Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-16
MAINE FARMING NOTES.

Ellis NJ. Smith of Machias, has fine
| field of cabbages, containing in all about
1000 plants, under cultivation.
Mrs Sarah Cilley Of South Carthage.
has young sheep from which IS pounds
OF very nice wool Were sheared this sea
son.
The annual exhibition of the Central
Washington Agricultural Society will be
held at Machias on the Gath and 25th
days of September.
E. ID. Willis of Clinton, has nine very
fine cows and six calves that are perfect
beauties. Mr. Willis intends to raise these
calves to be used in his business, as he
runs milk route into Clinton village.
Mrs Matilda Linekin of East Knox, is
the owner of three swarms of bees that
from the 18th day of May to the 30tb day
of June produced ten swarms Of young
bees, all of which have been swarmed and
carefully 'hived.
The premium list for 1895 has been
issued by the Hancock County Fair Asso-
citation and is now being distributed
among the farmers and others thrc ughont
the county. The fair this fall will be
held at Wyman Park, Ellsworth, on
September 10, II and L.
Three boys Of Capt. jefferson Smith of
Lamoine, while attending the district
school Of IL weeks, ages 9, 10 and II
years, sawed split fine and piled hand
somely and evenly in his shed 10 cords of
wood, took care of a COW and hens and
went to school punctually.
Major Dill of Sequel, Cal, offers spec.
ia1 i'm, of fnr ha bact
colt to be exhibited at the North Franklin
Agricultural Society's annual show and
fair September "a, 25, 90; tho training
to be done by boys under IS years of age,
and no cruel method used In breaking.
A. Hayden of South Robbinston, seems
to be doing large and successful bust
ness in the poultry line, as usual. This
year he has $500 hens and chickens, all
Plymouth Rock breed They run at
large. Each brood has kerosene barrel
for shelter, which is a good disinfectant.
A. Pease of Burnham, has fine herd of
five grade Jerseys Of which he is very
proud He says that they are making "a
pounds of butter week besides what milk
and cream is used in the family. He also
has five handsome young heifers and
intends to increase his herd as fast as he
can raise good ones.
One of South Sebecs cnterprising far
mers, A, S. Sands, has 10 acres under cul-
tivation, hoed and sowed. In one field
were seen 5 4 acres of fine beans About
"a acres were yellow eye with one acre
of white beans. He used 2 = tons of SUI
pcrphosphate. He thoroughly believes in
progression and thinks good cows are
very essential to farmers
Mr.. Jackson Russell of Waldohoro,
planted this season, 80 600 hills of pota-
toes in drills one foot apart. one piece in
a drill He also set out 1900 cabbages,
and planted 2S quarts of yellow-eyed
beans. Last year he raised from 81 quarts
of planting. 26 bushels of yellow eyed
beans. From his eight cows, last year,
made 1881 pounds of butter.
Crystal Spring creamery, Unity, is do
ing rushing business. The farmers
that are carrying their milk to the factory
are realizing handsome snm each
month. The pay roll now amounts to
moro than $1,000 per month, ranging In
amounts from So. 80 to $50, James Wick
cry receiving the largest payment. Mr.
Vickery has figured the business down
and frankly says that it is the most profit
able business he has ever been engaged
in
Mr.. Sawyer, one of the progressive far
mers of Cape Elizabeth, has over 40, 900
celery plants growing, anu several others
there have nearly as many. Boston and
New York are their best markets Few
people, even in their immediate vicinity,
have the rcmotest idea Of the great extent
of the early vegetable and fruit farms of
Cape Elizabeth and Deering. Tens Of
thousands Of boxes Of fine Strawberries
are shipped from these places each season
More than a hundred carloads and some
years several hundred carloads of cab
bages go from there to all parts of the
United States.
A young Portland clerk besides attend
ing TO his employers business Well runs
a small six acre farm in East Deering,
large part of it devoted to experimenting
on early vegetables, etc, and what is
more. makes it pay handsomely He has
made this business d study and employs
scientific methods. His idea is to see
what. in his opinion, is needed and then
he opens his laboratory. Sulphte and
muriate of potash. phosphoric acid ard
bones, good Carolina fossil rock" dried
blood sulphate of ammonia and nitrate
of iodine, each and al, find use, but it is
study and no fool could use such tools.
He claims. also, that by this method he
is troubled but little with weeds the seeds
of which are found in the common man
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