The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-24
NOTES FROM NEARBY FARMS.

Councilman A. X. Jackson is making
numerous improvements at his farm on the
Poor's Mills road. He is building an addi-
ton to his barn, 24X45, making the whole
size 6SX45. Instead of standing his cattle in
the barn with their heads toward the barn
floor, as in most teupS, he has built trans
verse walks leading from the barn floor, and
the animals face these on each side. The
feeding and watering is done from these
walks. section OF the barn where he
formerly stood head now accommodates
10 comfortably, while the work of feeding
and cleaning out is leSsened Another i'm
provement is force pump near the stable
door, with supply of hose capable of
throwing water over all parts of the build
lngs, and so arranged as to be most conven-
lent for watering the stock. The supply is
from well recently dug, 81 feet deep and 10
feet in diameter The pump was made by
W. l.. Bennett of South Montville MI
jackson runs milk route in the city. His
milk room where the supply is put up is
l2xl5, ceiled all over with hard pine, and
very conveniently arranged
The Maple Dairy Farm of c. w. Shorey
at Waldo entire is kept we'll abreast of the
times by its enterprising proprietor. He is
building an addition to the barn, 42X1S, to
give additional room for stalls, storage of
tools, carriages and machinery. All the
lumber for the addition was cut on the farm
and sawed at the near by mills of Joseph
Ellis and f. Merriam x Son. The water
supply on this farm comes in a pipe from a
reservoir on a hill some 30 rods away and
about 30 feet above the level of the buildings
There are faucets in the various parts of the
house, in the milk room and stable, with
gravity force enough for all purposes.
The milk dealers report a gradual increase
in the demand for milk put up in glass jars,
as customers find it an Improvement both in
convenience and cleanliness The milk put
up in the jars is thoroughly mixed in the
milk room, and of uniform quality, while
that taken from the cans on the team is nee
essarily uneven unless great care is taken
to agitate it thoroughly as the milk is used
out. The milk from all the teams deliver
ing in the city now tests an excess of but
ter fat over the legal amount.
The farmers in this vicinity who have had
their cattle dehorned are we'll satisfied with
the change, and hornless herds are the rule,
rather than the exception, in the barns of
the more progressive farmers.
Many farmers hereabouts are now using a
combination machine that is capable of do
ing nearly all the work on ''hoed crops'' 1t
is mounted on two wheels, drawn by two
horses, and the operator rides Oh comfort
able seat and adjusts his machine by use of
levers within convenient reach of hand or
foot. First an ordinary pillow of any size or
style required can be attached for any kind
of blowing. The pillow removed and spring
teeth put in and the machine becomes an
adjustable spring tooth harrow, capable of
light Or deep work. Another change and it
burrows, drops the phosphate and seed and
covers them. Still another change, and you
have cultivator, and finally, for potatoes a
digger can be attached. The changes are
quickly and easily made and those who have
the machines are highly pleased with them.