Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-29
Reports Of Conditions in All
Parts Of Maine.
Grain and Hay Products Are Above
the General Average.
Apple Crop Shows Big Increase Over
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Amount of hay crop. as compared with
average los per cent. Condition of
grain, 101 per cent. Condition of fruit
"a per cent. Amount of apple crop as
compared with last year. 134 per cent
Condition of the corn crop; sweet, 29
per cent; yellow, 80 per cent Acreage
of corn: sweet. 100 per cent: yellow,
los per cent. Condition of potato crop.
Sc per cent. Rust appeared on pota-
toes in most sections when about two
thirds grown. Potatoes We're not
sprayed with Bordeaux mixture to any
extent. New insecticides used, BoxaI
in. few instances, with good results
AROOSTOOK COUNTY.-Amount
of hay crop, 1OS per cent. Condition of
grain, 81 per cent. Condition of fruit,
"a per cent. Amount of apple crop as
compared with last year, "a per cent.
Condition of the potato crop, 80 per
cent. Potatoes have rusted quite bad
ly, the rust appearing when from two
thirds to three-fourths grown, and are
rotting some. From fifty to seventy
five per cent. of the potatoes have
been sprayed with Bordeaux mixture,
generally with good results where ap-
piled early and thoroughly. No new
Insecticides used to any extent.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.-Amount
of hay crop. 116 per cent. Condition of
grain. 107 per cent. Condition of fruit,
so per cent. Amount of apple crop as
compared with last year, 1S9 per cent.
Condition of the corn crop: sweet, 81
per cent; yellow. 81 per cent. Acreage
of corn: sweet. 81 per cent; yellow. 1871
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S3 per cent Rust has appeared on
potatoes quite extensively, usually
when about two thirds grown. But
little Bordeaux mixture has been used.
No new insecticides reported.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.-Arount o.
hay crop. H. per cent. Condition of
grain. 100 per cent. Condition of fruit.
SO per. cent. Amount of apple crop as
compared with last year,, IS per cent.
Condition of the corn crop: sweet. 40
per cent; yellow, 40 per cent. Acreage
of corn: sweet. so per cent; yellow, 105
per cent Condition of the potato crop,
IS per cent. Rust appeared upon pota-
toes to.a large extent, when nearly ma
ture. No Bordeaux mixture used. No
new insecticides reported.
HANCOCK COUNTY-Amount OF
hay crop, 106 per cent. Condition Of
grain, "a per cent. Condition of fruit,
20 per cent. Amount of apple crop as
compared with last year?l45 per cent
Condition of the corn crop: sweet, AZ
per cent: yellow, 40 per cent. Acreage
of corn: sweet, 100 per cent: yellow, 81
per cent. Condition of the potato crop.
IS per cent. Potatoes are rusting and
rotting quite badly in most parts of the
county. Bordeaux mixture has been
used in many sections, with generally
good results. New insecticides, Bow
ker's Boxal, with fair results.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.-Amount of
hay crop, 106 per cent. Condition OF
grain, 101 per cent. Condition of fruit,
20 per cent. Amount of apple crop as
compared with last year, So
per cent. Condition of the corn
crop: sweet, 80 per cent: yellow, AZ
per cent. Acreage of corn: sweet, 81
per cent; yellow, 105 per cent. Condi-
ton of potatoes, sc per cent. Rust APP
peared on potatoes when nearly ma
tured, in most sections. But very little
Bordeaux mixture has been used. New
insecticides used, Quick Death, with
poor results. the leaves being injured;
Black Death and Red Death, with fair
results: Bowkers Boxal, with good re-
suits in most instances.
KNOX COUNTY-Amount of hay
crop, 116 per cent. Condition of grain,
1OS per cent. Condition of fruit, 80 per
cent. Amount of apple crop as COM
pared with last year, 146 per cent.
Condition of the corn crop: sweet 81
per cent; yellow, 81 per cent. Acreage
of corn sweet, SO per cent; yellow.
1876 per cent. Condition of the potato
CROP As per cent. Potatoes are rust
ing badly, the rust having appeared
quite early in some instances Some
Bordeaux mixture has been used for
spraying potatoes. with good results.
Boxal has been used to limited eX-
| tent. for potato bugs, with varying re-
suits.
LINCOLN COUNTY.-Amount of
hay crop 10S per cent. Condition of
grain, 1O3 per cent. Condition of fruit.
| So per cent. Amount of apple or p as
compared with last year, so per cent.
| Condition of the corn crop: sweet. 81
per cent: yellow, AZ per cent Acreage
of corn: sweet. 100 per cent; yellow
100 per cent Condition OF the potato
crop. 73 per cent. Potatoes are rustlns
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some in most sections. No Bordeaux
mixture used. No new insecticides re-
ported.
| OXFORD COUNTY.-Amount OF
| nav crop 109 per cent. .'on liticn 81
grain. 1O6 per cent. Condition of fruit,
ca per cent. Amount of apple crop as
compared with last year, 30 per cent.
Condition of corn: sweet, 35 per cent;
yellow. IS per cent. Acreage Of corn:
sweet. 81 per cent: yellow. 96 per cent.
! Condition of the potato crop, 81 per
cent. Potatoes have generally rusted
when nearly grown and are rottirg
quite badly. Bordeax mixture was
used TO some extent, with fair results.
| New insecticides, Bowker's Boxai,
with good results
PENOBSCOT COUNTY--Amount
| Of hay crop. los per cent Condition OF
graino 107 per cent. Condition OF frult
70 per cent Amount of apple crop as
compared with last year, 80 per cent
Condition Of the corn crop: sweet, 81
per cent: yellow. Sc per cent. Acreage
of corn: sweet, IS per cent; yellow
1912 per cent. Condition of the potato
c-op 70 per cent. Rust on potatoes is
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