Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-23
CROP PROSPECTS,.
Quarterly Bulletin of Agri-
cultural Department Issued.
Gives the Present indications for
Every County in the State.
Condition of Grass Fields Average
Nearly 100 Per Cent.

Commissioner Gilman Of the aGri
cultural Department has just issued
the quarterly bulletin. This issue con
tains much valuable information con-
corning crops and crop prospects. The
following is a summary by counties:
ANDEOSCOGGIN COUNTY.
Condition Of grass fields, as compared
with average, lD2 per cent. Condition
Of pastures, 164 per cent. Acreage of
grain soWn this season, as compared
with average, 100 per cent. Acreage. Of
POTATOES, 10 per cont. Acreage Of
corn, 119 per cent. Condition a. fruit
trees, 100 cr cent. Condition OF small
fruits - per cent Varieties Of apples
which have blnssoncd most fully, IL. I.
GTcrnng ana Ben Davis. There is no
prospective damage 10 fruit from the
cola wave Of May ana 10. in most Sec
tons But very few orchards Will be
sprayed. Amount Of hay on hand as
compared with last year. 1T per cent.
Farmers are not charging their opera
lions to any great extent.
ARCOSTOOK COUNTY.
Conditions Of grass fields 50 per cent
Condition Of pastures, 81 pcr cent.
Acreage Of grain. 9S per cent; potatoes,
III per cent: corn, % per cent. Cond-
ton Of small fruits "a per cent. VA
.rictics of apples that have blOSsomed
most fully, Wealthy and DuchC IS. No
damage to fruit from colo wave i'm May
except in q few instances. But Il small
per cent Of the orchards will be spray
ed Amount Of hay on hand AZ per
cent. Farmers. as a rule, are cnlarg-
ing their operations, ana more enthuSi-
assn prevails than formerly.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Condition Of grass fields, 80 per cent.
Condition Of pastures, SO per cent.
Acreage Of grain, 80 per cent;
potatoes, 102 per cent; corn, IL
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 be
sprayed. Amount Of hay On hand, %
per cent. In most localities more en-
thusiasm prevails than in former years.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Condition of grass fields, 80 per
cent. Condition Of pastures, % per
cent Acreage Of grain, 100 per
cent; potatoes, 101 per cent; corn,
l05 per cent. Condition Of fruIJ
trees, los per cent; small fruits, 100 per
cent. Varieties of apples that have
bIossomcd most fully. Russet, Ben Da-
Wis, Harvey ana Greening. But very
little damage to fruit from the cold
wave is prrceptiblc. About , per cent.
of the orchards will be sprayed.
Amount of hay on hand. loo per cent.
Farmers in some sections are keeping
more stock ana raising more corn, and
Il somewhat greater degree of cnthusi-
asm prevails than in former years.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Condition of grass fields, % per
cent. Condition of pastures, 50 per
cent. Acreage Of grain. 81 per
cent: potatoes, 1O3 per cent; corn,
100 per cent. Condition of fruit
trees. 10l per cent. Condition of small
fruits. 81 Der cent. Varieties of apples
that have blossomed most fully, Green
ing and Baldwin. No prospective dam
age to fruit from the cold wave in May.
Per cent of orchards that Will be
sprayed, L. Amount of hay on hand
IS per cent. Farmers are slightly en-
Iarging their operations in some locail-
ties.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
tOntlllbl OF grass lltlu7, - ~
cent Condition Of pastures, 80 pei
cent Acreage of grain, 100 pei
cent: potatoes, 30 per cent; corn
10 per cent. Condition Of fruit
trees. &c per cent Condition of small
fruits. So per cent. Varieties OF apples
that have blossomed most fully. Green
ing. Roxbury Russet, Bellfiower ano
Bon Davis Fruit was not DAMAGE
Al, Il AZ
cent. of orchards that will be sprayed
3. Amount of hay on hand, loo PEI
cent. Farmers are generally enlargint
their operations to small extent, am
4 good degree of enthusiasm prevails
in most parts.
KNOX COUNTY.
Condition &c grass fields, 1o2 PEI
cent. Condition of pastures, VI pei
cent Acreage Of grain, 1903 PEI
cent: potatoes, 113 per cent corn
1O1 per cent. Condition OF irul
trees los per cent. Condition of SINAI
fruits. "a per cent Some damage L
small fruit from the cold wave oil MAY
. and 10, in some sections. FER cent
of orchards that will be sprayed, -
Amount of hay on hand, 90 per cent
Quite number Of farmers are ehiars
ing their operations to some extent.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Condition of grass fields 104 per cent
Condition of pastures. 1o1 per cent
Acreage Of grain, 9S per cent; potatoes
102 per cent: corn, 100 per cent. Conui
ton Of fruit trees los per cent Cohdl
ton Of small fruits, 1Ol per cent, Plum'
were damaged slightly by the cold wave
Of May ana 10 in some sections, bu
there is no perceptible damage to ap
pies. But very few of the orchards VII
be sprayed. Amount of hay on mana
10 per cent. Many farmers are en-
larging their operations somewhat.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Condition of grass fields. % per cent
Condition of pastures. sc per cent
Acreage of grain. 10 per cent; potatoes
% per cent; corn, los per cent. Condi
ton of small fruits, So per cent. va
rieties of apples that have blossome'
most fully, Baldwin, Greenins