Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-10
The Evening Session.

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over at the opening by the secretary of
the association, Dr. Leon 8. Merrill of
Orono. the first speaker was DR.. Ray
mono Pearl Of the Maine Agricultural
Experiment Station, who gave a stere-
opticon lecture upon agricultural I'm
pressions from European Trip" The
pictures used for the lantern slides
We're taken by DR.. Pearl Oh trip to
Northern Europe last spring for the
purpose of visiting the leading poultry
! and plant breeding establishments of
! those countries. --..
A large percentage of the pictures
| were connected with the poultry in
dustry and showed some of the lead
ing poultry farms of England, Bel
GUM, Holland and Sweden. Several
| fire views We're shown Of the farm in
| England of Crook Bros, the home OF
| the famous Orpington breeds. The dis
| tinctivcly agricultural views showed
| very forcibly how every available inch
| OF soil is taken up in European coun-
| tres aud that there is no waste land
| The principal address Of the evening
was by Hon. C. S. Stetson OF Greene,
master of the state Grange. lie spoke
| uron the subject: Our Part, in I'M
proving Maine Agriculture" and was
| warmly applauded AS he arose to
speak. IL said in tart:
The Grange from It's earliest incep-
| ton has had for its object TO elevate
the farmer. This organization Of &C, 600
| numlers in tins state alone ought to
be leader in agricultural and civic
movements in the State.
1t has been said by some that too
much attention has been devoted to
social work by this organization. be-
lievcd when 1 took up the duties of
the office of master that We ought to
take an account OF stock in our order
and devote more of our time to agrl-
cultural interests.
I have given the members Of the
Pomona Oranges to understand as
have visited them that all of their
work and time should not be devoted
to the cultivation of the social graces
entirely and that no orga nizatlon con-
nectad with the order could do this
and long prosper.
one person in every IL IN the Pine
Tree Sate is member Of the Grange
and the Grange in order to keep this
ership rs it has in the past and not
fall back in it's position. It has been
said that We are not doing our best in
this State for agricultural development
but it can be seen that conditions are
immensely better in many respects
than they were % years ago.
This organization ought 10 be
leader in future agricultural develop
ment and it should ascertain the rea-
sons why we are falling behind in any
direction if such is the case. Is 1t true
that We are not growing as much good
fruit as We We're 10 years ago. / pro-
pose that we shall find out why this
is true, if it is. 1t IS said that we have
not as many dairy COWS and that yTe
are not producing as good quality of
dairy products as, some years ago, but
I hardly credit that proposition. This
also is something We propose to find
out about.
I believe that If we are not doing as
we'll as we ought In the dairy industry
that the subordinate and Pomona
Oranges should find out why and apply
the remedy to the conditions that exist.
I hope so far as | can dictate the pol
lev of the Grange that We should as
sist all other agricultural organizations
in Maine as much as possible. | believe
that each and every one of the asfi-
cultural organizations OF the state
should work together for the uplifting
of the State. We all believe in Maine
and we ought to all do all that we can
TO aid the prosperity of Our state.
It is true that Maine is great in area
and in many places sparsely settled.
bit ro1ieve that there Is greater OPP
.r,ortun,ty for the boys and girls OF
Maine to get the best out of agricul-
it,ral r,,rsui+s than there is for the
poys ard girls of any other state IN
" Inch | have been in my recent travels.
Mr.. Stetson urged his hearers to be
lieye that their state was the best
and that the town in which each one
of them lived was the best IN NAME
IF their town was not the best it was
their duty to take hold and push ana
make it so.
Continuing he said: ! have great
faith in the men who have made speciai
study along certain lines of farm work
and farm endcavor. yet 1t ISM ai"ayS
safe to place your faith Implicitly IN
specialists for different men are sur
rounded by different conditions. we
should study out our conditions ana
make the best of the conditions by
which we are surrounded.
The road problem is one OF vital M
tcrest to the people of this state. we
have several propositions for lettering
the roads of Maine. 1t is a great prop
lem and there is nothing which can
promote the cause of agriculture III
the State of Maine so much as Sood
roads. The automobile is here to stay
and it is a factor for better roads put
I doubt the propriety of bullolhs
bouleyards for automobiles across the
state. do, however, believe III better
roads for the farmer to haul his pro-
duce to the railroad station, where IL
may be marketed.
I believe that the Grange should De
a leader i'll conserving the natural re-
sources of the State. Who knows no"
much crooked legislation has been 90
ing on in the past i'll the taking from
the people of the water powers OF tne
state 7 believe the Grange sho'iid
| be a leader in conserving the water
mower of the State.
believe that the agricultural posi-