Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-20

DAILY KENNEBEC r
NOVEMBER BULLETIN.
Issued by State Board Of Agriculture. Of
Most Interesting Numbers.
| Secretary Mokeen of the State board of
| agriculture is sending out the November
| bul etins Among the reports made were
several to which the secretary calls special
attention and which will be referred to
later at greater length.
In order to get at the desired information
the following questions were sent out:
/. Give estimate Of yield OF yellow
corn in bushels.
?. Give yield of sweet corn per acre in
pounds
,. Give yield of potatoes per are in
bushels.
/. Give per cent of damage by rot.
). Give variety Of corn grown for en-
silagc and yield per acre in tons.
6. Give PER cent of young stock com
ing to barn, as compared with last year.
From the replies as averaged by coun-
ties, We get the following results;
Aadroscoggin County.
Yield of yellow corn, so bushels; yield
of swee; corn, 8. 1871 pounds; yield Of po-
TOT, -Lalf
aged by rot sweet corn mostly grown for
ensilage, yield 10 tons per cent of young
cattle, 30.
Aroostook County.
Yield OF potatoes, 205 bushels; damaged
by rot, 2a per cent; amount of young
stock. l04 per cent.
Cumberland County.
Yield of yellow corn, As bushels; yield
Of sweet corn, 1000 pounus; yield of pota-
toes, 155 bushels; per cent of rot, II;
Western and sweet corn used for cnsilage
yield, - tons; per cent Of young stock,
1874.
Franklin County.
Yield of yellow corn, 40 bushels; pota
| toes, 1870 bushels: damage by rot, 3 per
cent; flint corn, mostly, planted for ensi-
lage; young stock, 10.
Hancock County.
Amount of yellow corn, Il bushels
potatoes, 16S bushels; per cent of rot, 2S
amount of young stock, 1l9 per cent.
Kennebec ceuaN.
Yield of yellow corn, IS bushels; sweet
corn, 2250 pounds; potatoes, l45 bushels
per cent of rot, 8; yellow corn mostly
grown for ensilage, yield, - tons; amount
Of young stock, 1903 per cent.
Knox County.
Yield Of yellow corn, 81 bushels; pota.
toes. 156 bushels, two per cent Of rot ;
young stock about the same as last year,
Lincoln County.
Yield of yellow corn, so bushels; sweet
corn, $500 pounds; potatoes, 1871 bushels;
per cent of rot, 10; per cent of young
stock, 105.
Oxford County.
Yield Of yellow corn, II bushels; yeld
of sweet corn, 2700 pounds; potatoes, 152
bushels, per cent of rot. IL; Yield of en-.
slagc, 16 tons; per cent of young stock,
1l2.
Penobscot County.
Yield of yellow corn, is bushels, yield
Of sweet corn, 5000 pounds; yield of pc,
tatoes, 1914 bushels; per cent of rot, Is;
yield of cnsilage Is tons; per cent OF
young stock, 100
Piscaisquis County.
Yield of yellow corn, As bushels; yield
of sweet corn, 200 pounds; yield of pota-
toes. 1850 bushels; per cent Of rot, q; per
cent Of young stock, 100.
sagadahoc County.
Yield of yellow corn, IS bushels; yield
of potatoes, 175 bushels per cent of rot,
10; per cent of young stock, l12.
Somerset County.
Yield of yellow corn, 81 bushels; yield
of sweet corn, 30U0~pounds; yield of po
tstoes. 167 bushels; per cent of rot II;
yield of ensilage, Ii tons; per cent of
young stock 116.
Waldo County.
Yield of yellow corn, 80 bushels; yield
Of potatoes, 121 bushels; per cent Of rot,
20; yield of ensilage, Is tons; per cent OF
young stock, II.
Washington County.
Yield of yellow corn, 40 bushels; pota
toes, 200 bushels; per cent of rot 20; per
cent of young stock, 20.
York County.
Yield Of yellow corn, 30 bushels; pota
toes, 125 bushels; per cent Of rot, 80,
yield of cnsilsgc. 20 tons, large growing
varieties Of flint corn mostly; per cent of
young stock, 10.
General Average Tor The State.
Yield of yellow corn, so bushels per
acre; yield of sweet corn, 2Si2 pounds
yield of potatoes, 1853 bushels; per cent of
rot. Is; yield of cnsilago corn, % tons,
mostly flint, although, In some sections,
the leaning red cob. and Stowcll evergreen
are planted; per cent Of young stock, 107.
These averages are very gratifying, par
ticularly the last one, as an increase In the
amount of young stock must tend to an
Improvement in our agriculture.
In addition TO the remarks arranged by