Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-15
farmers DAY
Observed, Tuesday, al
Kent's Hill by Visitors.
Agricultural Department Proves
Valuable Supplement.
Instructive and Interesting Program
Well Received.-Speakers.

Kcnt's Fill Seminary. Feb IT.
(SpeciaD. Farmers Day was observed
at Kcnt's HILL Tuesday, the program
being under the auspices of the agri-
cultural department of the Seminary.
This was the first meeting OF its kind
to be held here and was without doubt
one Of the largest AMI most successful
farmers gatherings ever conducted by
preparatory school in the State
The Agricultural Department was
added TO the Seminary last fall, and
has proved thus early to be Il most
valuable supplement to the other Well
established courses Of the school. The
large and excellently equipped farm
which the institution owns, makes it
possible To conduct a department of
agriculture of the highest grade. The
SOC acres of land, the modern barns,
the new creamery. the herd OF 50 cows,
the new farm machinery. ell contribute
to the high grade of work which the
department is able TO maintain. More
over the course is practical as well
as scientific in nature. The depart
ment has. for the first year, very
good enrolment of students, with the
prospect of big entering class in the
fall. The work is under the direction
Of Professor Ralph p. Mitchell. a grad
uate of the College OF Agriculture of
the University of Maine.
Tho fact that an old institution like
Eents Hill Seminary should include
in it's curriculum instruction in Asri-
culture Of definite and correlated,
sort is in itself indicative of the prog
ress of the art and science Of farm
ing And when a school tries, as
Kents Hill is doing, TO extend the IN
nrence Of its teachings beyond those
who sit in the recitation rooms. TO
the farmers of the community ard
state. it shows emphatically the broad.
practical, useful trend Of modern edu-
cation.
The speakers who were engaged
for the occasion We're of sufficient rep
utation to convince the farmers Of the
vicinity that it would be worth while
TO attend the meeting. Consequently,
Kicker hall was crowded with an in
terested company of listeners.
The speakers for the afternoon We're:
Professor Percy \. Campbell; Pro-
fessor George Z. simmons: and DR..
Leon s Merrill, al from the Univer
sity of Maine.
Professor Campbell took for his sub
iect. The Management ard Feeding
of the Dairy Cow He showed the
Importance 6f beginning with the pro
per care of the calf If enc wishes &c
produce q paying COW The caif must
receive the proper kind OF food and
be kept constantly growing The
care ard feeding of the dry cow was
next discussed ct length, Professor
Campbeil closed his address by en-
phasizing the Importance of keeping
books with the dairy COW in order TO
accurately determine the profits
Professor Simmons. in his address
on Soil Improvement. explained very
clearly and interestingly what it IS
necessary tn do IN orde9 10 bring run
down land back to it's original state
of fertility. The soil must be sup
piled with the necessary chemical
plant food and with organic matter
to get the soil in proper condition.
The address by DR.. Merrill on Co
operation in Farm Business was
greatly enjoyed by all. He said that
the markets for the New England
farmer were easily accessible. that
they We're good. and that farmers
would find it greatly to their advan-
tage To ship their produce in large
quantities This would demand CO.
operation.
In the evening President Robert
hudson Alley of the University OF
Maine delivered a most instructive
and able discourse on the "Mean1ng
and Purpose of Education" He con-
trasted the old ideas in education with
the new. showed that there is no such
thing as being ''over educated" and
said that two OF the chief purposes
of an education are to enable one to
express himself in such a way as to
be clearly understood and to he able
to adapt himself to new conditions.
The address was greatly appreciated
by all who We're present.