Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-05

crew will set them up al once. As soon ~
everything is in readiness. which viii be in .
short time, start will be made, and work
will progress from tina; time on
The coming meeting of the Maine Bee
Keepers Association at Brunswick, Jan s.
10, will be one of unusual Interest, And ali
Who are engaged. even remotely, in ssri-
cultur. slsoul attend this meeting IL posi-
Bile. Much will be discussed Of impor'a 'ance
% bee eket pers; the hest hive /;
the bast bee, here, how and when to buy,
what is honey. how it can BE- secured and
ho~ sold. At such . meetiry is the only
p ace where beginner, can II ceive full in
srgctions in bee keeping. - there have
bern many Improvements in les and nxt.
ures and new races and strains U; bees and
many experiments in manipulating to b. re-
ported on, no bee keeper eau afford to miss
these meetings, which are free TO all.
One of the leading dairy farms in Oxford
county is that of Mr.. Herbert Tucxer who
has choice herd of Jerseys and whose but
ter commands 80 cents per pound the year
,naough in Portland market The feed Of
hese cows is five quarts Per day of = mix
ture composed Of Equal parts OF shors, mid
ling. corn me al s,d ground oats. Repeat
ed trials have proved to Mr.. fuckers salts
faction that much better results are produc-
ed by feeding several kinds of grain rather
han an equal quality of any one kind.
At the Chicago stock show this year the
Shou-horns led ia point Of numbers The
Hereforis were nj 1t and then The Devons;
he grade and cross breed animals outnum-
pering any pure breed. The uniJn or COM
IN ngng Of blood in cattle renders an animal
IN re. L. tn, la h..sh fh.a
case with the full bloois. They seem more
thrifty, ar. hearty, soft to the ,oncle, and
axe kindly TO the generous feed given to
produce fat.
At the annual meeting of the Sabatis
Mountain Creamery Association at Webster,
he following officers were elected; Z. A.
Ham, secretary b. + Dennison, treasurer;
f A. Ham, b F. Dennison, Alden Moulton
+. ). Olson, J. W. Sawyer, directors. At
the directors meeting Alden Mollton WAS
chosen president, b F. Dennison agent, and
T.. 5. Dixon assls ant agent. The directors
also voted to make some additions 10 their
building and print their yearly reports.
The annual election of officers of the
Waldo and penobscot Agricultural Society
resulted in the choice of Freeman Atwood of
Monroe as president, +. W. Richie of Win
ttfpOTt ds vice prtsluent, anu r. II Nthlley
of Monroe secretary. The society was new
tr in more prosperous condition, and will
give splendid tair 1t II year as usual. The |
society talk of buying more land and im-
proving and enlarging the grounds. - There |
Is . 400 IN the treasury. Another business
meeting will be held Jan. 20.
AT the annu Il meeting of the Worth Ken
nebec Agricultural Society the following |
Iffcers were elected President, II. {. |
Burleigh vice presidents, Joseph PeIcivsl
and ). G. " atson; trastees, u. 5 Burleigh, |
Dus Meader, Henry Garlal d, George Bow
nan. Hiram Cornfurth, +. + Novel;; Sec,
A. 5. Maxwell; Treas, G. G. Carleton ;
ID. z. Wing; Agent, w. +.
FiaiDes. A proposition was presented by
Mr.. c. II. Nelson TO purchase the grounds
If the society and giving them the rent of it
'or their annual show. After some discus
ion the meeting adjourned TIL Jan. 10 for
urther consideration of the matter.
One of Belfast's enterprising farmers re-
marked Monday while Duyins eottoa see
neal, that his cows would do nothing without
t. Il have nine cows that milk, and
hort time ago could not get any cotton
iced meal aud the cJws shrunk SIX quarts in
heir milk After ouying and feeding out
he meal the cows gave the usual amount of
milk. 1t is the cheapest fodder we can give
,ur cows. republican Journal.