Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-12

a rest OF a week.
That the meetings arranged BY Sccrc-
tary &. Walker Mckeen. secretary Of
the State board Of agriculture, were very
successful will be seen by the following:
The day set for holding tile field day
at Sycamore farm proved to be ideal.
the sun shining clear and bright but still
not too warm for comfort. The people
began to gather at an early hour, a9d
soon there was a very good number ot
farmers and their families present. all of
whom We're anxious to look over the spa
ciou7 grounds and buildings dt the farm
and to listen to the addresses and discus
SfunS which were u he given. The frs
gathering was around the spraying ap-
paratu, where Prof. Munson briefly cX
planned the various methods Of munulac-
turing Insecticides ana funSiCldcS ana
further demonstrated the work BY actual
~ manufacturing bordeaux mixture ana
applying il to trees near by. While this
was going on Sec. MckQen was speaking
in the lower barn in regard to modern
methods OF dairying. lie gave brief
history of the advances made IN sepdrdt-
ing cream from milk ana manu- dcturlhS
the product into butter. explaining some
what the process involved in tho modern
cream scparators and the Rabcock milk
tester. the latter Of which ne called one
Of tho greatest inventions which hitd eyer
come into the dairy world. an invention
which was given as Fart 81 the work
uf the American experiment stations, in
'
atty. commission or patent fees.
At the noon hour the people gathered IN
the loft of the upper barn, wheIe dinner
was served. In the afternoon Prot. Cow
ell lectured upon Drainage ana lllidSe
speaking largely from personal expert
ence and giving results which ne had on
tanned ~ actual contact with these eir-
ments NJ farm work. Figures We're given
to show the capacity and efficiency p
INHERENT drains, and of different systems
If draining The speaker claimed thil
"a. I.,,t " only driver IN Il WEI
Zine Tut that it became more ike "A
sponge and would consequently h1Ii
moisture better in seasons OF ur"uSi b.
| 'TiIIgc. ne called the second step '"WdIu7
| ..,tr, .sfuJ farming. and showed conclu-
Sivcly how it might he made |" aud Z"
| the organic matter in the sou ,inh - IN
| nItvn Ifs physical condition. MI Cove
| WIS followed by Prof Woods. WI" gave
| a brief history of experiment station
| work showing what experiment Sldtl'.'N
! were FOR ana the work that they Wri'
| ,ryinr III accomplish. combining ms atttn-
| lin nrincipally to the work 81 me Maine
| nxm,iimrnt station. with the history %
which he has been 1ninillai ,hmf I'M
| NIX ~ experiment stations was tntlIeiA
| \ work Of Investigation, that lhtlf PuI
nose was to bring out new truths ai T.,
| nnro.cnt them to the working farmer III
tri,.h - way that they may be OF Halu,
- him lie instanced several results thh'
ia hnen obtnined. by these invrStisa-
| I'm. any one OF which WOuld. IN M
! i,drment amply repay for the entire
g ut7 Of Tie work Of inve;stigatio lion durin4
am III these years. if fully taken adyah
t,,,n III by the farmers themselves
1mnne these were. first. the use 81 FOR
h hn,7 mixture and the BabC"ck milf
tns,ar prof. Woods was followed by
Socrnt3,ry McKeen who gave Il brief ms
t"rv If the board of agriculture ana IT.
WI WI tbe close of the exercises the thank;
tbosc nrcsent were extended ia Mr.. T.
q Sfearns for his kind hospitality an'
Nc Mains which he had taken t
roake Inc day pleasant to all.
rhe program for the dairy meeting a
nam.,risc6tta. the first meeting oi N
i IN 10 be held in the state. Was fun.
h NIL dit. The morning q Thursda.
~ devoted to preliminary, work and !,
W., n~inr the various machines in SGci
a. Wv S'ii7 HAT they could be used TO advan
- In The afternoon Prof. Gowell spok
UPON UPON The Care Of Cream ana be be-;
Tcthods of Preparing 1t tor ChurnlnS.
I1uI,ttrgtions were given, showing the CT
fnct If Temperature, and how lest to for
Ie "a rho process of ripening the creaH
", s,ch a way that it should be fully pre-
III for churning in the quickest POS
p;hlo manner. Prof. Gowell was listene
~ with very much interest Throughout
~ many questions We're asked.
di In the morning Of the second day tn