canvassing the
town to see if the necessary acreage could
be obtained. The result is that they have
about 100 acres signed and the factory viii
probably be erected in the spring.
A. Sewall & Co. seem to he steadily adj
vancing the preparations for that iron ship
building plant and will be already to ride il
on the returning tide of the ever ebbing ana
flowing shipping industry. A fine new
building is being put up, plans for the Graf
are all drawn and accepted and the laying
of the keel is not so very far in the future
Bath Times.
J.C. Honghton & Cc., telegraph from
= u a. t II E
lowing prices of apples for Oct. 81 Bald
wins, 80. ls to $40: Greenings, 50 43 tt
S3.l:5; Kings. 81; 40 to - co. The export,
last week from all ports in United
States and Canada to all ports in Great Brit
ain aggregated about $4,000 barrels.
Oscar Smith of Biddeford has some Gu
| riosities to exhibit in the shape of peanuts
raised upon his farm on Granite street
| The seed for them was obtained from Levi.
Childs of New York. They were planted
rather early in the season. and from si1
hills. three quarts of fine peanuts were oh
tanned. Mr.. Smith is well satisfied with
the result of the experiment.
| Messrs. Currier & Nelson have been max.
| ing many improvements upon their farm
| and buildings at Pine Grove Stock Farm
Hallowell, this season. Among these is q
| new steam force pump and e2j feet of hose
which is sufficient to throw large stream
| of water all over their buildings in case OF
| fire. As the farm buildings are located
quite out Of the city tnis preeaution was
one much needed.
| one of Names successful fruit farmers
| is ). II. Dawes of Harrison. He has li00
| trees in high state of cultivation on bis
| farm and they pay him handsomely. Hie
| plum orchard. which is estimated to yield
| over 100 bushels. has been a beautiful
| sight this season, while his pears and peaches
| added glory to the picture. File sold over
| $50 bushels of berries of various kinds
| this year. and they, alone. yiekied him .
comfortable revenue.
The potato crop of Aroostook county