Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-23
PENOBsCOT COUNTY.

PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
Condition of grass fields, Sc per cent.
Condition of pastures, 50 per cent.
Acreage of grain, lei per cent; potatoes,
Jos per cent; corn, 1O4 per cent. Condi-
ton of fruit trees. los per cent. Condi-
ton Of small fruit trees. 101 per cent
Varieties of apples poisoning most
fully, Baldwin, Greening and Ben
Davis. There was a little damage TO
small fruits from the cold wave in May.
Twelve pcr cent. of the orchards will
he sprayed Amount of hay on hand, 60
per cent. Farmers in most parts have
more interest and enthusiasm than in
former years.
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY.
Condition of grass fields, 10 per cent.
| Condition Of pastures, 81 per cent.
Acreage Of grain, 103 per cent; potatoes,
| los per cent; corn, los per cent. Condi-
ton of small fruits, SO per cent. Early
Iapples have blossOmed most fully.
some localities report considerable
| damage to fruit from the cold wave of
| May 8 and 10. Per cent. of the or
chards that will be sprayed, 1t.
| Amount Of hay on hand 80 per cent.
Farmers are quite generally charging
their dairy business ana raising more
| fodder crops.
SAGADAHOC COUNTY.
Condition Of grass fields, 106 per cent.
| Condition of pastures, 102 per cent.
| Acreage Of grain, 96 per cent; potatoes,
9S per cent: corn, IL per cent. Condi-
ton Of fruit trees, 100 per cent. Condi-
ton Of small fruits, 81 per cent. Varie-
IL Of apples blossoming most fully, r..
| /. Grcening. But few of the orchards
viii be sprayed Amount Of hay on
hand. 10 per cent. An increased inter-
est in nearly all branches of farming
IL quite generally reported.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Condition of grass fields, So per cent.
Condition Of pastures, 80 per cent.
| Acreage of grain, 90 per cent; potatoes,
10j per cent; corn, 100 per cent. Condi-
ion Of fruit trees. G3 per cent. Condi-
| lion Of small fruits. s. per cent. Va
lictics Of apples blossoming most fully,
Duchess, Grcening Ben Davis. But
very little damage to fruit from the
cold wave. Nine per cent. of the or
chards Will bo sprayed. Amount Of hay
on hand, o. per cent. Farmers gen.
orally are not charging their opera
| tons to any extent, although in some
| localities they are doing more than ever
| before, and many improvements are be-
| ing made.
WALDO COUNTY.
Condition Of grass fields, 30 per cent.
| Condition Of pastures. IS per cent.
| Acreage of grain, 100 per cent; potatoes,
100 per cent: corn, l2t per cent. Condi-
tion Of fruit trees. % per cent. COndi-
ton OF small fruits. % per cent. Va
rietics Or apples that have blosomed
most fully, Il. |. Grccning ana King.
Fruit was not damaged to any extent
by the cold wave Of May ana 10. Si;:
per cent. of the orchards will be spray
cd. Amount of hay on hand, 40 per
cent Farmers are taking more than
usual interest in the business, ana are
charging their operations somewhat.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Condition Of grass fields, 10l
per cent. Condition Of pastures.
81 per cent. Acreage Of grain,
| us per cent; potatoes, III per cent;
corn, "a per cent. Condition of fruit
trees. 105 per cent. Condition Of small
fruits, lO2 per cent. Varieties of apples
| blossoming most fully, BellflOwer, Ber
! Davis. Alexander ana Haas. But little
damage to fruit from the cold wave OF
| May Q ana 10. Seventeen per cent. Of
the orchards will be prayed. Amount
Of hay on hand. 11S per cent. In most
sections more farm products will bc
raised ana more enthusiasm is mani
| Tested than in former years.
YORK COUNTY
Condition Of grass fields, 195
per cent. Condition of pas
lures. 10i per cent. Acreage Of grain
1o1 per cent; potatoes, 100 per cent;
corn, 119 per cent. Condition of fruit
trees, ITO por cent. Condition Of small
fruits. 80 per cent Early varieties OF
apples ana Baldwins have blossomeo
most fully. No damage to fruit from
the cold wave except in a few instances
Five per cent. of the orchards will b,
sprayed Amount Of hay on hand, IL.
per cent. Farmers are not enlargine
their operations 10 any great extent
throughout the county, although IN
creased acreage of crops and much cn-
thusiasm are reported from some seq
tions.
GENERAL AVERAGE FOR STATE
Condition Of grass fields, 96 per cent
Conditiono Of pastures, "a per cent. Acre
Iagc of grain. 10l per cent: potatoes, l1i
lpcr cent; corn. 1nN per cent. Condition
Of fruit trcos. 1o2 per cent. Condition of
fruit trees, 102 per cent. Condition n
small fruits - per cent. Fruit was moi
seriously damaged by the cold wave OF
May ana 10. Per cent. of the orchards
that win b. sprayed, 10. Amount Of
hay on hand, 90 per cent. In nearly
every section Of the State some farmers
are charging their operations ana 9
greater degree of enthusiasm than il
former years is quite generally re-
ported.
Coming Local Events.