Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-17
YORK. COUNTY.

YORK COUNTY.
Seven replies Amount of apples. t42
per cent; quality 1876 per cent; 81 per cent
of the apple crop Will be shipped at once.
Yield of potatoes, 12g bushels. The slight
potato rot reported last month still con-
tinues: no Bordeaux mixture used Yield
of yellow corn AZ bushels; sweet 1900
pounds. Ninety-three per cent Of young
stock will be wintered. Condition Of
grass fields, III per cent.
GENERAL AVERAGE FOR THE
STATE
From the 125 replies we gather Che fol
lowing averages: Amount OIL apples, lso
per cent; quality. lis per cent. " per
cont of winter varieties. sixteen per
cent of the apple crop will be shipped at
once. Yield of potatoes, loo bushels
252S pounds. Amount of young, stock to
he wintered as compared with last year.
SO Fer cent: Condition Of grass iieids. 10
per cent. The potato rot SO generally re.
throughout the larger part OF the state,
although in several sections cohsiaerabie
abatement is reported. The use or Bor-
deaux mixture on potatoes mas not been
very general but in nearly every IN
stance in which it has been used the re-
suits have been good, and in some cases
excellent. ret having been prevented, ana
the yield much increased.
PRICES Of ANN tANN'i ~.
1t is pleasant to note a somewhat up
ward trend in the prices for most no OF me
products from our Maine farms. IheNp-
pie crop. although very large, VIII, WITH
out doubt, be fairly. well disposed OF Pc
fore the season is through notary
choice winter varieties. 1t is but WIS
dom. however. on the part of Shippers. 10
pack only the best of number one frult;
and put it into the market in as Sooi
shape as possible. Shippers who viii DO
this a believe Will he fairly sure oil
remunerative market.
Prices fer potatoes are tending upward
considerable announcement to the large
potato growers Of Aroostook county and
ether sections in our State. In most OF
the potato growing sections of the State
the potatoes are in admirable condition.
and when placed in the market Will com
mand the highest market prices. while in
some sections the damp weather has
caused rot which will materially in
jure the crop. and somewhat diminish the
output Of the State. The conditions OF
the potato crop Lave not changed mater
rally from last month. The disposition
on the part of the farmers. as far as We
have noted. is more 10 hold than to ship
at present prices. and as the starch fac
tories have used nearly all Of the pota-
toes of inferior quality in Aroostool
county. it is but fair to suppose that
when Names crop reaches the market it
will sell at top prices.
HOME SANITATION.
For a long time we have been con-
WINGED that the sanitary arrangements OF
our average farm homes were rot what
they should be- In many instances peo-
pie are very careless in relation TO the.
disposition of the wastes from house and
stable. Their life in the open air and
their active iabors have caused them in
many cases to be particularly free from
diseases that are usually caused by un-
healthy surroundings; but with the I'M
proved living. warmer houses and barns.
and increased Injuries that we now
have upon our farms, a further observa-
ton of the ordinary rules of health be
comes very essential. We. therefore, de-
cided to make this bulletin the home san
itation number and to myrtle our cor
respondents TO give their ideas upon diff
ferent methods which can be used in our
farm homes. They have responded quite
freely. and we believe that their replies.
as arranged by counties. will be OF es-
1t is a well known fact that certain
people. as well as animals, may with
years and still suffer no apparent harm.
while others would succumb to far less
unfavorable surroundings. For this rea
son | fear that We sometimes overlook
very probable that if close investigations
should be made in cases where unsan-
tary conditions had apparently done no
harm. it would be, proven beyond
doubt that man and animals alike were
suffering from their unhealthy surround
ings While we do not believe in the ex-
radical men. we do believe that the
health of ourselves as well as of our farm
animals. depends very largely upon prop
erly observing certain definite rules of
health Whenever we find any accG,nu-
lations of an unwholesome character
about our houses it is well for us to
take means to at once remove them. II
in our efforts to keep our animals warm
(Which condition is absolutely necessaryl
we find we have caused the air in their
quarters to become loaded with sickening
fumes it is but the part of wisdom Tor
us to seek to overcome this d;f1cultE
We thank our correspondents for the
interest they have taken. not only in thus
number of our bulletins. but in every
number that has been issued during. the
season. We may issue special numbers
during the winter. and shall begin pub
fishing it for 1897 at an early date.