The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-04-22
Freedom Academy Notes

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Base ball is the center of athletic inter-
est and enthusiasm at freedom Academy
the prospective players snatching what
bits of preliminary warming up for pEac
tice the weather permitted. The Academy
closes so early in the spring that every
available moment is precious, and for the
same reason the schedule calls for some
very early games which it may or may
not be possible. to play. The work of the
season as laid out by Manager Colby of
the Junior Class follows:
Saturday, April "a, Belfast High School
at Belfast
Wednesday, Apr. %, Brooks High School
at Freedom.
Saturday, May /, Albion High School at
Albion
Wednesday, May 5, Erskine Academy
at Freedom.
Saturday, May 8, Union Academy at
Corinna.
Wednesday, May IL, Coburn Classical
Institute at Waterville.
Saturday, May Is, Winslow High School
at Winslow.
Saturday, May %, Belfast High School
at Freedom.
Wednesday, May 20, Winslow High
School at Freedom.
Saturday, May 29, Brooks High School
at Brooks.
Monday, May 81, Union Academy at
Freedom.
Saturday, June S, Erskine Academy at
China.
Monday, June 7, Open.
Tuesday, June 8, Albion High School at
Freedom.
Wednesday, June 9, Freedom Academy
Alumni at Freedom.
The popularity of the Agricultural
Course at Freedom Academy continues
to grow. The twelve boys who began the
year in the course are still enthusiastic
about it, and their ranks have been
strengthened by three additions, two
boys who have entered during the year
for the purpose of taking agriculture and
and one who has transferred from an
other department of the school. Besides
these, two others have expressed their
intention of changing to agriculture with
the opening of school next fall.
just at present, the class in agriculture
is finding both pleasure and instruction
in practical work pruning apple trees in
the vicinity of the school. Instructor
Woods is fortunate in having had expert
ence with work on large fruit farm in
western Maine and is therefore particu-
larly we'll equipped to make this work
profitable to the students and the tree
owners
All the agricultural students are re-
quired to do at least ESQ hours of home
project work during the year to supplet
ment their class room studies and mos
of them have their plans for this sum.
mer's undertakings well under way. Pc
tatoes, beans, corn darying and poultry
ing are all to be represented in thei-
activities.
:, A very interesting and>Rrofitable meet
ing of farmers, under the auspices of the
local Farm Bureau, was held at Freedom
Academy, Thursday evening, April g.
County Agent Donahue and M. D. Jones,
the Farm Management Expert of the
University of Maine Extension service,
were present and both gave interesting
and instructive talks. Mr.. Donahue's
theme was fertilizers, talk on home
mixing versus factory mixed goods, a
limited amount OF chemicals being still
procurabe through the Farm Bureau al
though the whole demand will apparently
exceed the supply contracted for.
Mr.. Jones had interesting facts and
figures on the value to the farmer and
the community of keeping farm accounts.
By means of figures tabulated from so
accounts recently completed in Franklin
County, he was able to show Just what
such figures mean. A comparison of the
average of the so farms on which records
were kept with the average of the best
cut of that so showed farm incomes of
$967 and 2l58 respectively. Why did tho Sc
farmers do better, in fact twice as wei,
as the average? The analysis of the fig
uresEshowed that while several factors
entered in, the investment in dairy cattle
and the yield per COW had more influence
upon the farm income than any other one
item under Franklin County conditions
1t is hoped to organize enough Farm Ac-
count Clubs in Waldo County this year
to obtain similar sets of figures for this
county and learn something about the
factors which influence profits here.
A local club was started at the meeting
with hall dozen members. Mr.. Woods
Of the Academy is chairman of the local
Accounts committee and would be very
glad to furnish information or assistance
to any in the vicinity who are interested
in the subject. A telephone call, postal
card or personal request will place him
at your service.
This whole meeting was an outgroWth
and continuation of the bi-weekly far
mers' class meetings which were inter-
rupted last winter by road and weather
conditions These are now to be resum-
ed and the next one will be held Monday,
April TO- All interested are urged to be
present.