Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-04-06
Sagadahoc Pomona Granqe.

y regular meeting of SaGadahoc pomo-
H prhn%" wa; held ut West Bath.
. N"r -. The threatening weather i'm
TN" mofrin" lid not hinder a goodly num-
, l'r greeting the patrons Of West Bath.
fh" patrons "( SagaIal,c county were
pleased 20 mot Prof. cook Of Nassal-
bore. tn" lecturer of Maine State Grange
4 l'} q special request Prof Cook gave -
\ trri ahl" mi interesting lecture on The
I Possibilities nf Electricity IN the Future"
/ Ei"l. Cock II an easy. clJar and earnest
%U' akcr.
{ At the usual hour The master called
( The meeting to order. After opening.
L Exercises, tn" greeting by the master
q! West Bath Grange was given in well
I tallty. VIM. H. Douglass responded
I for tn" Pomona Very syrnpat thetically
F%tron@ fnlt while meeting at West Bath
Very much like those who go back to
/ visit the home Of their nativity for at
NeSf Bath hall the first Pomona was
h6Iu in Saga aiahoc. Music by the sisters
, - West Bath Grange was Very finely rem
dcr,l.
.. l. Wyiio elected as treasurer to fill
ihr vacancy was installed by j. f. Up
ton Fifteen We're instructed in the fifth
! degree. Question for considerations
IN nat Is the best line Of business for
farmers in Sagadahoc county?" Fred
Wright led in discussion and said he
thought milk was the most important
business we have on the farm. Fred Will
lis was the next speaker. He has a farm
that is situated on river and he has
/ found fishing the best line for him but his
line OF business dill not appear to come
within the limits of the question. Amos
! Williams would raise hay and vegetables
and was in favor of fruit. AL Donneli
favored such lines the man and farm
were adapted to
Prof. Cook thought a number Of differ
ent branches could be prolitably con-
Quoted. Duck raising was a paying busl-
ness rightly handled. He spoke of a case
. coming nDGRr his observation where n
man started in, the first year he came
| out in debt. the second year cleared
twelve dollars. He was a man of study
ana perseverance, did not stop here but
went on and in - cleared five hundred
dollars. He said the poultry business was
a good line to engage in. Hens rightly
handled had paid from two to two and 4
half dollars a piece. if the hens did not
pay profit il was the fault of the man
not the hen. Plymouth Rock hens would
lay l62 eggs per year Leghorns would
lay two hundred, but their eggs were not
worth as much in the Boston market.
Eig ghtN-eiGht per cent. OF the chickens
hdtched and raised was doing well. He
had raised - and S3 per cent hatched
from incubator.
y man must see something TO sue
cced in the poultry business. Some men
will walk from one end OF their farms to
tnr othci ana see nothing. The profess
sor thought thiaFounty was well adapted
I" small fruits There are many farmers
Who don't oven grow strawberries. one OF
the most essential small fruits grown
Every table should be well supplied, they
save the wife lets of work. The speaker
was very lnuchsht sympathy with a good
liberal gar len.
In the afternHpss music was furnished
hy members of NSst sJsatls Grange. Dia-
lrct recitation ~ SAd3ie Purrnton was
applauGcd. PrdH. Cook gave very
instructive lectHreNon the good of the
ORDER. The rosGsofs the time WAS taken
by tn lecturetss asking questions sent
T. him hy menlBers ef the different sub
mt nbcrs who were designated for each.
Some of tn" questf,ns were of vital inn
portanct, while IA were. Instructive and
worthy e. cnnsidefatioa. A I +. NJ. the
me"ttne was closefIaIt afeeiing it had been
Il profitable one.