Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-26
MAINE FARMING NOTES.

The Monroe cheese factory is having a
very successful run this season.
Will Symonds of North Norway, sold
1900 quarts of raspberrles this year.
Edward Elms of Belmont reports rails
ing 31S grains from one grain of barley.
A. Stuart of Larrabee, recently killed
a pig, 1870 days old, which weighed 1865
pounds.
c. NJ. Dickey of Lincolnville, reports so
bushels of grain raised from five pecks
this season.
The Northern Aroostook Agricultural
Fair, will be held at Pressure Isle, Sep
TENDER 10, IL and IL,
Oliver Feyler of Jefferson, supplied the
Waldoboro canning factory with AZ bushels
of peas in the pod from less than one half
acre.
Potatoes are reported in Aroostook, as
being large and very few in the hills.
Some pieces are becoming affected with
rust slightly.
From all sides come reports of potatoes
rotting. The early planted ones suffer
the most, many farmers reporting loss
of two thirds.
Good fat fowl were recently offered in
the markets of Belfast, and could not be
sold for IL cents per pound, and the
owner sent them to Boston.
The annual cattle show and fair of the
Waldo County Agricultural Society will
be held at Belfast, Sept "a and 25. The
premiums will be about $1,000.
Capt ]. D. Willard of West Dresden
carried to the Richmond market cabbages
of his own raising, August 6, and has
been selling them nearly every day since
Richard Castle, one of Jefferson's sue
cessful farmers, sows a small quantity of
rye every year for his family use. This
year he sowed five and one-half quarts,
and harvested three and onehalf bushels.
G. f. Hill of Bradford, had about 40
acres Of oats harvested with a reaper and
binder this season This is Bradford S
first experience with reaper and large
crowds were present each day to watch it
in operation.
Norway farmers who raise sweet corn
arc troubled good deal by wild animals
who strip the ears down, some times doing
large amount of damage. Abner John
son caught three coons, one skunk and
one woodchuok In one night.
Elbrldge Tucker of Guilford, is among
the fortunate ones this year. Despite the
fact that this is an off year for apples, he
VIII harvest more than au average crop
from his large orchard. This good result
is attributed largely to filling and dress
ing.
Maine Farmer: A good farmer in An
droscoggin county keeps his hens laying
| in spite of hot weather and falling feath.
ers, by feeding literally on grass, and for
u grain diet using corn. So long as the
results are obtained no one can complain.
1t only proves what has so often been
claimed that the hens are machines to be
run by the breeder.
Aroostook Times: 1t Is the invariable
! rule that those farmers are the most sue
cessful, in the long run, who sell the
products Of their farms when those
products are ready for shipment They
my, once in while, loose by it, but more
often they gain. They save interest,
carrying charges, loss by shrinkage and
misct llaneous risks which are important
The Twitchell Champlin Company have
about finished canning peas at their Wal
doboro factory, and 80, 600 cans have been
put up. Two carloads have been shipped,
| and the rest will be in season to make
room for the corn, which will be ready &c
can September lst. About % hands arc
employed at present, but the force will be
| increased when the corn crop comes in.
Fl. W. Wescott of Knox, has one of the
| best farms in Waldo county. He has a
| potato patch of five acres, with not weed
| to be seen, and the tops nearly cover the
ground Last year Mr.. Wcscott raised
| fifteen hundred bushels on four acres.
Next comes his grain, of which he has
seven acres, and, as in the potato patch,
not weed to be seen. Mr. Wcscott has
| harvested this season IS tons of hay and
| keeps 20 head of horned cattle. horses
and IS sheep His home farm contains
two hundred acres ard he has three hun.
dred acres besides.
D. W Alexander, who has the largest
oolony Of bees in Richmond, and is good
authority on the subject says: To win
| ter them in rood shape place them in the
cellar in a cool, dark place He put %
colonies in his cellar last winter and took
out "a of them in good condition in the
spring. He says with him they are d
paying industry and profitable to raise.
One year they paid him 300 per cent.
| They are not doing as well this year as
| formerly on account of the drouih. He
says clover, houeysuckle and buckwheat
make the best honey. He has at present
| IS colonies all in fine condition. Mr..
Alexander aside from his farming and bee
business deals quite extensively in In,
skins. Daring the winter OF ls94-95 be
| bought and shipped to Boston the follow
| ing plumber of skins: Skins, $50; musk
| rats, 265; foxes. lis; minks, "a; coons,
! ~; cats, black. IL: making the total nun
Der 1855, valued at $sSs ~.