Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-11

cent; plum trees and other small fruits
81 per cent Local market prices: hay
1896, $40. 1897, $3.50; potatoes, 1896. &
cents: 1897. SO cents, cream, 1896, IS cents
1897 II cents; apples. 1896. slso; 1897, 6;
cents; poultry, 1896. IL cents; 1897. IL cents
eggs 1896. u cents. 1897. 10 cents: butter
1896, l6 cents 1897. Is cents: sheen. 1896
ST. 80: 1897 $2.95; wool, 1896. 13 cents; 1897
Is cents.
WALDO COUNTY.
Condition Of grass fields. good Slight
winter killing of clover on low ground
Season five days late. Acreage of grain.
96 per cent: condition of fruit trees 81
per cent. pums and other small fruits.
80 per cent Local market prices. bay.
1896, 81, 1897. $40: potatoes, 1896 20 cents.
1897. 30 cents; cream. 1896, IS cents. 1897.
II cents: apples. 1896, 81 TO- 1897. 81 &c nts:
poultry, 1886 1919 cents. 1897. u cents.
eggs, 1896 u cents. 1897 10 cents: butter
1896 Is CENTS 1897. Is cents; cows, 1896. $50,
1897. $2s: sheep. 1896, $2.06, 1897, $780, wool,
1896, Il cents. 1897, l6 cents.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Condition Of grass fields, good Very
slight winter killing. Season one week
late. Acreage of grain. 103 per cent; con-
dition of fruit trees, 81 per cent; plums
and other small fruits. 100 per cent Io-
cal market prices: hay. 1896 S12. 1897. sl2:
potatoes, 1896 40 cents. 1897, 81 cents: ap-
pies. 1896. S. 1897, sl.3o; poultry, 1896. IL
cents. 1897 10 cents; eggs 1896. l3 cents.
1897, 10 cents butter. 1896 % cents: 1897
20 cents; cows, 1896, $50. 1897. $27. sheep,
1896. 80 1897, s2.25; wool. 1896, IA cents,
1897 IA cents.
YORK COUNTY.
Condition of grass fields, good. Very
little winter killing reported Season
about one week late Acreage of grain
1oS per cent; condition of fruit trees. 60
per cent; condition of plum trees and
other small fruits. 81 per cent. Local
market prices,-hay. 1896. s15, 1897 So So
potatoes. 1886. 81 cents 1897 - cents
cream. 1896, IS cents, 1897 IS cents; APP
pies 1896, $3.50, 1897. "a cents; poultry 1886
l4la cents, 1897, IA cents; eggs, 1896. II
cents. 1897, II cents; butter, 1896, IS cents.
1897 II cents; cows 1896, $37: 1897, $3S.
wool, 1896. II cents. 1897. IS cents.
GENERAL AVERAGE FOR THE
STATE.
Condition of grass fields. above an av-
erage. Very little winter killing report
ed. and that mostly of clover on low.
fiat ground. Acreage of grain. 9S per
cent; condition of fruit trees Sc per cent;
condition of plnms and other small fruits
% per cent. Local market prices; hay.
1896. $l2 1897. Sl25o: potatoes, 1896, 81
cents. 1897. q cents; cream. 1896. Is cents
1897. II cents; apples. 1896. $l.Sl. 1881. 81
cents; poultry, 1896, - cents. 1897. u cents
Gigs, 1870, II Genus, tN5', II cents, butter,
1896 10 cents. 1887. II cents: cows 1886
So. 1897 $50; sheep 1896, $235 1897, $2,s5;
wool. 1886. Is cents. 1897. 10 cents.
We believe that a careful study of
these figures viii afford announcement
TO the farmer. as with but a few excep-
lions prices are ruling higher at the pres
ent time than they did one year ago
The notable exception to this of course
is apples. and the low market price of
this crop. as all are aware is caused by
the large yield of last year.