Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-20
Union Grange Meeting at Newport.

The Union Grarge meeting held at
Newport. Thursday. was in every way a
very successful affair. Notwithstanding
the forbidding LOOKS of the weather. the
attendance WAS all that could be expect
ed.
The meeting was called to order al
grange hall at 10 O'Clock. J. o. Gilman.
worthy master OF Sebasticook Grange,
presiding. The address OF welcome by
Miss Annie VI. Gilman was especially In
teresting and ably responded to by Mrs.
lea Towie of Pl;tsfieid. The masters OF
tine several oranges reported that they
were decidedly in favor of continuing 10
hold the union meetings in the future.
and gave some VERY good reasons why
tley had arrived at the conclusion. The
serse of the meeting was taken and IL
was decided in favor OF continuance.
The next meeting TO he held with Twi-
| light Grange OF Corinna, the second
" ednesday In May. and with North New
por; Grange. the second Wednesday in
June.
The question what Does a Grange
Worker Mean. and What Proportion are
Grange Workers." was discussed thor
oughly by ]. p. Longley OF Palmyra,
Mark Bond of Corinna. and others.
a sumpiuous dinner such as is always
served by the Patrons OF Husbandry was
served in the hall after the forenoon ses-
sion and at O'Clock the afternoon meet
l. ing was called to order in Meridian hail.
Inc DfOgl1NiIus WIS dS lpDOtss. SlaSfC
| by Hubbard's orchestra: singing by a
quaytette of Sebssticook Grange: tennis
drili by eight young ladies: song, Mrs. +.
NJ. Shaw; music by Hubbard's orchestra:
essay. Miss Blanche Seavey. song. Arlie
| Miller; recitation. Miss Florence Stuart;
duet. Miss Dolly Stuart and Walter Mat
thews: recitation, Miss Hattie BlaisdeIl;
medley by members of Sebasticook
Grange; song by Miss Maud Young: song,
Mrs. Goodrich; song, Mrs. Myrtle Libby.
with guitar accompaniment.
The question for discussion was DO
We Buy Too Much Commercial Fertiliz-.
er?" II. c. Weber of Palmyra opened
the question and stated in substance that
u ere could be no doubt but that the prlc-
tice of purchasing commercial fertilizers
was proving a ruinous one. The crops
81 own by its use are selling fer less and
less each year. are as expensive TO raise.
yet the price of fertilizers remain just the
"a me. The farmer is having a hard time
of it and he will find his troubles to be
less when he adopts the method of max
irg his own fertilizers in the old fashioned
way There is nothing better than barn
yard dressing and II the farmers will put
ne money that they invest in fertilizers
into cotton seed meal. feed it to their
cows they will find that they will not only
get their fertilizer but the cows will yield
a good profit at the start. Mr.. Libby.
continued Mr.. Weber. 'came over to
Palmyra a year ago and entered into an
exhaustive argument III IdNoT VI inc
farmer using commercial fertilizers and
figured out that such course was very
profitable. Mr.. Libby will greatly oblige
if he will state where the profit comes In
when potatoes are raised for 20 cents per
bushel by the use of commercial fertil-
ize!s.
r. II. Libby. to whom reference was
made by Mr.. Weber. stated that times
had greatly changed since he was a boy.
Then it was considered sufficient If the
boys and girls We're contented to follow
in the footsteps of their parents. We are
now striving for something progressive.
We can't all be politicians or county COM
missioners and draw salary sufficient to
pay our expenses employ a boy to do our
farming and pose as successful agricul-
turists. rs there any one present who
ever heard of q man going TO the wall by
using commercial fertilizers?" We use Ii
because it pays. We have got our farms.
they are our capital. we have got to make
them pay. When prices were high had
one hired man, now l find it necessary to