Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-31
MAINE FARMING NOTES.

John L. Howard of East Sanscrville
has >? smart and active lambs.
Russell Hart of Atkinson Mills has
about l'o hens that laid during the month
of January and February: % dozen eggs
which he sold for over SIC.
George W. Young. who lives in Belfast
on the Pitchers Pond road; has calf one
year old. March 1st. fftchn-sixtccnths
Durham, that measures feet, 8 inches in
girth.
Lawry of Searsmont thoroughbred bull
cali OF the Short Horn breed, eleven
months old. from one of the best strain
of milking herd.
Henry A. Rogers of East Knox has 6
COWS from which he furnishes cream to-
the Gerry Creamery. His last payment
tor one months cream was $3.50. and he
had all the skim milk to usR at home.
Frank X: Prescott of Northport recent.
~ sold to L. X. Conner Of Belfast a pair
girth. feet. l inch: dressed weight, 2,03.!
pounds; beef weighed 1,722 pounds.
Miss NJ. E. Field. of East Poland, has a
flock of As hens which nettcd her tidy
little Ii sum Of cash during the month of
february for which she received $3.50.
The cost of feed was $3.50 leaving profit
of $500 for the month. .-
j. F. Dalziel of Exeter, has a high
grade Hereford heifer. 81 months old.
gaining ten inches since December l. 1903
She now girths feet 10. inches. having
made this growth without any milk since
December l. Her ration consisting of
oats. corn cob meal. bran. cottonsecd, en-
Silagc and plenty of good hay and pure
water
II. A. Burncll. West Baldwin, raised two
| acres of sweet corn for seed the past sea
son. from which he has sold seed to the
| value of S345. One acre was raised on
contract at 81 per bushcl. From the acre
not contracted he received s. per bushel
Mr. Burncll attributes much of his sue
cess to The frequent narrowing of the
| ground through the extended dry spell up
to the time of planting. which formed
dust mulch and prevented the evapora
| ton of the moisture to Il great extent
There promises to he one of the best
equipped dairy farms in Maine located
within few miles of Bath when William
tiask,t and George Walker Of st. Johns
| n. B.. the new owners of the ronant
| farm. get it in running order. They al
| ready have six extra fine cows there and
viii increase the number to fifteen and
will also carry number of horses to
work the farm. They will deal in dairy
many acres which have heretofore been
| urcuItivated which the new owners will
use in raising products for market
y West Rockport correspondent writes:
'Thc question of late has been discussed
by some of the oranges Of Knox County:
| Which will pay the bcttcr-2J hens or one
cow Judging from what a neighLor told
nn wr,tf fbe tnT hrdSSnt t week We
the more profitable. for the gentleman
mentioned says that his - hens have paid
him twenty dollars per month net during
the past winter But one thing in conncc-
ton with the matter should he mentioned,
| and that is that those hens have had the
best Of care From the early winter they
have had plenty of good warm food rcsu-
| larry every day.
y
Waldo averuc, Belfast, is well worth Il
visit from any person who is interested i'll
poultry Mr.. Wallace Keeps a number OF
breeds of fowls and has his houses fitted
to the wants of each. He has two 2-story
buildings. several l-story pens. and Il
number Of large conps. Tho latter are S
feet square on the ground shaped like an
A tent. with the side drop ! foot high
have plenty of warmth in the coolest
weather without artificial heat The prin-
cipal varieties kept are the White Wyan-
DOTS. barred Plymouth Rocks. Brahmas
| breed, the Buff Cochins The Plymouth
Rocks are from the Orono 200-cgg strain.
| Herbert H. Allan of Dennysvlle. who
| is making Il business of buying and ship
pins potatoes from washington county
rece atly loaded a car at Machias. The
car contained about six hundred bushels.
land as cash was paid upon delivery it left
quite an amount of money among the
yerv enthusiastic over the subject of po-
tafo culture for Washington county, and
is himself the leading grower in the coun-
~ bis crop last season being 200 barrels
ri notatoes It is a recognized fact that
IVA shington county can easily become a
potato h Iasins doS country mt M and nan
sire to have stimulating effect upon
tho business. The Washington County
RaiIroad Co is offering special prizes and
holding out other Inducements to stimu-
iato tho business. and the coming season
will nrobabIv see more potatoes raised in
the county than has ever been grown in
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