Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-19
Local Matters.
BOARD OF AGRICULT URE.
Its Annual Meeting Now in Session
at the State House.
New Officers Elected. Reports Made and the
Business transacted.

The annual meeting of the Name
Board of Agriculture opened, Wednes-
day forenoon, at the rooms OF the
hoard at the Capitol. The forenoon
session was called to order at IL o'clock
by f. E. Light Of Union, vice. presa-
dent. l.. Q. Straw of Newtield, ;. ~.
Benn of Hodgdon, were appointed a
committee on credentials, after which.
upon motion of Prof. A. NJ. Harris Of
Orono. it was voted to adjourn. until 2
o'clock. out of respect to the late
Congressman Dingley.
The board met, in the afternoon. ac-
cording to adjournment. The report
of the committee on credentials was
accepted and officers were elected as
follows: President, r.. +. Llght OF
Union, vice president. ]. NJ. Winslow
of Nobleboro; member of executive
committee. ]. F. Talbot of Andover:
member Of experiment station advisory
council. Is. Walker Mckeen.
The report of the executive commit
tee was read by Mr.. MclSeen, accept
ed and placed on file. Mr.. McNeen re-
ported as secretary Of the board. ana
the report was accepted. The full text
of the report will be found on page y.
The proposed amendment to the seed
law was read before the board by the
Legislative committee of the boafo.
Action has already been taken upon
the amendment and public hearing
will be given il at the rooms or the
board, Jan. 25th.
The following proposed amendment
TO the feeding stuff law was presented
by Mr.. winston Voted. that ii is rec
commended to the board thai they OBJ
tain legislation whereby the feeding
stuff law shall be amended as follows:
Section 2-The last sentence which
reads Neither shall it include wheat
rye, and buckwheat brans or mid
dlngs, not mixed with other sub
stances but sold separately as distinct
articles Of commerce, nor pure grains
ground together" shall be stricken out,
so that the section as amended snail
read as follows The term concen-
trated commercial feeding stuff. as
here used, shall not include hays and
straws. the whole seeds nor the I'M
mixed meals made directly from the
entire grains of wheat, rye, barley,
oats, Indian corn, buckwheat and
broom corn"
This amendment was the source OF
considerable debate, and Prof. Woon'
explained to the board what were the
objects desirable to obtain
Another cause of lengthy discussion
was hawkweed, a species of undesira-
BILE plant which is fast overgrowlng
the fields in some parts of the State.
and which necessitates some action 10
exterminate it.
Definite action was taken on neither
of the above questions, but it is eX-
pected that some legislation will be
enacted for their disposal in the near
future.
The evening session was held in
Representatives hall and that rc7n
was filed every seat being taken and
it was necessary to fill the aisles with
chairs.
President Light called the meeting
to order, at 7.45. and introduced to the
audience the ladies of the Cecilian
Quartet of Portland, who opened the
programme with choice bit Of vocal
ism for which they received an on
thusiastic encore.
The balance of the programme was
as follows.
Recitation. 1.-The Olive Wreath"
Miss Susan May Walker
Lecture, "Adulteration of Foods.
Prof. Chas. u. Woods
-''ie' Miss Walker
Singing, Quartet
teresting and both Miss Walker and
the quartet was enooied after each
number The text of Prof. Woods lee
ture will be found on page ?.
The session viii close, today and
aside from some business yet to be
completed, viii he devoted to short pa
pers by member If the board.
Programme for Thursday, Jan. II.
FORENOON--9.00 O'clock five minute
talks by members, each to suggest lines
of institute work for 1899; Past and Pres
emit Methods of AGriculture.' by Hon. G