Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-09
STATE HOUSE.
Quarterly Bulletin Issued By
Agricultural Commissioner.
A Document Full Of Interest to the
Farmers of the State.
Many Corporations Have Filed Their
Certificates.

Inc quarterly bulletin issued by Hon.
a. w. Gilman of Foxcroft. commits
sioner of agriculture, has been issued
ana IS full Of interest. Following is a
brief synopsis of it's contents by coun-
ties.
AndroscoGgin county-Condition of
grass fields, as compared with average.
1o2 per cent. Condition of pastures. 1Ot
per cent. Acreage of grain sown this
season, as compared with average, 100
per cent. Acreage of potatoes 1O5 per
per cent. Acreage of corn, 1l9 per cent.
CONDITION OF fruit trees, 100 per cent.
Condition of small fruits, 50 per cent.
Varieties of apples which have bios
somed most fully, Rhode Island Green
ing and Ben Davis. There is no pros
pective damage to fruit from the cold
wave of May 8 and TO- in most sections.
But very few orchards will be sprayed.
Amount of hay on hand as compared
with last year, III per cent. Farmers
are not enlarging their operations to
any great extent.
Aroostook county-Condition of grass
nelds, 80 per cent. Condition of
pastures, 81 per cent. Acreage of grain
80 per cent; potatoes, Ill per cent {:
corn. 95 per cent. Condition of small
fruits, 81 per cent. Varieties of apples
that have blossomed most fully,
Wealthy and Duchess. No damage to
fruit from cold wave in May except in
few instances. But small per cent
of the orchards viii be sprayed
Amount of hay on hand, 43 per cent
Farmers, as Il rule, are enlarging their
operations, and more enthusiasm pre-
walls than formerly.
Cumberland county-Condtion Of
grass fields, 80 per cent. Condition of
pastures, 9S per cent. Acreage of grain,
80 per cent; potatoes, 102 per cent;
corn. 10 per cent. Condition of fruit
trees. 104 per cent. Condition of small
fruits, | per cent. There is no pros
pective damage to fruit from the cold
wave in MAY. But few orchards will
he sprayed. Amount of hay on hand.
95 per cent. In most localities more
enthusiasm prevails than in former
years.
Franklin county-Condition of grass
fields, 90 per cent. Condition of pas
lures, % per cent Acreage of grain,
100 per cent: potatoes, 10l per cent;
corn. 10J per cent. Condition of fruit
trees, los pcr cent: small fruits, 10G
per cent. Varieties of apples that have
blosSOmcd most fully, RuSSet, Ben Da-
Wis. Harvey and Greening. But very
little dama:re to fruit from the cold
wave is pcrccptiblc. About > per cent
of the orchards will be sprayed. Amount
Of hay on hand, 106 per cent. Farmers
in some sections are keeping more
stock and raising more corn, and n
somewhat greater degree of enthusi-
asm prevails than in former years.
Hancock c0unty-Condition of grass
fields, 9S rcr cent. Condition Of pas
turcs. 50 per cent Acreage of grain.
~ per cent: potatoes. 103 per cent;
corn. 100 per cent. Condition of fruit
trees 10i per cent. Condition of small
fruits, % per cent. Varieties of apples
that have blossOmed most fully,
Crcening and Baldwin. No prospective
damage to fruit from the cold wave in
May Per cent. of orchards that Will
be spra yed, II. Amount of hay on hand,
So per cent. Farmers are slightly en-
iarging their operations in some locali-
ties.
Kennebec county-COndition Of grass
fields, % per cent. Condition of pas
lures, 90 per cent. Acreage of grain,
100 per cent: potatoes, 80 per cent;
corn. 10 Der cent. Condition of fruit
trees, 90 per cent. Condition of small
fruits. 50 Der cent. Varieties of apples
that have blossomed most fully, Green
inc. Roxburv Russct, BellfloWer and
Son Davis. Fruit was not damaged BY
the cold wave 10 any extent. Per cent.
of orchards that will be sprayed. :.
Amount of hay on hand, 105 per cent.
Farmers are generally enlarging their
operations to n small extent, and 4
good degree of enthusiasm prevails in
most parts.
Knox county-Condition of grass
fields, 102 per cent. Condition OF pas
lures, 81 per cent. Acreage OF gram
lO9 per cent; pototaes, 1l3 per cent:
corn. lOl per cent Condition of fruit
trees. los per cent Condition of small
fruits "a per cent. Some damage TO
small fruit from the cold wave of May
. and 10, III some sections. Per cent. Of
orchards that will be sprayed, q.
Amount of hay on hand. 90 per cent
Quite a number of farmers are cnlarS-
ing their operations to some extent
Lincoln county-Condition of grass
fields 1O4 per cent. Condition of pas
lures. 101 per cent. Acreage OF gram,
gS per cent: potatoes. 1O2 per cent
corn. 1O9 per cent. Condition OF fruit
trees, los per cent. Condition OF small
fruits. 1Ol per cent. Plums were dam
aged slightly by the cold wave of May
0 and 10 in some sections. but there IS
no perceptible damage to apples. Rut
yery few Of the orchards Will be spray
ed. Amount of nay on hand. 10 per
cent, Many farmers are enlarginS their
operations somewhat.
oxford county-Condition of grass
fields. % per cent. Condition of pas
lures. . per cent. Acreage of grain, 10
per cent: potat toes, &c per cent; corn.
l05 per cent Condition of small fruits.
SO per cent Varieties of apples that
have blossomed most fully, Baldwin.
Greening. Wealthy. Spy and Ben
Davis There is no prospective damage
to fruit from the cold wave in May.
six per cent of the orchards viii be
sprayed Amount of hay on hand. lO9
nar cent In many sections farmers
are erlarging their operations.
Penobscot county-Condition of grass