Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-16

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eral Education Board of New York City
who ale still supporting it and the same
work in four other counties of the State.
Extension work is based on the demon
s~tration plan and agricultural truths are
brought home not by writing or telling
them but by demonstrating them. Some
of the principle types of work underway
in 1917 are:
l. ECONOMIC PRODUCTION DEM
ONSTRATIONS are intended to demon
strate economic production and any crop
or livestock may be carried. Tney are
handled in the following ann the
! county agent and the demonstration draw
up a written plan for the conduct Of the
demonstration plot. The demonstration
keeps an accurate cost account of all ex-
penditures of time and money and the
county agent calls on him every two or
three weeks to talk over the conduct of
the demonstration. A list of these dem
constructors for 1917 is given in the follow
ing paragraphs:
Albion, Copeland Bros. potatoes: W. L.
Davis, potatoes, F. r. TiltOn. oats; f. H.
Whitaker, dairy.
China, w. H. Arnold, potatoes.~L K.
chard; p. r. Tingley. potatoes.
LitchfeId. Robert Allen. richard; B. r.
Small, oats: \. c. True, small fruits,
dairy.
Monm9uth. ?, NJ Benner, orchard;
chard: ". E Reynolds orchar tieS Max lax
+. Willard. crop rotation (oats).
Nassalboro, f. Q. Brown, potatoes; W.
X. Gates, flint corn; f. r. Priest, dairy.
Readfeld. \. s. Russell, oats.
W. tarVjlla Gao Z DVbaaIor e-oat
West Gardiner. f. Z. Norton. poultry.
Winslow, F.. ". Towle, orchard.
Windsor, c.. D. Jones. silage corn; F.
A. Wilkins, silage corn.
Winthrop, Clement & Taylor, orchard;
j.. H. Millspaugh, orchard.
CD COMPARATIVE DEMONSTRA-
TIONS are used to demonstrate the value
in dollars and cents Of a single process. or
factor in a farming enterprise, such as
the use of improved seed, spraying pota-
toes. etc. The demonstrators divlues his
livestock or land into two units. On one
Of these the demonstration method is
used and on the other unit everything is
done exactly the same except the demon
stration method. The result is measured
in dollars and cents.
iS'SN va VIM B'A ~ ~
with Improved seed oats were started
with los farmers. From the results OF
these demonstrations dozens Of farmers
are using an improved oat seed this year.
The present season demonstrations to
test the value of q strain of silage corn
which is doing exceptionally we'll in other
1arts Of the State were started with 80
farmers and oat demonstrations were
started with a6 other arrners The poor
season and scarcity of seed prevented
many from doing the work. The list OF
the demonstrators is given below:
Augusta. IT. ]. Merrick.
Albion. Copeland Bros.
Belgrade, !. W. Penney.
China II. ". Austin. Charles f. Bailey,
F.. A. Dudley.
Litchfield. George NJ. Rogers.
Oakland. Bartlett & Wheeler.
Waterville. A. r. Drunmond.
Vienna. A. F. Beane &ISons. E, :.
Weymouth. II. Swenson, F.. r. Eaton.
winthrop. F. NJ. Soper.
LIST OF COMPARATIVE STLAGE
CORN DEMONSTRATIONS.
Benton. Ivain Hodges,
Litchfeld. George VI. Rogers. Stanley
Monmouth. Max F. Willard.
Sidney. A. T. Drummond.
Nassalboro, F. r. Priest.
NAIerNIlIP. w. y. leIlleN. Ezra lLl1lfl,
Georoe p. Jackson.
.. Extension Schools are thre day
schools on the demonstration plan and
! centering around some definite topic Ike
poultry management. dair'' feeding. or
farm crops. This is probably one of the
most effective types of Extension Work
Is given below:
Alhion. soil fertility.
China, dairy feeding.
South Chin3 dairy feeding.
Monmouth, poultry.
Winthrop. soil fertility.
Readfield. poultry.
\ Ltchfeld. home economies.
South China. home economies.
Belgrade, home economics.
Oakland. dairy feeding.
Vienna. soil fertility.
AS a result of the Winthrop school the
farmers in attendance ordered two car
loads of lime. Mr.! farmers drove miles
over hard roads to attend all Of the ses-
sions of these schools. A man in the
northern part Of the county brought his
boy to a school in the winter of 1915 and
a year later the father wrot,: Farming
has meant more to m. boy sine Joining
the Corn Club and attending the school
last year" Another man writes. The
school was a great benefit to me educa-
tionally and financially"
T. CLUB WORK along AGRICULTURAL
and home economics lines Is being carried
on with $40 boys and girls in the county
who are organized into ~ lubs. Boys
and girls in their teens are raising pigs,
chickens, or are enrolled in canning
clubs. The Maine Sweet Corn Gamers As
ISOLATION haze offered 1925 in prizes for
the bo.s who complete their work under
the prescribed rules keeping a record Of
cost and receipts and sending on exhibit
Il ears to the county contest. The Wat
erville Chamber of Commerce have Of
fered 500 in prizes and will entertain tue
boys and girls who come 0 tho county
contest. Dozens OF girls are canning In
du~striously to provide winter food for the
family and to secure an exhibit. Small
boys have black pigs with names like
Meal Bag Jim and other boys have
white pigs carefully grooming them as
prize winners. A list Of the clubs Is given
below:
West Gardiner. canning, Mrs. Lille
Bordway.
South China poultry. E. f. Godspeed.
Litchfeld. poultry. Mrs. y. G. True.
Winthrop, poultry. c. Willard Neal; pig.
c.. Willard Neal; sweet corn. F. H. Tay-
Tor.
Gardiner, garden. NJ. Esther wads-
worth; canning, NJ. Esther Wadsworth: