Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-04
Farm Notes.

See that the pig pen is kept at the proper
temperature, and dry and the occupants fad
regularly and judciously. There's money
in the hog this season. Take advantage Of
the market.
There wasn't genuine farmer in Maine
who was unable to provide good, substan-
'isl Thanksgiving dinner. There were many
people in other avocations who couldn't
except they did it on credit and some were
unable to do even that.
Some people regard hens as the embod-
ment of the doctrine of fatalism; that when
,h4 fa,es order biddy to lay she lays and
not oliers Use. This is of course all nom
sense even if eggs are scarce just now.
Give bildy suitable conditions and she'll re-
ciprocaie.
Forty two abandoned farms in Massa-
chuseits have been sold by the catalogue
issued by the state board of agriculture out
of 1913 reported. The sales have mostly
been to people of American parentage.
There are yet many people who, ii they
could ct out of the city onto those aban-
doned farms, could dig ont far better liv-
ing than they now enjoy.
The Country Gentleman Of last week
contains an interesting article on canning
sweet corn in Maine, written by John
Goull from Bangor. He first points out
that Maine sweet corn stands at the head OF
the list for excellence and is the standard.
Then follows an accurate and entertain
ingly written description of the various
processes through which the corn passes
fcom fed to can. Cont luing he says:
"hr. Adams, III presijent of the State
DO Irl OF agriculture, tells me that the clio
AMI The dry is t. play, in the
future, moo Important part in
this matter of sweet corn grJwins. He
has a jersey herd and slices, and the fod-
der, a. fas; as stripped, is put into the 81
loes, and the return teams from the can
merry bring back his tro-thr Il of his loads,
d r, sal in winter FEEDING be puts toe value
Of the IL tons of refuse from an acre OF
sweet corn as cave in III, clio. at FIVE tons
Of sl2 hay. lie finds that the live stock OF
a farm can be increased without extending
the acreage Of the farm. and all this means
increased fertility, and il oats and peas are
raised on the farm In addition, the winter
dairy, with some hay. 10 about indepe ndent
of the Western grain dealer, and producing
even more largely than in the summer"
Doubtless some of the farmers have a.
ready arrived al the conclusion that they
left their stock out too late this fall. Such
we rould advise to jot down their expert
ence in convenien, form for reference next
autumn.
That 10 common sense talk, the advice to
The man who has horse to sell, that TO put
it in as good condi i1n as he would teef
creature.
Professor Henry has G1ni by expert
mens in feeding hogs that bone neal makes
corn go further, and ihst hard wood ashes
are nearly as good a. bone meal. The
effect Of the bone meal and ashes vas to
save % per cent. of the corn required to
produce 100 poonis Of gain. There vas
about 80 per cent more s.h in the bones OF
the hogs receiving bore meal ~ hard vsod
ashes ihsn in the tone- If those not 20 fed.
A greater consum, liun Of fruit would not
be alone in the interests Of the producer.
1t would afford the most lasting benefit TO
the consumer.