The independent-reporter., 1910-05-05

6umnor has never been noted for
tropical fruits yet Luyille Buck, the
mail carrier, shows q huge lemon
grown by him that weighs about IA
lbs. The little tree on which Ii grew
Is only about two feet high, Is six
years old and began bearing last year
producing two good specimens. IL
now has upon II 20 from the blossom
to those the size of hens egg. The
limbs have to be supported TO prevent
breaking. In the summer season the
tree IL out of doors, but of course Is
kept inside during cold weather. In
color and flavor 1t Is like the lemons
In the country markets.
An important part of the activities
at Hebron sanitorium is the poultry
farm. II. G. Black, the superintendent
of the farm expects to raise 1000 to
1900 chicks this season and already
has $40 in the brooders. The first
brood hatched March 25th. the second
March 29th, and the third April 3rd.
In the last brood out of a 140-egg
machine, 107 hatched The second
list showed la fertile eggs. The stock
consists of Barred Plymouth Rocks,
White Leghorns and White Wyan-
dottes, Wyandottes prevailing. Mr..
Black is a graduate of the L. Of NJ.
Orono and is being congratulated on
his success in his chosen work.
Talking with one of the good farm
ers of Aroostook the other day, says
the Maine Farmer. after he had made
a pretty thorough canvass of the
H. Il, 1T
the acreage in potatoes In that county
will be as large in 1910 as in 1909. in
spite OF the fact that prices are ruin
ously low now and every grower a
loser. Instead of giving up, these men
propose to hoe the row out and find
the money where they lost it. in the
potato fields. Another fact stated was
that the coming crop would be grown
under more critical conditions than In
any previous year. Instead of a great
falling off as predicted by some, the
crop of 1910 will be banner crop if
climate conditions are normal.
v Masloan. who presented creden-
tials signed by the naval commission
of Argentine Republic. recently called
at a Portland office and carefully ex-
amined the plans of the steamer
Roosevelt in which Commodore Peary
made his successful expedition to the
polar sea and return. AS the Roose-
welt is owned by the Peary Arctic
Club of New York and probably will
be used in the proposed Antarctic eX-
pedition, it was assumed that the pur-
pose of the visit of the representative
of the South American republic was
simply to study the construction of
the Roosevelt. 1t was suggested that
Argentine Republic might intend to
send an expedition to the Antarctic
region and might build a ship like the
Roosevelt or possibly have her Du.ld-
ers at Bueksport construct another
from the Roosevelts plans.
Hon. Harold NJ. Sewall was given a
surprise party during his recent visit
in Port Arthur, Texas. He was attrac-
ted to the water trout TO see big
sperm whale which had been captured
and was on exhibition. Everybody in
Port Arthur and for miles around was
looking at the whale at so cents a
look. Mr.. Sewall, on reaching the
wharf where view could be obtain
ed, was greeted by the young man
who owned the whale with a hearty,
How are you. Mr. Sewall. am glad
to see a man from Maine. | am from
Harrington. Owing to the crowd,
Mr.. Sewall only had the opportunity
of shaking hands. Up to that time
the owner of the whale had cleared
$4,000 by the exhibit and the pros
poets were that the sum would be
greatly increased before the whale
WAS cut up.