The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-01-27
Meeting @ the Maine Board Of AgrI-
culture.

House at augusta, the 10th INST.
Vice Pres. lent Nelson Ham of An
in the chair. A com
mittee upon credentials was appoint
ed that tba following new members
had presel ted their credentials and
were EMIT ed to seats in the Board ;
Thomas Daggett, Piscataquis: E.
J. Stilkey, Franklin; A. J. Tolman,
Knox; F. tncis Barnes, Aroostook,
and b. G. Burr, Penobscot.
The frs business before the meet
ing was announced to be the cleo
tiOn of OIL cers for the ensuring yeal
and Secrc' airy of the State Board
of Agriculture for three years.
Hon. Nelson Ham of Androscoggln
was unanimously elected President
and accepted in a few well timed
remarks. Mr.. Ham, it will be re-
collected. was the first Master OF
the State Grange, and commands
the univc' sal respect of all engaged
in agricui ural pursuits throughout
the State. B. A. Burr was elected
Vice President, and Hon. u. A. Gil
bert was Elected Secretary of the
Board o! agriculture.
The Secretary in his report OF
his work che past year stated that
wherever he had held Institutes he
had recci 9ed the most tiattcring
indications that the interest in agri.
cultural subjects was constantly on
the increase. The meetings had
been NOR fully attended and the
subjects bad been discussed by the
various local organizations with in
creased Intelligence and spirit. lie
gave many valuable hints to mem
bers in regard to the future man.
agement IF the Institutes. Nearly
the whole board were present
among tom being President NJ. g
Fernald, nfthe Maine State College,
Prof. Walker Balentine, of the Col
lege, who was to have read paper
was abselt ON account of sickness
At the afternoon session the sub
ject, "Tishet System at Agriculture
Fairs" was discussed. Mr.. s. l.
HolbrooE read paper on cliff
Member Tickets" Hon. Nelson
Ham on 'Family Tickets" and Mr.
J. E. Bainerd on "COmplimentar.
Tickets The use of life membe
and family tickets was discouraged
as being injurious to the interest o
fairs. Judicious complimentary.
tickets we're generally advised.
In the evening the Board held ;
meeting It the Cony House and thu
matter OF expanding a portion O
the appropriation for the State Elk
perimenls in portions of the State
other than at OrOno was discussed
at some myth. They finally votet
the matter with the Board of man
ayers OF he station that they may
do as they see fit
The be .rd also discussed a resO
luton offered by Mr.. Barnes OF
Houlton calling for expenditure
during tie current year of not less
than one nalf of the sum apprOpri.
ated for he support of institutes in
payment of lecturers and assayists
who are not members of the Board.
The resolution was refused a pass
age. A resolution was adopted adj
vising agricultural societies to DIS
continue certificates of life member
ship. 4. e Board further discussed
the matter of dispesing of the State
stipend. The action of last year,
when it as voted that the stipend
should be devoted to special premi-
ums, to offered by several societies
for the bS st system of improvement
and general farm management, for
the best Kept farm accounts, and
for the best experiment in feeding
steers fcr one, two or three years
was reai.rmed. The subject of the
sale of G., omargarine in the State
was also discussed, and it was de-
cided thai but little was sold. A
resolution. was passed advising
caution IL the admission of hawkes.,
peddlers, chance shows and games
to fair grounds.