Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-07

wl....a.. Me. Dec. 81 know
nor ..o-. corn and vegetables now
man ,re- before said one farmer.
aged .ou' = ears. at the conven-
ia. :" ID, morning. since my son
....m member ~ tho Corn club
-t, V-. kennebec county con-
,s.: ia IN learning more and more
g. 4m produce every year"
-,. cae = the many semar@s
sa-. tbe exhibition hall at t:ie
Inn tne second annual county
r,,-. q Nernc5ec county. which
tv.red FRIDAY morning At - o'clock
pAen tays and gi.is began &c arrive
\: m haN where they were regis
,e-el .-4 Were assigned L. looms
wh..a tacy IL oceup: during the
.Ho-4-. = nNerr ion. The Boy Scouts
ao- u usual right on hard and as
sisted n various ways. accompany
rg ~. -uests 10 their destinations.
wlpins me committee N charge AMI
DONG d number Of other things that
.lua.- re needed at conven ..or:s II
this k.at
The Exhibits
T., .Anlbtts OF various Kinds Of
lesttaL}cs. fruits. preserves. all kinds
" c rned goods from every city and
town ~ tho county. ana in fact eN-
erythlng hat il included in aGricul-
ARE. had been placed on the long Ia
Mes Nfich occupied either side OF
'te h-il. and there VAS certainly
tery me exhibit from boys and girls
n Kennebec county from the ages
sfst, IS inclusive.
II, rymaindor OF the morning vas
tossed IN letting acquainted Win
cine exhibitors vino were present.
"a passing remarks about the best
Efforts. hich was very hard - do.
4 e,cg-,. article booked especially at
,,s,,,. IN the glass jars. which We're
A.s".' with The name ~ the con-
r-.s md name ~ IN" exhibitor
Tae- Mas every Kind Of canned
aod nut up IN various ways, and
vtica were most tempting TO the
T'tf-.or.
To ,.getatles were all first class.
ana -1,uded potatoes. corn. beans,
onions. turn.pS. carrots. parsnlps,
.set.. pumpkins. squash and various
o,hcr kircs. which showed thta the
bcys ard girls u kenneoec county
lad been kept busy in the past sum
mer months looking after their gar
Gtns. ard Hey certainly are TO ue
to-gr aralatod
There were some very attractive
posters pertaining 20 war gardens
zoe b, ~ designed by Belgian SOL
t,c- Nh, had been wounded and sent
= this country and who created Il
nost attractive poster on canning
,sc Kaiser" fer the National War
Gartsa commission.
Afternoon Session
Al 10 o'c'ock tho Waterr!lle high
school orch, Stra. consisting Of y
gnces rcudlng seven victims. ar
tca ~ III" hall and furnished the
nas f1 tre afternoon. render'aS
e.r- -5.cttous which were. appre-
rat,u U1 orchestra vas lead oy
Miss Il .w7o. musical director in +he
shool ana y one Of the finest high
gt.si Nestras IN the state; n
fac'. one Vas heard 70 remark tha'
Is ~, finest
A. /. Oeerin9
s Tie ing. county agent toV
%, Gig ~ agriculture. vas the
rrs, SPEAKER # the afternoon anu
aid "a, ne supposed that every
by .rl -irl present had become ac-
Ire Numbers Of the club. Last year
there ~.-c - members Of clubs IN
fuding 80 owns in the county ana
MS ,ea- there are ii great man!
nor. Members representing . towns
md s,.' more 10 come and to ,o;n
4 The work
Tsc henrebsc County Farm Bu-
'-au. a7 organization for promotion
% a. gft4re. is q one man cluo ana
ihe da'y 81 the men is 70 be re-
spcnsib'c AID - cal! on the county
aseat ~ secure leaders n towns ana
Giles N 'ho county. Had it no; been
'a' -, Farm Bureau and club men IN
or work. E would have been almost
impossible ~ nave K success, but
'i'h these -wo II has been put
hrolgh .Hc hardest year.
SOM = tire farmers have in
II a