Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-06-25
Farmers' Institute,



ing the forenoon session, but was furn-
ished with the following report Of that
session: An address of welcome was Civ
en- by Mr.. Herbert Hale. Master of the
North Sedgwick Grange. Mr.. B. W. Nc
Keen, President of the State Board of
Agriculture, gave an interesting address
upon THE Importance OF Good Work on
the Farm" Mr., z. A. Gilbert, Secretary of
on the same subject. Prof. Ballentine ex-
planned the educational work of the State
Agricultural College, speaking of its rela-
ton to, and bearing upon, agriculture.
After a splendid dinner served by the
North Sedgwick Grange, the people re-ss-
sembled at the church and after an anthem
well rendered by the choir, Mr.. G. NJ.
Twitchell, Secretary Of the State Agricul-
tural Society, and Lecturer of the State
Grange, addressed goodly assemblage up
on the subject, Poultry Conditions to
Success in Raising Poultry"
/. man must have love for the bust
ness. (a) Get some cheap land Don't
use your best moving field. o. Put up
inexpensive buildings. Too much glass in
most buildings. Have the ground for a
floor, and couple of windows (c) Breed
for eggs or for poultry. not for both at
the same time. Leghoru hens for egg pro-
duction; Plymouth Rock for the poultry
market.
2. Adaptabllity to the business a condl-
ton of success. The fault is not with the
hens, but with the man who stamps his
ideas upon them by his treatment and
care of them. Don't feed fish to your
hens unless you can afford to lose your
hold on the market, because your eggs
taste fshy. The market demands good
quality of eggs and is willing to pay for
it. Soiled eggs will lose your trade, small
eggs ditto. Send large eggs to the market
and you will have plenty Of business
There IS no danger from over production of
the highest quality Of eggs. Choice eggs
will bring three cents a dozer extra. These
are some of the many exceedingly valusble
suggestions of Mr., Twltchell
Secretary Gilbert followed who spoke
from twenty years experience As a fruit
raiser, on Fruit and Fruit Trees" Among
his many valuable statements and answers
To questions are the following Apples
and pears succeed best on high land, on
grspite soil and hill-lands. The high land
escapes the cold snaps Of the low lands
Carelessness In transplsnting to he avoided.
The roots must not get chilled at such
tation Don't undertake to raise fruit
frees in clay soil. 1t holds the water and
keeps them cold. Experience of the in
dividual mus; teach him what varieties
on new varieties Take the standard va
rieties which you know all about. Numer-
Gus questions were put 10 the lecturer
and answered A. follows
How about Scotch Winter" Not to
be recommended.
Ben Dayi>?" Does not ripen we'll
"Newtown Pippin" brings high price In
the English market but not fne grained
and desirable.
"Graven>tein." a high quality
Go slowly on early fruits. The western
section can supply those ahead of US,
Red Astrakan." "MiIding" and Rhode
Island Greening" are good.
Grab apples" not wanted at all. They
only bear few years,
Northern Spy is good II you can wait
for IL 10 bear ten TO fourteen years
The speakers knowledge of apples was
so evident that an intense interest was
aroused by his answers to the questions
asked.
After another supper such a. North
Sedg~ick Grange knows how to serve
hountifully and well, Secretary Twi,chell
lectured on Some Conditions of Success :"
/. The need Of faith in ourselves; our
capabilities and possibilities.
9. Leave negative work and negative
thinking and put ourselves in line with
something positive. Recognize the pow
~ VI ne WDEk OF the
Grange order should be recognized, urging
more thorough conservation to the princi-
pies of the Grange, urging upon those not
members the benefits of the order. finan-
cially. socially and intellectually. Mr.
Twitchell alluded 20 the new Grange store
going up at North Sedgwick as prospec-
lively one of the largest and hes, of the
40 in the State.
The Farmers Institute closed and was
followed by a Grange meeting after the
lecture. Such able addresses afforded =
rare opportunity to the people in this vi
cinity to get valuable information of how
10 farm prontably and to keep their boys
on the farm.
During the afternoon meeting musical
selections were rendered by the North
Sedgwick choir and male quartet Also
there was a large attendance at all the
meetings. E.A.D