Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-30

the Rotary Club, this being to them
specially pleasing feature of the
event. There Is evidence, too, that
the members of the club who were
there, enjoyed the occasion them
serves to about the same extent
tnat they were giving pleasure to
the boys.
The Grin Woodbury. farm on the
lemple road, for some time owned
by Mrs. Agnes F. Hoar. has been
sold to Mr.. and Mrs. Silas H. Red
man or Lewiston, who will take pos
session without delay.
Inc sweet corn crop of Franklin
county is practically all gathered,
ana II has proved to be a big one of
good quality, in spite of the oft ex-
pressed fears early in the summer
That there would be no corn on &C.
count of perpetual dampness and no
sun. AS matter of fact the corn
matured fully as usual, and most of
IL mad been gathered before there
were any killing frosts, and was in
prime condition for canning. A
small per centage of 1t, however.
was caught by the freeze last week
ana had to have special treatment
although very little if any was act
ually spoiled. The great variety of
garden crops have come out very
well indeed, better than in any re-
cent year, and most of this stuff ex-
cept the root crops, which are al
lowed to remain in the ground as
long as possible have now been
gathered, and the farmer who is
fortunate enough to have a bearing
orchard, is giving his attention to
gatherlng the fruit. Apples are
plentiful in some orchards and
scarce In others, and the higher
grades of fruit are less in evidence
IMAM IN some years. Apple buyers
nave been here and bought up the
pest OF the crop at a rather moder-
ate hgure, due to the fact that
throughput the country generally
the apple crop is large and no
scarcity OF fruit of any grade is an
tlc1pated. The local packers of ap-
pies are about ready to start in, the
corn crop being practically cleaned
up, the farmers are getting ready to
maui IN their fruit. There will be
very large pack of apples this year.
IT is said, and a big crop of cider
Tor vinegar. Many ladies hereabouts
are making excellent jelly from the
parings alone, so that now very little
of the apple is wasted.
On the Burnham and Morrill, farm
on the Falls road, formerly known
the county over as the George Cow
err farm, something like 100 acres
We're put into sweet corn this wear.
with excellent results, the corn be-
ing divided between the factories
ot ha oil
company owning three in this town.
one has been owned by this COM
pany good many years, this being
the one near the E. B. Estes & Sons
turning mill. The other two, one
near the Center bridge, where the
y. Winslow Jones factory, the first
IN FRANKLIN county, stood many
years ago, and the other at Farm
lngton Falls, were purchased of the
Dlngleys several years ago. The
Burnham and Morrill, intervale, near
their upper factory, where there
was a corn acreage second in the
county only to the Burnham & Nor
rlll farm, has also been very pro-
ductive this season and this COM
pany has made a record pack. 1t al
SO owns several factories in Frank
lin county, at which a very busy
season has been experienced. The
j. w. Pratt Company, which in for
mer years has done a very large
business packing only string beans
and apples, has this year put in a
modern corn-packing equipment,
and taken care of about 100 acres
of corn, and is planning to take care
of a much larger acreage next year
and the years to come. The Frank
lin Farm Products Company was or
ganized several years ago by lead
ing farmers of the county who
banded together in the belief that
they would be able to make a bet
ter profit on their crops by preserv-
ing and marketing themselves, have
found that they were fully justified
In this belief. and have done a very
large business canning vegetables
this season.