The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-14

Farmers' institute of ths Raxton ana
Hollis Agricultural Society.

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The Buxton and Hollis Agricultural Society
held farmers institute meeting at their
buildings and at the Congregational Church
at Buxton Lower Corner, Thursday, the 10th
| inst There was large attendance Of farmers
with their families, and delegations from Ssco,
| Biddeford Lyman, Gorham and Scarbors
| were noticed.
George II. Moore of Dayton, vice president
| of the society, called the meeting to order In
the church, and prayer was offered BY Rev. II.
O. Robinson, pastor of the South Buxton Con-
| gregational Church. and an address Of wei :
come was given by Hon. /. n. Deering Of
WATERFORD, which was responded to by Hon.
O. H. Cobb Of Androscoggin county, member
OF the Maine Board of Agriculture
j. w. Lang of Bowdoinham read an In.
structive paper on the renovation Of worn out
lands, followed by remarks by L. L. Holbrook
OF Sagadahoc county, and the system Of green
manuring, deep blowing, thorough pulverising
aud liberal seeding was treated at length and
the qualities of fertilizers and special manures
was discussed.
The whole company partook Of a substantial
picnic dinner at the society's hall (Chsss
House), and the afternoon session held again
at the church, was presided over by Hon. l. N.
DeeriDg, who gave a cheerful zest to the occa-
sion by the hearty, lively and complimentary
manner with which he introduced the differ.
ent speakers.
The afternoon session was devoted mostly TO
experience in keeping cows, kinds OF feed,
crops to raise ensilageI etc. Mr.. @. II. Cobb,
of Androscoggin county, occupied nearly all
the afternoon, relating in very able and In
tellgent manner his system and experience in
keeping cows for milk, the kind, size, and CO.
pacity Of cows; manner and kind of feed; ef-
feet and profit Of concentrated feed, comparea
with hay alone; concentrated feed used with
rough fodder; the amount Of the same, which
is considered to be safe quantity, to be fed to
each COW; the silo and the ensilage system;
cost per acre of raising feed; in sweet or ensi-
lage corn, and its value food to cattle. He
considers cotton-seed meal or cotton-seed meal
aud wheat middlings with eusilage the best
aud most profitable feed. Experience with
nim has proved the last to be better than the
best lay. be recommends sowing barley, oats
and OaBada peas together; the mixture about
l-z bushels per acre for crop; says 81 bush-
els per acre has been raised by him; .he grain
ground and fed, and the straw fed out instead
VI nay, says ne can raise ~ tons OF enallaRo
on an acre, at a Cost Of $40 per acre, and by
iadiclous feeding il out to COWS is has paid him
$500 per ton.
Mr.. Whitehouse Of Lyman spoke in very
hattering terms of the silO system. Mr. Blake
Of blddefori corro0orated some OF the state
ments Ia regard to the silo.
Mr.. j. W. Lang Of Bowdoinham gave some
very Instructive remarks and experience in
regard to creameries and associated dsiryInR
The evening was taken up with q loctars by
NJ. q. FerDald, President OF the Maine State
College, who gave very instructive discourse
on unwasteful, intelligent and high cultiyA-
tion, giving experiments from trial Of capacity
OF coils with crops-showing that the crop OF
barley has been raised to four aud b alf times
the average yield, and the same holds trae Of
corn, wheat and other crops. President Fer
mad spoke Of the usefulness, and the facts
yearly developed at the Co.lege-the training
that boys aud young get there in the mechanic
arts as well as knowledge of agricultural pur.
suits and Of It's aim and aid to needy students.
de was followed by L. s. Holbrook OF Saga
dahoc by conhrmstory remarks, and by sur
ring temperance speech which called forth
oorsts OF applause. The Buxton choir furnish
90 good music at the intervals and closed with
humorous solo by DR.. Southwick.