Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-26
SATURDAYS VISITS.
In Spite Of UnfavorabIe Weather, PEG
Pile Showed Interest.

IltlSueIu, Me, June Zo.-(Specldl -
On Saturday the farming special of the
University CT Maine met with the first
unfavorable weather on the trip.
Every day before Saturday has been
one Of sunshine, but as the train left
Belfast at SIS on Saturday morning a
light rain was falling and a cold wind
was blowing in from the bay that made
heavy wraps necessity.
Although the leaving hour was rather
early at Belfast a number of town p"o-
pie came down to see the exhibits, and
C. s. Bickford. L. of NJ. 's2 brought
down a good sized delegation to bid
farewell to the special.
Prof. HtchinGs who has been with
the party was called to Augusta on
Saturday morning but hopes to join
the party at an early date this week.
Prof. Hitchings' work as entomologist
has been invaluable to the farming
special; he has a wonderful fund Of in
formation concerning every subject in
any way connected with the insect
world. Prof. Hitchings in all proba-
bility answers as many if not more
the party. At every stop there will be
dozen or so farmers lined up on the
platform, holding little boxes contain
ing some kind of insects that they want
identified. A great many times the in
sect is found to be some pest that is
dangerous to crops and then the
farmer is told how to successfully cope
with that species
Saturday was the ninth day out for
the farming special, the first stop was
made at Unity where fine crowd
awaited the train.
Unity is n thriving farming town con-
tanning about 400 voters. There is a
creamery here under the supervision
of III. +. Hood & Sons of Boston. They
have weekly output of $50 10-gallon
cans of cream: one ton of butter and
200 gallons of skim milk per week. The
butter is shipped mostly to Ear Har-
Dor while the other products are sent
to II. z. Hood & Sons, Boston.
At Unity there were several farmers
who had seen the train at Brooks the
day before and had been so interested
that they drove to Unity to look it over
again. Among them were l.. NJ.
Bryant ana E.OWAru f.EdllS. L ie SI'dN-
ers here were Prof W. d. Hurd and w.
NJ. Munson. Prof. Hurd's talk was a
general one and touched on the sclec-
ton of seeds. rotation of crops and the
silo. Prof Munson told about fruit
growing and in few moments gave
the farmers some valuable pointers.
At II A. NJ the special left Unity for
Clinton where the second stop of the
day was made The party took dinner
at the Clinton House. and was served
with one of those old-fashiOned country
dinners which so delights the man from
| the city. Clinton IS famed all over
New England as being one of the best
| hay producing towns in the country,
| the clay, loan soil producing an
| excellent quality of grass. The firm of
| Blaisdell & Richardson is the largest
| shipper of hay and in a season will
send out about 1000 tons of fine quality
hay. This same firm has also the dis
| tinction of raising some of the best
horses in the United States. and every
| one knows that Vanderbilt buys many
| of his driving horses of this firm down
i'll Clinton.
The speeches here were given by
Profs. w. D. Hurd. G. NJ. Gowell and
w. NJ Munson. The talk of Prof
Hurd who told how to improve the
land was one that met with a good dea
of favorable comment.