The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-06-11


Fiona Tuesday, and Mr.. Kirkpatrick put his
launch overheard the same tide.
Elbridge Perkins of Franklin, Me-, re-
Gently found a nest of wild duck eggs,
which he carried to his home in his hat.
Putting them under setting hen, seven
young ducks appeared in nine days. They
will be watched with interest.
Horace Chenery has at his dairy farm in
Belmont some forty wild ducks The origl-
nal stock were ducks that had been trained
for decoys and which were given to Mr..
Chenery. Last season minks got away
with number of the young ducks, but for
all that the flock has increased and seems
we'll suited with its surroundings. The
ducks are housed during the winter, but
have large enclosure to run in at other
seasons
THE CHICKS AT PINE LAND POULTRY
FARM. The incubators have gone out OF
business for the season at VIM. NJ Ran
dall's poultry farm in East Belfast, and the
breeders will soon be laid aside, as the fast
growing chicks will need them but little
while longer. Nearly five thousand chickens
| were Matched this season, of which Mr.. RAN
dali retained 5000. These are of all ages
from the little yellow downy chicks to the
broier size. One hundred of the latter are
now in pen by themselves being fattened
for market and will weigh close to three
pounds each. In connection with his poul-
try Mr.. Randall is doing quite little Or
charding and farming. He has one thou
sand head of cabbage on some new ground
and two pieces of corn, one planted on the
south side of the hennery, partly to give
shade to the hens in hot weather. His five
hundred young apple trees are all thrifty
and we'll cared for and the few old trees on
the place have had the dead wood cut out
and their trunks whiteWashed Each season
will see some improvement in the grounds
in the way of clearing, grading and cultl-
waiting, and eventually there is likely to be
1000 feet of poultry houses. There are
spacious runs now on each side OF the
houses for both the hens and chickens, and
one pen at time is given the range of the
place for day. Mr.. Randall is conducting
some interesting experiments to determine
whether the incubator or the hen does the
best Job He set number of hens and Is
| whether they are more vigorous or in any
way superior or inferior to those from the
| incubators. Two hens which we're set on
sods produced Is chickens from Is eggs
each, but other settings did not turn out as
| well. His hens are laying well now, and
they certainly have the best of care and
attention.
SHIPPING ITEMS. 1t was the sch. Stanley
II. Minor which arrived last week with coal
for the Belfast Fuel & Hay Co., and not the
Stanley F. Hunt as incorrectly reported.
She is 567 tons net and was built at New
castle, Me-, in 1902. ...Sch. Monomoy, Capt
Robbins, brought quantity of fertilizer
from Mack's Point last week for Jackson u
Hall :. Two more of Captain L. Nj. Nichol-
sons fishing fleet cleared from Bucksport
for the Grand Banks June Sd, the Elizabeth
N, Captain Fred Dorr, and the 7. M. Mich
olson, Captain Lester Gilley. The fourth,
and last one, schooner Hiram Lowell. clear
| ed Thursday The Gilbert Transportation
Co., of Mystic, Ct, have contracted to float
sch. Mary L. Crosby, ashore on west side of
the harbor at Vineyard Haven, full OF water,
and deliver the vessel in New York.
| George A. Gilchrest is again the owner OF
the good schooner MonOmoy, q tons net,
built at Somerset, Mass, in 1929. The
| first cargo of ice to be shipped from Bangor
| was loaded on sch. William K. Park for
| Philadelphia. j.. :. The 4-masted sch. Pendle-
ton Bros, Capt Hayes, arrived last Satur-
day from Norfolk with coal for the Belfast
Fuel & Hay Co. and is discharging part of
her cargo at Lewis wharf. She was draw
| ing 10 feet of water. ..Sch. Thomas B. Gar
| land was launched Tuesday from Gilchrest's
marine railway. where she received extern
| sive repairs. ....Sch. Stanley ID. Minor is at
the Pendleton yard for repairs. but will not
go on the railway. Another barge is on
its way from Philadelphia with coal for the
| Belfast Fuel & Hay Co.. ..Since above re-
ported sch. Monomoy has again changed
hands, and Mr.. Gilchrest is now the owner
of an auxiliary fishing boat. .....Sch. Maria
| Webster was taken out on the marine rail-
| way yesterday for calking. Sch. ATLANTA,
Capt. Smith, is to take load of hoops to
Red Beach and bring back plaster for Jack
son & Hall.