Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-10-08


estsaded q 1854. Oslkssss Inn n rem
society have been esiahlished 10 IvaffDus x en-.
neeec towns. but they hayenoe ~ e1eral
snccesshl, vhlle to dny YER eodels is
..uO"ser sd more 1fmly e1onhoShed
.".a ever before. Sroager in the number.
e.u acuse innnence Of IL membership ii it.
financial standing and abiliry r. IL sys,emat
&c and organized labor and methods n fur
tnerlng the objects and ends Of III orgsniza.
tion, and in the zeal, harmony and unisy OF
purpose existing among it, members
oat have the members Of the Kennebec
county Agricultural Society done to ADVANCE
the cause Of agriculture! What we're tbeir
methods Of work, and what were an& are
some OF the fruits Of their action? As to their
original and particular modes of work. la the
records tell the story. These show a the
very outset that they raised money and pur-
chased many seeds and seed grains for eiixtri.
oetion; that they subscribed for and pur-
chased various agricultural papers and books
Ior circoiatIon; that they at variOus Zines
purchased and introduced blooded animxls for
the Improvement of the stock nj the county /:
ana last. but not least. every year they held
their exhibitions to compare stock, farm and
daify products, manufactured articles and
mechanical and farm implements, to see what
progress had been made, and to inquire w hat
further improvements could be reached Ex-
cited and stimulated by the early example of
your society, other county societies were
formed, so that each county in the State had
one, and many of them several agriculture al
associations. Ont Of this organized county
work cane your State Agricultural Society.
incorporated in 1855, and your Board of Ag-
riculture provided by the Legislature in 1856
But the most tangible and convincing evil
.tFn,dad hi 81 .1p WI NC
,;hIe Ia h., "a. 20 10 .' - '"i o. pvs-
mon,s .nS 80. "a e as' i.ui'u' al iinPie-
a. III, 49, IS ~ ~. Piouu ~, Vi To-
,ben ,or,..oJ - ,;.,;I, IS ~. sPeaAei
msn.s -, -. 80" ansua lie improve
in f..",; - 81: '"eue :" nan century
oarJ.,n ana o,.'ha.d IL p '.'ue''o"s' isrn,
ra;s;nn and IN 81 p'o s i;'i IN s'ock
wro,,aI. III - Nhs' I'd. ia,
al .t: ~. rs se"' 'ma nan !" '''a,eria
., nu pny siIai c1nul'ions: mar mas produced
ms Nohuer'ui improvements In the particu-
iI,.iieu ~, WIN ,he p'atv "'hers not
II ,s rkF;n,s,l;gan, iahnr W NJ, ,i'ar
of the hand alone. but work of the hand
and brain together. Strive. therefore, to
S.aaI ' "sei"' i"po1 "ery"here ih'ehiseht.
but an ennohl;ny d;vn;ssd hlass;na L.,
duces; it creates: from it comes the wealth
and progress Of the world Make, by your
enor' anu example idiehess everywhere us
evervwhera d;sl,ono,ahla T.anis .,n1a.
farming and mechanical work are not as hon
o'"oe :.u enhooiihs ~ tneir 'enaencies anu
no f,r,har counten,nc. ~ ,I,a a. no. hnot
farming is failure; that edncation-liberal
education-is not as essential to farmers and
Art. = .sta,,,;.LaJ Car .no.;.I ,r.;num s,,a,;aI
courses of study. experiment and practice in
agriculture and mechanics. As this college is
you. i".'"u''o" SPeoi"iiy' ! An'.' you W
vonr advoco., and ,iharaI s,,unnrt
Do not, pray, let the words of Paul to
Timothy apply to you when he says IF any
provide not for his own and sneciallv for
IL. r -: -. - l. Ill, l:I a.
t"ose Vi .iS u" p" house' "e ',a.u ueuie" tue
'"'''' anu Is "oise ina" an i"Aoe'.
"e 'o"''us,o" VI .",s 'A'e.'e"' e"o,'
!" W" 'ou'e Vi "e"' mn was '''ou"'e"'
anu re"u WHY poe''' ""'-' was ""se'y e"'
Joye" A''er ''iei '''fo'"''o" !" verse
INC poet gave a" a'oo"". ., ',''o" VINO"
"PPe"''' ~ ,'''" :" ""'e" INV Wei. - 's p"'''
present ana future was P"'''a asiue: anu lie
gave glimpse OF keadfl,id as 1t was Do years
ago. as il is TO- lav, and as it will be 80 wears
hence. Ca IN q
TnrRsp.r AFTERNOON.
The afternoon was given UP to trotting,
and the sports of the race course were intense
ly enjoyed by the large number of spectators.
Two purses were offered by thu Society; One
of S2S, open to all horses in the limits Of the
Society, not entered in the 2.i0 class; one of
s44 open to all horses within the limits OF the
Society who have never made better time
than 2.4O. These races were best three IN
..,.
q, =. Mason, AuguSra, o. ;, ming "hhP'
H. II. Pulsfer, Wayne. 333
Charies oyiVes'er' A"sus'"'
Time 800, 2.jS, 2.J5
.,,. pa:,;., tai 49,, ,.;,;or and ,xon
"klhg fhInp hau no opposition, an" won
tho ha.ts eas;lv His zine was slow but he