Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-02
MAINE FARMING NOTES.

Fort Fairfield is moving in the direc-
tion of butter factory
John l.. White of Waldoboro. raised
5000 heads Of cabbage, last year, and
VIII probably have as many this season.
NJ. 5. Richardson and Il, Il McCauslin
OF Troy. SGT out a0S apple trees this
spring, and EOS are alive and doing finely
at the present time.
jackson Russell, one of waldoboro's
leading farmers, planted 1000 hills Of no.
tatoes. He will, no doubt, have new pota.
toes for market about July 4th.
Somerset Reporter: Martin Berry Of
Concord, has corn in his chamber that is
81 years old and he has used the same for
seed for the same number Of years.
o. f. and George Tyler of Fort Fair
field, have over 40 acres of potatoes in
one field on their fine farm on the center
road, and over 55 acres on the whole
farm.
a new industry has been started in
Swanvillc, that of cheese making for the
market by Mrs, Frank NJ. Stevens She
has made over 90 which are rich and of a
very fine flavor
The Waldo and Penobscot Agricultural
Society of Monroe, have just completed
the covering over of their grand stand
and have put tho track in fine condition
for the ith of July races,
Mr.. Alonzo Annis of Charlotte, raised
500 quarts OF strawberries last year Mr.
W, Il. Marston of Lubcc has four acres
of strawberries under cultivation One
year he raised seven thousand quarts.
+. 5, Philbriok of West Rockport, has a
heifer, sovon-cighths Jersey, that is 10
months old, which dropped calf this
week weighing % pounds He says he
would not look at S75 for the calf and
mother.
: The trustees OF the Presque Isle Trot
ting Park Association have built new
judges stand, aud also grand stand
both of modern style and finish. The
grand stand is large enough Ia scat 1000
persons, and has dining hall under.
meath.
Winthrop farmers who have been send
ing their cream To the Turner creamery,
now bring it to the depot, where it is
tested and sent by freight to Boston
Strawberries and Winthrop Jersey cream
are said to be feature on the tables of
the Hub at the present time.
Reports from over the county, says the
Rooklnnd Courier Gazette, are to the
effect that fruit trees are not troubled by
worms.this season. Thomaston seems to
be the only town in the county thus
favored. From that inflicted town comes
the cheering report that the worms are
working their way back into the ground.
The Presq1o Islo cheese factory Is now
running In full blast. receiving about 1900
pounds of milk daily. Hon. Z. II. Phair
buys tho milk, paying 30 cents per hun
dred, and gives the patrons a check every
Monday morning. This IL quite benefit
to the farmers, for Il gives them funds TO
carry on their farming operations. and
when it becomes generally known the
quantity Of milk will no doubt be in.
to 1000 or $500 pounds.
Nobody In Maine. says tho Lewiston
Journal, follows the apple crop any more
closely than Charles Il. Jefferson of
Lewiston, who has packed as many ap-
pies as any other one man In Maine.
Says he, "The Baldwin Is the Maine ap.
Pile, and tho Baldwin will be n small crop
this season. They didn't blossom well
earlier apple crop will be very much
smaller than usual" This looks like high
prices for Maine apples.
Exeter claims to have one of the largest
aud best equipped creameries this side OF
Vermont, and its product is ranked with
the best. This factory was built by l.. |
W. Hill for place to make tho butter
from his herd OF cows also from those Of
bis neighbors that wished to send their |
milk to be made into butter. II has
capacity for the milk from 1900 cows |
The butter made is what thoy call sepa-
rator butter, that's the milk is delivered |
fresh every morning at the factory, the |
cream is then taken from tho milk by be |
ing run through the separator, n machine
hat makes $500 revolutions per minute |
md has capacity Of skimming $500 |
pounds per hour. Tho cream Is then |
,hurned before it has time to get sour or |
.ancid as it does in most other factories |
This factory will furnish Bar Harbor with |
most of its butter and sweet cream this |