Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-22
Kennebec Pomona.

The regular meeting of Kennebec Pomona
Grange was held with Startling Grange, No.
Fayette, Aug. Is. Delegations were present
from Windsor, Chelsea, Litchfield, Mon
mouth, Winthrop and Readfield oranges.
The forenoon was occupied in the trans
action of business. 1t was decided to hold
the next meeting with Albion Grange Sept.
II. Four members received the Pomona
degree. After psrtaking of an excellent
dinner, furnished by the ladies of Startling
Grange. The meeting was called to order
by W. NJ, j. H. Barton of Windsor and
the question, "What is true success in
farming" briefly considered. Brother Thing
claimed that to be successful the soil should
be kept in a good state of fertility, and not
depleted by growing exhaustive crops like
potatoes and oats. W. H. Keith said some
have better opportunities for success
than others. A man must be adapted
to his business in order to succeed,
and the soil should be adapted to the crop
farmer endeavors to cultivate. Farming
as compared with other occupations shows
a less percentage of failures than any other
business and the way to succeed is to love
our work, attend to business and look more
to the interests of the whole farm. A. T.
Clifford said the dollar is what all are striv-
ing for. True success consists in having
good farm home, educating your children
and fitting them for useful and loyal men
and women, and when you are through
with this life if you don't leave any
thing else, you have succeeded. Men
talk about concentrated capital; capt.
tai is better invested on and about our
farms than in savings bank. Join the
grange for true success; plan your business
Alright and you will succeed. A lively song
by Miss Gertrude Gile, the refrain of which
was 1.-The dollar, the dollar" was appro-
priately sung and closed this portion of the
programme. Startling Grange gave choice
entertainment, consisting of vocal and in
strumental music by the Fellows quartette.
when to cut hay and how to cure it"
was the next question and was opened by
W. II. Keith: 1--WE are apt to let our grass
stand too long; cut clover in June while
in bloom; it is more nutritious for cows cut
then. Don't dry clover so it will shed the
leaves. | SOW Alsike as it is finer and gives
better quality of hay. The hay season
should be so arranged that there need be no
more hurry than with other work on the
farm. plan to NOV in the afternoon what
will do to go in the next day. Have dinner
at IL o'clock so to begin to haul in early
| watch the weather and plan to NOW no
more than | can care for
| Bro. Clifford said: ~ prefer to NOW in
the afternoon and never bunch unless the
weather looks bad rake at IL and begin to
get in as soon as it is dried off. Want plenty
of horses. don't care about the sap but
l am careful there is not water in the hay.
| q VI hot fy hoy Tn of
ting in hay the rack is driven between the
rows and two men, one on each side place
the hay on the rack while one treads it
down and drives the team. used to cut
hay early but cut it later now
Bro Barton said: my hay doesn't
keep well unless it goes into the team dry.
The ideal hay is moved, wilted. punched
and cured without being wet. can make
hay in theory but in practice it doesn't come
out just as / would like to have it. The
location of our barns think has an in
huence in the keeping of hay, those ON high
land being the best adapted for that pur.
pose."
Brother Philbrook rushes business in
haying. He put in &c acres in four days
with one pair of horses and three men. He
tested his hay mows lately and that put in
green is bright and sweet. He uses salt on
his English hay at the rate of pailful to 8
load, using barrel every season. He pre-.
fers getting in hay before o'clock. If cut
the day before in good weather it is dry
enough. The question was asked if feed.
ing so much green early cut hay to cows
with cotton seed and corn meal and other
concentrated feed would give as large per-
centage of butter fat that later cut hay
would give, and the point was made that II
would not. The consideration of this
practical question was of much interest to
those present and several others gave their
views and experiences on the subject.
At 4 o'clock the meeting closed and all
felt it had been a pleasant and profitable
one.