Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-22
SECOND DAY
OF The Inaual xssins Of Tho State
Board.
p. ". McKeen Of fryebarz Chosen
Secretary Unanimously.

bbssM ois3 lSk We srSSHH Gay sessi1n 81
the ssnual meeting. The s,s sasisc: u
esms before the meeting vas the prsssrts-
ton Of resolutions ard remarks Of . mem.
orisi nature &C tbs esa,hs ot members &C.
currinz i1Iiaz the year.
Daring this pass year three Of tas
Boards mos. vsi1asls members passed
from fhia life ard the memorial exercise.
we're Of deep Interest
Resolutions and remarks OF the death Of
Bsnj a. Barr Of Bangor we're presented
By J. W. Green Of Bangor.
J. 3. Love of aesdAsld, presented reso
l1.loss % the death u II. o. Nicksrson Of
Rssdssld sad rem .rk, On the dessh Of Ed
vsst A. Moore Of Aicaisspor we're made
By r. N. Thompson Who also presented
regulations ali Of which were sdopted.
"ResDonsibiii.ies OF Ii ..yituai Members"
vas the sus :c. Of tue EXCEL. nj paper by
j. w. Green Of Bsngo-. In course Of bis
remarks nr. Green said:
10 c5nsl1ssiaz the Responsibilities OF
I1alv.daaI Members" vs shall l1clude the
dates o, members as sell So- We can hard
~ separate the tso. Frat we are to
remember that the board Of Agriculture is
nothing m IRE than ils IL individual mem
bers s1d all the work completed by tbs
statue creating tbs b3xrd is % be d9us by
these II ind viiusis. The speaker here
read from the statutes relat!og 10 the
board. P.sioly the board vas ess,bllsbe
f,r the improvement Of our ssrica turs to
be help to our farmers to create an in,ere.,
Ia ADD sdvsGes the seie nee Of farming 10
arothsr section !, 6efi1es the dunss Of be
board Sill further by saving "rhe bond
shall investgale such sui cts relating u
syrical .1re. horticu Iare aai III arts co. e.
hsc;sd thsrew,th as they think proper,
clearly indicsuGg that the board shsIl be
active ard perform such work ~ will assist
our people. aad 10 osc3mss u, 10 consi iar
veil ,hu can best be done TO accomplish
this par, ost
W,ih tbi. o. jset IN view let rs see how ou-
State compares -ith o'her states ia the
Union We may ind We are 10. reaiiy what
We think .s are. We have TOR year.
considered cor State e good hay producing
State bul IN c9mpuios It with others We
fad ,Nis 10 cot the case. OF the g. states
IN 1859, VI ,ine stands almost at the foot OF
the hn in yield Of hay per scre, a. .;ates
yiad ~ lrs per acre than Maine std the
value Of lhs crop per sore Is low. 81 states
rsi.ins more yAus VI ray par sore than
M,i1e. Thus ~ 4 ID ,h.. a. present with
al average Of only ~ II a sod per acre We
are ct q I0d hay producing State.
10 the matter Of caro- ~e are better of.
n .f.ry, Nv II VI,
mont yield irs per acre than Maine with
yer 80 . BASKETS per acre, and tu one,
New Hampshire. exceeds our State 10 value
par scte Of her corn crop. Msine 1924 rs,
New Hsmp5hlfs s2i 81. practically the
sane. sh a. W. asod l7,h IN yie.d and
. h in value per scrf. Oas 18Th 10 Yield
al 18Th IN value PJtatoes We are : h in
yield ard is.h ~ value per scie This
being the pfsssnt condition | sub nit is
ihers not need Of imrrJvement Ia these
matter We know nearly al Of our
IA wing land is capable of yieid!ng two tons
per srre i6stPsi Of less than one. Ourc I'm
l,ods can b. made to yield so bu to The scie
Instead Of 5l2 Usis are a hardy crop a;d
veil aeeiims'-d; VINO viii say they caanor
be made to yield 80 bushels Instead Of %
per acre
ns,aral home of ths potato yet we nos
grow only an average OF ga bushels per
AGRA sui ", feel conG lent that this yield
can BE- largely increased. Ga III ms'tsr OF
oar Stock 100. ve are sell aware that our
pc PIE 30 not average to r,csivs near the
NJ, return. thsI they ought. To, larg,a
part Of gu; horses and cows do not pay their
bJart they are Eel scsntily or ia an I'D.
u apR g.f 10 -
o. keeping Ard Why this condiiol of
T. <, ame9g 1u' farmers Why these
crops AMI Why th,s unprcf abe stockt
The cause must aot BE- laid 10 ou- climate
ror cur soil FOR there are those among US
that raise COED cropi sni hsve profitable
cattle and tie lack Of ini.res: in The work
need Doi bA laid to cur markets or low
prioss for We haze those with u, that sre
making money by farming. Tbs spswer is
spgsrent to al. It Il lar ely dus TO a La K OF
kn1ried.e smo our peol! sometimes Pc
hap' 10 i-ck OF interest IN tle work snd
thereby reg'ec ing 10 60 what IL known
ought 10 he doao
NV h r. q wbere the rsspors bill y Of
our board begins. The appeal for hello ia
C mig up from eve'y vsllry SID from
every hill size 10 our State. The demand s,
WI ~ A'" ~ AHtHN W. u Nf' 20 NV "
tsss them gs les' g, st how TO 80 keep on
stock 's to get tho mos prt ct n fs,t. h1r
to maxi farming pay.
Tae crY Is hrsrd from eve-y county
Come over sni help L, Nv If the
memosrso' this board possess tue knowi-
edge and have the ability 10 do his ,hsy
cen BE- Of srca' ferTiCc q cur people. Thtt
they are able TO be OF fe-vice We have "
1, Of In IN a,Fg At 30
farmers n the iHsii utss hid Ia vtri Us
parts = TIE STATE. Kao<lsdse Is bling
d'dlsed. a better Coz diion of tfrmlug is
b gael 10 d,-u. Fu. slll there i, need /
OF &C i've work
We are hNplT iiE in this Sts-e in
being able to reach tn. farmer. by pen ard
voice we car reach tetly all Of Them
Nsly al o. our papers are glad 10 pu,
hsh anything CT ioteres. relAt ny to farm
topic, / hen ve have the grsrgs which |
eti7s US il close coatsc. si.h
the m3s, pr0gre 'sive classes IN the c)mmu- /
ni'y and By these me- b>ds sdvsrced Ideas
are "a ily spread Not Only 90 iIdivi lusl /
farmer SKIS fer = 'ipiAs hand, bat there
are mu'e.s ruo +, Interest that ~ ouirs
the saen'ion f he bad 1. is al DIted /
by al classes that the farmer is ptNing
more th.a hi, 1T p,oparuoa Of ths t4xs'
IN orr SAT-, sl3 ~e ctsiu TIA, III IL no. I
oaly the case vito the farmer, but vith /
the mocha IL snj lsbtring mao w1oss only /
property i, i'veste n hi home.
All tht, c,ss1 Of property is in view,
es.i!s reached ard surely taxed. wbis the !
owner OF m)reF ct h4r at n.erFst OF sTilg |
idif s vir'usliy, MT taxed at all.
This onrd-n mus: b lifted sni cur pee
pie have ar ghs to tIpec, all the help ths,
&. individual members or ~, = bosrd
can retdsr. With all this work before
u, bow csl il best be doas
Each member 10 expected snd ought {