The Republican journal., 1916-06-29
Tnoland Farm Notes.

,.. Climbing in New England.
adn w. ,,nss in New England during
farm 'r ,sar have increased slightly
be oas' 10 percent, according to the
Da' 'Ds norts of the U. S. Department
ensn' .sf ,Itnre. The present value of
Ag'5 lands throughout the United
|piaIp' RACES S45 per acre, which is
tate ' 'sor one year ago, and SO more
/ pore - years ago. The increased
|b'n wv ARE in the past ten years over
|9ns S' .,nrrry has been $13, and in
e' q. Years more than $50 per
iog TO the present gain, New
farm valued at SIS, 900 is earning
''' ...,.assd value annually. Through
.,o. live stock, and the building
,. soil with fertilizers and man.
o4 increases in value can be
r.. A. rhe average farm.
SD' C,ops Increase in New England.
gun .a.sst corn and tomatoes are be-
NV Oh New England for canning
p fFsa ever before, according to
lps .romeut Crop Reports for 1915.
p .c.e the acreage increases rang
Fi' ruo and four tenths in Maine
p tso percent in Vermont over the
,ssr With favorable market
o. ion the coming season, an IN
acreage and in yield per acre
a'' ..t Higher prices for sweet
tomatoes make more profitable
'' fertilizers and manures to Sc
Us r, maturity and high quality
- winch command the highest
p' Name is the leading State in
y gi0u of sweet corn, with
H. g. acres last year.
,-r..f 1000 Now Worth $4,000.
g.. l4 done in building up rum
.-u- in New England is shown
w s.rrIeuces of c E. Baldic of
--.1.. aunty, Me-, who some years
.e.t 2 farm in the suburbs of
for $1,000. He has since
..-. IN. farm into high state of
-....r treat gullies have been filled
~. ..r.s stumps and other refuse
w.. Vls 5rlginally but poor, rough
.-.. .a Fl. profitable culture and the
,.- erth $4,000. One thousand
-.... r-.-s were set out, and are now in
+-.. over 30 tons of hay are raised
-, .r and d large quantity of vege-
ALL. nt truck crops are marketed by
r. ~e
.-s. .4ntiues of stable manure and
orr.-asl fertilizers are used by Mr..
}s-. srd these have contributed to
r~.ar about the greatly increased
so If tae farm.
,ir.alm county Farmers Experiment.
T-at taa top-dressing of meadows with
-,- lr red pounds of high grade fer
5-- is practicable and profitable is
@gr BIS the reports of the Windham
s-. E'l Farmers Association. An
Ease Of from one and one-half to
be- -lrs to the acre in yield was
ulz about when the fertilizer was
r larry when moisture was not
iar. aud where there was a good
Tan If grass. Much of the alfalfa
an . Wndham county yielded three
%. hay to the acre last year.
4ba On Increase In New England.
Tt- or4ctically every farm bureau in
IN England conducting alfalfa demon.
ar- and with hundreds of practical
u.r- Increasing their acreage each
q. with the support of the agri-
.l.a. ,1Iieges and experiment sta
--, sfa IS rapidly becoming an i'm
ra rop in New England. When
L we'll drained and sweet, the
81 n.Iated, and the young plants
D with sufficient plant food to get
start and to maintain a steady
17r rough the early critical stages.
E 4Ger of failure with alfalfa is
emf stable manure should be applied
o m. preceding crop when available.
.era amount of fertilizer used at
nj planting, and as top-dressing
following years.
rsnated Early Pearl Oats.
H. opeland, the Maine grower
aJed the Early Pearl variety
4s the following four essen
living oats proftabIy. "a
f gielding seed (2) a fertile soil
-In- =red-bed az early spring, or
season. He points out that
. Is dear at any price.
aot should be plowed in the fall
manure applied and worked in with
aaro". The next spring the land
b he To- good shape to prepare the
5-e- He advises the use of 500
uals If hlgh-grade fertilizer per acre.
l- ~ at the time of planting or
'a'aasted before the last narrowing.
Pc Increase in yield and quality will
one han pay for the cost of the fertiI-
7i a2eoralng to Mr.. Copeland. Oats
'4a ne planted just as soon as the
1'a5 'as been worked in the spring.
nay specialist Gives Crop Essentials.
4f gorge l.. Gleason, Massachu
'E farmer who has been devoting his
'f" tUFpdup tn raisipu how or;1,oe +bo