Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-11-21

.sn the ONCE Of the county agent, @. N
worden. Eilsworth.i
sREp IMPROVEMENT MEETING.
nm November Is the first annual Farm
,.-e.u county seed improvement meet
- was held At Hancock hall, and it
.,ov.d TO be . success beyond ell ex-
r.c,ation. Over 100 farmers from all
..r,s Of the county were In attendance,
sss cars bearing twenty-five persons
coming even from far away Brooksvilie,
xhie another came from Castine, and
arsr isles!ord, . small island on the
so.st was represented BY r. W. Bunker,
no came on purpose TO join the Farm
pureau and to get In touch with good
.sed for 1918 and the farmers who have
produced it.
Nearly 100 exhibits Of good seed were
made. and the three tables which ran the
length OF the hall laden with corn,
notatoes, grain, beans and miscellaneous
seeds we're indeed . pretty sight, and
brought forth expressions Of admiration
from all present.
Atl.3 in the afternoon Clarence Day,
the county agent OF Washington county,
outlined the reason for the placings on
potstoes, and be was followed by Profess
sor simmons of tho University OF Maine,
who discussed corn in similar way. X. l..
COPELAND OF Brewer, president Of the
Maine Seed Improvement association, gave
talk on standards for grain and bean
exhibits, opening special discussion on
the oat crop, and then Prof. Simmons
took up the fertilizer situation for 1918.
Everyone present reported an enjoyable
time snd day most pfofita bly, spent. It is
needless to say that similar meeting will
be held next year.
The committee In charge OF the meet
ing was composed OF 8. L. Burns, chairman
H.F. Whitcomb and Carroll Shea, all OF
Ellsworth, while the judges were Prot.
George +. Simmons, &. A. Day, K. L..
Copeland, and H. II. Hart. Prizes were
awarded a. follows:
Wheat
Red Fife-James Salisbury, c. L.
Gambler Ellsworth; {. r. TapIey, w.
Brooksville.
White Russian II L Carter, N Brooks
vile.
Barley
Pearl Danforth, Castine; Laura Jones,
W Brooksville; & G Gambler, Ellsworth.
Oats
Early Pearl-L 8 Abby, Sullivan; 8 l.
Burns, Ellsworth; II F whitcomb, Ellis
worth.
Northland- d l. Emerton, Bluehiil.
Maine 237- Z W Stratton, Hancock.
Miscellaneous-H o johnson, Sullivan;
H < Austin, Ellsworth; Dunbar Bros, N
Bluehili.
sweepstake-D L Emerton, N Bluehill.
Backpheat
&C Gambler, Ellsworth.
Sheaf Oats
d L Emerton, N Biuehiil; &C Gambler,
Ellsx orth.
Sheof Wheat
&C Gambler, Ellsworth; A T ellis, N
Bluehill.
Peas
Early Market-E II Cunningha Bucks
port; Late Markst--E II Cunningham
Bucksport,
Indian Chief-H 4. Austin, Ellsworth;
Laura Jones, w Brooksville; Imperial
Dot Eye-Dunbar Bros, N Bluehill; J
Perkins, w Brooksville.
Yellow Marrowfat--J E Austin, w.
Brooksville.
King's Early-s B Estey, Ellsworth.
Jacobs Cattie--W e Casper, surry; E
Bowden, Hancock.
White Kidney-E CIapp, Sedgwick;
W Foss, Hancock; 8 l. Mcfarland,
Hancock,
Improved Yellow Eye-Pearl Danforth,
1astine; E II Cunningham, Bucksport;
A Blsisdell, Franklin.
Old Fashioned Yellow Eye-A 8 Goog-
ms, Esstbrook; J + Bowden, Hancock.
Snowfiake-D l. Emerton, Bluehill.
Sulphur-W r Casper, Surry;J Saun-
iers, n Bluehill; &C Gambler, Ellsworth.
Miscellaneous-WP Dodge, N Orland,
first and second)
Plate Exhtbits-Beons
Yellow Marrowfat-C Young, N
3rooksville; F B Condor, 3 Brooksville;
ester Foss, East brook.
Jacoba Cattle-L d Butler, East
Kings Early-L d Butler, East brook.
Old Fashioned Yellow Eye-M r
N Brooksville.
Imperial Cream - F Perkins, w
rockville.
Indian Chief-P l. Colby, Hancock.
Bush Horticuiture-lvan Farnham, w
srooksville.
TNraip Seed
Z NJ Kittredge, LAmoine.
Corn Il
S-Row Pinto & Gambler, Ellsworth
Hodgdon, Penobscot; W Z Casper,
urry.
IL Row Flipt-N r Bunker, East brook, |