Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-10
MAINE FAR MING NOTES.

Isaiah Jordan Of Parkman, rcccp u
killed II porker, 7]2 months old, which
weighed 3i6 pounds.
About 1000 chickens have already beer
hatched in incubators at River View
poultry yard, Damarscotta.
f. J. Philbrick of Woodland raised 20t
bushels of barley on four acres of ground
the past season; also 125 bushels Of
wheat on three acres.
f. f. Cannon OF Arson, has pur-
chased 500 sheep Of late in the towns of
Anson, New Portland, New Vineyard,
Industry aud Strong,
p s. Staples of Belfast, recently
bought one Of a pair Of twin lambs which
weighed when dressed 6s pounds. The
twins together weighed 12S pounds.
C. t. Stickncy of Liberty, raised this
year, 215 bushels Of corn, 140 bushels of
potatoes, 1870 bushels of carrots, 100 bush
els of beets, and 40 bushels Of turuips.
Sherman Pishon of East Fairfield, says
| that from the cream of one COW, one w,et
recently, they churned "a pounds of
butter, besides using eight quarts of new
milk.
Selectman T. J. Emerson Of Boothbay
Harbor is the owner of the prize COW Of
that section. This COW, which is three
years old, recently tipped the scales at
1910 rounds.
The starch factory at Parkhurst was
run 70 days this season, and made about
500 tons of starch. 1t will start again,
March !, unless potatoes sell for more
than they do at present.
Frank Dudley of Castle Hill, has
finished his threshing and finds he has
from three acres sowing of wheat Ill
bushels, machine measure. He had AL
bushels of peas and oats
Mr.. G. Bgelow of Norridgewock, has a
pair Of Hereford steer calves about four
feet eight inches in girtb. Mr.. Bigelow
is quite an OK fancier and has usually a
couple of pairs of nice steers.
John W Pendletun of Islesburo, raised
eighteen citron from two hills, and the
largest weighed 90 pounds the next in
size 90 pounds, the next II, and SO on to
the smallest, which weightd six and one
half pounds
H. A. Morton of Pennington has u
grade Jersey COW which made in one
Wtth 1917 BohnNS Vi u sbOit tIIt
since This COW had her calf but a short
time since and it is expected that when
she viii devour greater feed ration that
she will get above two pounds per day.
Ray Hoyt Of Fort Fairfield. has finished
threshing and measured out IA bushels
of cats from i acres 20 bushels TO
the acre. At the price he can get for
these oats inside of year there is profit
in them Mr.. Hoyt also harvested 1900
barrels of potatoes from 16 acres-over
1876 barrels to the acre.
Somerset Reporter: Fl O. Blaisdell of
ST. Albans, has twenty acre pasture
under the pillow that has not been plowed
for more than twenty five years. He ad-
vocates raising the grain we feed rather
than buy it. He thinks mixed grain is
the thing; if we buy IT, we are out go
much, but if we raise 1t, we gain So
much
Belfast Age: Hay is selling in tllis city
from s. 90 to $40 90, according to the
quality, and straw ut $3.50. y large
amount OF hay has been hanled into the
city from the surrounding towns, and Is
shipped from here to Boston markets +.
6. White has shipped in the last month,
in the vicinity Of 800 tons and is sstili
loading vessels for those markets
Ezekiel Brown OF Clinton, raiscd on
less thsn three acres the following
Forty-one and enc, half bushels If beats.
30 Of potatoes 1 Of oats, five Of ears os
pop corn and % lot Of pumpkins and two
and one half bushels Of dried peas. Sold
s5 worth Of green peas, si1 worth of
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