Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-21
ANNUAL MEETING
OF the niins Eolld Of I6rieuiturs al
State HOUSE.
Election Of Secretary Deferred-B. Y.
Briggx. President

fbs an=sal meeting Of tie State Board
Of Agriculture vent into sssston 1t ths
rssns Of fhs Depsr meet In the Capitol ss
II O'Clock Wednesday forenoon. There
VA 9 good asssndaace.
The meeting vas caiisd 10 order By Pfesi-
dsas MeKsen sad the cali vas rad By the
secretary.
Ga motion Of the msnbz: fran Sasada-
Doc . COMMITTEES On CREDENTIALS sss az
poinHd By the chsir. This committee cen
sisted eff. g. Adams Of sazaaAhoc and
VII Viaton Of Camb srlsad AID 3. 2.
Pesss Of YORK..
Tsa comm.aes ssbieqasn,Iy rep7,.ei
the foliopi3g Few members pfop-
sriy qualified to ssx.s On the board
T.B Hantsr for Ftssklin County for three
years J. B. Lo~ Of Kenrebee to fill the
sssrp.rsd term u II. o. Nicxsrson d.
ceased, for The ote year; Augustus W.
Gilman Of Fox2rofi. f.. three yesrs; D. N.
Thompson Of r qIs's B.us. to fill unsr-
pred tenn Of r. A. aaore fif one yea: I;
wv. Grssne Of Bangor. for the term OF
three Jsars; l. @ Porter Of Houl1n. for
three years; 0 GIrdae, Of K,ckiaEd, fer
three yeifs.
The r,pr, vas accepted and the men
bs,, declared elected.
Tbs m<mbss from Cumberland called
attention 10 the deaths OF members Of the
s.oclstion dg,iag the past year aad /, was
vstsd tina, . 80 O'Clock Thursday forenoon
be sci apart for the reading Of obituary
notices Of dscsased members.
TIE following gentleman were sppei9tet
to receive, sort &ni cunt votes Stsi., N
0. Liocaln. Green Ct Fenob,c1s, Smiley Of
Bomerset. The fallosiug tfii sers were
,Isctd. Z +. Bhgss Of Auburn, presi
dsni;F s. Adam, CT Bowtoi~. vice presi.
dent
% motion Of 81. c. FsrasId. the mem
Der from the SAFE College, /. WAS voted
that the election Of the secretary OF the
Board be pos poned TO Taursday morains
Immediately following the mtmofial exer-
cises.
G ~ T.itcheil vas then e.ec.si mes
sstgsr.
On motion Of tie msml - from Gambler
land it was voted that the Committee on
pay roll be appointed By ihe chair
and the f,iIowirg were appoint 4 Mss,rs
Vlaton, Porter AMI Hunter
On motion c the members f;om the State
College IL sss voted that the IN ambers from
Cam )erlsnd cast the ballot for the prssi
dent and vice Ir4,iien; Of the B1s,d for
sIecuiye com niItes std B. 4 Briggs d
y. S Atap, were choien the executive
committee. A 'jluraed TO ? P. NJ.
Afternoon session.
The At ernoon session opened vi h
paper by Psof Walter BtIt ntue Of the
= at Col g, the ,ut ct heir2 scope
aad Chuaoe.r OF Ilsii Work Prlf
b ,ientlns slid
"Whtn the secretary announced il he
early suti mn that the character Of ths in
81 a.e york Tor the s-s,ou vas 70 be yHi d
from that Of previous years; that the 10.
stiluie WAS 10 become more more school
Of instruction n shth all Of hand prsci
cal talks on sgttculiarsl topics Of special
IN crest T. the farmers Ia the Ioc Atty where
the metunI was held should take the place !
Of the at addresses If pfevioui years
s9tne u as sefs cu'IlUB as TO Ihs rsqis
After ob'srv3tR the wOrs tf the bIa'd
tnrough he f.ll sod wlnt,r | ih x W. ar.
'sfe Ia -syirg hsI though no radical change
rs. taaen place In the methods Of condact |
! Z the insututps, thgrg isa movement / |
ibe right direc1o1.
BY the old method the tsssJis was i1- |
eli ID 10 i al 90 much viih gen.rAl ptIn- |
cipie., and to 'pend too much time in GOV |
srinV gtnund already fsmi lar to most far |
mers. while esleotiag points Of detail |
where help is ms; need By the plan |
recently adopted the aim has been 70 p!scs |
speakers on The iDsntu,s prosrsmms VT |
Who hive been especially successful IN |
some special li4ss o. york and TO have n, m |
10 A. es.y familiar Is7 describe 10 detail |
jlsJ how their success hiss been attained |
sef the lb,uclss hey have encounter ,
ad overcome. Libeitj has been given
TO interrupt the speaker a; say point fot |
sskiBs positions. srd tie farmer his thu.
been sbie 10 lufn The dire u So | d re 3tious
Ia Which be mast deeds Information |
| would By mans discourage the t.sch
log OF principles On which f6u idaiion oil |
.uc2es.fai ssJi2ul pre il bstei Neither |
90 otj3et u good coil theo,etic,l in. |
snuCiiga to II e s,i'ncFs related 20 ssricul |
tufrf for the sdtnts - tn, only sgrIcui |
tu-sl high school hat IL available TO the |
mi rity Of our farmers, bat d, wish to |
commend lhs tffl-t ihs' tAs been made to |
i t'odgcs -o'k Of more Immediately pr.c !
teal Nscter srd tn record the succ,s
al ending thyse efforts.
The speaker mentioned other practices |
features IT the work that had been dJue |
the Institutes th.s isil ard winter.
DQri1g toe fall there were called into |
the in,ti,u'e work IN ,ha State txo nan Of |
rational reputation. Prot Robert, OF Cornell |
ard 7. D. Ferry Of Ohio; one to ia k
CO dairy topics ard the o,aer on 70 Ate
culture. This move has been hesr,iIy sp- |
prossd By s)re. ard O hers have said let |
u. have meu from within the 5 ate, men
who uHderftsnd 81 .ile soil, etc. There !, |
little feeling Of STATE pride, which is well |
enough in Its way but lie. US not carry
S'ste pride so far as 10 refu to prot |
frcm the tsschicgs OF suCc 'ssful farm ers
In other states.
Both OF there man are known to blI
farmers wao hive made farming pay. and /
tnonsh not all that lhsy may have lid tn
u'vtrs applicable TO cur coudui0l AID |
sarrcundif q, III m N SIZE rare in Maine
who could have gwen as so mucn thst we
aid have taken home and plt iato prsc-
tire vi h gres.ef ceiisia!y Of beng on the
sh track.
A. to the fu ure Of .hs ho,ri the speak,
sill rhe one gres; problem that the
pe1ple are asnr NJ on svsrywlete, I, to gtl
the s'estes' retu'o f1r the srestsst s1osni-
i,u'e Of energy aud iii, t, the problem ,h',
the Name beard sio II snd the Maine
iNm 10 sclvlns'
was told In Aroostook county tha.
yeslrs ard svc-yssr Old steers we've sell.
ING III. Tall ard winter. st 8 to si2 per
heal. Those seer. II thst sge actually
selling for ess Than good veal calves st sir
weeks old Tne farmers rAisirg these
Nimsls are not receiving much for the
labor xpsi DID bCc,u,e the pre- due. 10 net
hhsd, Those who have bougit this
Neuns s1ccs ard feed il ave b. ea doio 4 good
business Il seems 20 me that the board
OF agriculture might do a good work by
shosiog how this c,sss Of stock may be put
upon the market in form that sasll COM
'u, nd better returns TO the farmer raising il.
OF late The eosri has givsn some awen-
T. TO mutton sheep sna the raising Of
l,nes for the market TIE average profit
IL the business can be srest;y increased ~
TEACHING these engaged i, il the demands
OF the mstk'ts bow TO marset them
The M,ire experiment. staii- Il ia is
fa''ec meg report oil shos that /. is net
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