Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-17
STATE HOUSE.
Department of Agriculture
Preparing June Bulletin.
State Rifle Competition Opens
al Auburn Friday, June 3.
National Guard Directed to Assist
Grand Army on Memorial Day.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
N-xt Meeting of Governor and Council
Tuesday, May 81, at 10 A. M.

Commissioner A. w. Gilman of the
department of agriculture is sending
out the blanks for the June number of
the Quarterly Bulletin the subject of
which will be The Home Garden" and
which will no doubt be very inter-
esting number. The text of the blank
is in part as follows:
The Quarterly Bulletin of the De-
partment for June will be devoted to
the home. Every person who has land
is no subject to which we can call the
attention of the average citizen which
is of more Importance than this.
good vegetable, fruit and flower gar
den is not only d financial benefit but
adds largely to the attractiveness Of
the home. Every person who has land
enough should have q garden of Suf-
ficient size, not only to furnish Il va
riety of fruits and vegetables during
the growing season, but a supply for
canning, for winter use. The fresh.
pure home grown products are much
more desirable than those that can be
purchased in the markets, and a
bountful supply of delicious fruits and
vegetables adds much to the health
and happiness of the family. From
an economical standpoint. the garden
is also u valuable asset. a good gar
den. intelligcntly handled, will do
much towards reducing the high cost of
living. The farmer has been giving
too much of his time to his field crops.
to the neglect of the garden. AS a
| rule no spot of ground which he cult
Yates gives him better returns than
| the small area devoted to the garden.
| No class of people are entitled to a
better living than the tillers of the
| soil. and nothing adds more to the
table than fresh fruit and vegetables.
| Flowers and ornamental plants also
largely increase the attractivcneSS of
farm life and the farmer should use
every means to make the farm home
| what ii should be--the' most attractive
| place on earth.
we are again asking our cor
respondents to assist us by giving;
their ideas and experience in relation IT,
| the best kinds of vegetables and small
| fruits for home use or market, best
methods of cultivation and fcrtiliza =
| ton. the control of insect pests, etc.
We should also be pleased to receive
suggestions in regard to flowers and
ornamental plants"
garden spraying calendar will be
| published in the Bulletin, with dircc-
| tons for applying Insecticides and
| fungicidcs. All questions relatin" t.
| any branch of farm work will be an
severed as fully as possible. Cores
pondents are asked to reply to the fol-
lowing questions. giving as accurate
| information as they can, for their sec
ton: State condition of grass fields as
compared with average: condition of
fruit trees; what variety of apples
have blossoms most fully; amount of
hay on hand as compared with last
year. are the farmers in your vicinity
cnlarging operations; give proper
acreage of sweet corn this year as
compared with former years: give
local market prices Of the following
products: butter. cream, eggs, potatoes
and live stock; are many of the farm
ers i'm your section contending for the
Gregory prize; give acreage of pota
toes planted in your section as COM
pared with last year.