Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-02
HARRINGTON
Agricultural Conditions Looking Up

The factory of the j. W. Pratt Com
pany will begin canning string beans
in a few days. This week has been a
busy one there getting ready for busl-
ness. Two small smokestacks have
been removed and the setting up of
big S0-foot stack was accomplished
yesterday after vast amount of pre-
paratory work and several vain efforts
to raise the great weight of metal and
one fall which caused break in the
stack which had to be repaired before
it could be raised But it is now in
place and connections will be complet-
ed so it will be ready for business the
first of next week. Beans have been
coming along fine the past week and
there is every indication that the pack
will be both big one and prime one.
Two or three weeks ago farmers
were discouraged and it looked as
though crops were to be late and
light, if indeed the staples matured.
With the recent warm days and num-
erous showers everything has taken
on new life, all crops have made Won
derful strides, and indications now
are that with reasonable late season
and the continuation of favorable
weather, all crops would be large and
of excellent quality. Potato bugs
seem to be more numerous than COM
mon this year. and have been very
troublesome, but this is something
that can be and has been overcome,
and potatoes in Franklin county are
we'll advanced and looking fine, al
though for the most part planted later
than usual 1t is believed that there
will be very good crop this year.
A big crop of peas has already been
To4 loo ara N ny
cases ready, and in all cases rapidly
ripening, and small garden stuff is
coming along well. Raspberries are
in the market and remarkably abund-
ant. But sweet corn is what the
farmers of Franklin county depend on
as their staple and most proflta BILE
crop, and this is what keep the larger
canning factories going, the factories
that employ the largest number of
people. Only a short time ago it was
seriously feared that there would be
no corn for canning this year, and
heavy August frosts such as some
times come would still spoil the
chances of corn crop. But the past
week has seen a seemingly impossi-
BILE advancement in this crop, and I'M
less there are early frosts, the chances
that the crop will be normal are now
i
good fortune should be another week
of weather as favorable as that Of the
past week.
The apple packers are looking for
ward to good season, and there will
also be a lot of prime apples of the
highest grades, far too good for pack
ing, according to present indications.
1t also is apparently a good season for
the smaller fruits, and farmers as a
whole are now beginning to feel pros
porous, the depressing feeling of
few weeks ago having been left behind
as the season advances.
The annual Old Home day gathering
at Weeks Mills, which is interesting
to and will be attended by many
Pennington people, will be held this
year on Wednesday, Aug. II. There
will be a picnic dinner on the lawn by
the church at noon, and in the after
noon the address of welcome will be
delivered by Rev. Mr. Written, and
the response by Rev. James B. Ross.
In the evening there will be an ad-
dress by Rev. Mr.. Brett, to which Rev
Earl Clifford will respond. Following
are the committees in charge of the
events of the day: Entertainment. Mrs.
Eta Fitch, Albert E. Stevens, Benja-
min Briggs, Gladys Hoyt, Vivian
Hodgkins; ice cream, Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Ames, Mr., and Mrs Arthur
Bullen: decorations, Fred F. Prince,
and assistants to be selected by him;
table, Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Hoyt, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Bullen, Mrs. Phoebe
Stevens, Lewis Fitch, Mrs. Annie
Andrews, Almond Thomas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Owen Cunningham: reception, Mr.
and Mrs. William Bullen, John Dag
gett, Holmes H. Bailey.
The ladies of the Opportunity Circle
of the Old South church had a food
sale at the Blake store on Broadway
Friday afternoon, which was a great
success, everything selling readily, at
good prices. The committee in charge
consisted of Mrs. A G. Judkins. Mrs.
E. G. Ham, Mrs. J. A. Sweet, Mrs.
Lindsay Trask, Mrs. Leon A. Luce,
Mrs. Frank E. Knowlton, Mrs. Arthur
Norton, Mrs. Byron NJ. Small. Mrs.
Samuel o. Tarbox. Mrs. Robert 3. Nc
Leary. Mrs. Roy F. Cannon. Mrs.