Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-01-09
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPERD THE PLow."

"sPErD TIE rLow."
Correspondence on practical Agricultural tonic
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!endeo Tor this department to Hl1Y d
ocrat. Paris. Ne.
Boy and Girl Farmers Meet at Orono
At the third annual state contest o
boys and girls Agricultural Clubs held
at the University Of Maine under the di
rection OF the Extension Service. College
Of Agriculture, Dec. Goth to 22d, si1
young farmers won the honor of being
state champions in their several lines oi
agricultural and home economics work.
Milford Blackstone of Perham, Aroos
took County, true to the reputation oi
the spud section of Maine beat all other
potato club members on bis half acre
with yield of 2S9 bushels and s22S. 10
net proit-which, on the acre basis
amount to ATS bushels at q profit OF
1856 20, Ia not to be sueezed at by any
farmer. Last year Milford's brother
Harrison was state champion Of potato
clubs. This year Harrison has passed
the club age limit of IS years and is act
ing as local leader and adviser Of the
Perhsm club, giving his dependable
brother chance to uphold the honor OF
the family.
Ulmer Davis of Machias proved that
hens are profitable. From two settings
OF eggs made last spring, he has this fall
net profit of $3.50.
Dorothy Shackford of Ellsworth Falls,
13 years cid, bought a four-weeks-old
pig, called him ST. Patrick because he was
born March II, fed him until he was
worth SSS. "A and made q net profit Of
S1l .S2 on him.
or the 500 Sweet Corn Club boys who
faithfully cared for their quarter acre
and reaped the coveted reward Of q free
trip to Portland for the Boys Sweet
Corn Club meeting December 81, Clar-
ence Titcom of Strong was the lucky
lad to win the state championship and
the 500 scholarship to the College OF
Agriculture, University of Maine. On
his quarter acre he raised 1907 pounds of
cut corn, marketed it at clear profit Of
S26. SO, or ON the acre basis, 602S pounds
of corn at a profit of s107.S4.
Twelve year-old Emily Morse who was
state champion in 1914 and wrote a
prize story in 1915 appeared in the lead
this year as usual with the best record
in canning and the best story of how she
did 1t. During the canning season she
put up Asa pints of vegetables, fruits and
meats. Many of the vegetables she
raised herself in her tenth-acre garden.
Miss Hilda Sullivan of Orono, new
club star, had only small square rod
garden on which she raised beets worth
s.. .66 and made q profit Of S6.14. At
this rate her profit on an acre would
have been s9S2.40, not bad harvest for .
regular market gardener; and anyway 1t
gave her the honor of holding the state
championship of Girls Garden Clubs for
1917 and brought her the first prize In
the garden project.
The one hundred and fifty-seven club
members who attended the state contest
each sent a record of his seasons work
and an original story about 1t. The
sweet corn, potato, and garden and can
ming club members sent also exhibits,
and in big lecture room on the top
floor of WInslow Hall were displayed "A
exhibits of sweet corn, n EXHIBITS OF
potatoes, and "a exhibits including 4S9
Jars of canned goods.
The sevsnty-seven girls and eighty boys
with their local leaders were entertained
on the University of Maine campus In
the dormitories vacated for the Christ
mas vacation by the students-the girls
in Balentine Hall, the boys at Hannibal
Hamlin Hall.
From invocation to awarding of schol-
arships the program belonged to the
Young people. The speakers considered
their audience and spoke briefly and
simply. The underlying text of most OF
the speeches was the most appropriate
that could possibly have been chosen
"For the State of Maine." The children
were mads to feel that they could not
give too much service or loyalty to the
Pine Tree State. The judging demon
strations of pigs, poultry, sweet oorn'
potatoes, and canned goods, given oy
university experts, helped to show ciuo
members how to recognize the value OF
the products they produced.
The tour of the campus, the play con.
tests In charge of Mr.. G. r. Hosmer, ana
the banauets were hilarious events.
The best prize stories were written
and read by the following members
"How / Raised My Potatoes" by Eugene
Pitching of Caribou; my Seasons WORK
in Canning" by Emily Morse, Cherry
6eld: "How Raised My Pig" by Norris
Rrvapt. Macbias; "The Story of MY
Chickens by Julian Davis, Machias,
and "My Tenth Acre Garden" by Ruoy
Nardan nj Kenduskeag.
One hundred dollars In prizes given
nv the Maine Central Railroad va:
awardsd by w. G.. Hunson, Industrial
AGENT. TO children coming from points
on That line; $50 given by the Bangor q
Aroostook Road 10 Aroostook County
members.
diplomas uignsd by the State Leaders OF OF
Boys and Girls Clubs and Dean Mef.i'
of the College of Agriculture 10 'ne
three mem bers doing the best WORK 10
each project. These were as folio"S'
POTATOES
lat, Milford Blackstone, Perham'
Aroostook. .
I'd. Arnold Ross, Littleton, Aroostook'
Sd, Carroll Wilder, Dennysviiie' WASH
ingtop.
GARDEN AND CANNING
1st. Hilda Sullivan, Orono, Penooscot'
I'd. DIantha Lyman, Orono, Penooscot.
Sd, Dorothy Shackford, Ellsworth
Falls, Hancock.
CANNING
1st, Emily Morse, Cherryaeld, Wash
ington. ,e. e..,;on
Sd, Christine Hunter, Benton Station'
I'd. elizabeth Cook, Carmel, Penoo
scot.
/ PIGS
1st. Dorothy Shackford, Ellsworsf
Falls, Hancock. ,v u.,
I'd, Chauncey Somss, Franklin, Han
cock. 49,, w..h
Sd, Gordon Marston, Machias, Wash
inston.
POULTRY
lat. UlIner Davis, Machias, Washing
ton. w..,,.o
I'd, Julian Davis, -Machias, washing
-, cl.,l.. ualav MaChias. washing