Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-23
MAINE FARMING NOTES.

Fred A. Moulton of Brooks, has had
good luck with his lambs this year.
From a flock of Is South Down ewes he
has raised 20 lambs, all strong and
rugged.
Councilman Allen B. Stantial of Bel
fast. has two acres in strawberries to
bear this season. and the vines are in
excellent condition. He sold dandelions
raised out of doors, under glass, April
18th. and has lettuce, radishes and
other plants well along.
DR.. O. r. Hall of Buckfield, who has
experimental with various kinds of
poltry gives the White Wyandottes the
preference for all round purposes. He
says the Plymouth Rocks are not as
good layers, besides they are subject to
apoplexy and drop off suddenly, fact
noted by many.
An East Skowhegan correspondent
writes: Grating will be in order as
soon as the weather is warm enough.
Every man who has an orchard should
give his trees a thorough going over
by trimming off all dead limbs and
sprouts and scraDing the rough bark
from old trees. and mulch Them
+. II. Boothby of South Livermore,
has lost % pigs and George Palmer has
lost - pigs and 2 sows within a short
time. No disease seems to prevail.
Others have done we'll in the same
places and on the same feed. 1t has
been decided that damp barn cellar
without sufficient sun was THE cause.
Albion P. Blood of Sebec, has 20
most Industrious hens. Last Sunday
and the Sunday before they laid 20
eggs each day, from Sunday to Sunday
they laid 1871 eggs, and in three days
they laid 50 eggs. Mr.. Blood is proud
of his hens but regerts that they insist
on doing more business Sunday than
any other day in the week.
Il. Y. Swift of New Sharon, gives the
following record for lambs and wool:
Nine lambs from eight sheep brought
in the Boston market $3.50, and the
wool from the eight sheep brought
$1.2O After paying all expenses he
had in hand S1O1.2O. One four years old
sheep owned by Mr.. Swift in three
wool $43 F4.
Mrs Laura A. Davis, the post
mistress at Santiago, besides a careful
management at the office business, does
something i'm the way of raising poul-
try with remarkable success. From 1870
chickens Matched in the spring of 1902
she succeeded in raising 1913, hen
hawk and rat catching one each. She
will endeavor this season to make even
a better record having already one
flock of IL chicks and II hens setting.
From a Guilford correspondent comes
the following: Three of our prominent
citizens have been struck with the
potato fever. IF potatoes can be
raised at a big profit in the Aroostook,
why not in Piscataquis?" is their ques-
ton. Therefore potato company,
consisting of Geo. A. Dews, w. w.
Edes and DR.. r. H. Marsh has been
formed: they have leased about six
acres of land of John E. French and
have begun the work of blowing and in
their minds eye Is the picture of
fourishing potato patch, which will
yield many bushels to the acre"
+. f. Libby of Newport, leading
fruit grower, states that his small fruit
trees and vines are looking exceptional
ly well this spring and that he hasn't
any doubt but that a large yield will
result if normal conditions prevail dur
ing the spring. During the past few
years he has been steadily increasing
his acreage and now is doing quite an
extensive business in this line. He will
set out 500 currant cuttings in a few
days. He has a cherry orchard of 40
trees which first commenced bearing a
years ago. The trees show signs now
that indicate plenty of blossoms and u
good yield later under proper condi-
tons.
Mrs. G. w. Sedgley of Winthrop, has
been Il raiser of poultry for the past %
years. and has been very successful in
the business She has given especial
attention to Brown Leghorns, as she
believes them to be the best breed for
eggs. A flock of As hens laid 5000 eggs,
before any one of them wanted to sit.
Twenty-Five hens. Matched in May laid
$50 eggs in November and December.
From the same number of hens Mrs.
Sedgley got 20 dozens of eggs week be-
fore last. and u dozens last week. In
one house 10 hens laid 16 eggs last Sat
uruay. Is eggs Sunday. and is eggs
Monday. This record is made by ac-
curate count and Is hard to beat.