The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-08-28
FREEDOM DAIRY IMPROVE.
VENT ASSOCIATION.

.1-4a, meeting of the Freedom Dairy
cut Association was held at the farm
H.. N Yose on Knox Ridge Tuesday
s..-..-. August 19, 1918. The plan of
l.. cation is different from that under
...s ..- .ther Dairy Improvement Associa-
.-s uerated. There are fifteen charter
.--.s-- s no own the property, which consists
..t1 ng y #. X 10 ft., steam boiler, steam
.- 3D. all supplies for doing the testing
.,.s4 rembers, who desire to have their
.... .-s,ed are charged yearly due of $500.
.,srysrs take their own samples and carry
..--5 .1em to to the tester. No records
. ssr aept in the three years the Associa-
- RS 1een IN operation, as they feel they
s-a. sfiord to hire an accountant for this
.r fae object, thus far, has been to pro-
d.. the embers from errors, deliberate or
,,s-e st. from the several creamery associa-
,, v take their product.
.~s sloving the Association to be in good
rsgss standing with fifteen regular members
nj ,-rsr associate members. These associate
--ers are granted all the benefits of the
.s. ..on except ownership and voting priv
s:s
=,a-s we're elected for the ensuing year as
,F. SEQ. Carter, president; John Corn
rt secretary; Fred Vose. treasurer. These
st.-, are also the executive committee of the
a 4ton.
Ids meeting R. P Mitchell, principal of
g, 1--eiom Academy, made proposition to
II ASSOCIATION, asking the use of the Associa-
u. .--t in his school work and agreeing to
vrs responsible for the accurate testing
~ apostle cream and milk samples
la g me members from their product sold
"a, -samery. He agreed, further, that
5s5.s- his agricultural class should visit
sr once during each month, weigh
&c The milk from the individual cows
5 Angs, and weigh all feeds given the
e.. lp0u that day. The cost of the ra-
zs . The value of the total production.
corded so that at the end of the
"a. embers should know just what each
7 nerd has earned him during the
FL g. Mitchell agrees to give the members
stance he may be able, not only in
r-r Of reducing the cost of production
.la- Is but also in any farm problem
l 4 he brought to him.
ass .-- Dairy Instructor. C. R. Leland.
pa .-,iy upon the value of the work, not
- members Of the Association but to
.t tie believes the best way to hold
'- yH the farm is to teach them that
-- q matter of business and that busi
as rs hold as true on the farm as in
--lsy IN the world. The boys must be
74L the opportunities in Agriculture
l Ereater in this age of advancement
.-' my other occupation. He promised
- n the hearty support of the Depart
work, and to the members of the
'a any assistance it might be able to
Association voted to accept MIR.
deposition, and plans were made
w. he dairy building onto the school
Mr. Mitchell was appointed mana
e association.
opusuon is big one, one which
q -,- lar reaching effects. There is no
15 -a.l. N the State which is taking such
s-del -sus in secondary agricultural studies
iom Academy. Mr.. Mitchell, the
a has the full support and co-opera-
H. -al Of the trustees of the school but
go 1t lusiness people and farmers in the
'2a He is man who has not only
al training of the college man, but
'7 f4e-la. training which can only come
1 -- Hperience in all operations of the
Ian
Il ,cEeil not only will reach the farmers
@'lsa We boys in his school but will have a
't- '-tao4 two evenings in each week SO
~4 -Le ,armers themselves can attend and
'''4ss -neir own problems and get better
'4-s1,ed with their neighbors and them
lilies
'4iee1 or twenty men have expressed
'1s attend part or all of the time.
'' age is Interested in the school and the
unity, and with the assistance of the
-'s5 ths State College and the department
isacliture, Mr.. Mitchell and his school
~1a 10 able to do a work of tremendous
a-t 10 " aldo County.