Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-19
FARMING TOPICS
Discussed by the State Board
of Agriculture.
Second Days Session DEVOTED to Pa
pers and Discussions.
An Adjourned Meeting TO Be Held in This
City. Aug. Fl.

went over 10 inspect the Insane Hos
pltal. At about $50 these members
not having returned, ana there being
quorum present. the meeting was
called - order by President WinslpW
The records of Wednt sdly's session
We're first read and what corrections
We're necessary We're made Mr.. Roo
erts then made a report of the com
mittee appointed to make arrange
ments for The adjourned meeting some
time later in the year He reported
that the meeting cannot be adjourned
70 meet in any other place besides Au-
gusta. can meeting cnanut b. held
The general opinion Of the board was
favorable to holding the second meet
ing. y motion was then made Ia hold
nm adjourned meeting in This city,
June |. This was opposed and was
not passed. Mr.. Light then made q
motion that the meeting should be
held Aug. u, in this city. This motion
was passed. y motion was thon made
that committee of three members
should De appointed by the president
To investigate the present method Of
cltcting members and to arrange some
s,-,an. by " hich Il representation may
y. appoint ii more fairly and gencr-
ally in behalf of the agricultural in
t"rests. Also 10 consider the matter
OF holding more than one meeting of
the board during the year ana tn look
into the power and resources of the
board in this matter. and any other
changes that may be necessary. At
present there are some small societies
in the state composed Of members who
are not directly interested in agricui-
ture. Some of these are more especi-
ally interested in the breeding and
trotting of horses. 1t is not exactly
fair to allow these an equal represen
tation with the more purely agricul-
tural societies. Some sections Of the
farming country of the State are not
at present fairly represented on the
board. The matter was laid on the
table to come up later.
The board then turned its attention
to the five-minute talks Of the MEM
bers. These talks We're very interest
ing and profitable. The good work Of
the Institutes was commended by all
the speakers and many new features
We're suggested for the work " tie
coming year.
The first speaker was Mi. Lowell "
AndroscogGin county. He said that
the work of the Institutes in his coun-
ty had been satisfactory to all. In his
county the dairy interests oVershadoW
everything else. This he considered to
be rather unfortunate. Orcharding
Was neglected. Many Of the farmers
seemed to wish that their orchards
We're torn up by the roots that they
might have the land for something
else. Poultry raising he considered a
great industry and one that needs az
tention. Another branch that has
been neglected is the raising of good
road horses. There is at present a
great demand for good Maine horses
of this type. This business has
brought much money ineo the state
and there is now much money in it
for the farmers. As many ladies an
tend all the institutes he thought that
there ought to be part Of the pro
gram devoted to some subject that
will interest them.
MI. Douglass of I<ennebec was then
called upon. He said that tn" msti-
tute work in this county has been
The enc thing he wished
ID suggeset for more attention in the
institutes was the matter of good
roads. Maine must soon turn hrr az
trntiun t. this subject in order to keep
M with tine procession. Tie advocated
th,. Use uf wide tires on the farms ana
Was confident that much better roads
would result when they came into
general us. He wished to See more
attention paid tn this very important
subject.
Nr. Roberts va oxford followed. The
institute. work has been very Success
ml u his county ana IN" pr"rl"
wanted more VI them. IN tn" place ~
,i,. u year Two would ~ muCn better.
~. was also III favor of drv"ting NOR"
attention To- good roads. III th"u@ht
tht NV, cannot have such roads aS Tine
rtrh states lik,. Massachusetts,. i"r mr.
.ttu,.. Iuiid. hut believed mat W'
miLht 40 least haV~ good gravel r"ad~-
-rh..-.. hr thought when properly c"A-
-tru,t.i were very good Ih' mayor
Ity uf thue. now in charge M th" road
buiIdiur throughout the state had
urt given much attention ~ th' sub
f.rt. ~. thought that II som" E""d
-t..al..rs could b- secured on this sub
f...t fpr the Institutes lt Wnuli y" WHY
h. n.H,inl. Tn" splendid effects Of m
institutes WI ,hr dairy business WAS
plafuIv evident throughout IN" whole
state n. thought thar thr sam" kind
~ education IN road building vas
needed When the builders We're made
n, think about their work 49, shan
have better roads.
Nr. Holland ~ Pcnnbscot was the
next speaker. The institute work an
,iS county had been of great adNah-
t,ge Their" are AT present many calls
f,r Institutes in that county. y"
,h,rcht il would he a good plan I"
have TWO sessions ia some IF thc
GOWNS instead Of all day sessions In
his way more ground might be coy
cred.
| Mr.. Light of Knox considered thai
~ work Of the Institutes in his coun-
tv had been 50 good that Their" was
rnt much need of any great change
tJc thought that it might he OF adNan-
! tage 10 have the meeting divided ano
J 81 mold them in different places not
f,r anart on the same day. IL
| Thought that the members of the
hoard should aid the secretary more
| III the work of the institutes. Ihey