Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-07
STATE HOUSE.
Secretary McKeen Wants a New
England Dairy Conference.
Game Commissioners Receiving Return. from
Letters 10 Registered Guides

| Secretary B. Walker McKeen Of tn,
board of agriculture. is at last free from
the farmers Institutes and conventions
for short time at least, and is at hi.
desk in the agricultural department
looking after the affairs that demand his
attention.
All last week. he with his stenographer
Miss Winslow. was busy at the Maine
dairy conference at Bangor. which he
pronounces as one of the best on record
everything passing off in the smoothest
manner possible
The place of the next conference has
not yet been fully decided upon but it
will probably be held in Portland, or
some one of the cities in the western part
of the State
MI. Mckeen now has in mind meeting
for the whole of the New England states.
at which they will not only have butter
shown, but the various brands of feed,
and perhaps dressed poultry. Mr.. Nc
keen thinks that such meeting would
be one of vast interest and profit to the
farmers and dairymen of New England.
AT the agricultural department is a jar
u
the dairy conference by Hon. George
Flint of North Arson. 1t is almost perfect
in color and preservation.
The institute work for the year is prac-
tically ended. although there may pos
sibly be one or two held in Kennebec
county.
The annual meeting of the board will
occur, the third Wednesday in January
The returns are beginning TO come in,
in answer to the question sent out by the
fish and game commission to the regis
tered guides of the State. in regard to the
amount of fish and game captured dur
ing the past season. The entire returns
will be made public in the next annual
report of the commission. who particu-
iarly requested that all replies to their
questions would be made before Deem
Der Is.
The following are the questions asked
of the guides:
How many days have you been en-
plOyed as d guide during the year?
How many different persons living in
the State have employed you as a guide
during the year?
How many different persons residing
by as a guide during the year?
How many moose have been killed by
all parties which you have guided during
the year?
How many caribou have been killed by
all parties which you have guided during
the year?
How many caribou have been killed by
all parties which you have guided during
the year?
How many deer have been killed by all
parties which you have guided during the
year?
How many bears?
If other guides have been employed
with you when any of the above-named
game has been killed please name the
guides and the amount of game killed
when they We're working with you.
Give your judgment of the number of
pounds of trout and landlocked salmon
guided during the year.
Same to white perch.
Same as to tOgue.
Have you seen any indications of
wolves if So state what?
Have there been any forest fires within
your knowledge during the year; if so.
where. to what extent, and do you know
the cause?
What is your opinion as to the amount
with last year.
What changes would you suggest in the
fish and game laws. if any?
How many moose. deer and caribou do
you know of being killed by parties who
employed no guide?
What other occupation have you beside
guiding?
In no case will guides report be made
public.