Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-15
.k.nn.tec Pomona Grange.

A regular meeting of Kennebec Po- |
mona Grange was held with Chelsea
Grange, August II. Worthy Master A.
r. clifford, presiding. After the open
ing exercises the fifth degree was con-
ferred upon seven members. Brotheri
and Sister G. F. Bowman of Sidney,
were appointed committee to receive
entries for the premium fruit exhibit to
be held with Sidney Grange in October.
The lecturer was instructed to secure
the services of Brother 2. A. Gilbert. to
speak and judge the fruit at said meet
ing. A recess was then declared for
dinner.
The first paper for the afternoon was
read by Mrs. Elizabeth Mills Hunton
of Readfeld. subject, Recreation for
the farmers wife and children; what
to consist of and how obtained" Mrs.
Margaret n Baker of Cooper's Mills
followed. The second question, What
products can be sold from the farm
with the least loss of fertility and a,
the same time be profitable to the
producer" was opened by Brother
Barton of Windsor, who claimed that
no plant product, reckoning cost OF
production, value of fertilizer, that will
keep up fertility of soil. can be raised
and sold at profit. On high ground
sheep raising may be successful, but
in a mud hole let them alone. There
has been a decrease III the profits OF
dairying but not so much as in other
lines, and this with stock husbandry
seems to promise best. G. l.. Weeks
of Riverside, said that dairying and
coic iu Ia
corn answered the question. He would
start with thoroughbreds and leave
the scrubs. He spoke of the success
attending raising calves on warm milk
as it comes from the separator as equal
to raising them on the COW.
Prof. w. J. Thompson of South
China, spoke of the prosperity of the
farmers as a class. Even the small
farmers dress we'll and attend the
grange meetings. The man who has
raised good steers for the past few
years, if he has them on hand now
can sell at a fair profit. Hefer Of
colt? 1t pays to raise these if when We
want them we have to go without fol
lack of money to buy. Does a larger
per cent. of farmers fail than others
Do you know that only Il per cent.
succeed in the business world? and do
you know that it takes ten times the
amount of vessel property to make
living than it does of farm property ?
Farmers should not be discouraged.
They are too apt to judge results by
the present condition of things and moi
to look ahead. This was Illustrated Il
the writer by the present bountiful hay
crop. ut is very cheap now and con-
sidered of little value and much will
probably be wasted. Several years
ago the same conditions existed A
gentleman in another state owned a
farm near here and on a visit found his
help were not feeding the hay econom-
ically, large quantities We're thrown
to the sheep and left for them to pick
over and trample under foot. a stern
reproof to the help from the owner
brought the reply that there was no
market for it as it was so plenty. The
slime will come" said the owner, when
there will be demand for it, and at
his command the orts made by the
sheep We're carefully gathered and
stored, and the balance of the hay was
fed economically and the result was
that soon after the gentleman's hay
orts and all was sold at a good price.
W. G.. Dunton of Readfeld, said he
did not believe in depression in farm
ing. The future is brighter than the
past. Farmers are organizing to help
themselves. Business is finding its
level
A. T. Clifford said Il have no SYM
pathy with the idea of depression in
farming. Men can succeed now as in
the past 1t is the man and not the
business that is to blame
Next Meeting with Clinton Grange
September S.