Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-12-13

the same sheep have another flock of
lambs. They are about three weeks old,
nine in all, and are growing nicely.
Daniel Brown, Richmond. ds one of the
nustllng farmers of that town He has IL
farm of 200 acres, cuts about 100 tons OF
hay, keeps 40 or. more head of stock, also
two work horses of 200 ibs, and a driv-
ing horse. He also does quite a business
in lumber.
w. iE. Gates, Phillips, the popular
cream collector for the Turner creamery
IN his vicinity, mas started a fine flock OF
shropshire sheep six ofthem. last spring,
ent appearances the whole flock will come
up to the heavy shearing of the six, last
spring.
A Newport correspondent writes: ''The
low cost of hay at present has had much
To do with increasing the prices of cows
and other stock in the estimation of
weli-known patron. In speaking of the
matter Saturday. he said that five years
than ne can now purchase for $50. He
said further that to get what he would
consider a good COW now one must pay
between $50 and $50. Another gentlemen
IN speaking of the prices of horses stated
that he was offered horse Friday,
weighing about 1400 sound and kind, for
$50. There is little food for thought In
these two statements both made by re-
liable men,"
f. j. Libby of Richmond, has a farm of
81 acres. Keeps 81 head of cattle, chiefly
pure bred Holsteins, four work horses
and drawing horse. He has pair of
ana another he uses on his milk route.
He also has a fine two-year-old stallion
weighing. 1000 lbs, very handsome, that
he intends to use for stock purposes. He
is breeder of Holstein cattle, and at the
head of his herd stands the bull Rich
mond a Leader, Weighing 2oeo lbs; which
Eastern Maine State and Maine State
fairs the past fall He wintered, last
winter, 40 head cattle, and sold 80 tons
hay.
Among Skowhegan's progressive farm
ers Chas. H. Loomis stands pretty well
up to the head Of the list. He has recent
~ thrashed out his grain, over 800 BUSH
els, besides cutting some l23 tons of hay
head of cattle and 175 sheep, and recently
sold his wool which he has held for five
years past for 500, shipping 1t to Mad
ison. Notwithstanding his advancing
years he is one of the busiest and hard
est working farmers hereabouts, his la
bors being accompanied by a goodly
amount of foresight and he furnishes an
example that many of our younger farm
ers would do well to follow.-North Anson
Union Advocate.
Wing Brothers Cranberry Co, Phil
lips. are the largest cranberry growers IN
this part, of the. State; They. started
acres in bearing condition, and 1A acres
more turfed, ready for the sand, when
they will haul this winter to have the
beds ready to set the vines in the spring
they have chance for IL acres. There
is large pond known as the Toothaker
pond, near this meadow. where they ges
their founta - head to overflow the beds.
The beds are so arranged that each bed
can be overfiowed separately if neces-
sary. They have built a dyke through
the center of this meadow for a. road,
consequently the picking and hauling -
made easy. There is a sand bank near at
hand from which they get the sand. They
| find a ready market for all the cranber-
rles they can raise.
G. g; Bracket Of Palmyra, has, just
| finished putting up wind mill which viii
pump the water which will be required by
the stock in his barn. Mr.. Bracket is
one OF the. most successful farmers III
of cattle, 4J sheep, and several horses.
BY bringing the water into his barn and
completing the arrangements which he
time in the care of his stock. The ami
mails will pc supplied with water in their
cribs at Intervals during the day, the
cribs being lined with galvanized iron.
Mr.; BracEett has at present 1s cows and
sells his milk to the condensed milk fac
tory. His herd of cows will be further
increased by four little later and he
table to take milk to the factory at New
port than to sell it TO creameries.
This Isl the time when the price of ap-
pies brings smile over the face of the
consequence buyers are plenty and the
price good one, where apples bring $500
per barrel to be shipped across the sea.
| 1t Is encouraging when the fruit grown
on the hillsides of Maine can tempt the
palate of our English cousins. And yet
this is not strange when it is remembered
that Maine apples are the best in the
world. They always find u market and
always bring a good price. Three differ
ent parties have been in this and neigh
boring towns the past week buying ap-
pleS and as a result almost every one
who had apples have sold them. Whitte-
more & Young of New Portland have
stored nearly three carloads in w. II.
Mcore's storage house for future ship
ment; Sawtelle & RILEY of Sidney,
shipped carload from Arson station,
Saturday morning, and one from this sta
ton, Wednesday, and Mr.. Lowell of
Pennington, another buyer, has collected
three carloads, two of which he bought
of the farmers on New Portland hill. BY
the way, on this hill there are many good
orchards and farmers who know how TO
raise apples. Nearly every one in this
section is selling themselves short this
time. It's a pretty clean sweep. The
buyers want the apples and the price
sells them quickly. so there will be a
complaint of the scarcity of Maine apples
In. the near future.-North Anson. Union
Advocate.