Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-09-04


The acreage Of corn planted indicates
an increase Of about l,5 per cent ovel
the acreage harvested last year. IN.
increase In acreage Is In the main wei
distributed. The average condition ol
the growing crop Was 50 5, as compared
with s6.5 on July lst, lS99.
The condition OF winter wheat shows
4 further decline during June, being
SOS on July 1T, as compared with 50
on June lat. The average condition OF
spring wheat Is IS 2, ss compared with
~ } one month ago.
The amount OF whest remsiling In the
hands OF farmers on July lst Is estimated
AZ about 81 ,000, 900 bushels or the eqaivs.
lent OF 90 per cen, OF the crop Of 1899
The average condition Of the ost crop
was 81 ) as compared with 81 one
mouth ago.
There IL an indicated Increase of
per cent Ia the acreage in potatoes. The
average condition OF potatoes on July
1T WAS 81 ; as compared with 90 on
July lst, 1899
Reports as to timothy and clover are
In the main exceedingly unfavorable.
There are likewise few important graz
ing states In which the condition OF
pastures does not compare very un-
tsvorshly with the ten year average.
On July lst there Was decline In the
condition Of apples since June ls', In al
Of the fourteen states having 3 ,0o0, 600 o!
upward apple trees In bearing. They
still have the promise OF AL exceptional
ly large crop. The condition In New
York Is ~ points above the ten year
average. In North Carolina IL Is 26, Ia
Maine 10. Pennsylyanis Is, Ohio 10,
Kansas Il, Virginia Il, Illinois IL,
Michigan 10, Missouri 5, Indisna and
Tennessee 4, kentucky and Iowa
point Sbove the respective averages for
the last ten years.
OXFORD COUNTY.
PARIs.-The apple crop will be about
the average and OF fine quality, without
spraying. would be very careful about
picking and packing. Use only clean
and sweet barrels, and mark every bar
rel 40 that I, will show just what 10 u.
Would sell before cold weather TO =
good reliable firm. | do not believe In
storing, and think IL would be hard 10
form satisfactory system Of co-opera-
tive selling. think the fruit raisers OF
VI aine will make more in the end II they
send only the best to foreign markets,
and would have every barrel marked
Maine Apples. ii. ID. HAMMOND.
HERRoN-I think Maine cannot COM
pete with Canada and the West In grow :
ing apples on large scale for market.
However, | do believe that nearly every
farmer 10 the state should grow apples,
pears, plums, and several varieties 81
small fruits, sufficient 10 supply his
family the year round. Then II his farm
i well adapted to fruit and he has lik-
ing for the business, he would not make
great mistake In growing for the gen
ersl market, ever bearing In mind that
one tree we'll used IL worth q dozen left
10 themselves. ISAAC z. BEARcE.
PoRrER.-The fruit industry 10 this
state, In my opinion, Is just In It's In
fancy. Farmers are beginning 70 find
out that orchsrding Ia paying business.
Many OF our hillsides have the right kind
Of soil 10 grow apple trees. An eastern
OF DuIlUSasltIu -lopc u fitictaoit, iu
my opinion. The varieties which
would recommend for the general market
are the Baldwin, Ben Davis, Northern
Spy, Snow, and perhaps few other
well colored winter varieties. For home
market | would choose the Wealthy. IL
Is one OF the best eating and cooking Sp-
pies ever knew. IL is OF large size, OF
dark red color, will keep until mid
winter, and Ia very productive and ex-
tremely hardy. think central points
in some localities for storing fruit, and
from which II could be shipped as the
market would seem 10 warrant, might
be Of great advantage. Great care
should be observed Ia asserting and
packing our apples In order 70 maintain
high reputation In the foreign markets
for honesty. | think spples should be
assorted into three classes, viz: No
extra, No. | and No. ,. No. extrs
should consist Of all the perfect, larges,
and highest eolored ones, and as near Of s
size as possible; No. l, Of the same
qualities except the high color; No. ?
OF merchantable apples remaining. The
packing should be done so that there
will De no moving or shaking OF the
fruit in the barrel. A. H. MASON
ANpRosCoGGrN COUNTY.