Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-29

City and County.
A FEW FACTS
Gathered in a Recent Trip Through China,
Albion and Palermo.
A FEW FACTS

The past season has been gratifying
one to the people OF China, Albion and
Palermo as the Journals agent, Mr.. j.
NJ Cross, easily ascertained in the few
days he spent in that section last week
: Among the fine farms he visited was
that of Il. Randall Of China Meek.
Mr.. Randall has reason to be thankful
for bountiful crops He raised 500 bas-
kcts Of corn, 400 bushels of potatoes, 100
bushels Of beans, 425 bushels of oats and
35 tons of hay In his neighborhood the
farmers the past season raised 270O bush
els of grain according to the threshers
report.
In Albion Mr.. Cross called upon Hon.
o. o. Crosby. He raised 60 tons of hay,
$50 baskets Of corn, $50 bushels of pota
toes 400 bushels of grain and 50 bushels
ground, a great yield. Mr.. Crosby has
is head Of CATTLE s horses and nice flock
of sheep. In connection with farming
Mr.. Crosby has been engaged in the egg
business for many years and he has on
hand ut the present time several thousand
dozen Of eggs. His neighbor across the
way, John Crosby, has $50 baskets of
corn, 300 of grain, and IA good crop of
hay He makes dairying speciality.
c. L. Foss of Albion, is one of the best
farmers in that good farming town. He
raised this year $50 bushels of corn, 200
bushels of potatoes, 205 of oats and so
tons of hay. He has Is head of cattle, 6
horses and 35 sheep. 1t goes without the
saying that he is contented and happy.
The narrow guagc road has given quite
boom to Albion which at the present
time is the terminus. Considerable build
ing has been done. Deputy Sheriff
Llcwellyn Libby has just completed and
furnished fine house and new stable.
Alfred Sylvester has built nice house.
John Chalmers is putting in go horse
power engine and 80 horse power boilers
in his mill, for use in time of drouth for
his saving and for the grist mill that he
is to have in connection with his saw
mill. He is already putting in one run of
stone for corn meal and feed.
Bessey Brothers have rebuilt the tan
merry at Albion and are buying bark and
getting ready to do large business the
coming winter Their father, J. B. Bcs
.sey, formerly did large tanning business
at this place but left and went to Clinton
on account of the cost of transportation at
Albion.
At China on the line of the railroad a
Mr.. Rowe is building large feed store,
near the depot.
G. B. Wellington of Albion, is another
good farmer and reports good crops Mr.
Wellington has made horse breeding a
speciality and he has made a financial
success of breeding and training. He is
recognized as one of the best filters and
drivers In the county and has taken sew
eral purses this season; some at the State
fair. some at Pittsfleld, at Fairfield and
at the South Kennebeo fair. He now has
In his stable three matched pairs that are
hard to beat for style and action. One is
pair Of greys, three and four years old,
by Combination, stand 10 hands high
and weigh $500 pounds, and are closely
matched. travelling like brothers.
Another is pair of blacks, closely
matched and standing 1853; also one pair
of dark bays 1873. 1t would be hard to
find a stable with three finer pairs of
matched horses ia the State. There isn't
a pimple on one of them and every one of
them has record better than three
minutes.
j. NJ. Worthing & Son of Palermo,
raised this year 375 bushels of potatoes
on x of an acre. They have l25 bushels
of oats and i25 bushels of mixed grain
and about so tons of hay. They make
dairying speciality, marketing their
butter in Augusta and Waterville to
customers.
The agent called on many Others in
these towns and found them all satisfied
with the season 5 crops He also noticed
on all sides marked improvement in
buildings and farms and wishes he had
more space for description Of them
Harvey Moore of Union. harvested 600
barrels of apples, this year. K. II. Bur-