Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-23
STATE HOUSE.
Maine chronological Ex-
hibit at the Fairs
Productive ofs:Mlch Interest
Everywhere at Fopsham.
Prof. +. ". Card Engaged to Speak
at Farmers institutes.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Coun.
CD Tuesday. Oct. l, at 10 A. M.

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Tho work Of conducting the Cnto-
biological exhibit of the State depart
lHcnt OF agriculture which has been
in progress since the season of the ag-
rIculturdl fairs came in the first of the
month, is now drawing to 4 close and
but few of the more important fairs
remain to be tBitcd. The exhibit WAS
first shown at the Eastern Maine State
fair at Bangor during the last week
of August, and the work will close
with the old. Sagadahuc county fair at
Topsham, which Will begin Oct. 5. The
work is in charge Of Prof. +, +.
lIitcnings of Watcrvillc, the State en-
tomologist, and he has III his work
the assistance Of Capt f. T.. Philbrouk
OF Portland, the special field agent in
charge of the crusade against the
broWn-tail and gypsy moths, Miss Iva
Il. Thompson of Chelsea, the assistant
at the bureau of entomology, Capt.
Spnncy of Scguin island light alse ii
member nf the field force and A. Mor-
ton G. Soulc of the same force. Thss
exhibit is Il fine one and has been the
subject Of, z great deal Of interest
wherever shown the people Of the diff
fercnt sections of the State manif, ST.
ing much desire t. become acquainted
with the appearance If the two moths
mentioned above, as. we'll as the other
insect pests, and to familiarizc them
selves with the habits and life history
of tho specimens shown in the exhibit,
al OK Which is VERY encouraging To the
Department and to Prof. HitchingS.
The CNhibit, which is divided INTO
several sr"upss. each. group showing
the same class of siCcinens,-. will be
shown at the following fairs during
the remainder of the season: on Tues
day, "Wednesday and Thursday of this
week. Capt Philbfook will be at the
fair of the Cumbettasd Farmers Club
al West Cuuberfatids and on the same
dates Capt Spinney will be%at the
following week ,Capt; Philbrook will
attend the fair of the Freeport -Agri-
cultural Society at Freerort,' tle dates
Of which arc oct l, and 8: :and the
Franklin county .&air ~ Faffhinglon
and the Lincoln appltt fam. at pamar-
iscotta both Of Which Gomez on thu
same dates as! the ora .bosvc ndentfont
will be attcnEd Respectively by'Capt.
Spinncy and Mr., S0ule, The West OK
ford fair at F'ryoplr5. which5 also
comes Oct. 1, 2 and 3. will be attend
ed by Prof, Hitchinss, .and he viii al
50 attend hcaclos.fs aia-sFstH!e seas'.n
at TorlAam, s. ~ -,
Arrangclnents for the corning scrr@
If rArmcrs' Institutes TO bc hei dsundcr
the manashment Af hebdvrartmcnt Of
agriculsure are sprogresssfg well al
though there considerable yet I" he
dong. IN tIfe way. Of arranging datca
and 'iookinS,:after other details, inciud-
ing the engagement of speakers for
tie series Announcement. was mdde
at the, departnnt saturday that ono
speaker5afad been secured in the person
of Prof Fred w, cfEef sylvania, Pa,
Wig is MelI1SnowHfn Maine and whose
epssgefnneid syiftA ni4et with general
satk8hct - h4;.the- sasrieulturalists Of
81 he stat& PfSfs :seNfa was formerly
[aag5 z ,efiSult IRE at the Rhode
k6a4nd tGEak CHlegc, and has
Iea1I 1sd Before at meetings
i ia afsffH astrological Society. The
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