Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-09

to supplement or take IT'S place. 1t Is ais,
probable that the present market price,
may be fully maintained, ana perhaps In
creased. as we learn that the hay rrui
| in England is almost an entire failure
but trifie more than half the average
| There ought to be large demand To-
| American hay i'll England. Clover sell
well in the London market ana a bright
well-curcd article will surely bring "A higl
price. The American hay crop is also re-
ported light particularly in dairy sec
| tons. There should not be any scarcit,
of fodder in Maine, however. Ms oui
abundant grain crop, our increased acre
age and average yield of corn togethe,
with an Increased number of siIos. ough
to bring it fairly up to the average. ii
extending our hay crop. let us deppnd "A.
| far as possible upon some of the CROP.
| of our own production. putting time n No
| Il rca enable amount of expense into pre-
| pairing them for our stock. thus saving
| the purchase of as large an amount OF
| Western grains as possible. Even will
| the present low prices OF these grains LEI
us not lose sight of the value of the
| foods from our own farms seeking &c
eeconomize. not by shortening. or lowering
| the quality of our daily rations but bN
| increasing the amount and variety of oui
| home productions.
MAINE APpLEs-We have given tho
| conditions of this crop and its narkei
possibilities, much consideration. and rs
Il fair statement of what appears TO us
to be truthful representation of these
conditions. we quote portions of the New
1
| crop report: this covers M the apple
growing districts of the United States
| and Canada:
! 1t Is too early at this date to determine
| cations now point to n total crop prob
| ably somewhat larger than that of last
| year
Such a statement however. while I'M
douhtedly about correct. is in measure
misleading. The crop last wear WIS
largely in the West and South where
summer and fail fruit Is mainly grown
and where the facilities FOR taking care
OF the winter fruit arc not such AZ 10 in
sure the saving Of the bulk of tb., crop
when the yield II large. On that account
last years large crop was wasted 10 4
large extent rotted in orchards, was fed
TO hogs and went to the cider mill, So
that the commercial supply WAS by ~
M; in keeping with thc large .asgmcc
goou fruit Outing the lnit winter md
early Sprihs. WAS 4 surprise TO those Who
had failed to note the lesson which the
distribution of the crop should have
posted are now inclined 10 toiiavc that
the crop was smaller than it really wa-
This yea. the, distribution Is entirely
Northern home 81 the hpple. whore or
charding is conducted on Justices rrin-
ciples and where there is every dispoFi-
ton and facility to take care OF the crop,
however large it may b.. on this ac-
count. even if the total production be no
larger than last year. the resulting com
mtIIhl supply OF apples VIII be cohsid-
erablA laiGpl.
=, The pfeseht. retarns show 4 prospec,
little short OF perfect IN New England
and the Provinces while the great MA |
jority Of orchards in New York. especi- |
ally in the great apple districts around |
the lakes IN tn" western part OF the state p!
are tull of fruit. In northern ONO. espe-
Ciaily III N" counties making Up the ola
Western Reserve, the crop is the largest |
i'm many years. and the quality Is I'M |
usually good. In the central part of the |!
state prospects VHry with local condi- |
cal failure. while in the southern part Of
the state the crop is poor.
I'm Michigan the reports would indicate
that every orchard is fun. old trees sup
taken on new lease OF life. IN bulk the
state never had larger crop, and the
quality is better than might be expected
i'm the face OF such heavy Yield. 10 a
less degree the same conditions exist in
ontario.
The Indiana crop Is spotted. good IN
few counties, but short in more. The
northern and northwestern counties
make much tn" best showing, while in
the extreme south good Yields are the eN-
reption and mainly confined TO young or
rhardS or orchards which Tor some local
reason failed to set fruit last year. Ihe'I
Illinois crop Is best in the eastern ana
northern counties districts which have
fewer bearing trees than are found in
ern counties. where there has been
great increase IL orcharding in recent
years. the crop is very small.
The best prospect in Iowa Is in the
northern and eastern counties, but AS the
greater part OF the orchards OF the state
ire located in the southwestern counties
where the outlook is rather poor. the
Yield for the state Will he small. Few
counties in northern Missouri report 4
good crop. btit over the greater part of
Lae state, on account or me neaNN crop