Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-28
STATE HOUSE.
Great Promise Of a Successful
Creamery at Milo.
One New Corporation Other News Gathered
at the Capitol.

Secretary B. w. McKeen of the State
board of Agriculture, returned, Mon
day, after attending the meeting held,
at Milo, in the interests of establishing
a creamery in that place. Mr.. Mckeen
says, the prospects are most favorable.
The meeting was largely attended,
and much interest and enthusiasm, was
expressed by all. In addition to the
enthusiasm. and something much more
to the point, Is the information that
was given by some Of those present as
to the whereabouts. the exact location
of some 400 firstaclass cows, which
would be available for creamery pur-
poses.
These cows are on farms in Milo. and
neighboring towns. Sebee. Medford.
Atkinson. Williamsburg, and Brown
vile. Just for a starter, Mr.. McKeen
says. 400 cows are an astonishing large
number. and he is greatly taken with
the prospects of thriving creamery in
that section. w. II. Snow, member
of the board of agriculture, is also
deeply interested in the project, and
is confident that 1t viii! be most sue
cessful
Another meeting will be held, about
the last of May. In the meanwhile
those interested will be hard at work.
1t is now the purpose to have a build
ing constructed. this summer. to be
ready for business in the fall There
will be from $500 to $4,000 invested in
the creamery. The cream will probably
be sold by the pound, according to the
Babcock test.
The secretary made a test, Monday,
of milk from the herd of Hon. John
A. Peters, Jr., of Ellsworth. The aver
age test for the herd was As per cent.
of butter fat. remarkably good show
ing. The samples were poor. having
been transported such a distance, and
under the best conditions they would
have shown result of AS per cent.
The meeting of the board of regis
tration for the examination of officers,
of the LIST Regiment. will be held, April
30 at 10 A. NJ, at the State House. The
following officers will be candidates as
designated: Major S. F. Smith. lieut.
COL: Captain r. r. Timer. major:
Lieut.. Charles Collins. major; list Lieut.
J. B. O'Neil, captain. and assistant
surgeon.
State Superintendent of Schools w
w. Stetson. went to Auburn, Monday
afternoon, where he will hold a meet
ing of the superintendent of schools
of Androscoggin county.
&. Mr.. Stetson has been invited to speak
on The Condition and Improvement
of Rural Schools at the meeting of the
American Institute of Instruction, to
be held, July IS, at Bethlehem, n. H.
The following new cooperation filed it's
papers at othe secretary of States
Office. Monday:
The Automatic Healing & Regulat-
ing Co., organized at Portland, for the
purpose Of manufacturing and doing
business in machinery used in connec-
ton with the Ware Automatic Genera
tor and Regulator, with 81. 00O, 900 CAPT
tai stock of which $4,000 is paid in. The
officers are: President, Charles F. Bor-
den Of Fall River Mass; treasurer, F.
D. Robertson of Boston, Mass.
Secretary McKeen has sent out the
May 1896, on The Farm Home:
We again come to you for your assist
ance in preparing our board bulletin for
tons relating to crop and stock produce
ton, We have decided TO make this the
farm home number.
We shall be glad to receive from you
the arrangements of farm buildings. with
drawings accompanying them. Also
your plans or ideas of modern farm con-
-veniences, such as water supply for house
and out buildings, arrangements for les
SEEMING labor in and about the house, as
well as the identifying of house and
grounds. State whether you prefer farm
buildings connected or not and reasons
for your choice.
Will our lady correspondents. particu-
larly.@ avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity, and favor the board with their
IDEAS and suggestions along these lines.
Ii there is not room for such drawings as
you may wish to make, please add paper
for that purpose.
Also. recognizing the Importance of bee
culture in many sections of Maine, we
earnestly request such of our correspon-
dents as are engaged In this business. to
give us statements as to methods of
work. variety of bees and hives, and
future prospects for the business.
All questions relating to farm work i'm
any form will be answered as fully rs
possible.
a. Condition of the grass fields?
CO. Acreage of grain. as compared
with last year?
60 Condition of fruit trees, as COM
pared with last year?
a. Have plum trees and other small
fruits come through the winter in ave-
rage condition?
O. Give local market prices for all
crops sold in your vicinity.
o. Number of people in your vicinity
who are keeping bees, and their success
in Wintering.
Please give this matter your careful
attention and return your answers to this
office Oh or before May 6.
Three men were arrested. Monday
afternoon, by Officers Jones and Shea,