Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15

,.,;sulsuraI Resources Of ksn"sbee
r.rnebec County occupies q pecul-
,,sition among the counties Of
-. a. far as her agricultural re-
-. are concerned. According to
7. census figures OF 1920. the only
n which she ranked first in pro-
.''.,or was shelled corn. Yet while
Y. ranked first in this crop alone.
s,,o.bec justihes her name as I'm
..,,l Yennebec" by ranking well up
,bs production Of all crops grown
I the state.
=. .,ood second only to Penobscot,
s.,ns,ook alone exceeded her in the
A..Sgction of wheat, peas and bar
r. wbile Penobscot grew few more
.,,ss oxford and Somerset grow
w.. w. sweet corn, Penobscot and OK
"a ratsed more silage corn. Aroos-
70 and Penobscot harvested more
~ Only Aroostook and Penobscot
sss..a Kenncbec in the value of
-, crops and farm animals and
s.sobscot alone had greater value in
,Iry products. Kennebec ranks
~ IN the production OF oats and
piatoes. "
onlg three counties have more cat
i. IA hogs and only four have more
s,,s Only Aroostook and Penobscot
,i,s A much larger total area have
rase farms.
Production Of leading crops in 1920
"a, shelled corn, 1855 bushels; sill
40 corn, 10.769 tons; oats. 1881
ta.htls. wheat, $3.50 bushels; bar
~ g17si bushels; beans, $3.50 BUSH
Il. potatoes. 29S.364 bushels; hay.
tg1ss tons apples. 1852 bushels.
me total value OF all crops was So
as0il. The value OF dairy products
VA sl.sG2.033 and of poultry pro-
s,n,, ssls233 The total value Of all
Nrm products in kennebec County
m the year 1919 was S7.Sl7.612.
The agriculture Of kennebec Coun-
,rfs gradually changing. Fifty years
no the principal sources OF income
ii farmers was from hay, beef cat
A. butter and cheese, sheep. wool
md corn. Today the principal sourc-
n Of income are from whole milk.
cream, poultry. potatoes, apples and
nden truck, That is. the type OF
agriculture is gradually changing
rom extensive farming on a large
acreage 10 intensive farming on a
small acreage. This change will
Wobahly he as marked In the future
ait has in the past. The tendency
"a toward quality rather than guam
It's
Rennebec County markets are ex-
wptionally good for quality products.
Boston is within twenty-four hours
u 4 the farmers door and Boston pays
he highest price for quality goods OF
spost any large market in the east.
fgh freight rates protect the New
England fagmols from much western
competition The ever increasing
qpmer visitor business Is bringing
A excellent market to the doors of
rsHy farmers lust at the time when
EsFden truck IS at its best, when
talk. butter and cream can be most
fa.aply produced and when small
nuts arc ripe
Accounts kept by farmers In CO.
tpeFaton with the Agricultural EN-
snson Service show that on the
saale farms where dairyipg is the
asn ct the farm business. and is
supplemented hy two or more other
sarces OF cash income are bringing
#lr owners the best returns. Among
N Important sources. of income
shch may he combined with dairy
1 are poultry, potatoes. small fruits.
aden truck apples and sweet corn.
Aenneoec County is so blessed with
ha biographical and climatic con-
saiens that her farmers can success
guy grow any crop that can be
AeWn anywhere else in Maine. There
N '"o orchard sections in the
NuhS The largest and most i'm
M'aht comprises the towns of Mon
Soa'0, Winthrop, Eoadheld and
aoFt Vernon. A smaller section