Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-03-03

Board of Agriculture was held on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday oi last
week, at wiscasset. The session through
ont vas one Of great interest. and The
attendance good.
FIRST DAY
Basinsss Meeting Of the Board.
The members assembled at 9 O'Clock,
A. n. and were called to order by the
Secretary. Messrs. Bracket. Doe and
ColbuFn were appointed committee on
credentials. They subsequently, reported
she following new members entitled to
seat at The Beard and that quorum Of
the members was present:
MEMBERS At LARGE. Plot NJ. c. Fer
nald. State College. Orono; Prof. c. a.
White. Bowdoin College. Brunswick.
MEMBER FROM STATE Pathological So.
GETTY Hannibal Belcher. FNmiOgton.
MEMBERS FROM COUNTY SOCIETIES.
AroOstook. Isaac Barker. HonItop; Pc.
Robscot, J. Z. Shaw. West HampdeU /,
Franklin. A. L. Bradbury. Phillips;
Pisca,aquis. Lyman Lee. FoxcTOit; Knox,
Timothy Williams. ROck'and. Perma
nent orgsniz4tiod was effected by choice
Of the following officers:
President. z. A. Gilbert. East Turnei.
Vice President. J. W. Lang. Brooks.
Secretary. y. l.. Bosrdman, Augusta.
Messrs. Lang. Colburn and Dunhan
were appointed committee on the Pay
roll.
The officers were appointed business
committee
Porgy Chan a. a Feed for AnimAls-
Mr. Wasson gave hi, results OF the Use
OF poigy chum as feed for sheep and
poultry. be having had some FIVE years
experience with Il. Il is the refuse oi
The porsy or menhaden which sre caught
in large numbers along The coast in
Washington Co.. and in fact 10 4 greater
or lees exteui lhrought the entire coast OF
Maiuv The oil is expressed and the
IssiduS used in the green state Us a Ter
tilizer. When used - food it is prepared
By dryiog in ice sun on elevated racks.
tor I've days. BY which process the water
Is expelled and it will keep tor an in
definitely long period an open barrel
containing Il has been in bis barn for st
least i've years. Tor the purpose of asceI-
taining bow long il will keep. One bar
re- of il costing $500 will be sufficieu;
for three sheep during the entire winter.
Ills sheep gave az average increase OF
IL los. wool per head from the use OF
isis ehum. the sheep being fat AL the time
aud bringing heavy lambs Hens eat il
with avidity. lie believed il might be so
prepared that il could be barreled and
transported into the interior OF the State
Cor purposes of feeding thereby becoming
= source OF revenue 10 our State and -
matter Of direct benefit 10 farmers.
Mr. Thomas Boyd OF Boothbsy gave
some Interesting statements concerning
tbs material. The County Of Lincoln
produces annually hundreds Of thousands
OF tons Of chum. the towns Of Bristol
and Boohbay being more largely engas-
% in ne work than any others. For
Derly i WAS sold for shout - per ton.
last year il went,up to SIS per ton. H.
believed il worth more for fertilizer II
dried as it comes from the press, as by
20 doing 80 per cent OF lis value is save.
and il can then be sown on the land the
same a. grain. Seashore farmers geu
orally use it green as fertilizer. but he
knew from actual trials that the best re
suits in - use "a = fertilizer were obtain
ed where u WAS dried as 1t came from the
press. II thus dried II may be shipped
- any part OF the State. Our seashOre
farmers can Ostsio abundance OF marine
fertilizers. hence they are not SO paIticu-
T. II about using the chun. although il i
ZEN compOsted with seven parts o.;
Igied muck or loan 10 one OF chum in the
green state. making verY valuable fer
''iizeT. 1t is sent south BY the thousand
s'ns, and cOmpoS,ed with plaster and
lam forms fertilizer that sells for from
80 10 $50 per ton. July and August are
Ihe months in which II is prepared As
- lis value As food FOR animals he could
city say that hens. ducks and turkeys
prefer il 70 corn, in fact will leave torn
s r. Il. sad they become heavy and large
hen ied on II. They are taken OF anu
'yI on cord three OF tour weeks previous
> being Killed
Prof. White enquiIed It's Elects upon
tie quality and flavor OF the meat Of ami
Llals fed with it. as he thought it might
he Objectionable. Hogs ted in the acorn
OF mast egions OF the west DO not make
- irm or sweet pork IS those fed ON
eorn. The answers TO the inquiry were
unsatisfactory as those present had not
made experience in the ,a,iog OF animals
fed on ehum.
Biz. Perciysl had experimental with il.
having used one hundred barrels as ter.
iili1rr one season. Ii had proved val.
ush'e manure but be could not commend
II ~ food for hens or sheep from his
experiments. He bad not tried the thor
-GgAly dried chum however.
Mr.. Doe thought the matter an inpor
liant one. aud the statements OF some who
had used 1t would certainly indicate that
IL was valuable As 4 TODD Cor Sham The