The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-01-18
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WALDO COUNTY FARM NOTES.

I G Clark of Thorndike has fine farm
of o75 acres and has fine set OF farm build
mos His barn is S0x45 feet and he is To-
Gated only a mile from Knox Station. The
mast season he cut 80 tons of hay, harvested
700 bushels of potatoes, lS5 bushels OF grain,
~ bushels of turnips and 80 barrels OF ap-
pies One of Mr.. Clark's specialtles IS
swine, and he sells on an average 1900
pounds of pork each season. He recently
dressed two pigs six months old that weigh
ed 700 pounds.
Alton J. Webb of West Jackson is the
owner of IA good farm of l25 acres, where he
cuts 80 tons of choice hay, and the past sea-
son on three eighths OF an acre he raised
$50 bushels of potatoes, ana on three
fourths of an acre harvested 100 bushels OF
oats. Mr. Webb has been member OF the
grange 81 years and has served i years as
master of his subordinate grange and one
as master of North Waldo Pomona. lie
has been ID deputy five years ana has memo
rized the installation service and the de-
gree work up to the sixth degree. This is a
good record.
Ed. Shibles of Knox Station is one OF the
best farmers in that good town, located one
half mile from the station. He has hand
some two story house and barn 80 1eet
long, which is always kept finely painted.
The farm cuts 70 tons of hay and raised the
past season 700 bushels of oats and 225
bushels of potatoes.
Prescott Shibes of Knox Station planted
| an acre of sweet corn last spring and har-
| vested $50 50 worth of corn. He has farm
| of go acres. cuts 60 tons of hay, and raised
| 80 bushels Of potatoes
Leonard Cornforth Of Unity has line
| farm of 100 acres of as fine land as there Is
! in Waldo county. He has fine set of
buildings located only mile from Unity
| village fl raised last season 25O bushels
| of grain, cut 40 tons of hay, raised from one
and half acres of land corn that brought
| him Sill. He also dug 400 bushels of pota-
toes and harvested 20 bushels of beans. Mr..
| Cornforth has six grade Jersey cows that
averaged him Sc per month tor the entire
| year.
C. T. Dodge of Unity is the owner of a
| fine farm with a good set OF buildings one
! and half miles from the village. The farm
contains $50 acres, and cuts 40 tons of hay.
| He also raised the past year 450 bushels OF
| potatoes, 100 bushels of grain, $50 bushels
of turpipS, 90 bushels of beans, and had a
| fine piece of corn, and sold 90 barrels OF
! choice apples from his orchard. MI. Dodge
| is one OF the farmers that all like to visit.
| J. B. Vickery of Unity raised from d
acres of land this season $50 bushels of
understandable oats. He also raised 1915
/ bushels of potatoes, from a four acre piece.
| He has sold 60 barrels OF apples at 500
per barrel. he has farm of 200 acres and
cuts so tons of hay.
| W II. j. M0ult0n, one of the most genial
citizens of Unity, or Of most any other town
as for that, is Still raising a little stuff TO
1 keep the wolf from the door. lie cut SO
tons of hay, raised 600 bushels OF grain and
POO bushels of potatoes. lie has just killed
a Is months thoroughbred Chester White
pig that dressed 800 pounds.
j. O. PilIsbury of Unity is the owner of
one Of the good farms III that good town. 1t
contains more than 200 acres Of good farm
ing land and is situated only hall mile
from the village. He rPjoices in the owner
ship of one of the best barns IN town, being
so feet long On four acres he raised sweet
corn that paid him $500. He also harvested
800 bushels of grain, 400 bushels OF potatoes,
and cut 60 tons of hay and sold hogs and
pigs to the value of 500.
Frank Mussey of Unity raised 2O47 bush:
els of Green Mountain potatoes from o.
acres of land. Who says Ar0Ostook is the
| only place where potatoes can be raised
with profit? His farm contains 275 acres,
and he cuts Is tons of hay, and harvested
400 bushels of oats. Mr.. Mussey is also
something of a swine breeder. He recently
bought of Lyman Blair OF Greenvllle d
thoroughbred Chester White brood sow,
and those who have seen her say that there
is none better in the county. He has also
bought thoroughbred Chester White boar
from OtiSfield that is well thought Of
Turf, Farm & Home.