Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-07


and he will be always welcomed by hi
J former associates.
The New Age of this week. says that
. at the recent meeting of the Maine
State Grange at Bangor, a resolution
was passed against the fish and game
appropriation. This is wrong as no such
resolution was passed. Mr.. Hunton II
presenting the resolutions at the star
said. he had seen $4,000 asked for by th
fish and game commissioners. whici
Chairman Carleton says is mistake
4 The resolution in regard to appropria
tons. reads as follows Resolved, Tha
! we. instruct our executive officer to ac
tfvsly use the influence of this organ
cation in the Legislature of 1S99. agains
the creation of any Office that shall car
ry with it salary or the increase o .
any salary. or any increased approprie
tion, until We are in a better condition
The grange will be represented in tn,
Legislature this winter by Mr. Farms
worth of Pembroke, in the House. an
Mr.. Merrill in the Senate. These Nv
| gentlemen with Prof Elijah Cook
Vassalboro. were appointed as the legis.
lative committee of the grange. /
|
The annual meeting of the Stat
board of agriculture will be held
Wednesday. January Is. at the office
the board. The programme for the meet
| ing is to be announced in a few days.
| Miss Callie Southard is assisting in tn
office of the board OF agriculture durIn.
! the rush of work that is occasioned b.
~ ,,ft a.,
| Tie Maine board bulletin of the Stat
board of agriculture for December. is
little late being issued on account of tn
size which is somewhat larger than l.
common. This number is devoted /,
silos and ensilage. and contains tn,
opinions of the leading farmers from al
over the State on the subject:
The introduction which gives stats
ties of the matter is as follows:
I'VE have thought TO investigate the
matter of silos and ensiage in our State
and to that end have secured all the
names of farmers having built silos as ia!
as possible.
so far can be learned there are one
thousand silos in Maine sxty-five of
which are not in use. The average cost
of these s;los is s49.7G. highest cost $1,000
lowest cost $1,000 Average cost per tons
capacity. u cents. Average cost exclusive
of labor. $500. Average cost per tons
capacity. II cents. There are several
round silos described. and We would COM
mend this method of building to all who
contemplate building silos outside of their
barns. We would also cali our readers
attention to the single broad siios and the
claims made for them. Those owning ST
los not now in use give various reasons
for abandoning them. such as a change
of live stock. an abundance of hay, decay
of slo and failure to repair. expense con-
nected with growing the corn and filling
the s;io when all labor is hired ETC.
some claiming they should soon use the
sio again. In no instance has any one
mentioned any evil effects from feeding
ensilage. but on the contrary nearly ev-
cry one expresses the belief that it is
good fodder.
eve believe a careful perusal of ;he ex-
periences of these silo owners. who are
among our best farmers. will be OF much
value to all
Railroad Commissioner benjamin f.
Chadbourne is stiu undecided whether OF
not he will SO to China as engineer of
the great railroad that is being butlt
there. AS announced several days ago, he
has had the position offered him at a sal
airy that places his present one into in
significance, but he is not sure that he
cares to go to the land Of the chop stick
and rice. He is a competent engineer,
but likes the State cf Maine as well as
a.. l., I,.tI ant
positions as constructor of railroads in
other states.
The board of railroad commissioners
Eave approved the amended location of
the Penohscot Central Railroad in the
towns Of Kenduskeag, Char. .estown, Cor
indh and G.enburn.
The friends Of Miss corleliu crosby,
"Fly Rod will be sorry to learn that
her knee is still causing her trouble. She
had to have another operation performed
upon it at the Maine Eye and Ear infirm-
AIRY. Thursday, where she has been ever
Since the first Of the winter
The barber shop with Elmer Drake and
his asais,unt. Mr.. Dearborn. is having u
I
gCei patronage. Young Master Day has
a shoe shining chair in this department.
1t has been arranged so that oyster
siews can be served at Johnson's cafe
under the executive department, this
winter. Owing to the situation OF the
place it is not possible to have articles Of
! food cooked that will send any offensive
oder into the State. House corridors, and
| the bill of fare Is therefore limited.
| though anything i'm the way of good sub
santial lunch with tea. coffee and tnc
| ike is served. Ellery D. Cook is the ca
pable manager of rais cafe fer Mr.. john
sen Mr. Cook assistant is Arthur Bal
lantine who las teen serving as the head
waa.er u Hotel Johnson. Mr.. Ballantine
has had experience in waiting upon the
county officials at his home in England,