Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-28
STATE HOUSE.
Dairy Improvement Bulletin
Forest Fires Reported.
Railroad NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Return
From York and Cumberland.
New Agents for Sale of Hunters IL
censes-New Corporations.

The department of agriculture mas JUST
issued its quarterly bulletin on the SUD
lject of dairy improvement. Inc paihpiie'
contains 102 pages of interesting ana val
liable matter Dairy farmers can ma a
good many pointers on their business III
it. The first seven pages are taken up
with series of articles on DAIRY I'M
provemcnt by authorities in various parts
of the state: A Milk Problem, T. NJ.
Ifarwood, Boston, Mass; The CROWN OF
Our Dairy Industry, S. c. Thompson,
Wintcrport; Care of milk ana cream
Charles S. Pope, Manchester; Inc DAIRY
Complete, J. A. Roberts, Norway. Inc
next five pages are devoted 10 crop re-
ports for the current year up to Sept. s.
The reports also give the crop conditions
Of the world up to Sept. l. 1913
The monthly report of the chief of the
bureau of statistics Of the department of
agriculture will show the condition of
corn on September to have been SUI. as
compared with 81 on Aug. l, 1903. SAB on
Sept. l. 1902, 51.7 at the corresponding date
IN 1901. and a 10-year average of 1913.
! These figures, as we'll as those on other
croI indicate the condition on Sept. l.
and no attempt is made to anticipate the
results from future weather conditions
The average condition at harvest of win
ter and spring wheat combined was 74.7,
against SO on Sept l. 1902, SIS at the cor
responding date in 1902, and Il 10-year av-
| erage of 1873.
Tie average condition of the oat .cror
on Sept. / was 15.1. against 795 on Aug
l. 1903, So on Sept. |, 1902, 12.1 at the cor
responding date IN 1901, and a 10-year av-
crase of sos
The average condition of barley on Sept
was 81, against SD on Aug. l, 1903 S9.7
on Sept. l. 1862 SIS on the corresponding
date in 1901, and a l0-year average Of So.
| The average condition of rye on Sept. l
was M.1, against 81 one month ago go
Sept |, 1902 $40 at the corresponding dat
in 1901, and a 10-year average of S35.
| The average condition of buckwheat on
Sept. / was o. against $50 one month
ago. S64 on Sept. !, 1902, 900 at the cor
responding date in 1861, and a l0year av
erate Of %4.
The average condition of potatoes on
Sept. was S4.3, against ST. one month
ago. S91 on Sept /. 1907 80 at the cor
resi- tllulllS ttttc III l.Nl. ana Il IU-NtiT dN
cragc of &C.
OF the Il principal cloverseed- producing
stat IS, 4-namcly, Indiana, Illinois, Wis
consin and Iowa-rcport increased acre
ages, while all the other principal states
except California, in which state the
acreage is the same as last year, report
decreases. In Colorado and Utah condi-
tons are below their 10 year averages,
while all other principal states report
conditions above such average.
The crop conditions for Maine. Sept. !.
arc reported as follows: Corn, average
condition, - per cent Wheat, average
condition when harvested, 9j per cent;
oats, l02 per cent; barley, 96 per cent,
Back wheat. average condition. - per
cent potatoes, .G per cent; apples, % per
cent
Last years wheat crop, as estimated in
the statistical bureau of the United States
department of agriculture. amounted to
:" III ~ 600 bushels, or about loz ,@o0UO
bushels more than this years crop. as
now estimated by the hungarian ministry
Of agriculture. If. however, all the coun-
trir5 included in the worlds wheat crop
estimates of this department We're inciud-
ed in the present hungarian estimate, the
total for 1896; would probably be raised to
a fun equality wig the figures for 1902
lust cited or Ell t above them. 1t is,
\ however generally believed that the
worlds wheat crop of this year will be
considerably smaller than that of 1902.
a detailed report from each county in
| the state is given. that OF kenncprc
/ county being as follows:
Amount of hay crop, IS per cent. Con
ditiun of grain, loo per cent. Condition of
/ fruit. - per cent. Amount of apple crop
as compared with last year. s. per cent.
Condition of corn crop: sweet, % per
cent; yellow s. per cent Acreage OF
corn: Sweet, 20 per cent; yellow. Il per
cent. The growth of beans has been OK
cee,!inglv slow and the rust has badly
damaged the crop. Condition of I'll" po-
tato crop, l02 per cent. Potatoes have
been sprayed with Bordeaux mixture III
some instances, with good results There
is no material change in the number OF
dairy COWS
As a summary the general average for
the state is given as follows:
Amount of hay crop, as compared Will
average, IS per cont. Condition of grain
l0} per cent. Condition of fruit, so pei
cent. Amount of apple crop, as compared
with last year. 10 per cent. Condition OF
corn crop: Sweet, Il per cent; yellow. .
per cent Acreage of corn: Sweet, Sc pei
cent 3; yellow, 81 per cent. With few cX
ccptions the bean crop will be very light
having made slow growth and been bad
~ damaged by rust, insects and hail
Coalition of the potato crop, 9S per cent
Potatoes have been generally sprayed
with bordeaux mixture in Aroostook coun
ty and quite extensively in several othe
counties, with very good results in large
ma jority of cases. \ considerable in
crease in the number of dairy cows is re
ported from Il few counties.
The rest of the pamphlet is taken NJ
with letters on dairy Improvement from
correspondents all over the State. in an
swcr to inquiries made by the department
Reports of four forest fires have Jus
come into the land office, one at Cobur
lGorc and another at Copeland plantatio