Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-12
YEA M FROM our SPECIAL Reporter
MAINE FAR HERS IN COUNCIL.
"WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION.

KS "WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION.
Paper read by T. w. Lang, member from
Waldo County: "rhe Curse of Humaf Par
asites."
| Middle men are unnecessary market DAYS.
farmers associations, corporation, and meet
| ing OF producer and consumer together will
render the parasitic middle men burden a
nuisance and drive them out. s.. -5
| We want better education among our ayri-
culturists andthe mechanics. must lead
them to respect themselves and their calling
| We must teach them7to demand their rights
and immunities and defend them when OBJ
! tanned. s--,s-asss.,ss~s..-.4sa,..as..
We must give out pure light, rningle with
our farmers, show them their Interests and
the better way. 1t is our province to sway
the popular current, mould the destinies and
help kill off the parasites.
The parasite reaps the largest share of
profit; the producer the least. Why allow
him to grow rich from off our toll, our indus
try and our products. DO our own market
ing; dispose to consumers, protect our rights
and weed out the parasites.
! j. F. Lawrence, Epping, N. H., member of
the N. ii. Board of Agriculture. Raising
grass is the most natural crop any soil can
produce. Grass is king of crops. Potato
raising as specially is injurious to any COM
munity. Makes the raising of grass a spec
field for six years, only applied ashes coca
sionally. Thinks raising grass the most
prohtably managed crop and the best paving.
lses bone dust, guaHo, or Phosphate as fer
tiizer for grass. Is a practical working n.
IL. farmer. Thinks $500. worth of corn, fer
tilizers and labor applied in August, worth
$500 worth of hay consumed and manure
applied to some area. Secretary Goodae
visited his farm last year. Sells nearly all
his hay. Never attempted farming upon poor
land. Good land or none. Believes in witch
grass. Thinks the mechanical action upon
:. the soil by its roots is useful. When turned
over it furnishes by decomposition OF roots
great amount of organic matter. Seeds u
t quarts, herds grass in fall, II quarts again in
spring On high land omts spring seeding.
Puts liberal supply of phosphate on all lands
g S. l.. Boardman, ofMaine Farmer then read
I paper upon the agricultural Press
Weekly with their freight of.thought, these
, repositories of agricultural intelligence 60
out to country homes in every school district.
r The first agricultural paper in Maine was
started in 1888 with 800 subscribers. The
subscription was 81 per year payable in pro-
duce. This paper was thel kennebec Farmer,
, the embryo sheet of the Maine Farmer of col
3 losal amplitude.
The number Of agricultural papers now
published in New England is seven aud their
united circulation 1000 copies weekly. The
, time will come when the farmer will demand
and receive daily agricultural papers. Our
great progress is due to the agricultural press
more than any other cause. Our needs are
made manifest by them and supply pointed
out. Know ledge is ditiused, progress at
: tanned, and standing maintained by their in-
| fiuence and power. Success to them.
. THURSDAY, Oct, 10.
I In r &
: ported crops of Somerset. Grass not an aver
age crop. Grain rather above Corn full an
r average. Potatoes, half crop. Fruit has
not been SO good for 10 years.
Has recently been in Aroostook County
reported grass as good as ever. Grain crop
above an average Large breadth sown this
, year. Potato crop below an average, rotted
some. Corn but little planted. Fruit not
: much produced. Spoke in high plaise of
! Aroostook county. Believes it the best coun-
ty in New England Never saw such crops.
Progress is rapid there in both stock and pro-
ducts. Real estate is low, but rapidly in
7 creasing in value. $1,000 will buy better
farm there than $4,000 will here. Real es-
tate is higher across the line in the Province,
thaBin Aroostook County.
Halves of Knox. Hay crop an average of
last 10 years. Corn an average, wheat very
good, barley less than an average, potatoes
almost failure, fruit very good, oats not
much grown, root crops good.
Winslow Of Lincoln. hay 10 per cent. above
an average, corn 20 per cent above, wheat 9
bushels to one sowing, barley light oats an
average crop, potatoes half crop, fruit crop
very good, beans never better. No rye grown
oi consequence.
Secretary GoOdale reported York county.
Hay about an average, grain good, wheat
crop hne, potatoes poor, halt crop perhaps,
fruit very good
Hancock, Sagadahoc, Washington. and
Others not reported; reason, no one present
from either. -tA4@
Percival Of Cross Hill reported in part for
Hancock on authority of report of citizens of
Hancock to him. Grass crop very good, grain
} crop light, crops of all kinds generally light.
Thinks we are apt to overstate crops.
, BUSINESS Meeting.
The following resolves were PASSED:
WHEREAS, 1t is understood that the stu
dents of the Maine State College propose to
| organize a society for conducting scientific
, investigations OF Agricultural topics,
RESOLVED, That the Board OF Agriculture
gives this plan its hearty appreciation and
we promise it our hearty cooperation.
, The place of holding the next session was
discussed, and referred to the committee on
time and place Of holding sessions.
= Iresiueht AMEN game Iror. Fernald OF the
State College, with the students, went back
at 10 o'clock to-day Attendance is light
Paper read by Vice President Sweet, men,
| Der from Oxford, entitled "Adyice to young
Farmers"
Success a duty. Should be led by
earnest purposes. Select good farm,
f with good taste and good Judgment you may
choose well. Take advantage of the circum-
stances by which you are surrounded Be
satisfied with reasonable success Do not
change localities often; virtue and integrity
, will give you vantage ground Select soil
naturally fertile and productive, with good
water and well located; good facilities for
transportation are important. Select loca-
ton convenient to churches and schools.
These social privileges are highly important.
Good implements are imperatively nece sary.
Maine imports many OF her vegetable pro-
duets of food We can raise vegetables
cheaper than Mass. Farm gardening is a
promising business near cities and manufac-
turing places. Small fruit culture is another
which is particularly inviting, specialties give
excellence and enable US to become expert