Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-22
Z STATE HOUSE.
Board Bulletin Issued by Board
of Agriculture.
oe =. With Stock Feeding" and
matters of Agricultural Interest.
o0s' H'" Appointed Honorary Member Nc.
M"'ey National Memorial Association.

1 ~ Viz state Board n
;ns 'eui'ure' contains a very interest
ms articie on Stock Feeding" which
e present time is a matter o.
aoie discussion among tn,
a'n'ers. A newspaper bulletin of IN,
Agricultural Experiment Sta.
,o"' on The Cinch Bug" is given
ueaerioing the insect and telling of th,
uanlage 1t has wrought in wester,
'Na!he and the remedies therefor
Ahe average of crop conditions. Sent
l. as given by The Crop Reporter ),
We're as follows:
average condition of crops in Maine
sept. l, or when harvested; Corn q.
per cent; wheat. 80 per cent. rye az
pei CENT oats. "a per cent; barley. "a
pe' ceh'.' potatoes. so per cent; app,es
per cent. Average condition. Sent
l, OF When harvested, for 10 wears
eorh' " per cent; wheat, 90 per cent
oats - per cent; rye, 90 per cent .
barley. vt per cent: potatoes. 81 per
cent; apples. 60 per cent.
The following averages of cron CON
o'tions are made by counties:
Androscoggin county ~ Yield and
quallty OF grain: Oats. yield. IS bush
els, quality, SIS per cent: barley vierd
- bushels. quality, Sc per cent Aver
age yield of sweet corn Der acre s2s
rotate prospects. 20 per cent. Potatoss
are not generally rotting very badly
iieiu Oh ensliage corn per acre. IS tons
amount OF stock fodder on hand. com
pared with average, los per cent.
Afoostook county-Yield of oats AZ
bushels, quality, 100 per cent. meas
yield. 30 bushels. quality, l05 ne,, cent :.
wheat yield. p bushels. quality. 1903
Per cent; barley, yield. SO bushels
qua!'S, " per cent; mixed grain.
Yield ~ bushels, quality. 100 per cent.
rotate prospects. los per cent. Pota
toes are rotting a very little: varieties
suffering most. Green Mountain and
Heoron. Amount of stock fodder on
hand. l01 per cent.
Cumberland county-Yield of oars
% bushels; barley, - bushels; mixed
gram ~ bushels. Average Weld of
sweet ccrn per acre. SOS. Potato pros
Pects, % per cent. Considera Bile rot Of
potatoes reported. Yield Of ensilage
corn per acre, Is tons. Amount of stock
todcer. los per cent.
Franklin county-Yield of oats. -
bushels. quality. 50 per cent: peas.
yield Il bushels, quality. 80 per cent. :.
wheat yield, 10 bushels. quality. 100 per
cent: rye, yield, l. bushels. quality.
100 per cent: barley, yield. 20 bushels.
quality. los per cent: mixed grain.
Yield. = bushels. Potato prospects. IS
per cent a very little rot reported
Amount of stock fodder on hand. Ile
per cent.
Hancock county-Yield of oats, 80
bushels, quality, SO per cent peas
quality. 80 per cent; barley yield, %
bushels. quality. 50 per cent. mixed
grain. yield. SO bushels. quality. IS per
cent. Potato prospects. 81 per cent
But Very little rot reported. Yield of
ensilage corn per acre. IA tons. Amount
Of stock fodder. 3s per cent.
kennebec county-Yield of oats, "a
bushels, quality, 80 per cent; barley,
yield. "A bushels, quality, IS per cent;
mixed grain. yield So bushels. Yield
of sweet corn per acre. So. Potato
prospects, Il per cent. Some rot re-
ported from most sections. Green
Mountain affected most. Yield Of en-
.'iidSt vi a. fCI dtl', IL lpIiN. 1hiiiodilt
of stock fodder on hand. los per cent.
Knox countrywide of oats. 81 bush
els; wheat 20 bushels: barley. 81 BUSH
els. Yield of sweet corn per acre. s3S.
Potato prospects, 101 per cent. No rot
of any amount reported Amount of
stock fodder on hand, los per cent.
Lincoln county-Yield Of oats. SO
IIlGholG 100 cent
yield 70 bushels. quality. 80 per cent;
wheat. yield, % bushels; rye. yield, 10
bushels; barley. yield. % bushels; mixed
grain, yield, 80 bushels, quality. 100
per cent. Average yield of sweet corn
per acre. s3S. Potato prospects 6o per
cent. Potatoes are not rOtting to any
extent. Amount of stock fodder, 1o3
per cent.
oxford county-Yield of oats. 2S
bushels; wheat. yield Is bushels. quail
ity. IS per cent: rye, yield, 10 bushels,
quality, 9S per cent; barley, yield, 80
bushels. Yield of sweet corn per acre,
s42. Potato prospects, - per cent. But
very little rot in most sections. Yield
of ensilage corn per acre, 10 tons.
Of stock fodder on hand. ll9
Penobscot county-Yield of oats. II
bushels. quality. 81 per cent; wheat.
yield. 20 bushels; barley, yield. % BUSH
els. quality 80 per cent: mixed gram.
yield 80 bushels. Yield of sweet corn.
S39 Potato prospects. 80 per cent 70
tatos are rotting some in several sec
tons Variety affected most. Gfeea
Mountain. Yield of ereilage CON. 10
tons Amount of stock fodder. loi per
cent.
PiScatauuis county-Cluality oi oats.
81 per cent; mixed grain. IS per cent
Potato prospects. 70 per cent. But We
little rot reported. Amount Of stock
fodder on hand. i01 per cent.
Sagaddhoc county-lield OF oats -
bushels. Potato prospects, 81 per cent.
Some indications of rot reported. Va
riety mentioned as most affected. iearl
of Savoy. Yield of ensilaSe corn Der
acre. 16 tons. Amount Of stock fodder.
100 per cent.
Somerset county-Yield of oats. 80
bushels, quality. 100 per cent: mixed
grain, yield. 80 bushels. quality, 100 per
cent. Yield of sweet corn. $40 Potato
prospects. 1903 per cent. Potatoes are
in