Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-17
MAINE FARMING NOTES.

The dates for the three leading fairs in
Maine, this year, are as follows: New
England fair, Portland, Aug. 1921;
Eastern Maine fair, Bangor, Aug. 25-2S;
Maine State fair, Lewiston, August 81, to
September 4.
L. T. Shales of Belfast, has consider
able hay on hand and after filling his
barn he was obliged to construct canvas
barn, and store large amount under
that. He reports shipping about 1900
tons to Boston this winter.
The damage to the fair grounds at
Bruins wick, are said to be very much
more than was supposed by the recent
freshet. A large tract of land has slid
from the track taking even large piue
trees with it. 1t is estimated that two or
three hundred dollars will be required to
| repair the damage.
Joseph Dennen of Shirley, owns COW
which he believes leads any other in that
| vicinity. The milk of this COW was
SKINNED at IL hours old and from 80
days milk there were made 40 pounds
and II ounces of butter. This was in
addition to supplying the family with
| what milk and cream were needed
F. J. Gerry of West Garland. will start
| a creamery in Dexter during April. He
states that he will start in there on fair
scale with monthly pay roll of about
$1,000. At his creamery at Garland be
disburses at the present time about $500
| monthly. Mr.. Gerry manufactures but
little butter, selling the cream instead,
yearly all of which goes TO Boston in the
winter season. In summer he has a large
trade at Bar Harbor. the trains running
so that he can ship it in the afternoon
| leaving his place at > o'clock P. NJ, and
getting his orders into Bar Harbor at
night.
| Al the annual meeting of the Monroe
| Cheese Company, Saturday. March It'll
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President freeman At.
WOOD; vice resident, Loren 0. Robinson ;
secretary and treasurer +. II. Ncalley
trustees Daniel Mansur, Freeman Kicker,
". b. i. Twombly. The company re
| ceiyed last season DOB, lao pounds OF milk
which make 1856 cheeses and they weighed
| 1874 pounds MIR. Neatly will buy the
milk next season and pay eight mills per
pound for the months of May, June and
July, and hine mills for August, Septem
| Der and October.
Mr.. John Gibbs, one of Brooks success
full farmers OWNS some of the finest live
stock in Waldo county. Nj. Gibbs owns
Il head of cattle, including fine sire of
the Holste!n breed, five cows Of tho Jersey
and Holstein cross, and three of the Gal
way bred cattle, which somewhat re-
semble the Durham, excepting that they
have no horns Mr.. Gibbs also has 10
swine Of the Yorkshire breed and fine
flock of 40 sheep mostly Oxford Downs
Mr.. Gibbs having been in tho sheep bust
ness for some item has become satisfied
that Oxfords are the kind of sheep the
farmers of Waldo county should keep.
Unlike some of the farmers of Waldo
county he prefers to have his lambs come
in the pleasant month Of May, when the
conditions Of nature are more suited to
their rapid development than the raw
and disagreeable months of March and
April. Mr.. Gibbs owns 300 acres of land,
a large part of which is under good cult
walton, and cuts over 100 tons Of hay, a
large part Of which he feeds. thinking IT
more prudent to do SO than pay the
present high price for commercial fertil-
izers.