Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-29
Maine Farming Notes.

The farmers Of Lee are talking of hold
Ing cittle show and fair the coming fall.
j. b. keene of Bremen has set out a
me orchard of 100 apple trees of winter
stock this spring
Hopkins Bros of Fort Fairfield have
finished seeding and now have as acres in
potatoes and so in grain
c. H. Greeley of Clinton, Ne, has an
aplary farm consisting of So colonies of
bees which yield ton and half of honey
annually.
The acreage planted to potatoes in Luboc
this spring will exceed that of last year.
Some 90, 600 bushels of potatoes were raised
there last season.
The Calais Creamery association is to
have stations at Princeton Alexander and
Charlotte. Tho association expect to be
supplied with milk from 1000 cows
The Walker Bros OF West Phillips.
sowed IS bushels of peas this spring. which
is, perhaps, the largest lot ever sowed at
one time on any one farm in Franklin
county.
Tho farmers Of Aroostook had already
planned on very big acreage of potatoes
this season. but the abundance and cheap
ness of seed will tend TO extend the area
of the plant of potatoes for the coming
season.
j, ". Haveling has displayed consider
able push and energy in tho erection OF Il
cheese factory at Dixmont Corner for in
just two weeks after the commencement
of the job he had his factory built and
was receiving milk.
A. Ross Weeks at his Highland street
farm, Rockland, has been planting pota-
toes according to the Swedish method.
He dropped the potatoes into the furrow.
then threw over them the dressing, and
then covered with earth
Mr.. +. S. Sherman of Camden, has
contracted for 80 acres of Bunker Hill"
| cucumber. Last year the contract was
| about 10 acres. Tho farmers average 100,-
900 to the acre, and this means nearly
$40, 600 for the farmers of Camden.
F. W. Hill, proprietor of the Hillside
creamery Bangor, has one of tho finest
farms in Ponobsc.t county and most sue
cessfolly operates 1t. He cuts over 800
tons of hay, and has over 100 cows and
many horses. He will run q creamery
wagon at Bar Harbor this summer and
has purchased beautiful modern rcfrig
orator wagon for that purpose.
Ira Hayes of Saco, has just had an OK
tensive job of piping for the irrigation of
his farm done. The water is to he taken
from the river, and tank has been
erected that will hold IS, gallons. A
Is horse power boiler has been set up,
which connects with q pump. Over 1000
feet of pipe has been used. and the farm
is now so that crop will flourish in the
hottest weather.
Some idea of the number of COWS kept
by the farmers Of Dixmont and vicinity
may be gained from the fact that there are
two cream teams hauling cream to Ban
gor making three trips per week avcrag
ing some 800 to 400 inches each trip and
also two cheese factories in full blast,
Page factory at Simpsons Corner receiv
ng some $500 lbs. daily and J. w. Hard
ing's factory which is receiving some 270o
lbs. daily
The New Sharon correspondent of the
Pennington Chronicle says: We notice
an unusual prevalence of the apple tree
tent-catcrpillar this season. Farmers and
farmers sons ought to wage an unceas-
ing war of determination against those
pests and thus prevent their further in
crease. Saunders high authority in
such matters. says: Governments
might well enforce under penalties the dc
structon of these catorpillars as their
nests are so conspicuous that there can be
no excuse for neglecting to destroy them,
and it is unfair that a careful and vigi
liant fruit-grower should be compelled to
suffer from year to year from the neglect
of careless or indolent neigbbor The
best time Of day to destroy them is after
shutdown or during the early morning
hours as thoy seldom leave the nest to
feed before 8 A. NJ, and usually return
before shutdown.