Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-11-07

TUESDAY, sullivan ana GouldsD0r0.
Wednesday, Ellsworth.
| Two facts having . direct and impor-
tant bearing on the 1918 crop should be
, considered seriously by every farmer now,
| Tor these facts concern the seed supply OF
next season. On farm after farm there
has been absolutely no seed saved from
the 1917 crop for next years planting,
while on others the highest class Of seed
stock Of our chief crops is being fed out.
Had the good seed OF the county been
properly conserved and distributed last
year, the use OF an inferior foreign pro-
duct would have been avoided.
Now that the Farm Bureau il well
organized, there will be no excuse for 4
Misunderstanding in our seed supply in
the future. The advice which comes from
3. L. Burns, who il Q member of the
executive board in charge Of crops, is to
locate your seed for 1918 at once.
To assist the farmers Of the county In
doing this, the Bureau will hold . seed
improvement meeting on November Is, at
Hancock hall, Ellsworth. Exhibits of
handsome seed for this meeting have
already been received from L. ID. Butler,
Eastbrook; c. r. McKinnon, Frank
Willins, William Kenney, Frank Beal and
Il. II. Cunningham, Bucksport; 8. L.
Burns, q. c. Gambler, Hoyt Austin, w. M.
Higgins, M. A. Garland and 8. 8. Estey,
Of Ellsworth; H. W. White, B. 8. johnson
and w. r. Dodge OF Orland; A. T. Gillis,
d. L. Emerton, w. E. Wescott and Horace
Herrick Of Bluehill; H. c. Hodgdon and
W. H. Lowell Of Penobscot; w. E. Foss,
.. J. Mcfarland, John Bowden, G. B.
Young, g. NJ. Moon, Frank Colby and G..
W. Stratton of Hancock.
These men have some good seed to
sell, and they are also in the market for
good seed. They will be at this seed
Improvement meeting because they
know they will be able to get in touch
with just such seeed as they want and,
better still, with the men who raise it..
This will be an all-day meeting, with
discussions in the afternoon on preparing
land for small grain and fertilizers for
1918.
Following is list OF the chairmen of
the local units of the county Farm
Bureau, and II any one has good seed to
sell or desires good seed OF any kind,
notify any one OF these men or the county
agent, and the machinery of the Bureau
will be put in motion for your service:
Bluehill, A. T. Gillis Brooksville,
Brooks w. Grindle; Bucksport, r. R.
, Homer; Bucks Mills, Stanley Coombs;
Castine, John Dority; Eastbrook, F. A.
DeMeyer; Eden, Charles L. Shand; Ellis
worth, M. A. Garland Of Lakewood, s. 8.
Estey OF Bayside and s. L. Burns OF Nj
colin; Gouldsboro, Carroll j. Dunn; Han
cock, e. W. Stratton; Lamoine, F. 8.
Hodgkins; Otis, d. G. Young; OrIsnd, h.
W. White; Penobscot, W. s. Bridges;
sedgwick, E. P. Clapp; Sullivan, II. c.
Johnson; Surry, F. T. Jellison; Trenton,
X. &. Douglass; Waltham, Earle Jordan.
Below is the premium list for the seed
Improvement meeting. Three prizes will
be awarded under each lot:
Glass 1, Potatoes one peck.
Lots: 1, Green Mountain; 2, Half Moon
3, Cobblers; 4, Gold Coin; 5, miscella-
neous; 8, best exhibit; 7, highest scoring
J peck.
Glass 2, Oats Exhibit one peck. Lots
l, Early Pearl; 2, Maine $40; 3, Northland
4, miscellaneous; 5, highest scoring peck
8, sheaf.
J Glass 8, Barley-Exhibit one peck.
Lots: 1, miscellaneous; 2, sheaf.
Glass 4, Wheat-E xhibit one peck
Lots: 1, miscellaneous; 2, sheaf.
Glass 8, Bucktoheat-Exhibit one peck
Lots: l, miscellaneous; 2, sheaf.
Glass 6, Grain-Best exhibit.
Class Z, Field Corn-Exhibit ten ears.
Lots: 1, S-rowed; 2, 12-rowed 8, best
single ear in lots and 2; 4, best trace.
Glass 8, S,oeet Corn-Exhib bit ten ears
Lots: 1, Golden Bantam; 2, miscellaneous,
8, best ear.
| Glass 9, Silage corn-Lot 1, best five
stalks.
Class 10. Beans-Exhibit one peck.
Lots: 1, Yellow EYE; 2, Improved yell
Iow-eye; 3, Imperial Yellow-eye; A.
White Kidney; s, Sulphur; 8, misceila-
neous; 7, best exhibit; s, highest scoring
peck.
Class II, Peas--Exhibit one peck. Lots /:
l, Field; 2, Early Market; 8, Late Market
Class ~, Garden seeds-Best collection,
Glass IS, Exhibit OF merit.
Class IA, Exhibitor with largest num-
Der of entries.
All exhibits should be sent in care
county agent, to arrive not later than
November IA.
SOME HANDSOME CORN.
There is to be seen on the farm of H. c.
Hodgdon, Penobscot, corn-crib filled
with some of the finest yellow corn ever
grown in Maine. This corn was grown
by Mr.. Hodgdon during the past year on
an old field, and is Of perfect maturity.
There are approximately ffty bushels Of