Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-10-26
SUMMARY OF MAINE CROPS.
What Secretary Mckeen Says Concern
Ing the October Bulletin.


What Secretary Mckeen Says Concern
Ing the October Bulletin.
Crop bulletin No. 6 Is being sent ont
from the Office OF the State board of agrl-
culture at Augusta. Secretary Mckeen
says;
In the bulletin for October. We have
sought TO bring out Information Of q
somewha, general character, regarding
the season as q hole. and to make gen
/ eral summing up Of all the facts which
might be of Interest for US TO consider as
lessons for future use, as well as for their
historical value.
We have carried the bulletins one month
later In the season than usual for the pur-
pose of obtaining accurate statements OF
the final condition OF the growing crops.
This will be the last regular issue but
as several correspondents have suggested
that one be issued sometime In the winter
or early spring for the purpose of getting
at the general practice OF preparing and
fertilizIng the ground for crops, and of
sowing and planting 1t will probably be
| done. making such additions as may II
that time seem TO be of value
We wish TO thank our correspondents
for their full and valuable returns TO the
questions for this bulletin; also those " no
have sent in replies from having seen the
questions in the papers.
More replies have come in than To any
previous bulletin, most OF them being &C.
| companled by remarks and suggestions,
which are very valuable and which will be
carefully studied. and some Of them en-
bodied in the bulletin for Isoi. which we
hope to make Of still greater value than
those for 1898.
The following is the list of questions:
]. Yield of sweet and yellow corn as
compared with last year?
2. Did the corn crop suffer from early
frosts?
8. Yield Of potatoes as compared with
last ear?
4. Has the rust pjured the potato crop
to any extent:
3. What varieties of potatoes have been
free from rust, and which have suffered
the least, the early or late plantedi
6. ANY indications of rot?
I. Have any farmers In your vicinity
used any preparation for preventing rust,
and If so with what success!
$. Give market prices Of corn potatoes,
hay. apples or any other farm crops?
.. What is your idea OF the value Of
the weather crop bulletins, you have been
receiving weekly9
Replies to question l indicate that the
yield of both sweet and yellow corn is
about l6 20 compared with last year.
From several sections where canning shops
have been running for she first time this
season, come reports that farmers are
much pleased with the crops, and as silos
are being built quite rapidly, and there is
disposition TO study deeper into all ques-
tions pertaining TO corn culture, We look
to see more planted in the State next sea
son, both for canning and for ensilage
| than for many years.
| Corn suffered but very little in any sec
| ton of the State from early fall frosts,
the decrease from 1892 being almost en-
| tirely due to the drought, which was very
| general, and from which plains lands suf-
| fered severely.
| There is but little corn planted in Wash
| ington county, and none In Aroostook, ex-
cept for ensilage. The introduction OF the
silo into this country promises to add very
much to the food-prodncing value of the
| soil, as corn will mature here sufficiently to
make good ensilage.
| From replies to questions 3, 4. 5, 6, and
| 7, We fix the yield of potatoes to he 25 20
as compared with last year. Only in one
county (Sagadahoc) does the yield go be-
low 1892. while In Aroostook Hancock,
| Knox, Piscataquis, Somerset. Waldo and
Washington counties, the yields are very
much higher.
Correspondents report but very little loss
| from rust, not nearly as much as usual.
while the almost universal statement is,
that the quality Is very fine.
The varieties of potatoes suffering the
least from rust seem to be the late CROWNS
liv, ha
large markets. while the general opinion
is, that the earlier planted ones were also
favored. although some correspondents
mention the fact that the later planted on es
| have been the freest from rust.
Several speak of slight indications Of
| rot; II would seem that there may be more
than an average tendency in this direction,
although some early potatoes, placed in Gel
lars some time ago, are reported to be in
fine condition and perfectly free from any
appearance of the disease.
Only one report of the using of rust pre-
| ventive comes to the office and that shows
SO favorable results that We give it en-
tire. L. is from E. Rand, foreman for
David Mcpherson, Presque Isle, and comes
to the Office by hand Of Delano Moore.
The following is the reported mark ct
prices Of farm crops as gathered from re-
plies to question eight, and averaged by
counties:
Androscoggin-Corn. 57c.; potatoes,
65c.; hay, SIS so; apples, $500; sweet
corn, &c. per pound.
Aroostook-Potatoes, 41c. hay, e1l 90;
oats, 37c. potatoes for starch, 2Oc.
Contamination. &c. potatoes, CSC.
hay, $3.50; sweet corn, &c. per pound 4;
oats, Acc. dairy butter, 25c.
Franklin-Corn, 62 l.2c. potatoes, 56c. ;
hay, $3.50; dairy butter, 2l &c.; swee,
corn. &c. per pound.
Hancock 6Oc. potatoes, 43c.
hay, $3.50; oats. 45c. beets, 40c. tur,
nips, 40c. cabbage lc. per pound; butter
Csc.
Kennebec-Corn 60c. potatoes, 53c.
hay. $l4; oats. 40c. barley, 6oc. beans
S215.
Knox-Corn, Gle. potatoes. 55c. hay
9l7; beans, 81. 80; butter, 23c.; oats,
Soc cranberries, o. per bushel
Lincoln-CorD, &c.; potatoes. 63c.
hay, el3.50; sweet corn, &c. per pound
eggs, 20c.
Oxford-Corn, 61c.; potatoes, Sic.
hay, $l6.50; sweet corn. &c. per pound
oats, 49c. butter, 28c.
Penobscot-Corn, &C. i; potatoes, 44c.
hay, e13.75; butter, 29c.; eggs, 20c.
beans. q; oats, 4Oc.
Piscataquis-Corn, 60c. potatoes 42c.
hay. $3.50; oats, &c.; beans, 1926.
Sagadahoc-Corn, 56c. potatoes, TIC.
hay, 913; butter. 27c.; eggs, 20c.
Somerset-Corn, &c.,; potatoes, SOC.
hay, el3; oats, 44c. beans, e2. 10; barley
60c.
Waldo-Corn, 63c. potatoes, ACC. hay
S14; beans, 4225.
Washington-Corn. &c. potatoes, 45c.
hay. 4l5; butter, Csc.
York-Corn, SEC. /; potatoes, 65c. hay
4l7.e0; buttsr, 25c.; eggs, 26c.