Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-10

The rumSsr CT dairy cous Is gradually
increasing in every plrt OF the Sta'e where
creameries are located. and all eo-resp md
eats speak of very satisfactory returns for
their cream, While ia sections remote from
the creamefies thefeis noted falhrg off
in the number of cIws,. particularly in
Aroostook count, here fsrmsrs are de-
pending more each year UPON chemicals
and clover a. q n.esn, f,- maintaining tee
soil fertility.
The so-called focd nu.rictone' is ex-
posed.
Tue secretary says: Fur long TINE it
has beer evident that farmers were getting
quite large quantities of weeds in their grain
AMI grass seed, and several ape, linens
having been sent 10 this Office, We fer
varied them to the botanist Of our expert
ment statian, and the analyse show numeI-
Gus seeds Of the mustard family, such IS
sunilower family the Canada thistle, and
chico-y. Prof. Ua,v,y says il this con &c
ton
"gegarding the war.an!ee given by The
dealer that the seed was strictly pure" al
low me to say, do n 1T believe there is any
seed 1ffsred that is eatiTly free from the
seeds of eeds, unless it be seeds in sm.l
packets. l have had occasion 10 examine
u good many samples and have never found
entirely unob jeciionsble grass seed in the
markets. A.lthat can be expected is that
which is reasonably good AMI the farmer
will h ave to be content viih that"
Concerning this matter Secretary Nc
Keen says: The remarks of Prof. Har-
yey 80 TO emphasize the necessity for
some kind Of seed supervision and we
hope there may bs something accom-
p!ished along this line duriag the present
Legislature. But in the meantime farmers
can protect themselves by sending small
quantities of seed t. the station for ex-
aminations before purchasing, this will be
done free of expense if the postage or ex-
press is fully prepaid. hey viii also be
tested "a 10 tine Per cent, which will germi-
aate, if it desired. A watchfGl eye on
those which may be found growing in our
own or n,iyibors' fields, or by the road
side, anu a care to destroy them, will help
along the good work"
Ia response to question asked by one
If the patrons of the bul!etin as to the
value Of mixture called "Funguroid" the
secretary referred the mltter to Prof.
Munson of the State experiment station.
The latter writes al have made no trial OF
'Funeurod and rs rule do not depend on
mixtures of that kind in dealing with plant
diseases. There is nothing superior to
Bordeaux mixture for general USE as
funeicile; though for some purposes like
sulphuret of potassium Liver of Sui
phur'-l-2 CT. to l gallon Of water. The
treatment for onion mildew must be preven
i've rather than curative. The fungus pas
ses the winter in the dead tissues Oft the onion
leaves and stalks and it is important that
ali such refuse be destroyed. If the refuse
be plowed under onions grown on the same
land another year will be almost certain to
b, affected. Therefore it is not safe to
.ow onions on the same land many years
in succession. 1t is probable that applica-
ton of Bordeaux mixture at intervals dur
ing the season would be OF value, as the
disease is closely related to the downy mil
dew of the grape, and as is well known the
latter disease is readily controlled"