The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-08-18
GENERAL FARMING AC-
INVITES

All are done having and most OIL
! the farmers have cut their an
tho vicinity of Patterson Bridge. fo-
tatoes promise TO be very ilsh' eiop
this season.
Mrs Virgil Campbell of Ripley Is an
enthusiastic poultry raiser. She mas
a whit collie also which brought her
nine fine pups for which she has re
ceived from te sale nearly SZoo, ana
has one or two left.
II G. Wentworth of Skowhegan, an
tensive apple grower OF the back
road informs the agricultural editor
mat he has a large and fine apple
crop and expects his yield to be as
many again as he has ever raised.
Lee Brown of Ripley is making eX-
tensive repairs and alterations on ms
farm and is building silo.
w. C. Robinson, member of the
executive committee OF the Maine
state Pathological Society informs us
that his orchard is looking fine on
New Portland Hill and promises a
good yield THE apple meeting under
the auspices of the society Just REFER
red to will be held August Z5rd at
Mr.. Robnson's place and good time
with good speakers who know apples
is assured.
Hilton Stock Farm, Arson, always
the home of some of the best stock in
Somerset county, has both Jerseys ana
flerefords, but rather speciallZes IN
the former breed, which is practically
the only farm in the state to possess
this branch. Double Standard Poll
ed Jerseys.
Most of the farmers in Ripley have
finished haying and some report more
hay than they expected Cutting the
grain is in full swing and with the
straw a fine quality and supplemented
BIZ cnsilage corn and millet there may
not be such a shortage as was at first
anticipated. Farmers are hesitating
about selling off their stock and it
may be as well.
Two potato spraying demonstrations
were conducted by County Agent
Storer in the county last THURSDAY
one at the home Of S. f. Miller in
Norridgewock and the other at the
home of II. F. Hoxie in Fairfield.
E. f. Miles of South Lancaster,
Mass has been spending week at his
farm on the Middle road Sometime
ago Mr. Miles purchased the c. l..
Bowden, the r. ]. Paddock and the
Huff farms and combining them now
has total acreage of 3S3 acres. This
season he has twenty acres OF pota-
toes about forty acres of oats and bar
ley and sixteen acres of ensilage corn
The hay yield was about so tons. lie
has about 40 head of cattle. some eight
or ten cows at the present time giving
milk. He has some fine purebred
Hereford stock and about 300 sheep.
He is working into the Oxford Down
type. As is common in this section.
Mr.. Miles like other farmers is hard
hit by the long dry SPELL His farm
superintendent is George Barrows
The Agriculture editor hopes TO short
" visit this scene Of these agricultural
activities and thereby obtain more
data on events as they are occurring
there.
County Agent C. A. Storer and Miss
M. G. Hare, Home Demonstration
Agent, were in attendance at the East
Somerset Pomona Field Day held last
week at the p. w. Libby farm in st.
Adams. There was big attendance
probably $50 patrons enjoying the
hospitality of the Libby family State
Master Thompson of the Maine State
Grange and State Master Smith of the
Massachusetts State Grange were both
present. Mr.. Storer and Miss Hare
addressed the meeting.
Harry Hilton of St. Adams had
factory sweet corn to eat no August
8. Mr.. Hilton is growing sweet corn
this year forsthe purpose or retaining
it directly to the consumer. He has
been selecting this corn for three
years, and during that time the length
of the season for It to mature has
been shortened fifteen days. He has
one acre of Mammoth Flint, which he
reports as the best silage corn he ever
raised.
Two of the judges have been select
ed for the livestock for the Wesser-
unset Valley fair to be held on Octo-
Der 5th at Athens. Prof. I'll. l.. Gar
rigus of the Connecticut Agricultural
College, said to be the best judge OF
Hereford cattle east of the Mississippi
will Judge the Hereford and beef
classes Herbert n. Tucker, chief OF
the Animal Industry of the Maine De
partment of Agriculture. will judge
the dairy classes.
This week is an exceptionally busy
one for County Agent Storer and
Home Demonstration Agent, Miss M
G. Hare. Monday afternoon they
were attending a community commit
tee meeting in Norridgewock. Tues
day afternoon they attended a similar
meeting in North Arson and Tuesday
night one at Sblon Yesterday these
two officials attended the Field meet
ing of the Kennebec Farm Bureau at
island Park at which ]. w. Glover
dale, secretary of the National Farm
Bureau, was the speaker. Today
there will be culling demonstrations
at the Parsons farm in East New
Portland and one at the Allen Sprague
farm in East New Portland. In the
afternoon there will also be a COM
munitv meeting at East New Portland.
Tomorrow an important event Tor the