Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-18
Afternoon Sessio |.

The board came to order at , o'clock
in the afternoon The first business
was the election of officers for the en-
suing year. The vote for president re-
suited in a unanimous choice of j. NJ.
Winslow of NobleborO. He Immediate
" took the chair. Mr.. Light retiring.
In a few Well-chosen words he thanked
the members for his election and prom
ised his best effort in their behalf. The
election for vice president resulted in
choice of f. F. Allen of Columbia
Falls. F. H. Rollins Of Chesterville,
was appointed member of the execu-
tive committee to serve with the pres
ident and secretary. who are members
ex-offfcio. Mr.. Lowell was then au-
thorized to cast a ballot for one mem
Der of the advisory council at the ex-
pertinent station and b. w. McKeen
was chosen. a pay roll committee Of
three was appointed by the chair as
follows: Messrs. Garvin, Snow and
Lowell.
The annual report Of Secretary Nc
Keen was then listened to and accept
ed The following is a brief abstract Of
this report:
The report of Secretary McKeen was
brief ana to the point. He said that
in the work of the board of the past
year there had been few material
changes The general upward trend ol
the people has been toward greater
production. brought about by the gen
eral high prices Of farm goods IN"
farmers seem to be needing the words
of the board To make the farm more
sclf-suppOrting. The crops 81 1879 We're
rs a rule very satisfactory. TINS was
particularly true Of corn, potatoes ana
grains. The fruit crop was light. eX
cept in rare instances. Tn" advent Ct
the caterpiller. Mr.. Mckeen believes
bas made Ii necessary for the special
ISIS TO get to work in the raising o.
frui. ne they alone will be able -
contend against the enemy The Work
Of Professor Munson and Professor
cook have been grand toward the as
complishment Of raising Of fruit in the
face of the enemy.
The drought lessened the crop q
hav. but 50 far as anyone Is apie L"
learn the quality was beyond tHe
average. The farmers. NJ believes. arr
beginning to see the value OF raising
more live stock.
The general average If the state fpr
crops seems to have been as lolloNS'
Quantity Of apples. 81 pr cent tu''
~ n per cent: 20 per cent. 81 Wlhter
varieties. Yield of potatoes. Ibo puS"-
.,s Yield If yellow corn. - Dushels'
sv-.1. 300 pounds one hundred per
,.pt Of vmlng stock will be Wintereu.
condition of grass fields. % per cent.
sartion of Secretary Wilson re
the new avenues
nf trade is interesting, as the secretary
saws the foreign markets are ''''''i ,
,,nra largely than ever for the proc
rcte of the farm. inc u'itidl"
hors,s and cattle as well as FOR tne
hog. sheep and tn" butter Is so''
foreign lands.
Mr.. Mckeen said ne was Si'" ~ 49,,
mort an encouraging lncreaS' ~ e,..t1
Ii1a stock as found by the
assaesors. and also the increase III
,.alua of the stock. He says ne
continued to give dairy lnstruclio" -
raarIv all the institutes, ana !"e
r,,nd for literature on the su"Jeo' -
.o,sas This he looks upon as $50
a,ar Reef growing has also peeil az
aa,tad Increasingly during the yea
* he seed and feed laws ne say
! ~ law in relation to the inspecti"ii
concentrated commercial feeiiii7
stufs has been carefully handed .ta ~
SUM ,,;,octor of the experiment station
~, ,,a,a recently received notice IRON
him tina. IS dealers were selling go, .mI
! l,ods without proper tags at'',ieu
50, NAT II dealers We're selling gut
n, linsced meal and Cleveland MAJ \
i'e",' +hot was substantially less /"
-, n,sin than the certified percen'ase
~ tava notified all of these par,
ZINC letters by registered mail. w.
,,,.a received IS replies from NJ
,vero reported as selling the goous
M .,.;+bout tags. all Of which were atIs
,,rteo,s. and in my judgment -
ia;,od the apparent violation. w
,.ias have called at the offlce a"'