Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-09
On the Farms Of Central Maine
News Notes Of Interest to Agricuurist Hordculturist,
Dairynan and Poultry Raiser
Farm Notes From
Franklin County

Pennington. Me, Oct. Sin few
days the corn canning factories in
Pennington, of which there are six,
will have closed one of the best sea-
sons in their history and the farm
ers will also have experienced one
of their most successful seasons, eS-
pecially those whose sweet corn is
their main stay. A late planting sea-
son was quite discouraging, and be-
cause they could not plant early
many of them did not plant as much
as usual. But the latter part. of the
season has been remarkably favor
able; the frost holding off and the
corn maturing firm and hard. free
from undue moisture. and sWeeter
than for years, making the canned
product Of the very highest grade
Though the acreage was below
normal, the crop for the acreage mas
been above normal so that the pack
is little if any below that of last
year in this vicinity. But 1t is dlt-
ferent. and many claim much better
if for no other reason, because
quite a good deal of attention has
been paid to the raising and canning
of Golden Bantam corn. now con-
sidered superior for canning to the
most popular of the white varieties.
e. r. Weather. & Sons have for a
number of years made a speciality OF
canning this variety and have sold
only to the consumer. finding a
ready market at an advanced price,
for all they '-could put up. This
year the Franklin Farm Products
Co, engaged fairly large acreage
of the Golden Bantam, which has
been canned and is of prime quality
and expected to bring a high price.
The other factories have stuck
mostly or wholly to the usual white
varieties, which like the yellow
variety is this year of the very best
quality and ought to and undoubt-
eddy will bring the top price of the
market when offered for sale and
consumption,
The corn, crop out of the way,
some of the factories will turn to
apple canning, but the crop is small.
the buyers are plentiful and axe
gathering up the best at good
prices. Tor the city, markets. But
| there is once in a while an orchard
that has produced well, although
they are scarce and there will be
quite a little canning in spite OF the
shortage of apples. and the Gamers
hare promising that the quality will
be good anyway.
The bean crop. now canned and
ready for the market turned out
very well and Melted many a farm
er a good round sum with nice
margin OF" profit. The potato crop
is also. so far as present indications
go, although many of the farmers
have had ~ 10 nv
digging except for their own tables.
very good. Many who have been
digging say that there are not as
many potatoes to the hill as last
year, but they are enough larger in
diVidually to more than make up
what they lack in number Cen
orally speaking they are free from
dry rot and other diseases. smooth.
clean and handsome tubers that
ought to sell we'll and bring top
prices. Other garden stuff has turn
, ed out well too. thanks TO the late
frosts and the lack of early ones.
and even canteloupes and water
melons have ripened in small num-
bers even in Franklin county. where
such delicate crops are pot expected
TO do much.
|. Thus, with the exception of fruit.
everything has gone fine with the
farmers this year. and many of them
are looking forward to laying away
good bit of money in some good.
safe place. and then enjoying a win
ter of comparative ease with scarce
~ a care to disturb the comfort of
the moment. All in ALL il is the
/ best season the farmers of this sec
ton of Maine at least. have had for
/ a number of Years.-H. L. Goodwin.