Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-22
CROP CONDITIONS
ESTIMATED BY
MANAGER EMbREE
Visit Made to Principal Cities
and Farming Section Collect
ing Interesting Data Valuable
to Farmers.

Watervlle, June 2o.-Manager Embree
has returned from business trip to Bal
timOre, Philadelphia and Boston on Sat
urday last. For the purpose of estimat-
ing crop conditions he called at the head
quarters Of the Burlington County Farm
ers' Exchange, Mount Holly, n. j., and in
company with the manager of this Ex-
change a trip was taken through the
farming sections of the county.
The Potato fields presented an excellent
appearance. One field that contained 125
acres and another with 50 acres was COM
pletely covered and in full blossom.
While the growers are we'll satisfied
with the present appearance of the fields,
they expressed themselves as being doubt
full concerning the crop. Practically no
potash was used and so far this season
there has been so much rain and almost
continual cloudy meather that they fear
that when the raik is over and the hot
weather arrives, that the vines will wilt
in the heat of the sun. However, while
this may come true the indications at
this time point to a good crop.
Further South the same conditions pre-
ready for the market and the farmers are
digging and disposng of their crop.
These sections report a short crop, but OF
good quality. On Saturday they were
selling at $4C0 for immediate delivery,
$50 for delivery in the last week in June
and $500 for delivery the first week in
July. The Farmers Union Distributing
Co., Boston, Mass. is doing quite a large
business handling the stock from the
South.
The Pea crop in Jersey is large and of
excellent quality. This crop started at
$500 per basket. but gradually fell off to
81 1851 80 on the 18th.
The strawberry crop is large but Of poor
quality owing to continual rains. On the
18th these berries were only bringing 4
and cents the box on the Philadelphia
market.
The old potato market has advanced to
81 40 fob. Boston, but offerings were very
light.
The potato fields of Aroostook county
never looked better. The weather up to
the present time has been very satisfac-
tory and the growers are looking forward
to an excellent crop.
In Central Maine the conditions are just
the reverse of that in Aroostook. Excess
sive rains have kept the soil in bad con-
dition and while there has been some
planting done there are quite number of
farmers who have not got seed in the
ground.
If there is not a change in weather con-
ditions soon there will be a very poor
harvest.
On the 18th Manager Embree attended
a meeting of the Winterport Farmers
Union. This Union has erected building
and is in the grain and grocery business.
The business has increased to such an ex
tent that it was necessary to raise more
capital and the meeting was in part for
that purpose.
On the Goth, President Gardiner and Mr..
Hollway attended a meeting of the SOM
erset Farmers Union at ST Adams and
in the evening they were present at
meeting of the Belgrade Farmers Union.
The Franklin County Farmers Union held
a meeting on the 18th and made arrange
ments to enter the grain business and see
If the members would vote to build a
warehouse.
On the evening Of the 26th-and the day
of the 9th there will be a large attend
ance of the members of the unions all
over the state at Waterville. on the oc-
casion of the 4th annual session.
This meeting will be the most impor
tant held since the movement was started
at Brunswick in 1912
The West is harvesting an excellent
crop of hay and as the price is very high
at this time we would advise all those
who have hay to sell to start it toward
the market without delay.