Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13

oxford counties; crop of fourth place
in Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec
and Somerset counties, and crop of
fifth rank in Waldo county. 1t is listed
as crop of fifth rank for the State.
In the number of apple trees of bear
ing age oxford county led in 1926 with
a total of 305,000; Kennebec stood Sec
ond with 2S6.000. The total for the
State was 100000 in 1925, as COM
pared with 2.443.0OO in 1924. Waldo
county was highest in the number Of
apple trees not of bearing age in 1925,
with 1900; Penobscot second with
S,400, and oxford third with $4,000.
The total number of apple trees not
of bearing age in the State in 1925
was 49,, 1000. or 1000 less than in 1924.
Aroostook led In the total value Of
wheat In 1925, the figure being $780,
657. as compared with $159,732 the
preceding year. The total value of
wheat in the State in 1925 was $780,
O00 and in 1924, $177,000. The sum-
| mary for the State shows the value of
| wheat per acre in 1925 as $4760, and
in 1924, $44.20. The December price
in 1924 was $1.70 per bushel. and in
1925 the same.
Oxford Leading Apple County
{ Oxford. the leading apple county,
produced 100000 bushels in 1925--an
increase Of $4,000 bushels over the
preceding year. The States produc-
tfon in 1925 was 3.S05.00O bushels in
1925-an increase Of $4,000 over 1924.
The total value of Oxfords apples in
1926 was $509,600, compared with
$407,640 in 1924. The total value of
Names apples in 1925 was $3.OO8, 900,
which is an increase of 1921. 900 over
Tha noNarohays f,rina re onn1aS
! in 1924 was $1.0s per bushel and in
, 1926, so cents a bushel.
/ Comparison Of the map showing the
! dairy counties of the State with the
map showing the location of apple
trees in the State reveals rather
sharply that dairying and orcharding
have seemed to establish themselves
under more or less similar conditions.
They are found largely in the central
and southern parts of the State. The
| largest commercial fiocks of poultry
| are also located in central and south
ern Maine. 1.-THE long continued sta
! bility of agriculture in these sections
is a strong recommendation for such
types of farming" says the report.
Livestock in State
| The number of livestock in the State
! in 1925 is revealed as follows: Horses,
! $4,000; milk cows including cows and
| heifers one year of age and older.
+ 206, 900; other cattle $1,000: sheep, a.
900; swine. $4,000. In 1924 the num-
] Der was as follows: Horses, $4,000;
milk cows including cows and heifers
! one year of age and older. 100000:
other cattle. $4,000: sheep. $1,000: and
swine, 10000. The total value of all
of the livestock in the State in 1925
was S24.372.000, as compared with $685.
$4,000 in 1924. In 1925, Aroostook had
! the largest number of horses. 17,400,
| and Penobscot had the largest number
! of milk cows, 5000, with Kennebec
second at 1880.
! MILK Production
! In total milk production, 1925, Pc
nobscot ranked first with 86.190.000
pounds; Aroostook second with 80,-
$4,000 pounds: and Kennebec third
4, with 69,569. 400 pounds. The total milk
production OF the State in 1925 was
! 6S5, $4,000 pounds, compared with
! 693, 3S0,000 pounds in 1924. The total
value of Maine milk production in 1925
! was s14,S 900, and in 1924 $14,363, 900.