Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-08

has one Of the largest and best Young
| orchards in the State, consisting of
some $500 trees which were set out by
Mr.. Day Is years ago and under the
management Of Mr.. Mundy are be-
ginning to make good. The yield from
these trees last season was very near
ly $50 barrels, the leading varities be-
ing, Baldwins and Ben Davis.
The location of the farm is especial
ly good for it's requirements. It IS
clearly within the apple belt and easily
| accessible from all parts of that belt
1t has very high and commanding
view and the soil is particularly well
adapted not only for fruit growing but
for experimental work with corn and
other cultivated crops The buildings
and orchards are in full view of and
are very noticeable from the Farming
ton branch of the Maine Central Rail-
road to the right as one comes up the
line from Leeds Junction, the location
being in the southwestern part Of Mon
mouth
Mr.. Mundy, the present owner of the
farm, purchased and occupied it about
i've years ago, and since that time has
conducted it very successfully. He is
native of New Jersey and practical
farmer. He has herd of SO cows and
is making a speciality of furnishing
cream for the Turner Center Creamery.
He has some good Jerseys and Guern
seys but intends to work into Hol-
stems, of which he already has sew
eral. Last June, from 26 cows in milk
n hn fit,oT l1 IL
cream.
At the present time the farm cuts
about 80 tons Of hay. The leading
cultivated crop is corn of which about
ten acres were planted last season,
five acres each Of sweet corn for the
canning factory and ensilage corn for
the silo.
Governor Fernald announced Monday
the appointment of Mrs. Clark H.
Barker and Mrs. Lizzie H. French of
Portland as delegates to the 3fth an
nual National Conference of Charities
and Corrections to be held at Buffa-
10, n. V, June GIG.
A notice which has been filed at the
Office of the secretary of State certities
that at the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Mount Zircon
Spring Co, held at the principal Of
flee of the corporation at Portland May
25, it was voted to decrease the capt.
tai stock of the corporation from $780,
900 to $4,000, said decreased stock to
be divided into 5000 shares of the par
value of $40 each.
Announcement was made at the office
of the Board of Railroad Commission
ers Monday of the receipt Of a petit
ton from the Bridgton & Saco River
Railroad Co. asking the approval by
the board of the location of a branch
track and crossing of highway in the
town of Harrison. e..
Notices are being sent out from the
office of the Board of State Assessors
for the first series of meetings which
the members of the board will hold
with the town assessors and the wild
land owners, which will begin June %.
The series includes the meetings to be
held in Oxford and Franklin counties.
State Supt. Smith of the public
schools of Maine left yesterday morn
ing loI CdSllHe WHERE he VIII dlleIu
the commencement exercises of the
Castine Normal school, to be held this
week.
Hon. A. I. Brown, secretary of State,
is III Belfast for few days on matters
of business.
The following corporation has filed
it's certificate of organization at the
office of the secretary of State:
North Eastern Express Co.. organ
lied at Eden, for the purpose Of con-
Quoting an express business, with $4,000
capital stock, of which $50 is paid in.
Officers: President. J. E. Mullins of
Bar Harbor; Treasurer, John Nc
Quade of Bar Harbor. Certificate filed
Juna : 1000