Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-08-24
MAINE CROPS.


MAINE Ioi'S.
Replies Sent to the Secretary of the
Board of Agriculture.
| Twelve questions relating To crops.
| poultry and insect pests were sent ont in
| July by Secretary Mckeen Of the State
! board of agriculture. The August bulletin
is out, and the secretary summarizes the
situation as follows:
"Replies to the questions have come very
| freely and from a larger portion OF the
! State than to any other bulletin. Some
/ very accurate statements are made in rela-
| ton 10 the profits of the poultry yard, and
! some interesting matter relating to Insect
| pests. On account OF the extra space used
4 this month for the laws. We have been
Obliged to clip some of our correspond
/ Gus remarks aud leave out some altogeth-
er But we wish 10 thank all for the great
/ pains they have taken ~ give us accurate
4 and foil replies aud to assure them that IL
! i onv from sex Of space that they dc
+ not all appear
From replies . question one we Judge.
/ that while. IN 20 me sections, insects have
/ be-, Il very troublesome. in general, with
/ the exc, pitpu OF ara>shoppeTs, they have
+ been less IN number and variety than for
! some years The dry weather has been
/ yery favorable To he growth Of the grass
/ hoppcr>, aud reports from many sections
/ seem to show INA: he has not allowed the
I opportunity to escape.
I For u,s pes. Isl, have peculiar bag
/ witch j. eating the potato leaves. the corn
or boil worm ant. judge from the de
+ >criptior, N one or t"o places the chlncI
7 bu. and very genera. and disastrous
/ ,prea.ilu. " the horn Nv We have APP
I pended report Of the horn Nv a. taken
4 from the report of Prof Harvey. cutomo!-
I u.i>t At our ,Np,rirarit, station, and ask
your careful attention ~ it, life history
] aud some uf the remedies II will be r..
mcmbcred that the board called stten-
ton to this fly. which had appeared IN tae
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Hancock county farmers:
Aho" on 10 pc" pe>t 'ha' = i"up',hE
e4IIei oioHa'd' Saiueu' 81 "c'H' 'u' "a'
! suppose : an old pet out rev y M
Iast year, J. uesuoEihe our .uii s SUI
suppose ~ - 1ne iai H "a Il inoIA' GO '"'t
o""l0. "'et.4' "u'SH laH7 IL f@e> on 'He
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ootes Au'o Tue 'ui Aul a"'' H'eS %" 'l'e
| pup unsH apVut we LINZ t"e wi an =
/ Ipe' "nen ~ Si''n9 s"Aen '"'eat az"
! io"ei 'N>e!i ~ t4'e SiouH1 ny = ~
oooooh on the leaves "A'cH ueNe'VFeS
mo Iiolu aea4h "a lhe sPin"A- HiN'
| au!uiiih Nle,' tIie P'an VI ene'"etn- my
nens ~ .aiu auons lhe "ushes' 'l'nA IuS
'HeS IL ~ ue>'' y lAe Noe'on>' ""' WIN
ou' success, TOT 'hef ha.e enlfe'i iu'i'e"
/ IHe itutI tniS SEASON. ny ne'. ""'lN ~
Ioup,el III me Saile iH1'lneI ieHit.'
"uu!u pe ApfI'o'aeen' - ieiei ~ " 'H'
po'a'o ous n'aIs FARMERS lnluh Tue I'n'i al
aPp'ioa'lon VI arr green i Feluo'D2 y
nu'i'oel>' .'ie pc. no1 'e'us n'a' a. P''"-H
'H'e seSS'u d III HeA's ri"
H. a DRESSER 'i'alu'
There appeared on my potatoes some
time in June, long, lead colored, lively
bug in considerable numbers. doing some
damage Counted eighteen on one hili).
whether they have slugs like the Colorado
beetle or not have not yet learned.
bat should think not They appear first
about one-half inch long and increase in
length y three-fourtA- or seven eighths II
an inch are very slim and stay on the
| upper SIDE OF the leaves about The color
\ If