Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-08
MAINE FARMING NOTES.

Mr.. II. b. Richardson of Auburn has
300 sashes of dandelions now growing fol
next years market.
Mr.. Ira Rowe. of South Dover, recently
sheared yearling sheep whose fleece
weighed IA pounds. This Is Il little ahead
of the one mentioned in previous issue
of the Observer which yielded little over
IL pounds -Piscataquis Observer.
In the garden, on what is known as the
old Brakeman farm on Cape Rozier in the
town of Brooksville, Hancock county
stands very large and vigorous looking
apple tree, which was brought from Holland
and planted there more than hundred
years ago by John Brakeman. the grand
father of the present proprietor and occu-
pant of the farm. Nothing about the tree
indicates age or decay.
Mr.. Charles l.. Holbrook of Starks raised
225 bushel of strawberries from one acre of
ground this wear He cultivates the Cres-
cent Seedlings and the Wilson's. The
yield was very large this year but the price
was not up to that of last year. He re-
ceived on an average about 81 81 busfel
for them, which gave him good pay for his
expenditures and labor and a fair margin of
profit, probably better than any other acre
of land on his farm.
Cattle Commissioner Thomas Daggett
was called to Wytopitlock. Aroostook
county, last week to examine a cow thought
to he infected with tuberculosis The ap-
prehension proved to he well founded and
the diseased animal was killed. She had
recently been taken there from another part
of the State and evidently carried the in
lection with her. People should he very
careful in purchasing strange cattle and at
long distances from their homes --Pisrata-
qnis Observer. ".
4 Turner orCharlist who was in Auburn
Thursday says the Lewiston journal, re-
marked that the apple crop this season viii
be light and that apples will be scarce and
high, The crop in the great New York
and Michigan apple belts he remarked,
SIS failure and that's whats going to help
us out down here in Maine where the crop
is going to be fairly good, California fruit,
I they say, is going to be plenty, but this
cant affect our market much, Practically
they are not in it with us. The apple mar
ket's chief regulator is New York and
Michigan. There are single counties in
New York which raise more apples than all
of Maine"
Bro. Leland who conducts very bright
and sensible farmers column in tie
Piscataquis observer saws: I'm selecting
n farm for purchase, the natural fertility of
the soil counts. or should count. for quite
as much rs its present capacity for produc-
ing. 1t is easily possible to SO manure and
cultivate a poor soil as to get good crops
year after year This is especially true of
I In taI ika Th.,t No
is that this system of cultivation uses up
each year very nearly sli the fertility ap-
piled or developed. On the other hand, a
heavy soil. poorly cultivated and having
little manure, is better than its productive
ness indicates Give such land a chance
and it has usually stores of fertility that
with good cultivation will make it produc-
tive for a long time
We are informed that there is some pros
pect that the Somerset Central Agricultural
Society may not hold cattle show and
fair this season. We sincerely hope this re-
port is without foundation. 1t certainly
would be far from cre,litable to society so
well able to have a good exhibition. to
allow it to go by default this year. Our
farmers have raised good crops, they have
lots of horses, cattle. sheep. hogs, poultry
etc. and field and garden crops to exhibit.
cur manufacturers have goods in great
variety that they can display with credit.
The ladies of Skowhegan and surround
ing towns have household and fancy
goods, artistic work. etc, to add to the
hall show. The difficulty seems to be in
getting up interest enough to have races
that will draw. We hope this difficulty will
be overcome and the high reputation of the
society for holding gnod agricultural
exhibitions may be sustained. II would be
severe blow to the organization to skip
the year 1892 and a reflection upon the en-
J terprise of the community as wcll.-Somer-
set Reporter.