Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-18
STATE HOUSE
Agricultural Dept. Arranging
For the Dairy and Seed
Improvement
Meetings
STATE HOUSE CHAT
A Number of Prosecutions for
Violations of the Game :.
Laws, Showing Vigil
ance of Wardens
STATE HOUSE CHAT
Next Meeting of the Governor and
Council, 10 A. M, Thursday, Nov. 10

The State Department of Agricul-
ture is sending out premium lists and
announcements of the State dairy con-
ference and the annual meetings of
the Maine Dairymen's Association and
the Maine Seed Improvement Associa-
ton to be held Dec. 8, 8. 10 and II at
Bangor City hall. According to the
announcement all the sessions of this
conference will be public and all per
sons interested in the Improvement of
the dairy and crop interests of the
State are invited to attend and partic-
ipate in the discussions
The program of the meetings in
cludes many addresses upon subjects
of great interest. Some of the topics
are: An address upon Vocational
Training by DR.. Robert j. Alley, presi
dent of the University of Maine; The
Development of Maine Alphabetically
by Hon. c. s. Stetson, master of the
Mains State Grange; an address on
Markets and Marketing" by John G.
circuit, secretary of the committee on
agriculture of the Boston Chamber of
Commerce; an address upon Success
full Creamery Operation" by c :.
Thompson in charge of the dairy
manufactures in the L. S. Department.
! of Agriculture; an address upon Sell
| ing Hay" by DR.. Charles d. Woods.
director of the Maine Experiment
station; an address. The Relation of
Manure to Soil Fertility" by Earl
Jones. Instructor in soils at the Uni
versity of Maine; Lime and It's Uses
by DIR. Fl. j. Wheeler. manager of the
American Agricultural Chemical Com
pany. an address upon "Oat Expert
ments at Highmoor Farm by DR.. +.
NJ. Surface of Orono; an address upon
Potato Diseases by DIR. w. j. Morse,
pathologist of the Maine Experiment
station. Ii II can be arranged there
will be an illustrated lecture upon
Aroostook county its farms, crops,
and methods of handling.
Among the premiums the Maine
Dairymen's Association offers to stud
ents taking the Agricultural course
in any Secondary school in Maine who
shall write the three best essays upon
subjects selected by the association,
the following prizes: LIST. gold watch
| End. silver watch; 3rd. fountain pen.
| These essays must be sent to the
Commissioner of Agriculture, Augusta.
Y.
be judged allowing>40 points for liter
airy merit and co points for economic
merit. The three prize essays will be
read during the meetings and will b"
printed in the annual report of the
association and the prize winners VIII
be entertained one day in Bangor by
the association. students desiring to
enter the competition should write
Augusta, for a list of subjects or
which the essay may be written.
The Maine Seed Improvement Asso-
citation offers prizes in judging con-
tests for boys and men, both potatoes
and corn to be judged. In the schonf
judging contest each secondary school
in the State may send one student In
the agricultural course to compete for
a trophy offered by the association in
judging corn and potatoes. When won.
the cup becomes the property of the
school. The association will entertain
the contestants for the cup one day at
Bangor. The secretary of the associa-
ton should be notified by the Agri-
cultural Instructor of the school of the
name of the student who will compete
not later than Dec. Z. Contestants in
this trophy may also compete in the
judging contest for boys.
The judges for the meeting will be
as follows Seed Exhibit, George T..
Simmons and H. S. Osler of Orono;
Butter and cheese, Grin Bent of Bos-
ton, Milk and cream, Elmer E. Harris
of Skowhegan, Orville A. Jamison OF
Orono, and Russell S. Smith of Wash
ington, d. c.
The officers of the Maine Dairymen'c
Association are: President Henry G..
Boyer. Jr of Portland, vice president
H. NJ. Tucker of Canton, Secretary DR..
Leon S. Merrill of Orono. Treasurer
Rutillus Alden of Winthrop (deceas-
ed, Trustees E. E. Harris of Skowhe-
gan.
The following are officers of the
Maine Seed Improvement Association:
President, L. c. Eolston of Cornish.
Vice President, r. L. Copeland of
Brewer, Secretary, c. r. Leland Of Au-
gusta: Treasurer C. NJ. White of
Bowdoinham.