Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-19
MAINE STATE GRANGE.
Patrons Of Husbandry.
EEDwARD wIGoIs. Master. Presque Isle, p. o
address Maysville.
r. II. ALLEN, Secretary, Auburn.
w. W. STEI SON. Lecturer. Auburn.
Kennebsc Pomona.

Kennebec Pomona Grange met with Mon
mouth Grange. June 10. and was called to
order at 10 so by the Worthy Master j. p.
Barton. There was large attendance and
Kennebec patrons were glad to welcome as
visitors, 2s members from Androscogsin
county grange, and two from Sagadahoc
county. The presence of Hon. Il. A. Gil
bert added much to the interest of the meet
ing. The transaction of business occupied
all the time in the forenoon. Eight candi-
dates were obligated and instructed ia the
fifth degree and two members were received
from another county grange. kennebec
Pomona offered prize banner in 1898 to
the subordinate grange sending the largest
number Of delegates in proportion to its
membership to the Pomona meetings dur
ing the year; said banner to remain with
the successful grange as long as they con-
tinued to send the largest percentage. The
year ended with the February meeting and
the banner was awarded to Litcbfeld
grange, they having percentage of 100.
1t was decided to cancel the July meeting
at Pittston.
After the good dinner provided by the
sisters of Monmouth Grange had been dis
posed of, the work of the day was resumed.
Good music was furnished by the grange
choir. The first topic, Leaks on the Farm"
was opened by A. c. True Of Litchfeld.
Mr.. True said farmers like to speak of
their success but dislike to speak of their
failures. He thought many failures result
ed from ignorance of ones soil; of what it
is capable of producing at the greatest
profit. Different crops require different
locations. He has the same variety of po-
tatoes he has planted for lG years. He
selects the best seed and the quality i'm
proves. A great leak is in the manner of
planting. If planted too early crop does
not thrive but looks sickly. Another cause
of failure is in not properly blowing and
narrowing the ground. He considered the
corn planter on large farm necessity,
but on small area its use is doubtful.
Much depends on the care and selec-
ton of cows. Keep the best His
two cows made G75 lbs. butter in a
year besides the milk and cream used in
the family. His cows are never driven to
pasture but are led He saw not long since
four boys and man driving two cows to
pasture. Boys and dogs are not success
in driving cows.
Brother II. O. Pierce of Monmouth, said
1t Is not capital but skill that succee eds.
Brother Pierce spoke of two young farmers.
One knows how to save; practices economy
He loves his work and 10 industrious. He
does not depend on what he has invested
but on his industry. The other leaves his
tools out doors and is careless in his methods
of doing work. His wife is not adapted to
farm work. She needs sympathy. They
are not member of the grange and she be-
comes low spirited. If one is in good
spirits he succeeds better. A man never
prospers who lOiters in a store. Better 20
to the grange and get ideas.
Brother Atherton. said: Keeping poor
stock is one of the greatest leaks, and the
poor mansge ment of the same is another.
Another great leak is the method of saving
manure and the application of dressing to
the soil.
Brother Gilbert said Irregularity is
one of the largest; we don't stick to our
business. 1t is the man who works by the
month that succeeds and not one who works
day now and then. Six days in week
and twelve months in a year are what
counts. We should put intelligence into
labor II we would succeed. 1t should direct
the spreading of dressing so our whole
farm may be benefited and not single
acre.
Brother Clifford quoted the remark of a
noted scientist that certain number of
loads of manure was sufficient for an acre
of corn and in answer to the question
Brother Gilbert said corn does not use the
amount of fcrtilzing material some think it
does. A load of manure is an indefinite
term. Corn can be successfully grown on
small amount of heterogeneous manure. 1t
has way of supplying itself; but if you at
tempt to grow it without nitrogen, potash
and phosphoiic acid, you will fail. These
matters have to be learned by practice. No
manure is so profitable for me to use for
potatoes as heterogeneous manure
others succeed better with potash
In speaking of theory and practice Brother
Gilbert said he would rather have an old
farmers good common sense experience
than scientists scales.
A brother from Sagadahoc said our fail.
ures came more from neglect than ignorance
Our crops need hoeinR; we neglect them
A stone breaks a machine; we neglected tc
remove 1t. Tools left out of doors
ought to have been put under cover.
There was not ample time to give the
ton its importance demanded. Some very
by Rev. Robert Scott of Leeds Grange
Brother Scott said he was foreigner. He
contrasted clearly the condition Of the far.
mers in Great Britain ami America.
At the conclusion of Brother SCOTS re-
marks the subject was considered of &C
much importance, . committee was chosen
to draw and present resolutions for the pur-
pose of expressing the attitude of Kennebet
county patrons on this subject. The COM
mittee reported - follows
"Whereas the immigration of unsuitable
persons has become menace to our in
iustrial pursuits, therefore resolved, tina,
Kennebee Pomona Grange, this day Assem-.
bled desires to express the wish for con.
certed action by our order to petition the
Legislature to adopt means to mitigate this
evil" (Signed) r. Scott, w. H. Keith, A.
I. Clifford.
The literary entertainment by Monmouth
Grange added much to the interest of the
meeting. The song by Mrs. Edwards and
Flaherty with accompaniment on the organ
by Miss Carrie N. Blue, was very good.
The selection for the organ. 1.-The Old
Oaken Bucket" by, Miss Blue, was finely
executed. Select readings were given by
Sisters M. M. Richardson, Laura Smith aud
III nsta Tha ,brs