Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-09-26
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THE SEPTEMBER CROP BULLETIN.
OXFORD.
BUcKriELD.-The storm Of August
18th blew OF nearly one-thlrd OF fruit.
Greenlngs suffered the worst, II took on
nearly sixty bushels for me. The next
question, what shAll we do with themy
have sorted out my very best ones and
put them In my cellar, hoping they may
pass for No. 2. The remainder ] shall
dispose Of at some factory or hire
dressed.
CANroN.-very little grain has been
threshed. Early potatoes are ripe; some
scabs on those. Corn has been laid low
by the winds. Rain did not come early
enough to start corn to growing and
filling. Apples and pears scarce and
mostly blown from the trees. Will be
almost lost. One piece Of my corn
planted In checks and cultivated both
ways, so did not need but very little
hoeing. An owner Of planter will 20
about and plant corn for sl.00 per acre
finding team.
SUxSER.-Our apples are dropping OF
nc great rate and the prospect is, we
shall not harvest many. think II We
had sprayed, it would have savedsthem.
have seen those weeders work, they
do not amount to anything here for two
reasons, witch grass and stone. We
cannot afford to pick up the small stone
for the sake of using them aud there is
nothing will kill witch grass like good
eultivator.
HACKER DAVIS.
SouTu PAgIs.-The corn crop Ia q
good crop for Maine, except In frosty
localities, for the fodder will always pay
the labor bill, aud the land Is In the best
possible condition for raising hay. In
my experience crop Of oats will take
more Of the dressing applied than two
crops Of hay, and l have satisfied my
self that there Is no economy In trying
to raise grain In this section, expecting
TO compete with western prices COM
pared with the amount Of hay you can
raise from the same dressing. Seed In
the fall with herdsgrsss or red top IL u
can be done before September 18th, II
not, get the piece all ready and seed In
the spring before II Is done freezing
nights aud the seed will cover Itself
sufficiently. Sow clover seed on where
YOU seed In the fall the next spring aud
IL will give clover mixture just right.
Il q o. a. stxuN IN fha
amount Of hay you have will always buy
what provender is needed and not run
you In debt. >. NJ. MING.
EAST HIRAM.-we usually plow our
sod land six inches deep ss early In
May as the land will wcik. Manure
spread ON the furrow aud worked In
with the spring-tooth harrow. Corn
planted with planter, thrrs. feet between
rows aud two feet between hills. Ten
quarts of seed tn the acrc. Cultivate by
the middle Of June, AMI agsin by the
first Of July thoroughly, and hoe by
hand each time, hilliug sli ;htly on ae-
count of witch gras.. Uso about 3OO
pounds Of phosphate In the hill. Pota-
toes planted In the drill three feet by
two and receive the same treatment as
the corn. What few weeds that come
up are pulled out after haying.
OLIVER ALLEN.
DiNFIELp.-On the average I think
grain will yield lighter than usual,
many fields being seriously affected by
the long continued dry weather. Pota- |
toes have changed for the worse since
last month. Rust and indications OF rot
have recently appeared. Sweet corn has
felt the effects of the drouth seriously In
places; on moist land the yield will be
nearly up to the average. Nearly every |
farmer plants aud sows bis crops with
machines. Potatoes are excepted. The
work Il accurate and satisfactory and
more cheaply done than by hand. We
tlnd that corn and potatoes are raised
more cheaply and readily on "broke up"
than old land; the yield Is also more
satisfactory. During the storm OF the
29th of August nearly all the apples
were blown from the trees. Consider |
able damage was done to trees and
other property. EUGENE l.. ToRREr.
EAST IIIRAM.-I will say, with regard
To question No. 10, that consider it one
of much importance. Our principal
crop I'm this section IL sweet corn for |
canning. We try To have our land In |
good condition for the seed, ground well
pulyerixcd " iih the spiiug.tooth harrow,
rocks removed-in fact, what We call a |
good seed bed; aud when We get all
ready, We hook Old John To the King OF
Garfield, and OF We 20, drilling in about
500 pounds Of good superphosphate To
the acre, accomplishing In four hours
what used to take Us four or i've days
To do under the old dispensatiOn. Then
the first chance we get, We put the above |
named horse In trout OF the Eureka culti- |
yator, and keep him there as mu, Ia as
possible. Our crops have been gone
over three times this season.
A. X. L. GoOGINs.
PARis.-The drouth injured all crops |
more or less In this section. TO what
extent Il has affected the potatoes Is inl-
possible to tell until they are harvested.
Grain generally thinner, lighter strawed
we call Il, though quite well hlled.
think corn on light soils nearly failure. |
ON moist, deep soil looks fairly well.
Apple crop very light. On Tuesday, |
the nth, had n southeast gale with
heavy rain that took OF nearly or quite
half from trees In exposed places.
HARRISON FARRAR.
ANpRoscoGGIS.
LEwIsrox.-August roth gave US the
most severe storm Of wind snd rain for
MANY years. IL waa very disastrous TO |
apples and pears and it did much Injury |
TO the trees, breaking or many large
branches. My Spys, Tolmans, and other
winter apples are more than one-hslf
shaken oif, while the Red Astrschans,
williams, ETC., are all upon the ground.
when the trees were iu bloom last June
I SPRAYED my apple and pear trees, and
90 far ss am able to judge, the fruit J.
less wormy and more perfect than Tor
nauy past years. Hope fruit growers
Will try it. NELSON HAM,
TURNER CENIRE.-Your last bulletin
received and Was read With pleasure. l
thins they will do q vast amount OF
rood, coming a. they do from all over
the state. We thus lind out how our
brother farmers are prosperlng and what
thew have to contend With. The year
ls93 Il one to DO remembered~ but We
farmers are NOT feeling it ~ bad 10 those
In other branches Of business, 90 We
must try to look on the bright side even
N the gale blows or and ruins half OF
our apple crop and breaks over some OF
our trees. I couslder, the smoothing