Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-09
Agricultural Help
Farmers at Springfield.

Abbott, presdenD and Baskahegan
Grange of Carroll (IIlectus Thibodeaux,
mastery, seems to have been a success
from the interest shown at the meet
inss. The speakers from out of town
for the occasion were Dr. l. 5. Merrill
and Prof. G. f. Simmons from the Col
lege of Agriculture L. of NJ: A. X.
Gardner and II. p. Sweetser State and
Asst State horticultuists. and c. +.
Embree from the Department of Agri-
culture at Augusta, and general man.
ager of the Farmers Union, of Maine.
~ 1890. Friday forenoon, chairman
f. Harold Bickford, agricultural in
structor of f. NJ. l. called the meeting
to order and, after singing by the stu
dents and warm hearted address of
welcome to all the people. assembled
by Principal Seth w. Norwood, intro
duced A. *. Gardner, who spoke on
the subject Agricultural Progress.
After the address by Mr. Gardner
and solo by Miss Georgia Pendleton,
teacher at the Institute, all were
very much interested in 4 demonstra-
ton in orchard spraying and prun-
ing given by the horticdlturists i'll an
orchard across the way from the hall'
A barrel of lime-sulphur mixture was
sprayed on about ten good-sized apple
trees, for the purpose of showing the
methods used in getting rid OF the IN
furious scale insects known as the San
Jose scale and oyster shell scale. \ tree
was also pruned with saw into the
ideal shape for the right kind OF growth
and bearing of fruit.
At the noon hour all repaired TO the
dining hall where the ladies sewing cir
Gle had prepared bounteeus feast OF
vegetables. fish and pastry.
At 1.@0 the farmers and their fami-
lies assembled and after few selec-
tiens by the students and much ap-
preciated song by Miss Harriet Scrib-
ner, listened to an interesting dis
course by Dean Merrill and {. +. En-
bree DR.. Merrill's talk was on the sub
ject. Farm Demonstration and what
it Means to the Farmer" He spoke OF
the difference between demonstrations
given by a state institution on their
own land and with money furnished
by the state, and going right to a
mans farm with an expert once i'll two
weeks and with this scientific super
vision. showing the farmer under his
own conditions what can actually be
uOle NuCIC lG NoSo tiiS "ois,
self and with ordinary means.
The work of the four counties In
Maine. where farm demonstration
work is being carried on, and OF the
necessity of procuring good men for
supervising the work. was We'll brought
out. OF the demonstration of fruit
growing in oxford county; of market
gardening in Cumberland; grain ana
potatoes in Washington county, ana
general farming in Kennebec, ana Whst
it was reasonable to expect them to 40
for the farmers of those counties, Dean
Merrill spoke very enthusiastically, ana
seemed to inspire his hearers with
desire for more and better agriculture
and along more scientific pathways.
"The Better Marketing oe Farm Pro-
Ducts" was next interestingly DISCUSS
ed by Mr.. Embree. who was introduced
by president Q. B. Abbott OF the North
Penobscot Farmers EXchange. Inc
necessity for more cooperation ana less
individual selling were forceiuiiy
brought out by the speaker In q Droao
way the cooperation plans OF the 1arh-
ers of other countries were touched
upon and then the fact that Maine was
the leader of the Union along the llnes
of getting together as outlined by Nf.
Embree.
Another solo by Miss Scribner closed
the afternoons proceedings. with the
axcention cf a demonstration in treat
ing eats with formalin to prevent a
diseose called oat smut; and potatoes
f,r notato scab. by Vaughan Suther-
1,na carl Drake. Freeman Downs, ana
Dert shepard. four agricultural stud
onts from the school. This took pace
ir, the Easement of the hall.
At eight o'clock in the evening the
neople again assembled and Hsteheo 10
sn,.,her stirring address by Dean Mer-
r;l who took for his subject; ASf-
culture on the school. why
! saturday. at ten o'clock, G. L. SIM
mons. professor of agronomy Al =. ol
NJ spoke entertainingly on Inc fer-
tilization and Improvement OF faIm
erons." The kinds of fertilizer neeoeo
were dwelt upon, and the satiefliiS Vi
nitrogen from the air by leeuhie paints
explained The need OF SOWING oiis
good seed and treating Win ciiei eii'
solutions to prevent disease, was poih'-
cd cut. Many questions were asNeu ps
The farmers present and answered. ps
Tho professor, a good indication Oh tie
interest felt by the individuals. III r.
card to marketing Prof.. oii'iiiioli'
smoke of the necessity of sehaihs o'iy
the choicest to market and the heeu
Of some kind of canning piant III .'ie
town to take care Of the Vegetaples
and farm products which are grown
here. The need of raising all the prov :
is;ons possible for domestic purposes
uIx ennh9 SiZeQ.
Miss Pendleton gave a oehsh'iui 9o'o
with Miss Mary Utecht as accoin','n
ist and then the meeting was 'ahe''
charge of by Mr.. Embree ana .'a
Farmers, Exchange and plans laid for
. notato house to be built at kihginan
| A committee of three was CHOSEN U
1ook after the building of SAID mouse
| and. after a short discussion ny .n'
members present. the meeting auIo".t' ~. Il,
ed to the dining room below wfeie ~.
ladies' had again prepared one OF theii
famous dinners. g al,
/ one of the interesting features " Wy
coca sion was an essay entitled SOM
i Tacts concerning Agriculture. writ
i ten by Ernest Abbott, r. M. l. l'io
and read at the meeting, SATURDAY.
| morning.