Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-10
MAINE FARMING NOTES.

The farmers ara greatly troubled this
year by the caterpillars, which seem to be
more numerous than usual.
Frank Randall of Ripley, is the owner
of COW that las dropped the second | air
of twin calves within eleven months.
The fair grounds at Monroe are being
greatly improved, and tho grand stand
will be rooted over at an expense of $500.
From 40 to $50 gallons of cream are
shipped from Norway station to the
Turner creamery at Auburn every week.
Few of the farmers in Ashland and vi
entity have barn room enough to hold
| their crops Of hay and grain, consequent
ly they have planted this season more po-
tatoes than ever before.
The Pressure Isle Star Herald says that
we'll located Aroostook farmers are &C.
counted by their lucky owners to be..worth
| something The owner of fine farm Of
| nearly 200 acres near this village recently
declined $50 an acre for it.
| Mrs. Sarah Hubbard of Waldo Center,
| does large poultry business. From a
setting of 270 eggs recently sho had $50
smart chickens. She has now about 400
chickens in all. A nice brooder house has
been fitted up for them which can be heat
ed by steam when necessary.
Mr. Mark McPheters is one of Guilford's
enterprising farmers. This season he
planted four acres of potatoes, two acres
of beans, one of corn and something like
an acre of beets, turnips, etc. He has
seeded down about twenty acres ana will
| seed some sixteen more this summer or
| next fall.
Paris Strout of Belfast, has 400 hens
| at his hennery on the east side They
are laying about 200 eggs n day now, It be-
ing the brooding season with Them Mr..
| Strout is using a cross between Light
Brahma and White Leghorn, producing
four pound fowl of very delicious flavor.
Mr.. Strout has now $50 chickens
Parsonsfeld claims the largest apple tree
lin this part of the country, at least 1t
was planted about one hundred years ago
and Is still vigorous. At five feet from the
ground the circumference of the tree Is
nine feet and four inches There arc
| nine branches which start some seven
feet from the ground, each one being
| twelve to fifteen feet in diameter.
Aroostook Times: Paris green may be
dear this season but its use on the pots-
toes must not be neglected. The bugs
have already made their appearance. A
small amount of paris green will 60
good ways If carefully applied The best
way is to mix with plaster, and apply
when the cew is on the vines. Use tho
white plaster and you can sec when it is
we'll mixed. The plaster is also. worth
more than its cost for the crop.
A Sangerville man has baffled the hen
hawks and so far the laugh is all on his
SIDE He makes large yard for his chick
en- coop, putting boards around the sides
to prevent escape from the enclosure, and
over this he stretches wire netting with
coarse meshes. Inside, the hen and
chickens run at will, free from attacks of
every sort. A number of times since he
made this arrangement his family have
been entertained by the antics of the
hawks who swoop down on their supposed
prey all unaware of the interposed net.
ting. Fetching up against it, has seemed
a great puzzle to them, for they flutter
round on it SO greedy for their prey that
they can scarcely believe the chicks be-
yond their reach.