Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-04
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Editors ~ tAs ESan15se Journal
The weather the first psff of the season
xxs coH. vel and disagreeable. hut bas
shown resIeerning qualities this tan. Inc
vseopje in Ohio have not been favored with
.ueh pleasant weather during the autumn
months for many years The ground Is dsy
and roads ssry dusty and shensser mere
il high wind a. We have beet favored witn
ftss. pas: week, tie dust Is almost bisniang-
Farmers are jass beginning to hask tnsn
corn. The crop will BE- an uncommon hsnt
one owing to late planting oa account OF
the spring food Much Of was NOT
planted until past the mhidie OF Jahs.
| / hose who we're fortunate enough TO nave
their land we'll titled got their planting done
eariy 10 tie spring and have harvested
good crop. whieh viii yield from hfss 10
.ixty bashel. stelle'i) 10 the acre; niaeh
on unframed Land will NOT be worth husking-
Barn hasking here differs from the style IN
the Fact. IL Is al husked in the held. Inc
| shook il laid on 4 bench AMI man work.
at each side. Thu stocks are bound and
resEeoked AMI Jeff staining in the hetd and
banded for fodder needed curing tine
winter. The corn is loaded
80 txo-horse wagon and
taken To the crib. Two men usually
husk two loads per dag or about 10 bushels
of cara. The grain crop was very hgiit
no, half the usual crop WAS harvested ana
much of IL xas of very poor qnailty. Not
witbstsnaing the light crop. wheat is very
low. The very best brngs the farmer but
-ixty-eight cents Many who have not sown
a. much this fall as they usually do. THINK
at the present price they can make money
faster raising corn. Corn is selling for
ffty-six per hundred The potato ami
apple crop is a failure, not near enough
for home consumption Inc ma
crop was good but the price pdii
for it is very low. They are offering -
for the best Just across the line u Indiana
The farmers here say il they could have the
Eastern markets they could get rieh IN re"
years often think if the farmers IN the
East hal what is wasteI here they conhi
save considerable money. As general
thing the poor people here have a much
harder time To get along ami support thelf
families than in the East. IL u no uncom-
mon thing to see a little hut with but one
room and filled with family OF SIX or
eight and bat one window 10 ahoru
them light Many OF the wealthy
people have very nice houses but II Is very
seldom cellar il put under a house Many
think il not healthy \ small building is
built called an up cellar" where milk and
butter il kept by tie aid of ice during sum
mer. The vegetables are buried in the fall
and dug out as wanted in winter. There is
a vast amount of ditching being done this
fall, people are bound to keep on top II
again visited by food as they were last
spring. Many of the roads have ditch
running alongside six or eight feet deep and
eigh, to ten feet wide. They come almost
to the wheel track and are with
out ratings. II farmers in the East
were Obliged to drain their land
in like manner, there would be no end to
accidents resulting from them. but no one
here ever gets in the ditch unless they i'm
bibe little too freely. The manufacture
of tile seems To be paying business. The
mills in this section have been running all
summer and the tile is hauled away fast as
it is taken from the kilns. often wonder
why more do not engage in the business; al
most any farmer could start mill who
wished to do so. as clay suitable for the
business can be found almost anywhere
bv digging foot or two. Many
of the farmers here are selling and
going West Their stock, farm implements,
furniture, etc, are usually sold at public
auction, which is very different from sale
of this kind in the East. The auctloneer
usually charges 10 per cent. of the amount
sold On all sums of over 50 one years
time 10 given without interest, providing
good security is furnished. Eight per cent.
is thrown off from the selling price for cash
down. free lunch is generally furnished
which serves to entice certain class to at
tend. had the privilege few weeks ago
of attending the Henry county far in Ma
poleon. The ground is well
fitted up and presents very
neat appearance All the exhibition build
ings are on the ground which makes il more
convenient than to be Obliged TO travel one
or two miles from the ground to the exhibi-
ton halls as one is Obliged to do in many
places. The fair was ahead Of the county
fairs of the Fast in many respects. The
snow of stock was good but not yoke Of
oxen was seen on the ground. The exhibl-
ton of hogs and poultry was large. The
day was fine consequently crowd OF ten
90 fifteen thousand people were in attend
ance. The ground presented q very pretty
appearance at noon. Most OF the people
brought their dinners and groups were scat
tered in all directions with a cloth spread on
the ground covered with iuxuries from the
lunch baskets. The usual number of fakirs
were in attendance and succeeded in max
ing good hauls from all those who were
green enough to take stock in them.
J. +. HALL.
Gp,,rox OIuo Oct 81 1892