Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-14
THE FARMING SPECIAL
NOW ON THE kEAAEBEC,
Interested Crowds Visit Train at Water
Vile, VassaIboro, Riverside===Public
Meeting in City Hall, Augusta
Today Will Go Down River.

II. Cook. who is an extensive fruit
grower. and q. r. Smith, who is one
of the principal potato farmers of that
region.
Brief talks were made here by Prof.
Gardner on apple culture and by Prof.
Bell on sweet corn. Instead OF eX-
pressing himself as DESTROYS of great
er acreage in orchards. Prof. Gardner
declared that he favored more careful
attention to the present orchards. more
fertilization, and more pruning. Under
present conditions, he said. Maine ap-
pie trees give a good yield once in
every two or three years. and the farm.
erS expect a light crop the other years.
Yet, it is quite possible to have the
trees yield uniformly each year. some
thing which is much more desira bic
and profitable than the present condi-
ton, if the farmers will only forego
the temptation, when the year of
abundance comes around. to allow the
trees their full crop and will prune
them so that they may retain some
vitality for the succeeding year
Prof Bell in his talk upon corn.
pointed out the importance of seed
| selection and the possibility of making
sure of uniform and full sized ears il
care is given to this selection. He
emphasized the opportunity which eX-
| list for raising corn profitably in this
State. which has 10000 cows, and
with illustrations taken from his ex-
hibit he discussed the maturity and
shape of the ears
| On account of making connections
with the regular trains the special was
obliged to remain at Riverside its next
| stopping place, for two hours and q
half. Although the attendance was
small in this place. it included many
i of the oldest and the most successful
| farmers OF the district, who took an
intelligent interest in the train and
the speeches, such an interest as could
hardly be taken by the school children
and students at many of the stops. One
of the most enthusiastic farmers of
the region who was at the station is
| Daniel f. Foster, who carries on d
| large dairy farm, and who points with
pride at his record of having attend
ed every meeting of the East kennebec
| Pomona during the three years that
he has been master of it.
On of the events which the members
Of this Grange are looking forward
with a great deal of interest is the
Filed meeting which is to be held Aug.
l6 and at which it is expected that full
ly 1900 farmers from every section Of
the State will be present. 1t will be the
largest gathering of Changers in Maine
| during the entire year and an appro-
| pirate program OF strong speakers will
be furnished by the State Grange.
1t was only few minutes run from
Riverside to Augusta. where the train
arrived at 5 o'clock and the cars We're
| opened up for visitors for an hour. A
Well-attended meeting was held in the
| evening in City hall, which through
| the kindness of Mayor Plaisted was
made available for the addresses and
| the stereopticon lecture. The speakers
| were President Fellows of the Univer-
| sity, Prof. Gardner and Prof. Camp
| bell Before he showed the lantern
| slides DR.. Fellows spoke few minutes
on "The Duty OF the Public Toward
| Education" He mentioned the recent
development of the schools and col
| leges in this country, as shown by the
| comparison of the Harvard of 40 years
| dSo Will llle VI lOudN. MOI
| only colleges, but also academies and
| High schools have not been generally
| attended until within the last few
| decades. Now. however, the public is
| realizing that it owes certain duties to
| itself and that the only way to fulfill
| them is to educate the people. And in
| educating the people. President Eel
| lows said that he meant not any part
of them. but all of them that he would
not regard the state University as do
| ing it's duty to the people from whom
1t gains it's support unless everyone,
| whatever their class or position were
afforded a chance to have it's benefits
He then showed with the pictures and
| in further discussion what the insti-
| tuition at Orono is doing, through its
| four year and two-year courses, its
! Farmers week." it's six week poultry
| course and its correspondence courses
| for the ting of these obligations
Prof. Gardner took up '"Thc Market
| Value of an Agricultural Education. E"
| upon which subject he had given very
| interesting addresses at some of the
| previous stops. He enumerated the
| ways to obtain an agricultural educa-
| ton, through schools magazines and
| travel. yet all these things can not
| make Il farmer educated unless he has
an ambition to cfiarry on his farm by
| modern methods. The impression has
prevailed too much among Maine farm
ers tina. the quality of their crop and
the way in which they placed it upon
the market was of little moment. and
that their profits were merely a matter
of luck, hardly subject to any efforts