Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-26

SUCK, ~ Per cent. Yield of sweet corn
lIo per cent. Farmers are quite rener-
ally increasing their acreage of field
corn. Condition of oats, after thresh
ing, fair, but light yield in many
instances. Yield of potatoes, 63 barrels.
Condition of grass fields, rather poor
IN most parts. Most correspondents re-
Port that there will be an increase in
crops the coming year.
knoX County-Per cent. of cows to
be wintered. SO. Decrease in young
STOCK, II per cent. Yield of sweet corn
as compared with average, 1O6 per cent.
FARMERS in several localities are in.
creasing their acreage of field corn.
Condition of oats, after threshng, good
but generally light yield. Average
yield of potatoes, SO barrels Condition
of grass fields. fair. The indications are
that there will be an increase of crops
he coming year in most sections.
Lincoln County-Per cent of cows to
be wlntered, 90. Decrease In young
stock, 10 per cent. Yield of sweet corn,
as compared with average. 80 per cent
Farmers in some localities are increas-
ing their acreage of field corn. Condi-
tion of oats, good in most instances
Yield of potatoes, IS barrels. Grass
fields were badly injured by dought in
some parts of the county. Farmers are
preparing for an increase of crops the
coming year in many localities.
Oxford County-Per cent. of cows to
be wintered so. Decrease in young
stock, 26 per cent. Yield of sweet corn
as compared with average. 112 per cent
There 9 iroraa in tho nf
field corn in most parts. Condition OF
oats, good in quality but light yield.
Average yield Of potatoes, 72 barrels.
Condition of grass fields. poor, dam
aged by drought to quite an extent.
Farmers in most sections are prepar-
ing for an increase of crops the coming
year
Fenobscot County-Per cent. of cows
to be wintered. as compared with last
year. 49, Decrease in young stock. II
per cent. Yield Of sweet corn as COM
pared with average. SO per cent. Farm
ers are not increasing their acreage of
field corn to any extent; few are
planting more for the Silo. Condition of
cats after threshing, not as heavy as
usual in most parts. owing to drought.
Average yield of potatoes, SO barrels.
Condition of grass fields. much below
the average in most sections. The in
dications are that there will be quite a
large increase in the crops planted an
other season.
Piscataquis County-Per cent. of
cows to be wintered SS. Decrease in
Young stock, Is per cent. Yield of sweet
corn, as compared with average. 100
per cent. Farmers are quite generally
increasing their acreage of field corn.
Condition of oats, good but light in
weight Average yield of potatoes. SO
barrels. Condition of grass fields, rather
poor. Farmers are preparing for an in
crease of crops the coming year.
Sagadahoc county-Per cent. of
COWS to be wintered, 90. Decrease in
young stock, II per cent. Yield of
sweet corn, 80 per cent. NO material
increase in acreage of field corn Is
noted Condition of oats, after thresh-
ing, fair Average yield of potatoes, %
barrels Condition of grass fields, poor.
Farmers are preparing for an increase
of crops. the coming year in some To-
calities.
Somerset county-Per cent. of COWS
to be wintercd, So. Decrease in young
stock. II per cent. Yield of sweet corn.
1O6 par cent Farmers in most sections
are Increasing their acreage OF neid
corn. Condition of oats, after threSh-
ing, good but the yield was light. AF-
erase Weld of potatoes per acre. a
barrels Condition of grass fields, poor
in most parts of the county. There are
indications that the crops of the COM
ing wear will be slightly' increased In
most localities.
Waldo countv-Per cent. of cows to
he wintered. 80 Decrease in young
stock, per cent. Yield of sweet corn
106 ner cent. Not much increase in the
acreage of field corn is reported. Con-
diticn of oats after threshlng. poor.
Yield of potatoes. 81 barrels. Condl''oh
of grass fields. very poor; badly a1ect-
ed by drought. The acreage OF pota-
toes will be somewhat Increased the
coming year.
Washington county-Per cent. OF
COWS to be wintered, IS. But little de-
creace in Young stock is reported. Y!eid
oe sweet corn, as compared with aver
600 1O1 ner cent. Farmers are not IN
creasinc their acreage of field corn 10
.nv great extent The oat crop was
light. but the oats are of good auai-
ity Yield Of potatoes. 80 barrels. Con-
dition of grass fields. not very good
Farmers are preparing for an increase
of crops the coming year in some sec
tons. =.
York c0unty-Per cent. OF COWS 10
he wintered. 49, Decrease in young
stock. 16 per cent. Yield of sweet corn,
as compared with average, loo per
cent. In some localities farmers are
Increasing their acreage of field corn
condition of oats, after threshing' 1alr
in quality, but light yield Average
weld Of potatoes 5s barrels per acre
Condition of grass fields. mostly good
The acreage planted to crops the com
~. o.,. vii, NOT be materially in
creased in most sections.
General average for the State-fer
cent. of cows to be wintered, as coni-
nare1 with last year. SO. Decrease III
voung stock. 12 per cent. 1leio vi
sweet corn. as compared with average
40 nor cent. In most counties the ace