Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-10-12
and IN oranges during the fall months
The following averages of crop con-
ditions are made by counties:
ANDROSCOGcSIN r~oTrNrv


ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
Acreage of corn, yellow, 81 per cent;
sweet, 81 per cent. Condition of fruit.
81 per cent. Potato prospects. q per
cent; considerable rot reported in all
varieties. particularly late planted.
Yield of ensilage corn, Is tons. Amount
Of stock fodder on hand. 112 per cent.
AROOsTOOK COUNTY.
Yield of oats. As bushels; quality, 100
per cent; peas, quality, 100 per cent;
wheat, yield. 90 bushels, quality, 100
per cent; rye, quality. 10 per cent;
barley. quality, 100 per cent. Condition
Of fruit, II per cent. Potato prospects
40 per cent; all varieties rotting except
Dakota Red and Bliss Triumph.
Amount of stock fodder. 112 per cent.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Acreage Of corn. yellow, 66 per cent;
sweet. ITO per cent. Oats, yield, 40
bushels; quality, so per cent; barley,
quality, Is per cent; mixed grain, quail
ity.. 80 per cent. Condition of fruit, 27
per cent. Potato prospects, So per cent;
much rot reported; varieties suffering
most, Early Rose, Fill Basket, New
Queen. Beauty Of Hebron. Yield of en-
silage corn per acre, 20 tons. Amount
of stock fodder on hand. 113 per cent.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Acreage of corn, yellow, 81 per cent;
sweet, so per cent. Yield of oats. Is
bushels; quality. 70 per cent; barley,
yield, 20 bushels; quality, 60 per cent.
Condition of fruit, % per cent. Potato
prospects, 35 per cent; much rot report
ed; all varieties affected, Early Rose
and Hebrons suffering most Yield of
ensilage corn, eight tons. Amount of
stock fodder, 10S per cent.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Acreage of corn, yellow, "A per cent;
sweet, So per cent. Quality of oats, IS
per cent; barley, 80 per cent. Condi-
ton of fruit. SO per cent. Potato pros
poets, 10 per cent; all varieties rotting
badly, particularly Early Rose. Yield
of ensilage corn, IA tons. Amount of
stock fodder, 112 per cent.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Acreage of corn, yellow, 81 per cent;
sweet, 67 per cent. Yield of oats, 81
bushels: barley, q bushels; mixed
grain, 25 bushels. Condition of fruit,
18 per cent. Potato prospects. 33 per
cent; very much rot reported, all varie-
ties affected. Yield of ensilage corn.
10 tons. Amount of stock fodder, 101
per cent.
KNOX COUNTY.
Acreage of corn, yellow. IS per cent;
sweet, SO per cent. Yield of oats, 35
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yield, 20 bushels; barley, yield, so
bushels; quality, 95 per cent; mixed
grain, quality, 100 per cent. Condition
of fruit, SO per cent. Potato prospects,
Is per cent. Yield of ensilage corn, u
tons. Amount of stock fodder, 11S per
cent.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Acreage of corn. yellow, 72 per cent:
sweet, IS per cent; yield of oats, IS
bushels, quality, 80 per cent; barley,
yield. Is bushels, quality, 100 per cent.
Condition of fruit, per cent; potato
% per cent; considerable rot
reported. all varieties affected. Amount
of stock fodder, 11S per cent.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Acreage of corn, yellow, 81 per cent;
sweet, 67 per cent; yield of oats. 2s
bushels; rye, Is bushels; mixed grain.
20 bushels. Condition of fruit. 16 per
cent; potato prospects, SO per cent;
rot reported, varieties suf
fering most. Hebrons, Prolific, Early
Rose and Early Ohio; yield Of ensilage
corn, IS tons. Amount of stock fod-
der, 122 per cent.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
Acreage of corn, yellow, "a per cent. |
sweet, 95 per cent. Yield of oats, 80
bushels, quality, 70 per cent; quality of
peas, Sc per cent; wheat, 100 per cent:
rye, IS per cent; yield of barley, IS
bushels, quality, 80 per cent; quality Of
mixed grain, SO per cent. Condition of
fruit, 25 per cent. Potato prospects, SO
per cent: very much rot reported; va
reties most affected, New Queen, Early |
Rose, Hebrons. Yield of ensilage corn |
nine tons. Amount of stock fodder, 81
per cent.
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY.
Acreage of corn, yellow, 81 per cent; |
sweet, Sc per cent. Quality of oats. |
30 per cent; barley, IS per cent; mixed |
grain, 80 per cent. Condition Of fruit |
35 per cent. Potato prospects. Sc per |
cent; all varieties rotting to some eX-
tent, Early Rose. Early Queen, Heb
rons and Burbanks most. Amount of
stock fodder, 123 per cent.
SAGADAHOC COUNTY.
Acreage of corn, yellow. so per cent: |
sweet, SO per cent. Yield of oats, 80 |
bushels. quality IS per cent; quality of
peas, 80 per cent; wheat, 100 per cent;
barley, yield, Is bushels, quality, 50 per
cent; mixed grain, yield, 35 bushels.
Condition of fruit, 80 per cent. Potato
26 per cent; considerable rot
reported; all varieties affected to some
extent. Amount of stock fodder, 107
per cent.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Acreage of corn, yellow, SO per cent;
sweet, SO per cent. Yield of oats, "a
bushels, quality. rs per cent; peas,
yield, 10 bushels, quality, GO per cent;
rye, yield, II bushels; barley, yield, 16
bushels, quality, IS per cent; mixed
grain, yield, 80 bushels, quality, 80 per
cent. Condition of fruit, % per cent.
Potato prospects, Al per cent; much
rot reported, early varieties suffering