Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-22
18Th ANNUAL REPORT
Of Secretary McKeen Of the State
Board Of Agriculture.
Work RepIete with interesting Matters Tor
Farmers Of Maine.

The 3Sth annual report of 3. Wake,
McKeen, secretary of the Maine boart
of agriculture, has been received by
the Journal. 1t surpasses all previous
reports in general makeup and appear
ance. Secretary McKeen must have
labored hard on this report, as several
novel things are introduced which
should be thoroughly appreciated by
the farmers of the State.
The first part of the book contains
the names of the members of the or
ganization and a report of the annual
meeting which was held in this city,
including a report of the address of
Prof. w. Fl. Jordan of the Maine State
college, on What Experiment Stations
are Doing for Agriculture
A very complete and comprehensive
statistical report of the various agri-
cultural societies of the State is next
given, showing the financial standing
of the organiza lions, an analysis of the
premiums and awards and the name
and postoflice address of each officer
This part of the work, though not en-
tirely new, is better arranged and more
complete than ever before.
A report of the proceedings of the
State dairy meeting held at Norway,
December and 6, 1885, is next given.
including full reports on the address of
welcome by j. A. Roberts: Recent
Innovations in Cream Ripening," by
Prof. II. W. Conn of Wesleyan Univer-
Sity. Middletown CT, a bread and but
ter lecture by Miss Anna Barrows: re-
marks by Secretary McKeen: The Re
lation of the Food of Mich Cows to the
Quality of Their Product" by w. H.
Jordan, director of the experiment sta
ton at the Maine State college; Waste
and Economy in Dairy MANAGEMENT"
by Ex-Governor Hoard of Wisconsin:
That Boy-What Shall We do With
Him." by Dr. A. w Harris; Dangers
to Health in and About Our Homes. .
by Prof. George II. Hamlin of the
Maine State college, Orono. and "Or-
charding," by Phineas Whittier, the
Oldest orchardist living
An address of Stock Feeding is
given by Secretary McKeen; The
Silo." by Prof. G. NJ Gowell, Dairy
ing, by Ex-Governor W. D. Hoard of Wis
consin, and Diseases of Our Domestic
by DR.. f. l.. Russell, veter-
marian at the Maine State college. The
annual report of the cattle commits
John NJ. Deering of Saco. f. o.
Beal of Bangor, and George II Bailey
of Deering. is present, which contains
lots of good points.
a new feature of the report of the
dairy meeting is a vignette of some of
Of the report
Next comes the annual report of the
experiment station at Orono. which
shows the financial standing of the
college and station, with other interest
ing points which Will be good for ref
crence.
compilation of all the bulletins
issued during the year is given. This
is another of the new features, and is
so arranged that without the least diff
Guilty a farmer may turn to any page
and find out what he desires in an in
slant.
The last part of the report is'devoted
20 the State Pathological society, which
includes stenographc report of the
of the society with the pa
pers and discussions verbatim at the
annual meeting of the organization at
public meeting at Deering.
Presque Isle.
The address by Prof. George II
I1diillill Vi lllc htlut Stdlc COi1tSp, or
Dangers to Health in and About Our
Homes" is illustrated with cuts which
show how easily diseases can be con
-racted and how easily they can be
lverted. This feature is one of the bcst
II the whole book. and is surely worth
'eading.
Taken all in all, the report is q fine
me and reflects great credit upon the
he cause of agriculture.