Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19
COUNTY SEED SHOW.
annual Meeting of Hancock County
Farm Bureau,

arm bureau.
| Inc annual county seed show and the
annual meeting of the Hancock county
Farm Bureau were held jointly at Han
COCK ball, Ellsworth, last Friday. The
splendid exhibition Of seeds and grains
was practical demonstration Of the
great advancement in this direction in
hancock county under the organized
effort OF the farmers, and the enthusiastic
ana ouslness-like gathering OF farmers
from all sections of the county showed
that they are very much alive to the
agricultural possibilities of the county.
President Emery's address at the
opening Of the Farm Bureau meeting was
an able presentation OF the agricultural
needs OF Hancock county, and the
problems facing the farmers to-day, to
which he had given deep thought.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, Julien Emery,
Salisbury Cove; vIce-president, D. e..
Allen, Sedgwick; secretary treasurer.
Carroll Shea, Ellsworth; crops, c. M.
kittredge, Lamoine; stock, $. S. Estey,
Ellsworth; poultry, William E. Whiting,
Ellsworth; clubs, Nancy Abbott Young,
Hancock.
The program mapped out and adopted
Tor the coming year is as follows:
COMMUNICATING, feeding, culling.
Stock-Better breed campaign, dairy
feeding.
Crops - Seed canvass, seed show. in
creased yield OF clover by use OF lime.
Boys and Girls clubs-Work to be con-
| tinued under the direction of Mrs. Young.
Home demonstration department Voted
TO re-esta blish sa e, and have woman
IN charge Of the work the county, AS
heretofore. This is of special value to the
women OF the county.
1t was also voted to have the executive
| poaro OF the Farm Bureau act as market
| ing committee for the members, and
to join the State Federation of Farm
| Bureaus.
regret was universally expressed at the
| resignation OF County Agent Worden, to
whom the agricultural interests of Han
| cock county owe more than to any OF her
one man. 1t was with satisfaction, how
ever, that the members of the Farm Blu
main in the county until July / next,
which will give him opportunity to get
next years work well advanced, and
"preak IN" new man on the job.
in the seed show, ribbons were awarded
to the following exhibitors:
Beans white kidney, N. F. Bunker,
East brook; d. l.. Emerton, Bluehill; E.
=. Lord, East Surry. Pea bean, c. G.
Hodsdon, Penobscot; D. L. Emerton,
Bluehill. Sulphur, c. c. Hodsdon, Penob-
scot; John Staples, Surry; A. A. Grindle,
South Penobscot. Jacobs cattle, d. L..
Emerton, Bluehill; c. c. Hodsdon, Pc
nobscot; R. B. Cnshman, Ellsworth.
Yellow eye, n. F, Bunker, East brook.
Wax, A. A. Grindle, South Penobscot.
Yellow marrowfat, G.. o. Grindle, South
| Penobscot. Wheat, Bradley Morgrage,
Castine; barley, d. L. Emerton, Biuehill !;
Fred Bohm, Ellsworth. II row flint corn,
| Z. w. Stratton, Hancock; F. A. DeMeyer,
East brook; II. E. Butler, Eastbrook.
Single ears corn, e. W. Stratton, Han
F: A. DeMeyer, Eastbrook. Eight row
flint corn, E. l.. Torrey, Sedgwick; John
Staples, Surry; W. II. Lowell, North
Penobscot. Single ears corn, E. l.. Torrey,
Sedgwick; John Staples, Surry; W. H.
| Lowell, North Penobscot. Sweet corn, A.
A. Grindle, South Penobscot u. L. En-
erton, Bluehill. Single ears corn, D. l..
Penobscot. CIR en- Mountain potatoes, F
L. Savage, Bar Harbor; D. L. Emerton,
| Bluehill; Harold Austin. Violet, D. l.
Emerton, Bluehill. Astonisher, F. l.
Savage, Bar Harbor. Early Fortune, Mrs
Fred Milliken, Ellsworth. Peck Early
| Pearl oats, G. M. Allen & Son, Sedgwick
| Fred Bohm, Ellsworth. Maine $40, d. E
Allen, Sedgwick Northland, D. L. Emer-
ton, Bluehlll. Sheaf barley, Fred Bohm,
| Ellsworth; d. l.. Emerton, Bluehill,
Sheaf wheat, Guy Billings. Sheaf oats,
D: l.. Emerton, Bluehill; Fred Bohm,
! Ellsworth.