Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-30
Maine Gossip
The Summons.

1 ne OumNOHS'
Summers OH the sea;
| Across the blue horizon rim the oIo soos
| bcckon me;
| The little ships ride restless at their an
| chors in the bay;
| The birds IRE troeping northward, deaf
and | must be away
l see the Savoy mountains white
hear the sheep bells ring
Below me in the valley where the little
children sing;
And high above the timber line, along
the glacier track,
The ice fields and the summit SHOWS,
they whisper me: Come back.
It's well | know your tender heart and
kindness and grace,
And well | know the gentle light that
sanctifies your face;
Unworthily. vet truly, l love you,
And nowhere, dear, save in your arms
shall l secure content
throughout the livelong day
From distant lands | used to know
from all the PARKWAY.
oh. Summers in the hills again, and
Summers on the sea,
And Summers in my heart. and you
well. you must set me free,
Smart Set
Says the proud Bath Times: The
Cassin did not smash any records OH
her -FOUR hour speed test, but she av-
erased nearly quarters of knot
better than the requirement and that.
doubtless, without being pushed to the
limit Of her speed. AS the speed records
of several of her Bath built sister ships
have never been equalled. there was no
need to reassert Bath supremacy by
making a new figure" n
A letter from DIR. Ellis M. SaStee,
who has charge of the AgriculturaRoe De-
partment at Good Will Farm. Wives
such an interesting account of the
progress along agricultural lines that
we are reproducing parts OF the letter
When ii is realized that DR.. Santee has
been on the ground less than TWO
months. the significance CT some of his
statements will be increased.
81 feel we have gotten along fairly
and peas, and seven acres OF spring
wheat The garden is all in except the
beans, which will be put i'll as soon as
the danger from frost is past. we nave
eight acres of ground fitted for potatoes,
10 acres for peas and beans fer the can
merry and summer use. three acres ready
for sweet corn and about ID acres ready
for corn for ensilage. We now have the
foundation trenches dug fer the piSgery,
about half done fer the dairy, and the
sewer ditch to connect the dairy, piSgerN
and the barnyard watering trough with
the septic tank which will be installed
in the valley below the piggery. | have
spent considerable time in organizing a
dairy squad which is doing very credita-
has now to work with. These boys are
entering heartily into the spirit of the
work The dairy squad has been or
ganized by selecting a chief dairyman a
herdsman. a recorder stable man for
each tie-up. and titensil man who has
charge of the cleanliness of utensils.
Each one of these BOYS has All assistant.
From TINS lot the mixers are selected.
Twenty-Five cents each week is given to
the boy who makes the best average
gain i'll milk from the cows which he
milks. and it has already given us an ill.,
crease or over 200 pounds OF milk per
week from the same cows. You will re-
member that the horse stable floor had
gotten into very dangerous condition.
Ne have been working the past week to
put the floors and stalls into shape. This
Is now completed and will be great con-
yenlence for those who work in the horse
barn. We have l. small l00-egg incuba-
tors Matching in the clubhouse cellar.
operated entirely by the boys. Under the
circumstances IL %ot;id not be advisable
TO spend money for expensive eggs and
we simply buy those that can he procured
at market prices in the immediate neigh
borhood from pure bred but not fancy
Stock