Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-27

by frequent borrowings, the last OF
which is done on the same day it is
planted. A perfect seed bed is made
about 800 pounds of commercial fertil-
izer is put in the hill at planting, and
in two or three days after planting the
American double wheel cultvator is
run over the piece and!its use con-
tinued (shallow) until the. Corn is too
large. No hand hoeing is needed.
OTIS MEADER.
Clinton-The cold wave of May and
~ destroyed nearly all the caterpillars.
Even the gooseberry and currant worm
have not yet made their appearance
When the apple trees commenced to
blossom there was some frost on low
ground that probably DESTROYED the
apple crop in that region, while so
much wet weather through the bios
soming period has done much damage
to the apple and honey crop every
where. JOHN REYNOLDS.
Fayette-I think the farmers are
awake to the fact that it is for their
interest to grow more of their grain
feeds tnan they have been in the habit
of doing in the past few years. And [
think, also, that the growing of beef
animals is attracting the attention of
some. The present high price of beef
should stimulate many more of our
farmers to take hold of the matter of
growing beef. There is sufficient room
Tor both the beef and dairy interests
to thrive in our State.
GEORGE UNDERWOOD.
HalloWeil-Corn is the leading crop
in this vicinity. The leading indus
tries on my own farm are fruit raising
and dairying. My method of fruit
raising is to topdress and mulch. For
topdressing | use light manure, ashes,
bone meal and muriate of potash. Our
method of corn raising Cfor ensilage
only is to spread manure on inverted
sod, or plow it under, and after
sufficient narrowing plant with a corn
planter which distributes fertilizer at
the same time, using from 300 to 400
pounds to the acre of special fertilizer
for that crop. We use no Weeder. We
run the cultivatOr as often as we can,
and hand hoe if we have time.
w. p. ATHERTON.
Pittston-For corn, spread the
stable manure on the ground, harrow
it IN, and do a good deal of narrowing.
| plant with a planter, using some
fertilizer | sometimes harrow the
ground. before the corn comes up, and
cultivate as soon as l can see the rows
and two times after, if possible. Il
spray potatoes with Paris green and
Bordeaux mixture, as often as neces-
sary to Kill the bugs, from one to three
times. |. n. LAPHAM.
Clnton-In my opinion corn is theI
best crop that can possibly be grown on
the farm. We plant five or six acres
each year on green sWard. PloW inI
land that produces about
one and one-half tons of hay per acre,
and as soon as the land can be worked
in the spring commence to harrow. III
| can harrow six or eight times before
planting, | DO so. After planting / rum
the Weeder about every eight days until
the corn is quite large, then use thel
cultivator. using a short, single tree.
use no barn dressing for corn, but drill
in. with King of Corn Field planter,
500 pounds of Stockbridge corn and
grain manure. to each acre. My meth
cd of destroying potato beetle ana
slugs is to so over them three or four
times with Paris green and plaster, but
this year-I shall use Bowkcrs Boxal.
How many pounds each of nitrogen,
acid and potash will fifteen
tons Of corn Gas generally grown for
the silo) remove from the soil
f. III. GERALD.