Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
The Program for
Seed and Dairymen
Assn. Meetings.

The annual meeting of the Maine Seed
Improvement Association and the Maine
Dairymen's Association will be held in
Portland, Dec. 3rd to 9Th, inclusive.
The opening evening will have a very
interesting program. Music; address of
welcome, by Mayor Curtis; and the Hon
Payson Smith, State superintendent of
schools will address the associations on
the subject of industrial Education -
This will be one of the best addresses
and should be we'll attended. DIR. Ray
mond Pearl will address the associations
Thursday evening on the subject OF
'What Plant Breeding Can Do for
Maine" and his wide experience and
ability will offer rare opportunity for
those present to get some advanced in
formation on Breeding Problems of
Maine" Professor W. J.. Slate, Jr., of
Orono, is to have charge of the judging.
Mr. E. A. Stanford of Portland, super
ntendent of the II. G. Boyer, Jr., Farms,
is to talk on Business Principles In
volved in Farming" Mr.. L. c. Hol-
ston OF Cornish, who has had wide ex-
perience in growing crops, is to talk on
the subject of production" Mr.. c. E.
Embree of Bangor, manager of the
, Farmers Union of Maine, will talk to
the associations on the subject of Mar
ketng" Mr.. Embrees experience of
many years and broad knowledge of
general marketing subjects will afford a
very interesting hour for his listeners.
These three lectures will be given Fri
day afternoon. and everyone should
make an effort to be present Mr.. Guy
C. Porter, of Houlton one of our most
extensive potato growers, will give
talk on the subject of Growing Pota-
toes for Seed Mr.. Austin Jones, field
agent of the Seed Improvement Asso-
citation with the Department of Agricul-
ture, will address the associations on
the subject of work of the association
during the past year. The following is
the program:
DECEMBER 8. Getty HalD
100 p. M.-Music
Inveca ton, Rev. Joseph Battell Shep-
f4 ard Portland.
M Addresses of welcome to Maine Seed
Improvement Association and Maine
Dairymen.s Association, Hon. OAK
ley Courts, Mayor, Mr.: Silas b,
Adams. first vice president Port
land Board of Trade Col. Fred n.
Dow president Portland Farmers
Club
Music
Address Industrial Education" Hon.
Payson Smith. State superintendent
of education.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4. a
$50 A. M-Business meeting.
Presidents annual address, Mr. w.
G. Hunton. Cherryfeld.
Report of the secretary, X. p. Mitch
ell, Kent's Hill.
Report of the treasurer, {. NJ. White,
Bowdoinham.
Introduction of business.
The Work of the Association During
the Past Year. Austin ". Jones,
field agent, Augusta.
Growing Corn for Seed.
431 p. M-Demonstration-C Judging,
Prof. w l.. Slate, Jr, Orono.
700 p M.-Banquet
THURSDAY, DECEMBER ;.
geo p M-Growing Potatoes for Seed.
Guy &. Porter, Houlton.
Observation-Disclosures Judging, Prof.
W. l.. Slate, Jr., Orono.
800 r. M.-Judging contest for men-Corn
and potatoes.
Judging contest for boys-corn and
potatoes.
100 r. M-Address-" What Plant Breed
ing Can Do For Maine DR.. Ray
Mond Pearl. Orono. r4zss-s~s
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 6.
$50 a. M.-Business meeting reports of
committees. election of officers.
1890 A. M.-Growing Small Grains, r..
l.. Copeland, Holden,
The Silo: Location and Cost Prof. X.
w. Redman, Orono.
200 p. M.-Farming as Business:
Business Principles Involved, E. A.
Stanford. Portland.
Production, l.. c. Holston, Cornish.
Marketing. c. E. Embree, Bangor.
Adjournment.