The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-04-14
Waldo County Crop Reports.

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The quarterly bulletin of the depart.
ment of agriculture for March has been
issued and contains Il great deal of val
liable information on the garden and
orchard, to which it is devoted. Among
the very readable contributions. to the
number are orchard notes by w. M
Munson, horticulturist of the experi.
ment station at Orono. There is the
usual summary of conditions from all
the counties in the State. Following
! are the reports for Waldo county:
SUMMARY. Condition of dairy stock.
| 100 per cent. The young stock is in
creasing a very little in most parts.
Amount of stock fodder on hand, 1Ol
per cent. Probable acreage of sweet
corn, SO per cent. Farmers are not
planning on larger crop of small
grains than usual. The potato crop will
calities. Most correspondents report
an increase in the orchard acreage
Local market prices: Butter, 21 cents;
eggs, % cents; potatoes, 70 cents.
THORNDIKE. There is nothing our
city cousins appreciate so much as
fresh, crisp vegetables and fruit. Not
withstanding they pay we'll for them,
they do not always get them. We can
pick supply for the table after nine
O'Clock in the morning, but the city
housewife is mostly obliged to use
what has been gathered from "a to As
hours. For early peas l like Motifs
Excelsior or Bliss American Wonder;
for late peas, Yorkshire Hero and Bliss
Abundance. The best sweet corn for
the farmers garden is Crosby's early
and late, and Stowells Evergreen.
Onions can be easily raised either from
seed or sets, sets for the early and seed
for the late crop. For early beets |
prefer the Egyptian or Eclipse. These
| always plant between the rows of the
new strawberry bed, and they will be
out of the way in August. For late
beet, the long, smooth red is good
Lettuce, squash and cucumbers can be
started in doors and transplanted, also
early tabbageS, but for late cabbageS it
is best to plant the seeds in the hill.
The Boston Marrow for early, and the
Hubbard for late squash. are the best.
For bears, the Cylinder Black Wax,
Lows Champion and Best of All, for
bush, and red Cranberry and Horticul-
tural, for pole, are enough. Many
other things are needed to make good
garden, and when you have them there
is nothing better to help make farm
ing pleasant. Strawberries, raspber-
ries and blackberries we must have.
Early, medium, and late varieties of
strawberries give nearly a month of
this queen of fruits. Pears, cherries
and plums we must have, of course.
But few varieties of apples need be
planted unless near local market; just
enough early fruit for home use. Pound
Sweet Gravenstein, Monmouth, Bald
win, Spy, Greening and Russet make
complete list.-C. f. Smith.
SEARsMoNT. The old style of gar
dens has gone out of date. The field
culture of table corn, peas and beans,
both early and late, is almost indispen-
sable. These, when supplemented by a
few table beets and cabbages, make an
agreeable addition to our tables that
never should be omitted.
For quite term of years we have
cultivated two or more acres OF straw
berries, and when intelligently handled
they have proved paying crop; but
the almost impossibility of obtaining
efficient help will curtail the amount in
the near future. To be successful iii
their culture, one should set each spring
for the next years picking, give them
clean culture that season and mulch in
the late fall. After picking the next
season, plow them under. | doubt if
any one can make profit in picking a
second crop from the same vines. AS
for varieties, select according to SOIL
as different varieties require different
soil.-Otis d. Wilson.
BELFAST. The family garden is an
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ion should be made for as liberal a sup
ply of fruits and vegetables as possible.
Too many men leave the garden until
everything else has been planted Select
some dry, warm spot and put in the
seeds Tor such garden produce as the
family can use to good advantage as
early as possible. Then plant something
for later use, and also plan for a good
supply OF winter vegetables. Straw
berries can be easily grown on moist
soil and are practically Indispensable.
Blackberries come next in value, and
are most easily grown. Plant some this
year. Be sure to have plenty of fruit
and garden produce for the family.-E.
c. Dow.
MONTvILLE. We raise in our garden
all of the small fruits that Can be sue
cessfully grown here. We think the
trawberry takes the lead for fresh
fruit, while for canned fruit raspber-
ries, gooseberries and currants, and for
preserving, plums, are very fine. No
farmer can afford to farm without cul-
tivating all the fruits and vegetables he
can successfully grow. He certainly
should raise enough to supply his own
table. A very nice way to do is to set
a piece of land to apple trees and cult
vate it for some years, having the fruit
and vegetable garden in it. BY so do
ing one can have thrifty, growing Or
chard, and the produce raised will many
times over pay for caring for che trees.
j. C. Carey.
the one spot that it pays well to thor
oughly prepare for the seed and fer
tilize well, using chemical manures in
hill and drill. None but thoroughly
tested seeds should be used. Cultivate
Often and should weed seeds terminate
destroy them at once Do these things
and success is asSured--D. O. Bowen.
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