The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-10-12
Farmers Convention.

SKowHEGAN, Oct 10.
The Board in session passed resolution rec
ommending series of agricultural expert
ments by the students of the Industrial Col
lege 4
Col. VIM. SWEET of Oxford county, read a
paper entitled, "Advice to Young Farmers, or
Success Duty" which was short but full of
good hints, facts and advice
The question of stock-raising and breeding
was largely discussed by Secretary Goodale,
Warren Percival, of Vassaboro, and others.
The question of the location of the January
session of the Board was fully discussed and
finally left to committee An invitation was
received from the citizens and the agricultural
societies of Gorham to hold the annual winter
session with them, which will probably be
DONE Cd "a
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was devoted to a dis
cussion of several pertinent questions in which
quite number of speakers took part. Stock
breeding was principally discussed. Mr.. Per-
cival of Vassalboro, prominent short-horn
breeder, says that his COWS when dropped are
ordinarily small, as all thoroughbreds are
Takes the calf from the COW at from three to
six days of age and brings them up by hand
Blood will tell. Feeds well but not very much.
Thinks first-class hay and frst-class grass the
best kind of feed for an animal.
EVENING SESSION. u
The question of associated dairying was taken
up for discussion. Hannibal Belcher of Farming
ton gave an account of the new cheese factory
in Strong. But few farmers took hold of the
matter at first, but it was perfectly satisfactory
in financial point of view last year, and this
year all the farmers are willing to furnish milk
to the factory. Their cheese find ready
market and is engaged ahead of production
1t pays well. The cheese produced is equal to
the best of this or any other country.
A. L. Simpson of Bangor referred to the fac
tory at Glenburn. 1t is in prosperous eondi-
ton. They sell their cheese at the factory at
IA cents per h., thus netting two cents more
than Western factories. tA al AAF-
Col. SWEET of Oxford reported the Dixfield
factory. Cost $780, Will care for the milk of
800 cows. Cheese weigh from 80 to so lbs, and
are of fine quality. Sold at Is cents per h. and
orders in excess of supply. Had used the milk
of 1856 cows this summer A factory for 400
cows can be built for $1,000.
Secretary Goodale read letter from Strong
factory, it will be run till the LIST of November.
A good COW makes so lbs in season. Sells at
IA cents per lib. and costs one cent and one-half
per pound for the labor of production, leaving
the balance to pay for milk and profits
Horace Colburn of Kennebec county; pre-
scented paper on the general question relating
to the farming interests of Maine. He CON
trasted the farmer of 40 years ago with him of
to-day and showed the improvements made
A l.. Simpson of Bangor then read an inter-
esting and well written paper on the cultivation
of fruit and flowers. ~
The session closed with paper by Geo. E.
do to be saved.'' The gist of it was that the
farmer of Maine must give up mixed farming
and follow specialties, or some one of the vari-
GUS branches of husbandrt accordingly as they
are circumstanced or situated. @.