Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-21

IN" subject this time is THE Home
Garden and the 20 pages which are
contained in the bulletin are filled
brin full of interesting and valuable
matter which render it an important
adjunct to every farming household as
we'll as to others. The following sum-
mary of replies of correspondents to
questions relating to the farm shows
the averages by counties:
AROOSTOOk COUNTY
Condition of grass fields. as COM
pared with average. 10 per cent. Con-
ditlon of fruit trees. 80 per cent.
Amount of hay on hand as compared
with last year. 6S per cent. Farmers
are enlarging their operations IN some
sections. Local market prices: butter
~ cents: eggs. Il cents: potatoes. AZ
cents per barrel: COWS, S4S. Acreage
"f potatoes. as compared with last
year. los per cent
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Condition of grass fields. LOG per
cent. Condition of fruit trees, 81 per
cent. Nearly all varieties of apples
have blossomod fully. Amount of hay
on hand. 1l2 per cent. Farming opera
ticnS are not being enlarged to any ex-
tent. on account of scarcity and high
price of labor. Probable acreage of
sweet corn as compared with former
years. 100 per cent. Local market
prices butter. 80 cents; eggs. 90
cents: potatoes. q cents: live stock,
very high Acreage of potatoes. as
compared with last year. 105 per cent.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Condition of grass fields. 104 per cent
Condition of fruit trees, 90 per cent.
Early varieties of apples have general
ly blossomed most fully. Amount of
hay on hand. as compared with last
year, AS per cent Farmers are not
generally charging their farm opera :
tons Probable acreage of sweet corn.
% per cent. Local market prices
butter. 30 cents: eggs. Il cents: pota-
toes. 25 cents: live stock. high. Acre
age of potatoes. IS per cent.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Condition of grass fields, % per cert,
Condition of fruit trees. IS per cent.
Farmers in some sections are en-
Iargjng their operations. Probable
acreage of sweet corn. no ner cent.
Local market prices; Butter, 81 cents;
eggs. 20 cents: potatoes. ~ cents.
Acreage of potatoes planted. as com
pared with last year. IS per cent.
kENNEBEC COUNTY.
Condition Of grass fields, lo4 per
cent. Condition of fruit trees, 80 per
cent Fall varieties and Greetings
of hay on hand. as compared with last
wear. - per cent Most farmers are
planting about the usual acreag" OF
crops Probable acreage of sweet
corn. 90 per cent. Local market prices
Butter. ~ cents; eggs. "a cents; pota :
toes. - cents Acreage of potatoes,
81 per cent
KNOX COUNTY.
Condition of grass fields. 1o2 per
cent. Condition of fruit trees. 101 per
cent. Amount of hay on hand as com
pared with last year so per cent.
some farmers in several sections are
cnlarging their operations. Pfonaoie
of sweet corn. 100 per cent
local market prices; Butter. 2S cents
eggs. q cents: potatoes. Is cents; COWS
49,. Acreage of potatoes, so per cent
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Condition OF grass fields, as com :
pared with average, 1O5 per cent
Condition of fruit trees. ?6 per cent.
Amount of hay on hand, IS per cent
Farming operations are being some
what enlarged in some parts of the
county. Probable acreage OF sweet
corn. II per cent Local market prices
Butter. 30 cents: eggs, % cents p"ta
toes 81 cents Live stock. very nigh
Acreage of potatoes. 81 per cent.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Condition of grass fields, ITO per cent
Condition of fruit trees. "a per cent
II. 7. Greetings and early varietleS
have blossomed most fully. Amount
of hav on hand. 81 per cent. Farming
operations are slightly increased IN
most sections Proba bic acreage 'o'
sweet corn. 20 per cent. Local market
nrices: Butter. 80 cents; eggs. Il Genus
notstoes. % cents Cows, very hlgh
Acreage of potatoes. 50 cents
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
Condition of grass fields, lo5 pei
cont condition of fruit trees. 30 pei
cent Fall varieties have blossomeo
most fully. Amount of hay on mana
"a par cent Farming operations are
heinz- increased to some extent in sew
eral localities. Probable acreage OIL
sweet corn. 81 per cent Local marker
nricas. Butter. 80 cents; eggs, Il cents
notatoes q cents. Acreage of pota-
toes as compared with last year. .
per cent.
PIsCATAQU1S COUNTY,
Condition of grass fields as compared
with average, 112 per cent. Condition
of frlit trees. 100 per cent. Amount OF
hav on hand as compared with last
wear. 20 per cent. Farmers are quite
generally charging their operations
Probabl acreage of sweet corn. loo
per cent. Local market prices; But
ter. 81 cents: eggs, 81 cents; potatoes
% cents: cows. $50. Acreage OF po-
t~4~as. 95 per cent.
SAGADAHOC COUNTY. )
Condition of grass fields. 1o5 per
cent. Condition of fruit trees 100 per
cent. Amount of hay on hand as com
pared with last year, 80 per cent Many
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