Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-23
BUSY SESSION AT SEED
IMPROVEMENT MEETING.
Reports of Officers, Interesting Papers and
Discussions, with Valuable Ideas Adj
vanced==Oat and Corn Judging
Election of Officers Today.

Busy sessions fun of suggestions and
recommendations were the rule AT
Wednesdays meeting OF the Maine
Seed Improvement Association. There
were interesting discussions and many
valuable points brought out. The re-
ports Of the officers showed a great
Improvement in the work over last
year. President Hunten made several
suggestions in his address and Secre-
tary Merrill made several recomnen-
dations in his report. as did also G.
". barber in his report. All these. il
carried out. will doubtless result in
material benefit to the members
At the afternoon session deinonstra-
ITEMS of cat and corn Judging were
followed by a Judging contest BY men.
GRv G. Porter of Houlton won the cup
which was Won, last year, by e. NJ
White of Dowdoinkan. Announce
ment was made at the evening session
of the award in the contest for the
heaviest oats. There was q large num-
Der Of contestants. The first prize was
awarded to j.. b. Boston Of Fort Kent,
whose oats weighed 40.25 pounds to the
bushel. Hugh Boyle won the second
prize with oats weighing 1915 pounds
to the bushel and Mr.. Boston's other
entry received the third prize.
Tho program for Thursday morning
Wal be the election of officers, follow
ed by several discussions IN the fore
noon and q boys Judging contest. The
closing session Will be held in the at
ternoon.
There was a fairly good attendance,
much larger in fact than was at the
Tuesday evening session. One fact has
been learned from the meetings al
ready and this is that the meetings Of
this association should be merged
with some other. There comes this fall
in four consecutive weeks the Corn
and Fruit Show in Portland, the
Maine Pathological Society of Maine.
Seed Improvement Association and the
Maine Dairymen's Association. This
means that the members are called
away for some time from their homes
If they attend all of them, and this
is impossible. for many. the result be-
ing that a representative attendance
can be at all Of them. It is possible
that some action may be taken during
Tic SGsn1ApliS liii9 IttGthCis
The first business of the meeting
was the annual address Of the pres
ident. Mr. Hunton said as follows:
President Hunton,s Address.
The past year has not been favor
able for the greatest advancement and
best interest of this association. Elk
tfemely dry weather following seeding
delayed. and in many instances made
termination impossible. Early frosts
prevented a thorough and natural ma
turing of some of our most important
crops.
But the grand exhibit which has
been brought here by our members
but emphasizes the fact that they are
ready to face Nature in her most en-
ratio moods and with fair success.
This is orr third meeting, our second
annual exhibit. and at this meeting
plans must be discussed that shall in,
sure advancement for the coming year.
In this age an individual or an organ
ization cannot stand still. 1t must
move, either forward, backward, or to
the wall That the field for advance
nient for this association is 50 broad
that we can scarcely comprehend 1t is
patent to all. If we select any class
of our products now on exhibition We
fail to find a reasonably perfect speci-
men. And II we found one. should we
recognize it? Have we decided yet
lust what shall constitute a perfect
type of any of our products. or at least
but few? Before joining this associa-
ton / thought ] could tell King Philip.
Longfellow and Canada flint corn,
Early Rose, White Mountain potatoes,
and ld-fa shioneed yellow-e eyed beams.
But, today. / would decline To judge
any of these products AT least have
discovered my own lack of intelligence.
| think that this matter should receive
the careful attention of this conven-
ton or at least submit il to COM
petent committee.
We have also come to 4 period where
available seed should be ready by the
members of the association for sale.
While the first essential of the organ
ization was To promote individual in
terest, this. among the older menu
bers at least, has been accomplished.
The market is unlimited for the prod
uets of this association and believe
seme definite plan should be decided
upon whereby this fact should be ad-
vertised and that the members who
are in proper condition to take advan-
taee OF II should extend their opera
tons in the spring and take material
advantage of the business opportunity
offered them. 1t is possible now to
raise some thoroughbred seed and sell
it at a price accordingly.
A federation OF all the agricultural
organizations Of the State has been
formed to unite and assist each other
in any undertaking that may be
deemed for the best interest of agrf-
culture This association is entitled
to two delegates. This is a matter
for Your consideration.
your. executive committee which Will
be elected at this meeting. Will be
asked to Join With other organizations
10 hold Joint meeting next year. |
believe this is n matter OF such i'm
portance that it should be discussed
by the convention 50 that the com
nlittee may have the benefit of some
understanding as TO how the assoaia-
tim feels about such a meeting