Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-24

Edgar ". Jordan of Cabe Elfx6liefiS !,
this year planned NM buS(i - 81 \
probably ~ largest quadlity = "
ever plaEaed BY Ome 1ijsn ~ ~ p "
Mr. Jordan alzo ms strong NJ
In squash. which y smoker =
crop on Cape Elizabeth. a:
Maine farmers report much inconvea-
lcnre during the hay8ng season. a 6S1f
on high ground, which Geo. CummlneS ~
BOkter'B Mills has always cut with -
machine, had TO be cut BY hand. e he6i3
80 wet and soft that driving moW5ns
been plougfed. -
DR.. George A. Phillips Of EllewortA.
VINO besides his professional prse1i.ss,
10 somewhat Of farmer, has 1rEsx
added to his large flock Of sheep a5re9%
i0tered Sout1hdam ram. directly g.
seconded from the fiocks Of the Prince
of Wales and Lord Walsingtam ~
England.
9. L. Grifin, one of Mapleton's enter
prisdng young farmers. has the finest
piece of wheat, OF seven acres. tI,at
has ever been seen In that town. The
wheat rs growing on ground where 90.
tatCes were raised last year. The
ground was not ploug1led for the wheat
only narrowed.
John r. Hubbard is one Of the larxe8f +
bee keepers In East Bucksport. He iook
up two hives last week that contained
ABOUT ~ pounds Of honey each. He has
~ hives. He says that this season h.sx
not been very profitable one for beef
II being too wet the first part Of the s,lm
mer. Mr.. Hubbard has complete control
o. ms bees. and handles them as though 4
they were flies when they swarm, and Is
an expert guide to find wild bees In the
forest.
An Emblem Cer.er ccrrespondent
writes: The hay crop is housed, ana
II EmbGen and vicinity will be about
average one. on the whole, the grass
being frozen and killed out on the low.
wet farms, while the high. dry AMI
sandy soils. having an abundance OF
rain. have done better than usual. The
potato crop promises to be small.as the
rust has already struck the vines.
Grain sown early on dry land looks
well. and is being harvested. No VIM
ter apples and but little fall fruit In this
town.
Prof Charles Mayberry Of Cleveland,
Ohio. has bought the Mains farm in
Windham. This spring he spread a
large amount of superphosphate and
many tons of gas lime upon it. He has
purchased large quantity of the raw
material used in the preparation Of
fertilizers and will have it mixed ac-
cording to formula of his own. He
cut SO tons of hay this year. This fall
he will erect barn with modern i'm
Iiovements. The farm is well drained
with sewer pipe. Mr.. Woodbury. Mains,
the former owner. had a civil engineer
and the pipe was laid under his direc-
ton.
Prospect farmer writes of the crop
indications in that section as follows:
People in Town are well through haytng
on up land, but there is as yet large
amount OF salt marsh to be cut The
crop Of hay is one-third better than last
year. The potato crop will be a sure fail
ure in this vicinity. The potatoes are
very small and a large amount OF them
are rotten. The apple crop will be light
the trees look free from any apples. The
cranberry crop can be put In with the
o;hers. There will be but very few
raised. If we have late frOsts the bean
crop will be all right. n not. there will
be a very light crop. We do not see
much to encourage the farmer. Butter Z
end eggs have been down TO the lowest
mark all the season. although prices are
little better now. The outlook Il very
POOR for great many