Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-26

deeper, ana une WOfklflel Sldtt' 'ii''N
the tree was to be undermined and
lowered considerably, right where 1t
stood.
Commissioner of Agriculture. a. w.
Gilman. was the first man who had
news. He was just returned from
Brunswick and mad the following inter-
estng stSry about potato sprayln@ Il
went to Brunswick, yesterday, to at
tend the final spraying of Mr.. a. E.
Rogers large potato field. | had been
debating in my own mind for some two
or three weeks whether spraying could
be iudiciOus treatment at this season
of the year. In Mr.. Rogers field. the
tops were so tall that it was impossible
| to tell which way the rows ran. and it
occurred to me that driving through
them might do more injury than could
be countcrbalanced by the benefit re-
sulting from the spraying. 50 I was
quite DESTROYS of seeing the experiment
and talking with this eminent special
list in the potato business.
| "Another difficulty about spraying at
this time of year, which occurred to ne
was that the tops are so tall that when
the nozzle of the spray was elevated
sufficiently, the spraying would not
cover tho. plants we'll Mr.. Rogers had
solveds thissby adding about u foot to
the length. Of the hose attached to the
nogzls, apd was able to cover the
plants tEhroughly.'
y SMysdt tention was called to the fact
| thatSwhcre he had sprayed, only few
daNs; ago. the tops had Strengthened up
| ard scarcely any traces of driving
| through them remained. On one cor
ner of the field, there We're u few
| plants which had not been thoroughly
| sprayed, and ! could see plainly that
rust and blight We're attacking them,
but no where else could l find indica-
| tions of if. Nv attention was also
called to a field where twice the ordi-
nary amount of bordeaux Mixture
and Bug Death" had been used, and
the rank growth and deep green color
were noticeable. We shall watch the
yield with interest. Several different
pieces had been treated differently in
the matter of fertilizers for the sake
Of experiment. some being treated with
as high as one and one-half tons of the
best high grade fertilizer, and others
with only about 100 pounds to the
acre.
Mr. Rogers potatoes, for size, and
all Times being considered, are the
best I have visited this year There
are 10 ares in his field. and the va
ricty is that known as the "Norcross'
potato. What struck me most forcibly
was the fact that there We're only Il few
tubors in each hill. We duS into hills
in various parts of the field, and never
found moro than seven to nine, bat
!, every potato was large enough for the
market. There were no little potatoes.
Every one | saw was large, smooth and
handsome. In fact, the only small
potatoes | saw We're i'll hills which had
g failed to surout at first planting and
{ had bccl replanted. Other varieties
: and methods may produce more Ii
number to the hill, but there are al
ways the little ones, fit only for feed
ing stock. Mr.. Rogers field has beef
SPRAYED with Bordeaux Mixture" TO
! the rust and blight used with Bus
4 Death for insects. six times durin;
v the season, the bordeaux Mixture
= being used full strength. l have al
ready indicated the results as t
blight, and | found only three or fou
beetles in the whole field. They wer
a, at the extreme edge, where the spra
te had not done it's work so thoroughly
Ca OF cour / cannot be sure of the en-
n tire success of this method until I Sc
h the final yield, but / am pretty we
satisfied in my own mind.
What are my plans for the next fe
q weeks? Well | shall so to Lewiston
the state fair. next week, and for IL
y next six weeks | shall be attendn
fairs, continually. The law require
that the commissioner shall visit tt
fairs and l shall attend all | ca
choosing the more important, becau'
several are held on the same dates.
shall not resume institute work I'M
. after these are all disposed of.
I" The following is a copy of a lett
or received by the secretary of stat
es, recently: from a man down on Loi
lid Island IN York State
ID: lion. Byron Boyd
.c rs Dear Sir
es. notice a clerical error
is is the laws of Maine dsOso, Chap ?. j., /
~ Paragraph two, line one. "And' is us
. where an is probably intended.
seemed to me we'll to call this error
your attention.
nc Respectfully,
.Le Harold f. Eldridg'
tho On looking up the original bill. 1t
ing found that the secretary's distant
MS fornant was correct, and that IN
on handwriting of the original oocuthe
Sec AN ;Iai been used When the