The Republican journal., 1921-10-06
Or. HiIton's No. 8
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North Waldo Pomona

North Waldo Pomona held a special
meeting with Granite Grange, North
Searsport, Wednesday, Sept. 2lst. The
meeting was formally opened with
Worthy Master F. Porter Webb in the
chair, and all officers were present but
the treasurer. The choir rendered music.
Five oranges were represented and re-
ported in a satisfactory condition. In
fact, the oranges in this jurisdiction with
a few exceptions are notably increasing
their membership since the beginning of
the year and are holding regular and in
teresting meetings.
AS no candidates appeared for initiation
the lecturer was called upon and gave a
brief report of the field meeting held at
Monroe Fair grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Matthews, former
chaplain and Ceres, and now our oldest
members, were called upon and each re-
sponded with interesting remarks for the
good of the order. A recess was taken at
this time and all marched to the dining
hall below to partake of. the bountiful
dinner prepared for them. Members of
Granite Grange looked to it that all were
abundantly served.
The meeting was reconvened in due
season and after another selection by the
choir Augusta Stevens greeted the visit
ing members in pleasing words of well
come, and A. 7. Nickerson responded in
behalf of Pomona. In his remarks Mr..
Nickerson touched upon current issues in
such manner that every patron received
something of benefit from his words.
Harriet Nickerson favored the mem
bers with piano solo, after which N. S.
Donahue, County Agent, was called upon
and explained in detail why the farm
bureaus of Maine should affiliate with the
national federation. He mentioned one
great object accomplished by the Fed
Grafton, namely: the chsrtering of boats
on the Great Lakes to save transportation
charges on grain, and the saving amount
ed to l5c per hundred. In computing the
saving to the dairy man, Mr.. Donahue
stated that he found it to be about 500
per year for a herd of 20 cows.
In closing, he briefly reviewed some of
the work done in % towns by the Waldo
county farm bureau thus far this year.
Five silos have been erected. Twelve
milk testing meetings have been held, in
which the milk from $50 to 1000 COWS
has been tested, and which has resulted
in the disposal of many poor cows. Fiji
teen carloads of chemicals have been
purchased at a saving for the farmer.
100 men used mammoth flint corn for
seed Oh about 300 acres. About 90 men
used Maine $40 oats for seed. Several
carloads of lime have been purchased.
Approximately 100 acres of grain spray
ed for kale and about the same number
of acres of potatoes planted with certified
seed. Twelve demonstrations of pruning,
grating and spraying in orchards and one
orchard tour taken. Twelve culling DEM
onstrations in poultry and 90 men are
keeping farm accounts.
There are IA boys and girls clubs and
tour was made by them. A reading,
"The County Agents Week." by Abbie
Jewett, was very appropriate at the close
of Mr.. Donahue's remarks, for which the
members rendered him rising vote of
thanks.
A splendidly written paper-''Home
Sanitation"-wasr read by Velzora Nick
erson and this was followed with readings
by Carrie Spauldlng and Annie Clements.
Remarks along the line of his school
work were made by Supt. F. M. Nicker-
son. Harriet Nickerson kindly rendered
another piano solo and the following
question was next read: "Why the great
difference between the price paid the
farmer and the price paid by the con-
sumer?" The discussion was ably opened
by o. B. Dow and continued by Donald
Thaycr, Irving Harris, W. F. Evans, Sid
ney Tibbetts, E. I. Gilbert, D. M. Kim
ball and FTP Webb. Some of the reasons
given were: wrong methods of distribu-
ton and lack of a central buying and sell
ling organization. The question was closed
and the program concluded.
After the customary acknowledgment
by the visiting patrons for hospitality
received, the meeting was closed with the
usual ceremonies, and singing "God be
with you till we meet again" by the
choir.
The next meeting will be with North
ern Light Grange, Winterport, Oct. IL.
DR.. G. M. Twitchell of Augusta has been
invited to address the meeting. Please
bring any fine fruit for the display that
will be arranged.
| CLARA D. YORK
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