Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-06-25

The following Is the list of questions
sent out this month:
|. Give the estimated cost Of keepins
100 hens for one years
2. Give the estimated value OF tn,
product from 100 hens for one year?
3. What kind OF poultry proves th'
most profitable on the farm:
1. How are fruit trees blossoming, a:
compared with an average year:
). What varieties appear 10 have bios
sOmed most freely:
6. win spraying fruit trees be prsc
tieed more than in former years, in your
section:
Answers have been received as usus
from nearly all of our correspondents
aud from large extent OF territory
We have carefully summarized and
averaged them and have obtained results
as follows:
Answers to question give S95.25 as
the average estimated cost OF keeping
100 hens a year. This of course includes
the cost Of the entire feed. Many have
based their statements OF cost on results
obtained from actual figures, while Others
figure only from estimates.
The replies 20 question average
SlS4l6, aud make net balance of profit
OF So. 81. We have % doubt but that the
balance il fully as favorable as these fig-
ures would show, as in most OF the in-
stances no allowance was made for eggs
used in the family.
The replies 10 question 3 show that
hens are considered the most profitable
poultry, with preference for Plymouth
Rocks, Leghorns, wysndottes and
Brahmas, in about the order named. One
correspondent claims fesin ducks to be
the most profitable poultry.
Replies TO questions I, and . sho"
for
ANpROSCOGGIN CoUNTI-Fruit trees
not blossoming so fully as usual. Early
varieties blossoming the best, also that
Ben Davis. X. |. Greenings and Northern
spies are blOssoming more freely than
Baldwins. Amount OF spraying about
the same ss last year.
ARoOSTOoK COUNIY-Plum trees
blossoming very lightly, apples not An
average. More spraying IN frult sec
tions.
CUMBFEI AND COUNrY-Iess bios
SONS, particularly the BSldwins. Spray
ing will be increased.
FRANKLIN CoUNrY-An off year with
BSldwins. Other varieties about an
average.
HANCoCK CoUNrY-with but one ex-
ception, lighter bloom, particularly the
Ba!dwins. No spraying.
KExNEREC CoUNTY-R. |. Greetings
and Roxbury Russets blossoming the
most fully. No increase in spraying.
KNOX CoUNTY-Pear and plum trees
fairly well, apples light. Fall varieties
blossOming most freely. No increase in
spraying.
LINCOLN CoUNT0-Much below an
average. Il. |. Greenings aud Golden
Russets are blossoming the most freely.
No increase in spraying.
OXFORD CoUNn-Not blossoming
very full. Fall fruit and some orchards
Of X. |. Greeuings the most freely. Con-
siderably more attention will be given
TO spraying.
PFNoRSCOr CoUNTY-Far below an
average. Fall varieties most freely.
Spraying remains about the same.
PIscAIAVUIs CoUNTY-Not as freely,
Duchess and Red Astra chan the best
No increase in spraying.
SAGApAHOC CoUNTY-FSyorable re
port from this county. Rhode Island
Greenings and Yellow Bellilower have
hlossomed the most freely. No increase
in spraying.
SOMERSET CoUNTY-light blow.
Spraying will be increased.
WALDO CoUNTN-BAldwiu very
light. Others about an average. More
spraying.
WASHINGTON CoUNTY-About an av-
erage. More attention given to spray
ing.
YoRk CoUNTY-Very light. Some
increase In spraying.