Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-20

| pilIltlGS, lbS,oU9.UZ, loss ana damage lC
freight, $216,9S4.1G; loss and damage tc
baggage, $399S.41.
| Other items in the report are as fol
| lows: Number of passengers carried
| earning revenue. 42,S36,1 42; number OF
| passengers carried one mile, 792.426,-
136; number of passengers carried one
| mile per mile of road. 353320; total
passenger revenue. $13 451 1913: nums
Der of tons carried of freight earnings
revenue 2o,114.314; number of tons OF
freight carried one mile, 2,124,
| S99, 447; number of tons of freight car
| red one mile per mile of road, ,947, 1872
The following notice is being sent
out bv DR.. Leon S. Merrill of Scion, the
State dairy instructor connected with
the department of agriculture, relative
to the coming annual dairy meeting of
the Maine Dairymen's Association:
The Maine Dairymen's Association
will hold it's Annual State Dairy Meet
ing this year at Skowhegan, Maine.
Already the officers of the Association
are making the necessary arrange
| ments preparatory to issuing tina
official program. AS usual prominent
speakers from the Maine Agricultural
College and Experiment Station will
| be present and address the Associa-
ton. Arrangements are being made to
have among the list of speakers
| representatives from the United
States Department Of Agriculture, also
Prof. J. W. Sanborn, from New
Hampshire, and Hon. Lowell Roude-
bush, of Ohio. Liberal premiums have
| off owl ~ b1,tf
cheese. milk, cream ana corn. The
premiums for milk. cream and corn
have been very largely increased since
last year. Special premium offers
have already been announced by the
Maine Farmer. Turf, Farm & Home
Lewiston Journal and Worcester Salt
| Co.
"A detailed list of premiums offered
will be published at an early date.
"SkoWhegan is located in the center
of one Of the best dairy sections of
Maine, and it is expected this meeting
Will receive liberal local support.
Every effort will be exhausted by the
officers and members of the Associa-
ton to make this meeting the largest,
the most interesting and profitable
the Association has ever held
| Programs and entry blanks will be
ready for distribution by November
1st.
Enquiries will be cheerfully
answered by the Secretary. Leon s
Merrill, Augusta, Maine"
/ Announcement was made Tuesday
at the department of agriculture that
a meeting Of the AndrOscoggin Valley
Jersey Breeders Association would b.
held at Union hall, Canton Point. on
Wednesday, oct. y, commencing at 10
o'clock in the forenoon. the program
for which will be as follows:
Business meeting.
Discussion by members Subject
Best Methods of Starting Pure Pred
> Herd" Opened by c. f. Richardson.
Lecture, breeding Problems" by
Christopher NJ. Gallup, of the Maine
: Farmer
; Discussion by members
Dinner.
Lecture and stock judging by Prof
Campbell
Note 1t is desired that Prof. Camp
bell start a class in stock Judging, ex-
planning the use of the score card,
having the members score animals and
compare results.
Dates for farmers institutes in
Hancock and Penobscot counties have
been announced by Hon. A. w. Gilman
Of FoXcroft, commissioner of agricul-
ture, as follows:
Hancock County - At Mountain
View Grange hall in West Eden on
Tuesday, Nov. 8; at Narramssic
Grange hall in Orland on Wednesday,
Nov. 10.
Penobscot County-At Good Cheer
Grange hall in North Bradford on
Thursday, Nov. II; at the Grange hall
IN Plymouth on Friday, Nov. y; at
Agricultural hall, University of Maine,
saturday, Nov. 49, Forenoon and
afternoon sessions will be held at all
the meetings. commencing at 1890 A.
NJ and 100 p M.
Calvin j. Huson of Penn Yam, n. Y,
John Jeannin. Jr., of West Sand Lake,
n. Y, and other distinguished
speakers from the State of Maine will
address these Institutes on subjects of
special interest to farmers at this
time
The following corporations have
MED their certificates OF organization
at the office of the secretary of State
Rogers Guaranteed Cushion Wheel
CO.. organized at Portland. for the
purpose of manufacturing and dealing
IN all classes of vehicles. with ST.
ooo'ooo capital stock. of which nothing
is paid in. Officers: President. Joseph
+. Chase Of Portland: treasurer. John
I. Foster of Portland. Certificate filed
oct 10, 1909.
compound Propeller & Boat Co.
organized at South Berwick for the
purpose OF manufacturing ana dealing
IN poatS. engines and propellers. with
Sloo,ooo capital stock. of which nothing
Is pad in. Officers: President.
William Tompson of South Berwick ::
treasurer Fred A. Hobbs of South
Berwick Certificate filed Oct. 10, 1909
AGRICULTURE MARCHING ON.
Educating for the Farm Making Un-
precedented Advance