The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-27
Names Crop Bulletin

questlons relating TO the I'm I.ctlNru
by tho tate Board of Agriculture from
the reports of correspondents and aver
aged by counties:
Androscoggin county-Amount of the
hay crop, as compared with average,
100 per cent. Amount of the apple crop
as compal ed with last year, 5S per cent
Potatoes in most sections are affected
somewhat with blight AID rust. Ouly
small portion of them were sprayed with
Bordeaux mixture. tondilion of the
corn crop, as compared with average 10
per cent. The amount of grain raised
in this county is slightly increasing. IN
most parts, there is no material increase
in sheep husbandry.
Aroostook couuty-A mount of hay
crop, 81 per cent. Amount of apple
crop. 50 per cent. But very little blight
and rust on potatoes is reported. spray
ing with Bordeaux mixture was general
ly practiced The amount of grain
raised is being increased lin most sec
tions Farmers in several localities are
becoming more interested In sheep hus-
bandry.
Cumberland county-@onditon of the
hay crop l05 per cent. Condition of
the apple crop, 80 per cent as compared
with last year Potatoes are not gem
orally affected with blight or rust But
it l. spraying with Bordeaux mixture
has been done Condition of the corn
crop, SO per cent. The amount of grain
raised is not being materially increased.
Farmers as a rule are not becoming
more interested in sheep husbandry
Franklin county-Amount of hay crop
50 per cent Amount of the apple crop,
as compared with last year, As per cent.
Potatoes in most localities are To some
extent affected with blight and rust
Spraying with Bordeaux mixture is not
generally practiced. condition of the
corn crop 81 per cent The amount of
grain raised is not increasing. Farmer+
are taking little more interest in sheep
husbandry in some sections
Hanco county-Amount of the hay
crop, 104 per cent Amount of the
apple crop, as compared with last year,
III per cent. Potatoes are not badly af-
fected with blight or rust But little
spraying with Bordeaux mixture has
been done Condition of the corn crop,
96 per cent. The amount of grain rails
ed is not increasing There is no ap-
parent increase of interest in sheep
husbandry.
Kennebec couuty-Amount of the hay
crop, 107 per cent Amount of the ap
pie crop, 80 per cent Potatoes are not
badly affected with blight and rust 10
most parts 4 small per cent were
sprayed with Bordeaux mixture Con
dition of corn crop, 80 per cent. The
amount of grain raised is increasing
somewhat A little mote attention is
being paid to sheep husbandry in some
localities.
Knox county-Amount of the hay
crop 107 per cent. Amount of the ap'
pie crop, as compared with last year. Is
per cent Potatoes IN some localities
are affected with blight and rust The
amount of grain raised is not materially
increasing. Farmers are not generally
becoming more Interested in sheep
husbandry,
Lincoln county-Amount of the hay
crop. l0S per cent. Amount OF the ap'
pie crop, as compared with last year, ITO
per cent. Potatoes are affected TO some
extent with blight and rust in some
parts But very few were sprayed with
Bordeaux mixture. Condition of the
corn crop, 80 per cent No increase in
the amount of grain is reported. Far
mers are not. az a rule, increasing their
hocks of sheep.
Oxford county-Amount of hay crop,
93 per cent Amount of the apple crop,
IS per cent. Most correspondents re
port some blight aud rot OF potatoes
spraying with Bordeaux mixture was
not practiced TO any extent Condition
of corn crop, SO per cent The amount
of grain raised is increasing in most sec
tions Farmers are quite generally be-
coming more interested in sheep hus-
bandry
Penobscot county-Amount of the hay
crop. SO Amount of the apple crop, II
per cent. A little rust on potatoes is
reported from most parts. spraying
with Bordeaux mixture was praciiced
to quite a large extent. Condition OF
the corn crop, 81 per cent. In some
localities an Increased amount of grain
is being used There is no material in
crease in the number of sheep.
Piscataquis county-Amount of hay
crop, 81 per cent. Amount of the apple
crop, IS per cent A little rust on po
tatoes ia reported. Those affected have
not been sprayed with Bordeaux mix
ture in most instances There is slight
increase in the amount of grain raised
The farmers are not generally becoming
interested In sheep husbandry.
Sagadahoc county-Amount OF the
hay crop, as compared with average, 1l2
per cent Amount of the apple crop, ss
compared with last year, 100 per cent
Not much rust or blight of potatoes is
reported. Condition of the corn crop,
90 per cetft. About the same amount of
grain is being raised as usual No in
creased interest in sheep husbandry is
reported
Somerset county-Amount of tue hay
crop, 94 per cent Amount OF the apple
crop, 40 per cent. Potatoes in some
localities are affected little with rust
and blight. The larger part of them
have been sprayed with Bordeaux mix
ture. Condition OF the COIN crop, 93 per
cent. The amount of grain raised is in
creasing in most parts Farmers in
several localities are becoming more in
teres ed in sheep husbapdry.
Waldo county-Amount of the hay
crop, 90 per cent. Amount of the apple
crop 6S per cent. More correspondents
report that potatoes are slightly affected
with rust and blight A very small por-
ton was sprayed with Bordeaux mix
ture Condition of the corn crop, SO
per cent. There is no material increase
In the amount of grain raised. Sheep
husbandry is not being generally in
creased.
Washington county-Anonnt of the
hay crop, SO per cent. Amount of the
apple crop, 92 per cent. Some rust on
potatoes Ia reported. A very small per
cent of those affected were sprayed with