Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-08-21

reports being from 80 to 20 bbls Ito the
acre. A. T.. Irving OF fresqI Isle.
dug quarter OF an acre which tnetted
him $3S.
G. T.. DurreIl Of Madison has d haIf
acre Of splendid blackberry bushes
from which he viii pick 40 bushels
Of large luscious fruit this year The
picking Is now at its height and he has
no difficulty in finding a quick market
for the berries. The plat was SGT To
blackberries years ago ana the scc-
ond year they produced good crop
G. r. Moray of Norway has nine
teen Brown Leghorn hens that made a
good record during the last four
months. These hens were hatctad in
June, 1900 The number of eggs gath
cred in the months mentioned was
April l55. May 2S5. Jane 332. July 2s3.
total 1.655. average ana two thirds
daily The smallest number Of eggs
gathered in one day was .; and the
largest 10.
A Parkhnrst Correspondent Write:
Potato buyers are looking over the
potato fields ready to buy anything
that win do 10 ship. Potatoes are not
ripe enough TO handle yet in ArOos-
took. and it will be unwisc to fill the
market with green potatoes. IL IL said
that everything comes to him that
waits, except the cows at milking
time If we have patience and wait q
few weeks We shall have nice, ripe pos,
price. no doubt. -
one ot tho finest milk farms in 's;a-
t.-, - l.
ii the ola Stone House farm in Bath.
Mr. Wing las a herd of thirty milk
cows ana !; number OF head Of other
stock. His stable ana dwelling house
are supplied with pure water. from an
ov-rfoWing spring on the premises and
his stable has all the most Improve
ed appliances for the tying up and con-
yenient feeding ana milking of cows,
and ne also has q we'll equipped dairy.
4 Dexter correspondent writes OF the
crop condition IN that section as fol-
lows. "''hc recent rains have done an
immense amount OF good 10 the corn
crop which IS growing and maturing
rapidly. ana il is more tlan probable
that the factories In this section Will
receive Il much larger amount for can
acreage Very naturally the corn
hackers and the farmers are feeling
= uch .lated over the prospects foi
they mean a good profit for both in
ter.sts. other crop, VIII undoubtedly
net good returns 10 the farmers this
year ana prominent among them po-
tatnes which are higher in market at
the present time by considerable than
is commonly the case at this time of
year. ana ports from northern Aroos-
took and other sections Of the state
seem 10 indicate that "A much greater
scarcity viii result. hence higher pric-
cv. ana just as much in way of return
nr nearly 50. as when the tubers are
much chearer. Within the past few
years there has been a growing dis
position upon the part OF the farmers |
In this sector 10 raise more potatoes |
ana many of tile farmers are adopting /
Aroostook methods in handling the |
crop. that is cultivation and hoeing a |
number ~ times ANA keeping at work
In their potato field. Those who do
this have found that the potatoes re-
spond u the treatment in 2 surpris-
ingly luxuriant manner and that as
compared with the old time methods of
one-h hceInE it is an improvement OF
about ~ per cent. in the quality ana |
amount of potatoes produced. With
the advent Of n starch factory in this
community another season there IS
reason for believing that the farmers
viii again turn their attention 10 the
growing OF tubers as OF old and that
their efforts viii prove successful.