Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-06-27
FARMERS BULLETIN.
Interesting Letters to the state Board
of Agriculture.

Interesting Letters to the state Board
of Agriculture.
The last bulletin issued by the State
board of agriculture contains the follow
ing interesting letters from Hancock
county:
LAMoINE.-The secretary asks, what
have your cows Melted you the past year; ;
how many can answer aoeoIStsly? / be-
lieye not one in twenty, yet from n
business point Of view all who are en-
gagged in dsiryng should be able to do so.
We would certainly favor selling milk in
place of cream. if it were possible to pro-
cure a market for il.
Many of the farmers OF eastern Han
cock county have just engaged selling
cream to the Ellsworth creamery; how
the enterprise will pan out remains yet
TO be seen, and reports will be made later
on II is true we have the skim milk to
feed TO hogs, and should say that it is
worth two cents per gallon for this pur-
pose Think the most profit in cows is to
have them fresh in the fall.
The cows kept in this section are Tor
the most part grades, although there is at
present quite movement in introducing
thoroughbreds On being asked the es-
timated cost OF producing pound of but
ter should say hat sixteen cents would be
the figure II we wish to increase the
production and profits OF the business we
believe that Improvement in the stock
and careful and judicious feeding are all
that will bring about the desired results.
y. b. Young.
PENoBscor Tone OF my neig bors kept
fifty hens in 1892, and kept an account OF
" hat he bought for them. He paid out
$50 besides " hat went from the table.
Eggs sold for slls.l5. He also raised
seventy-five chicks from the same hens.
For ali purposes | think the Wyandotts
and White Leghorns are bout as good a.
any. y. r. NORTON.
BLuEHILL.-At the present prices milk
pas better than cream. skim milk is
led TO calves, with ground barley. We
feed ii to the pigs with corn meal.
ould prefer to have most OF the cows
fresh in the fall. Cream Is separated by
the deep-setting process. The bottom
skimming cans are used, partially sub
merged. Mostly grade nurhams and
Herefords with some Jerseys. Farmers
in this section are breeding more to
Jerseys every year.
The cost OF producing pound OF but
ter is hard to estimate In summer it CAN
be produced cheaply In winter II costs
me. on an average, twelve cents. 10 in
crease the pronts OF the business we
should raise more of our own feed, buy
the feeds that we can get the most profit
from. keep better COWS, and above all,
pay more attention to our business.
BY careful handling, the cost of raising
a ton OF hay is almost nothing. The
grain can be made to pay the cost OF seed
ing the land. Four dollar. Is fair price
for harvesting II the crop Is good.
Timothy, red-top and the clover are
mostly grown. Prefer early cutting
Early cut hay is worth more and We
usually have better weather. Cows and
sheep Will give the largest profit. Would
like to CORES pond with breeders Of fine
Shropshire sheep. ii. b. GRAY.
0RIASD.- Many OF the questions in this
bulletin are beyond my Jurisdiction,
but will say word for poultry and
fruit The plymouth Rock is my iaverite,
and seems to be the favorIte N this
vicinity. They are good Layers, 6no" OF
none better, and their flesh i excellent
for the table. Have always considered
poultry-raising profitable, but never took
pains to learn how much so.
All tokens premise a good fruit crop.
As far as ! can learn no one in this
vicinity has rs yet prseticed spraying
fruit trees. \. II. DRESSER.