The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-15
North Waldo Pomona.

!. About go members of North Waldo
Pomona Grange met at Northern Light
! Orange hall, Winterport, Wednesday,
June Both. and held an interesting and
profitable meeting. The Grange was
called to order by Worthy Master A. !.
Nlckerson and upon the roll-call of oftl-
| GERS all were found to be present but
the treasurer. Seven Oranges were rep.
resented and reported as doing good
work. Worthy Master Nickerson re-
ported Burnham Grange, which was not
represented. The regular routine OF
business received the attention of the
members and class of five were IN
structed in the degree of Pomona. A
recess was declared for dinner and all
marched to the dining hall, where boun-
TRULY spread tables awaited them, with
members of the host Grange in attend
! ance.
The Grange was again called to order
In the NTH degree and after a selection
by the choir, L. M. Treat welcomed the
, visitors and Susie C. White responded in
6ehalf OF Pomona. After solo by
Eliza Clements, M. D. Jones, agent for
extension work in Penobscot county, was
calleo upon and gave some interesting
Iacts concerning his work. In regard to
orchard demonstration work on the Porter
farm IN Dlxmont, he said in part: ION
one acre which received the dormant
spray, the tent caterpillar was controlled.
IN the remainder, the pink-bud spray
etfectually did the work. The lime-sul-
pnur solution sears over the egg-cluster
ana prevents Matching, just as any SUB
stance that closes the pores of an egg
prevents incubation. An experiment on
farm in Newburgh with 242 barrels of
apples, under demonstration work, show
ed an expense of $125 70 for picking,
packing and barrels and returns of $4O4 Is
for the same. This was last year, with
the prevailing low prices"
'On another farm where seeu oats Tor
Two acres were treated with formalde-
hyde and the expense for same was zoe
per acre and fertilizer SO. so per acre,
there was yield of "a bushels more per
acre than on ten acres where the seed
was not disinfected. A gain of S19 70
per acre with oats at 55c per bushel"
In another experiment with sweet corn
seed, there was a yield of 81 bushels
per acre with selected seed and Al bushels
With common seed.
Mr.. Jones also said that siiage corn to
get the best results should be of va
riety to form ears
DR.. Leon S. Merrill of the U. of NJ
was introduced and gave an address Of
much value on the University extension
work. He said in part: 1.-THE first eX-
tension work was by agricultural fairs,
then institutes and Grange work. Col
lege extension work began about IA
years ago Cornell was the first to al
vance it. The U. of M. work began in
1902. This work is the distribution of
agricultural truth Truth may be spread,
but does not always help. This work
not only spreads truth but sets it at
work. There are three ways to spread
knowledge, by writing, telling and show
ing, and the best method Is pre- eminent
ly the showing method. The farmer
does not do as well as he knows. Apple
and potato spraying has been IN prac-
tice for nearly rs years and its efficiency
proved, yet today many farmers are
"loafng on their job"
''With writing and telling, something
is still lacking and now we have come to
the showing method. Instead of put
ting so much between the covers of
book we write it on the soil. The aver
age farmer may produce enough, but not
of the right kind. We believe in doub-
ling his efficiency and earning power.
If counties wish an agent sent and the
work put there, a request must be made.
Oranges and prominent farmers should
write urging the matter, for that is the
only way by which we know our help is
wanted. All bulletins are free in the
State. We do a great amount of ldentl-
fication work for the farmer in regard to
seeds. weeds. pests. etc. One hundred
and fifty individuals have taken advan-
tage of. the correspondence course in
agriculture ard home economies; the on
ly expense is textbooks. In lectures
and schools of instruction one subject
should be thoroughly treated. Orchard
ing, potato culture and nome economics
are some of the important subjects for