Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-28
kENNEBec POMONA GRANGE.
An Interesting Meeting and Good Discussion
at Albion.

| Edii9rs of he hcHHsbcc JpurRo{:
| A special meeting of Kennebec County
Grange was held with Albion Grange Fri
day, February l1th The travelling Was
| good and though the mercury hung closely
around zero goodly number of interested
| patrons assembled and very interesting
anil profitable session was had
| The forenoon was devoted to routine
/ work. The afternoon session was opened
with song by the choir after which the
| subject "llnw 10 run a farm with profit
was opened by Prof, Cook of Cu-huoc
Grange who advocated the cultivation
of frnt and especially apples in
orsler to receive n profit from the cult
walton of the farm. He cited instances of
men gathering large crops from trees only
! nine years from setting. Did not believe
| in over production, population would in
crease faster than production. Trees TO
do their best must be fed bountifuily, they
require feeding as well ~ stock. Care AMI
n proper degree OF fertility will iusnre Il
/ good crop of fruit.
/ a. I. Clifford spoke encouragiugly Of
/ farming as n business Did not believe
there was any agricultural depression"
| Any one with an ordinary amount of braius
can make farming pay, We cant all 90
into orchar'ling. A man must exercise
| Judgment in selecting u branch to which
| he is adapted or else he is likely to make a
| failure.
/ W. II, Keith of Winthrop, believed each
one is adapted 10 something and should seek
/ for that and make it a speciality. lie he
! ieved in speclalties but intelligence must
he the guide IN selecting He has great
/ deal of faith in small fruit but it requires a
great deal of care and not little skill to
/ insure success Is protiring now hy hi
/ failures in previous years. Believes that
other things being equal there j. no better
way 10 run a farm with profit than to en-
gage in dairying as a specially The sub
! iect of marketing farm products was men
toned an important feature in securn,
4 profit by Prof. Cook. vino urged tie
necessity of putting articles up in per
feet shape every time 10 that Il
salesman conli recommend them to a pur-
chaser being ~ No. ! ~ without break
/ ing the package. thus gaining rep,it. alton
/ for his goods and insurins good prize for
+ the products of his farm.
The subject was further discussed in an
animated manner by Bros. j. II. Barton.
! Il. l.. Baker and others all emphasizing tl,,.
various points brought out by the previous
speakers.
The question when To prepare the
ground for n crop spring or fall" was
opened lay Bro. -. @. Crosby of Albion
Grange. who believed fall the best time
to prepare land for crop ~ there was
morn time to attend TO it then. and a. a gen
eral thing hcitpr crop results from h ,n,l-
ling the gromn1 in the fall. llauls dressing
ont in the fail ami spreads it on with,na
narrowing and thinks the waste is YER,
small where ground is level or not toe
ste, y side hill.
w. >. Weeks hal noticed in passing along
the ROAD near where drr+sin. ha,i been
spread in that manner. that the water run
ming from it would hc colurcd. What causes
the color If there is M waste:
Mr.. Crosby-t drop of ink will color a
large amount of water.
c. W. Crowell Thought the loss from
spreading 10 the fall was very slight, not
nearly as much as that from lying in piles
Didn't believe in the theory of a'laptabilit,.
but believed man must adapt himself tn
circumstances.
j. III Barton said that dressing spread on
ice is useless. He hauls his ont aud piles
it up. These are but the mere hints and
outlines of a very interesting and profitable
discussion.
The next meeting of kennebec County
Grange will he heht with Cascade Grange,
Oakland. Wednesday, March sth, with the
following programme II, business 2. CON
ferring 9Th de gree 5, talk upon any sub
jet that may be presented; 4, recess for
dinner.
Afternoon /, Singing by the choir; Q,
ten minutes paper by Sister Cunningham.
subject. Woman Suffrage" followed by
discussion; 5, paper by the lecturer, sub
ieet, Feeding of Farm Stock" followed
by statement of each member present as to
his practice in feeding and its results.
o. MEAnER. Secretary.
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