Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22
Maine Farming Notes.

Four new barns going up on Lubcc
Ridge indicate prosperity for the farmers
of that section.
The creamery At sherman Mills is
turning ont from 2n0 to 20 pounds Of cx-
Cclient butter a day.
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery made IN
the month Of May 23.0o0 pounds OF butter.
a gain Of over 5000 pounds over the same
month Of last year
Hay is now bringing SIS a ton in the
Bath market ana Indications point tow
ards the price going much higher. Owing
to lack Of rain the fields nave become
very thin and it looks as if they would
only afford a small crop
Rowland Rogers Of Bowdon. has plant
ed four acres Of potatoes. Mr.. Rogers
says ne can raise good potatoes without
using commercial fertilizers but if the
season is unfdvorable they are beneficial
70 force the potatoes along.
The Knight Bros. Of Deer Isle, now
have 1900 chickens hatched out. The last
hatch brought ont lG2 fine chicks from 10
eggs placed in an incubator. They have
now stopped Matching ana will commence
killing in few days
This is the time to watch for potato
bugs. A. there WAS no frost i'm the
ground last winter the bugs WIN be out
in large forces this season. The most
economical way to apply Paris green is
with plaster. III the white plaster is used
one can see when it is thoroughly mixed.
w. a. Elwcn Nc South Waldoboro, has
1000 annie, pear ana plum trees. ana he
Is looking for good crop. His Downing
gOuseberrics are planted in the drain
from his barn. ana are looking nicely.
He cultivates Snyder hlackberries and
doesn't allow the catcrpillars to get ahead
Of him.
Ten and 4 half tons Of ice are chopped
up daily ut the Turner Centre creamery.
1t is packed about the cream which Is
sent away The cream is sent in ten gal
lon cans; each can Is enclosed in a wood
on box ana the space between the sides
Of the box and the can is filed with ic"-
A machine. which is run by steam. il
used for chopping the ice
Col J. f. Thaycr Of Maplehurst farm.
Lancaster, Mass in recent trip TO the
Rangeleys. stopped a Andover and saw
BILLY" Gregg drive J. w. Thompson $
two-year-old tilIy Nelldora, down tn
road to cart. and pronounced her the
fastest year-old he had ever seen.
Col ThaYer breeds few colts himself
rs any one who looks over the stables
for youngsters will allow. lie owned
Ralph Wilkes, 2.o6aI. ana now has the
great sire Baron Wilkes. PTS, besides the
exceedingly well bred. good sire. Allan
dorf, 2l9l2. SO his IDEAS count somewhat.
\ ST. George correspondent writes:
THE crows are causing more or less
trouble among the farmers. We saw one
farmer place a large quantity of newspa-
per on the garden patch. and put small
stone on one corner To weight ii down.
leaving the light part to move about, and
when ii is in motion il will make 1
rustling noise ana thereby frightcn the
crows. This idea seems to work well
where all other objects fail Except fire
arms) ana IL farmers want to save their
crops from being destroyed by the ma
raudcrs they will do wei to try it
In speaking Of stock raising ana what
is most profitable, the instance is recalled
Of two Durham cows owned by the late
Perry Moore, who, by the way. was one
of Anson's best farmers. These COWS had
calves for five years in succession that
sold when three months old for SIS per
pair. 1t will be seen that the cows pro-
duced $315 in calves during these five
years, to say nothing Of the milk which
they constantly furnished. The secret
of Mr. Moores success was that he had
good pure bloOded animals and kept their
product the same The farmer who has
the best stock, whether it be Jerseys.
Durhams or Herefords. is the man who
breeds on distinct lines and is very care
full to do this. The days Of the mongrel
are gone. The Jersey OK, the half-blood
ed Hereford and the Durham that repre-
sents all breeds or represents none. are
things Of the past to the progressive man.
No one can afford to raise inferior farm
animals. The best is none too good AMI
the only ones that give satisfactory re-
suits. and this class will always do II,
/ and make farming pay-North Ans o.
(! Union Advocate.