Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-10
Farm Demonstration Meetinas.


Farm Demonstration Meetings.
The Extension Department OF the
University of Maine will hold a Field
meeting, Monday. Aug. 10 at the farm
of Augustus Newcomb. This is to be
held in connection with the Farm
Demonstration work which is being
carried on in the town the pres ent sea-
son. Mr.. Newcomb Is oneN of the DEM
onstrators and has a fine demonstra-
ton in orcharding. The meeting will
begin at $50 A. NJ. The program:
How 1 Handled My Demonstrating"
A. a. Newcomb: Farm Management"
r. w. Redman, assistant director
Agricultural Extension Service;
Planting and Care of the Young Or
chard,' B. S. Brown, professor of hor-
ticulture; Orchard Renovation" G. A.
Yeaton, director Oxford county farm
demonstrations At noon, all will join
in basket dinner. Everybody is invit-
ed to come and spend the day. Oppor-
tunity will be given to see the demon
stration and learn how it has been
handled. If conditions permit, DEM
onstration will be given in spraying
for the Brown tail moths.
Farm Demonstration work will be
discussed.
A Farm Demonstration Field meet
ing will be held Tuesday, Aug. Il, at
the farm of J. H. Furbush by the ex-
tension department of the University
of Maine College of Agriculture. The
meeting will begin at $50 A. NJ. The
fnt rit,tp 10 Al
My Demonstration" j. H. Furbush ;
"Silos and Silage." r. w. Redman, as
sistant director Of the Agricultural Elk
tension service; Soil Fertility, How
Maintained" Earl Jones, instructor in
agronomy; Care and Housing of Poul-
try V. G. Aubry, instructor IN poul-
try husbandry.
AT noon all will join in a basket
dinner. The meeting will be held on
the lawn. Everybody is invited. Op-
portunity will be given to see the
demonstration In potatoes which Mr..
Furbush is carrying on in connection
with the Farm Demonstration work of
the county. The method Of handling
the crop will be discussed. The Farm
Demonstration work in the county will
find out what this new work is like.
II rainy the meeting will be indefinite
ly postponed. The other demonstrators
in town are: H. A. Sawyer in Dairy
ing: II. T. Nutter in Sweet Corn; H. N
Smith in Orcharding and ]. N. Burlock
in Oats.
A Field meeting will be held Wednes-
day, Aug. IL, by the Extension Depart
ment of the College of Agriculture in the
church at Morse's Corner. Corinna. Sew
eral interesting lectures have been sched-
uled, the demonstration in potatoes of
W. I. Pipes will be visited, and a gen.
eral instructive time enjoyed by all. The
program viii begin at $50 A. NJ, as fol-
lows: Farm Management" r. w Red
man, assistant director of Agricultural
Extension Service; 'Soil Fertility, How
Maintained" Earl Jones, instructor in
agronomy; Dairy Herd Management"
A. L. Deering, director of Kennebec
County Farm Demonstrations. At noon
all present will Join In basket dinner
under the trees surrounding the church.
Following the dinner hour. visit will be
made to the Potato demonstration located
extensive potato growers in town and
has a very good demonstration in that
crop. This is one of eight such demon
strations located within the county.
Other demonstrations located in town
are: An acre of sweet corn handled by
r. e. Ireland, two acres of oats at farm
of o. L. Sprague, and an orchard of Nc
Intosh Reds at Mr.. C. L. Jones'. Free
transportation will be furnished from the
railroad station to the place of meeting
for all who come in by train from New
port and Dexter.
A Field meeting will be held Friday.
Aug. 14th. at the farm of w. G. Kimball
in Hampden. The program will be fur
nished by the Agricultural Extension
Service Of the College of Agriculture, as
follows. Poultry Care and Manage
ment," " G. Aubry, instructor in ami
NAL industry; Crop Improvement" G.
e. Simmons. professor of agronomy;
Farm Management" r. w. Redman,
assistant director Agricultural Extension
Service. Farm demonstration work will
be discussed by NJ. D. Jones, director of
Penobscot County farm demonstrations.
At noon all will join in basket dinner.
After dinner. visit will be made to the
acre OF sweet corn where
a good lesson Is to be seen of the value
of testing the termination Of seed corn
before planting. II rainy will be post
poned indefinitely.
The Inspection Of Food
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