Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-22

agricultural vision he ever saw and
he travels extensively over the coun-
try.
Il think there is no doubt but
Aroostook county will produce
enough potatoes to keep it over the
winter. 1t looks like 10000, 600 or more
ought TO do it and have a few to
spare for the rest of the State, may
be some for other parts where they
do not raise as many. One thing i'm
pressed me and that is the grain
they raise. I want TO tell You what
the Aroostook county farmers are do
ing to help win the war. Almost ev-
cry farm has from five to IL acres Of
wheat and a larger quantity of
oats. The grain is just ripening and
the wheat ought to make from 25 to
30 bushel per acre and the oats from
40 10 90. Both crops are unusually
even and unusually fine.
AT the least calculation Aroostook
county ought to produce 700, 900 or
100000 bushels of wheat and | should
not be surprised if 1t raised 900, 900.
We require in Maine an average of
~ pei pusIcI ptI capita. ne Nv err
age for the United States is SO This
means that Maine will require about
$500, 900 bushels Of wheat for normal
supply. This amount of wheat rails
ed in Maine will release large
amount of man power required for
transportation, great quantities Of
equipment in engines. cars. etc, and
thousands of tons of coal all of
which may be used in essential war
industries. 1t looks like Aroostook
county would produce from two to
two and a half million bushels Of
oats. This will mean much in the
way of of feed and again will re-
lease to essential war Industries vast
quantities of man power and fuel
The farmers are working hard
early and late and are assured of
great yield of potatoes. They are
spraying from five to eight times and
are watching growing crops zeal
ously. Mr.. REIN and were in
Pressure Isle Saturday night The
streets presented such scene We
decided to count the automobiles at
9 o'clock and found 20 with their
noses turned into the curb about as
thick as they could stand for three
squares on either side of the street
Practically all were expensive cars
and after counting the different
makes we estimated the capital tied
up in these cars to be about $500, 900
This did not include one or two hun
dred cars which came in and went
out before that hour or which may
have come in later. We estimated the
passengers in auto loads coming in
I'm round numbers there were at .
o'clock Saturday night 1000 persons
on the streets. in the stores and in
the picture houses. AS it was a lit
tie chilly it, was said to be bad
night for a large attendance. Mr..
Reims was well pleased with the
prospects for the development of as-
ricultural schools. The farmers
around the various centers are lend
ing sympathetic assistance and are
helping in every way they can The
boys repair machinery under the di-
rection of an instructor. They bring
in harnesses from the farm and re-
pair them. They splice, repair and
make rope halters. set up machin-
cry and learn its mechanics; they
make soil tests seed tests; they in
spect potatoes for certified seed, and
nearly every youngster in the
course has from one to FIVE acres Of
potatoes on his own hook. He keeps
trak of the labor the cost of seed
the cost Of fertilizer the cost OF
spraying. the cost of harvesting and
at the end of the season will figure
up with definite accuracy the mar
gin of profit or loss.
I'VE visited the project Of Frank
Hussey north Of Presoue Isle. Frank
has about two.nfths Of an acre IN