Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-19
SEC. McKEEN'S REPORT.
Thirty-seventh Annual lust Issued
From Agricultural Department.
Its Contents Of More Than Ordinary Value TO
Those Interested in Agriculture.

The annual report of B. Walker Nc
Keen, secretary Of the State board of agri
culture, printed by order of the LeRisla-
ture, has been received by the Journal.
1t Is the thirty seventh report that has been
Issued by the board and is far superior
to all the others in Its general makeup and
appearance. Its contents are all valuable
and such as will afford interest as well as
profit to all the farmers Of the State, who
may read the report.
A full page picture of the entire mem
bers OF the board adorns the first page.
Then follows the minutes of the annual
meeting of the board which was held at
the State House last January, news re-
ports OF which appeared in the Journal,
at the time.
The officers of the agricultural societies,
an analysis OF the exhibits ard awards
and the financial standing of the various
organizations are grouped In tables In
very comprehensive manner
A cut of the new style of silo frame
Is also given which Is very good one,
particularly for outside silos. The papers
which have been presented at the various
institutes on Stockraising, Forage Plants
and Grasses" Is also IN the report as is
the lecture on industrial Education in
Maine" which was delivered by Prof
W. H. Jordan, director of the expert
ment station at the Maine State College,
on the State Fair grounds at Lewiston,
Sept. 25, 1894
The book contains an article by Prof
W. NJ. Munson of the State College at
Orono, entitled "Thc Orchard" and the
address, "Dairying and Its Definitions,
delivered by John Gould OF Ohio,
at the State dairy meeting at Farm
ington. Harry f. Afford of Spring
Hill Farm, Fairfax county, Virginia, con-
tributed "Notes on Milk" and stenog-
raphic report of lecture by Prof. W. H.
Jordan on 'The Bovine Supply of Human
Food, is also given. Then followed re-
ports of lecture given before the Maine
State Dairy Conference on 1.-THE Cookery
of Milk and Cheese, and an address by
John Gould OF Ohio, Rational Stable
Management for Dairy Cattle, delivered
at the State dairy meeting at Pennington
Five papers, "Plows and Flowing" and
Profitable Poultry Raising" are in
the report which were read by Joel
Richardson of Newport, and A. H. Hunter
of South Natick, Mass, respectively. Mr..
Richardson, the member of the State
board, presented his paper at Amherst.
Aug 25, 1895, and Mr.. Hunter, the editor
of Farm Poultry, delivered his at Brewer,
Foxcroft and South Norridgwock. An
abstract of the cattle commissioners re-
port is also given.
A large number of pages are consumed
in the annual report of the Maine State
College agricultural experiment station,
which includes the reports Of the treas
urcr, directors, horticulturalist and
Vebcrludridu, WulCu Will uoU iaii w uo
of great value to those interested In the
results obtained at the experiment sta
ton The appendix contains all the
bulletins issued from the station during
the year 1894.
The last part of the book contains the
annual report Of the State Pathological
Society, and fine picture of Charles S.
Pope of Manchester, the president of the
society The report of the secretary and
treasurer, the list of members, the list of
premiums awarded at the annual exhibit
ton, the list of premiums awarded at the
winter meeting, held in Foxcroft, Jan.
8 and 9, the business transactions at the
annual meeting, the records of the public
meetings of the society, the papers pre-
sented and the discussions that occurred
complete the report,
A feature of the book Is the large num-
Der of fine pictures that 1t contains.
Special mention should be made Of the
cuts showing the potato fields of John W.
Dudley, Castle Hill, and Fred Collins,
Mars Hill, in Aroostook county. The
various other cuts in the book make 1t
doubly interesting.
A perusal of the report shows that there
are b3 agricultural societies in the State,
all in good financial standing.
Bids Opened.