Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-24
STATE HOUSE.
| he September Bulletin Of
Dept. Of Agriculture.
Northern Railway Of Maine Files
Certificate Of Organization.
Petition for Fishway In Upper Dan
Turned Down.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR,
Next Meeting of Governor and Coun.
Gil Tuesday. Oct. I, at 10 A. M.

Inc september bulletin OF the de-
| partincnt of agriculture has been re-
| cciNcd at the department and is now
| ready for distribution. The subject of
the number is the cultivation and care
| of potatoes, and under that head are Il
number of very interesting articles
In addition to the opening article by
Commissioner Gilman there are valu-
able contributors by Prof. w. ID. Hurd
dean of the College of Agriculture
OrDno, Prof. w. J. Morse Of the Maine
Experiment Station, +. a. Rogers Of
brunswick ana Or. q. NJ. TWitchcll of
Auburn. The regular correspondents
lave also given much that is interest
ing and instructive.
The following summary Of the crop
conditions in the different counties is
made from replies received from cor
respondents:
AndroscoSgin County-.imount of the
hay crop, as compared with average.
102 per cent. Condition of grain, 81
per cent. Condition cf the apple crop,
80 per cent. Per cent. of the potato
crop which has been sprayed "a
Condition Of the sweet corn crop. as
compared with average. IS per cent
AronStO"k CouEty-Amount Of hay
crop, Ill per cont. Condition nf grain.
IS per cent. Condition of the apple
crop, II per cent.
Cumberland Cuunty-Amount Of hay
crop, 30 per cent. Condition of grain.
S. pr r"l.t Condition of tho apple
Crui'. % prr C"Ii Condition of the
sW.'t Germ crop, - per cent.
Franklin County-Ampunt of the hay
crop. 80 per cent. Condition of grain.
% Ter cent. Condition Of the apple
crop. Sc pcr cent. Condition Of the
sweet e I'll crop, G6 per cent.
Hancock County-Amount Of hay
crop, - per cent Condition Of grain,
81 per cent Condition of the apple
crop, 81 per cent Condition Of TIL
sweet corn crop. - per cent.
kcnncbec County-Anount Of hay
crop. 102 per cent. Condition of grain.
1o} Tcr cent. Condition of the apple
crop, % per cent. Condition of the
sweet corn crop, 7G per cent.
Knox County-Amount of the hay
crop, S. per cent. Condition of grain.
s. per cent. Condition Of the apple
crop, 50 per cent. Condition Of the
sweet corn crop. IS per cent.
Lincoln County-Amount Of the hay
crop. as compared with average, % per
c"nt Condition of grain, 81 per cent.
Condition of the apple crop. Al per cent.
Condition of the sweet corn crop. %
per cent.
oxford Cnunty-.\mnlmt Of hay crop.
50 per cent. Condition of grain. s. per
cent. Condition of the apple crop. ~
per cent. Condition of the sweet corn
crop, - per cent.
PrnobScot Cnunty-Amount of hay
crop. los Ter cent Condition nf grain,
% Ter cent Condition Of til" apple
crop, 80 Der cent. Condition Of the
sweet corn crop, 81 per cont.
piscata4uiS County-.im"unt of hay
cron. los per cent Condition of grain,
- per cent. Condition of the sweet
corn crop. ~ per cent.
SaGadIhoc County-Amount of the
hay crop, as compared with average. 90
I"r cent. Condition of grain, - per
cent. Conditions of the apple crop. s.
per cent. Condition of the sweet corn
crop, s. per cent.
Somerset C"unty--Amount Of hay
crop. 9" pcr cent. Condition Of grain,
- rcr cent. Condition Of the apple
crop, 60 rrr cent. Condition Of the
sweet corn crop, &C. per cent.
Waldo County Amount Of hny crop.
1nl per cent. Condition Of grain, &c
per cent. Condition cf the apple crop.
60 per cent. Condition of the sweet
corn crop. 81 Der cent.
Washington C"unty-Amount of hay
crop. ST per cent. Condition of grain.
90 per cent. Condition of tho apple
crop. so per cent
York County Amount Of the hay
crop. - per cent. Condition uf grain
- per cent. Condition Of the apple
crop. s. pr cent. Condition If the
sweet corn crop. SIS per cent.
General Average for the State
Amount of tho hay crop. as compared
with an Hv"rag" year, 81 per cent
Condition of grain. % per cent Condi-
ton of the apple crop - per cent. Con-
ditiOn of tho sweet corn crop. as COM
pared with average, 50 per cent.