. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . ed sufficiently smooth and mellow for cultivation. Landordinarily is planted with ])otatoes for two \ ears, then sown withgrain and grass seed, and one croj) of grain and two crops ofgrass are taken Irom it belore it is planted again with (j potato crops in succession are regarded by some farmers astoo exhaustive to the land, and the method pursued by Mr. J\.ly. Hayden, of Presque Isle, one of the most successful farmersin Aroostook county, is to ])lant one croj) of potatoes
. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . ed sufficiently smooth and mellow for cultivation. Landordinarily is planted with ])otatoes for two \ ears, then sown withgrain and grass seed, and one croj) of grain and two crops ofgrass are taken Irom it belore it is planted again with (j potato crops in succession are regarded by some farmers astoo exhaustive to the land, and the method pursued by Mr. J\.ly. Hayden, of Presque Isle, one of the most successful farmersin Aroostook county, is to ])lant one croj) of potatoes, followed IX FAIR AROOSTOOK. 87 1)v a crop of grain aiul two or three years of clover aiul herds-grass, before planting again with potatoes. The land is fertil-ized for a potato crop by plowing the aftermath of clover underin the fall, and by the use of commercial fertilizers containingthe potash, the nitrogen and phosphates which the potatorequires for its growth. Barnx ard manures are not regarded asof advantage to the potato crop, although the\- enrich the landbeneficiallv for the grains and the FRIIST-FKCIOF Ff>K ) BARRELS OF POTATOES Prof, Charles D. Woods, head of the agricultural departmentof the Maine vState University, is conducting a series of experi-ments at Mr. Watsons farm, in Houlton, with reference to thepotato and its enemies, and particularly to the application offungicides. Also this year there is in process on this farm aninteresting experiment in wheat culture. Five varieties ofwheat have been planted in five separate acres with the view oftesting their merits by comparison. To make the experimentconclusive a portion of the wheat from each acre is to be sent to 88 IN FAIR AROOSTOOK. the Miniieaj)()Iis mills to be made into flour there, and equalportions are to be orround in Aroostook flouring- mills for com-parison with the flour made in the western mills. In recentyears wheat culture has ])ecome an important feature in Aroos-took f
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