Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-25
GARDINER. LOCAL MATTERS
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The Farmers Institute now in ses
sion in Gardner is the first two-dav.
institute to be held in the State ant
the large attendance and deep interes,
MANIFESTED at the afternoon session
Tuesday would seeem to indicate thai
the plan is a wise one. Many of those
VINO we're in attendance Tuesday after
noon made manifest their intention OF
ais" attending the sessions Wednesday
The visiting lecturers sent out By
commissioner of Agriculture Gilman
mad charge OF the afternoon program
Whleh began at 2.P. NJ. They We're For
est Henry of Dover, Mimi, and Andrew
f.lllott Of Gait, Ont. Mr. Hery is a
man Of wide experience in Institute
work and Is one of the best known and
thoroughly posted mer on the Farmers
institute platform in this country and
tells what he knows in an eloquent and
convincing manner, Mr.. Elliott is one
of the foremost Institute men of Onta-
rio. He is well known as a forceful
worker in every province of the domin-
ION and has spent a great deal Of mis-
time in the United States He goes
from mere directly to Nebraska, where
he has engagements during the winter.
The theme of Mr.. Elliott was Ca
madam Methods" He showed that the
Ontario farming methods are much
more diversified than those in Maine,
mixed farming being the rule, and
dailying and live stock the sheet an
chos of success, nothing being sold
from the best farm, except what walk
ed Oft the farm, or was taken away in
the butter tub, and the cream and milk
can. The grlSt of Mr.. Elliott'H after
noon address was, to grow all the feed
used upon the farm, to sell only the
finished product from the farm and
reduce the cost of the farm products,
instead of expecting the profit from in
creased prices.
The clover plant was the theme of Mr.,
Henry's thoughts at the afternoon ses,
sion. He showed that the clover plant
built up the fertility Of the soil, leaving
it richer. in the three most necessary 81 j.
ments than it found il, besides giving the
most valuable hay. He advocated SOW
ing 10 pounds of medium clover. ,v'o
pounds of alsike and four pounds of TIM
othy per acre. sowing grain thinly, not
more than two bushels per acre, in order
to give the clover a chance, top dressing
the autumn following, cutting hay on,y
one year and blowing up for roots or
corn, and reseeding following three or
four years rotation.
An interesting question box, to which
many contributed, was conducted ly
State Commissioner of Agriculture Gill
man. Mr.. Gilman made some interesting
remarks, contrasting the methods and
results Of the farming of 80 years ago
with that of today. DR.. George M.
Twitchell of Auburn spoke briefly upon
fruit growing for profit and cited in
stances with which many of his hearers
were familiar, showing what had been
in apple raising
''Silos and Ensilage" was the subject
of the evening address, by Forest Henry
He advocated the curing of sweet corn
fodder before filling the silo. and said
that the corn should be thoroughly rip
ened before it was put in. He had rath-
er it would be trife frost bitten than
to have it not thoroughly matured. His
address was discussed and the speaker
was asked a number of questions at it's
close.
horses, expressing surprise that Maine
with such a climate and pasture should
import millions of dollars worth Of horses
every year. He advocated the drafter,
uring the best of horses as sires, and re-
jecting all horses that are of unsound
grades, or cross used as sires. The union
Of farmers in buying of stations was adj
vocated as it produced a better quality
of horse He advised the putting of the
dogs on the professional horse syndicator
and running him out of the State.
Again he insisted that clover hay is the
best hay for horses if it is early cut, be-
fore all the blooms are out. One should
be careful not to overfeed the clover. as
it is so good that a horse will unduly
gorge himself. The fed should be cut to
one-half on Sunday when the horse is
not working Feed a bran mash on Sat
urday night and perhaps on Sunday. Give
roots to colts and horses. Potatoes in
small quantities are exceedingly useful
in freeing horses from internal worms
The melting Tuesday was successful
and those present were both
and instructed, for there 10
nothing the leas bit dull abou either Mr..
Henry or Mr.. Elliott. The Institute closes
today with the following program:
$685. WEDNESDAY. NOV. q.
10 A. VI -"Dairyins tor Maine Farms"
by Andre Elliott; Potato Culture, by
Forest Henry. question foN. ~,
30 r. M-"Rotation of Crops Canadlan
Method" by Andrew Elliott; The Corn
Cron" Forest Henry; question BOX; some
nj l.