Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-12

NOlumlnOuS authOr or BOOKS for yOuilS
Ieople. His wife was Maria, daughter
of the late Hon. John S. Abbott, tor
merly acknowledgement OF Maine. For
a third of d century DR.. Rand has been
beloved pastor in WATERFOWL and a
prominent leader in all good works in
that town.
Several Skowhegan farmers, last
spring, sent and got what was ad-
vertised to be early Canada seed corn
and planted it in good season. 1t came
up and grew very stout and looked like
good crop but the result is not one
good sound ear. One stalk measured s
feet and inches, and was 4 feet up to
the first ear and some stalks had ears
on. The parties who planted his seed
corn are out S25 or $50 each. If they
had planted our own seed they would
have raised a good crop.
The Maine clubwomen are in earnest
in their advocacy of practical forestry
and their work has already borne
fruit At the recent Federation meet
ing in Portland besides the usual
resolutions, the following endorsement
was given forestry work: Resolved
that the study of forestry, practical and
ornamental, having already been
adopted AS a part of OF: States
Federation work. we pledge ourselves
to active efforts in it's behalf ana we
recommend that our individual clubs
appoint a forestry committee to act in
line with the State committee and that
a least one session of the coming sea-
sons work be devoted 10 q considera-
ton Of the topic"
The new State hatchery at Sebago
lake is now practically complete, and
arrangements are now being made for
Matching out an immense amount of
fry. Leroy T. Carleton. chairman of
the fish and game commission has nOti
fed the Maine Central officials that
about 100000 salmon fry will be
Matched out there the coming season.
This will all be used in Sebago lake,
Long pond, and the nearby waters.
The new hatchery is located on Jor-
dams bay, near Whites bridge in Stand
iSh, and is one of the best of it's kind
in the State. In size it also compares
we'll with other hatcherieS. 1T will bel
used entirely for salmon. The State
Legislature appropriated $4,000 for the
plant and work on it was commenced
about the middle Of this summer. |
United States Commissioner of Sea
and Shore Fisheries, George NJ. Bowers, |
has notified the Maine Central railroad |
that he will place another carload OIL
salmon fry in Sebago lake. Last |
Monday Commissioner Bowers placed
one carload in the lake. This lot was
composed of 15,500 fish, averaging in
length from three to seven inches. |
They We're, therefore, fine fish, and |
fully large enough to take care of
themselves. The second carload will
probably be Of about the same size as
the first, and like that one will be sent |
here from Green lake hatchery, located
not far from Bangor. The second con-
signment is expected to arrive about
the last of this week. Sebago lake
does not have time to get short of
salmon for Mayor Boothby and the
Maine Central keep after the fish COM
mission so closely that it is kept we'll |
stocked from year to year. Sebago is
now one of the finest salmon fishing
lakes in the State. and is clear of ice
about two weeks earlier than any other
body of water, where salmon are
caught, in Maine.