Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-11-10
agricultural.
Maine Board Of agriculture.
Maine Farmer. in Council at OrOnO.

Maine Farmers ina Council at OronO.
Tuesday, the opening day Of the ses-
sion. was devoted TO observation and ex-
animation Of the State College buildings
and farm. The day opened with heavy
river fog hanging over the landscape.
Some of the members Of the Board ar
rived Monday night, aud most Of the
others came on Tuesday mornings train,
80 there were a Jolly party which assem-
bed at the Orouo House for raid upon
the State College at Q o'clock Tuesday.
The smart aud thriving village Of Oro-
no lies upon the west bank Of the Penob-
scot river at It's junction with the Sui
water branch, seven miles above Bangor.
The European X North American Rail-
road passes through the village, connect
iur it with the East aud West There j.
q new and elegant town hall just finished
here, in which the meetings Of the Board
are 20 be held.
Orono was settled in IVA, and was
FIRST called Saltwater. 1t was incorpora-
ted March l., l>O6, and named for 4
distinguished TaTratine chief who resided
here Ii originally included O.dtown,
which was set of in 1870 There are
many good farms and farmers hereabouts,
and the citizens Of the place propose NIL
ing TWO fsty-feet tables, three feet wide,
with fruits and vegetables, Wednesday, 70
show that this section can vie tavorab.y
with any other section in farm products.
The buildings Of the State College con
SIS, Of two brick and one wooden edidce
of pleasing solid style ct architecture
and quite conveniently arranged, though
Improvements could be made. There il
need o.. otac. buildings, and we hope
Others vii. be erected before many years
There are now one hundred and twenty
one students, thirtv-one freshmen, thirty
two sophomores, forty juniors, and eigh-
teen seniors. There are FIVE young lady
students. They are well pleased with the
course and maintain their rank with
honor. At four o'clock We witnessed a
drill without arms by the students under
Prof Chaplin the military instructor,
graduate Of West Point
The forenoon was spent in looking over
the college farm and through the new
barn, now Just being finished up. The
farm contains three hundred and seventy
FIVE acres, mostly a clay loan. Il fronts
on Saltwater river, with The county road
running through It 10 Upper Saltwater
village. II IS a mile and half distant
from Orouo, and from Saltwater villages,
living intermediate. The college build
ings are near the centre Of the farm on a
swell Of ground showing finely from the
road. There are four dwelling houses
now upon the farm, occupied respectively
by the farm superintendent Mr. Earring
ton, President Allen, Prof c. II. Fer
nald and Prot. NJ c. Feruali.
The new barn is hity by one hundred
and twenty-!our feet posted 1t Is no
BE structure with slated roof Cupboard
ell and painted walls, two cupola veutila-
tors, a cellar under the whole containing
large c.steru, and finished in a work
manike manner throughout.
The cost Of this barn must be large,
and /, was needed very much. The grad
ing and work about the barn Is now going
on, and it Is hoped 10 soon have it ready
for the use Of the farm stock There are
upon the farm thirty-fye head Of horned
cattle, and four farm horses. We saw
the stock and can say they were all look
iug wei. Eleven head are thoroughbred>,
but the remainder are grades. The full
bloods consist Of three short horns, 1--WE
Jerseys and three Ayrshires, all good
representatives Of the breeds We saw
some good swine at the farm superiutend-
cn,'s barn.
There are about one acre Of turuips
not harvested, and three-tourths Of an
acre of Mangolds Lows improved sugar
beet, also growing Vet, which promise
large yield. We saw a large lot OF nice
cabbages, some Of which were very good
indeed. Some four hundred bushels Of
potatoes were harvested. The rot Is now
working among them in the cellar quite
badly.
We visited several OF the classes dur
Ing their recitations, and We're much
pleased with the work being done, the
thorough manner Of their instruction, the
interest manifested and the encouraging
outlook in this direction, The classes in
mathematics, comparative anatomy, e,e-
ments of agriculture and Others, We were
much interested In.
Dinner was served 10 all the visiting
party in the students dining-hall at one
o'clock. The afternoon was passed very
pleasantly in the library, which contains
some two thousand volumes, and IN the
college cabinet, where there are many IN
teresting natural objects, animals, birds,
insects, &c. at > p NJ, the party left