Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-12

Grange. Maine State Jersey Cattle
Association, Maine Poultry Associa-
ton. Farmers Unions of Maine, Sc
basticook Valley Holstein Breeders
Association, University of Maine and
the Aroostook Federation of Farm
ers.
The executive committee and dele
gates prior to the opening OF the
meeting paid their respects to Com
missioner of Agriculture Frank P.
washburn of Perry and then adj
journed to the judiciary committee
room where the session was held.
The needs of the Department of
Agriculture in financial way were
discussed Charles NJ. White, acting
chief of the Division of Markets.
placed the needs of his department at
$4,000 per annum and spoke particu-
larly upon the Importance of the
crop reporting service and the CO.
operation necessary between the
State and federal government.
V. A. Sanders of Wakefield, Mass,
federal crop reporter for New Eng
land, urged upon the gathering the
necessity for cooperation in the
work of his department between the
federal and state governments. He
placed the appropriation for each
state in New England, except Rhode
Island. necessary to carry on the
work at $1,000 a year, the Rhode Is
land appropriation being half that
amount. Names appropriation for
this purpose is included in the bud
get for the Department of Agricul-
ture.
The Standardization of milk and
cream and means for sanitary in
spection and control of milk produce
ton were recommended by Secreta-
r. E. z. Harris of Skowhegan of the
Maine Creamery Mems Association.
A discussion of the needs of the
University of Maine and College of
Agriculture followed. DR.. Robert j.
Alley the president of the University
of Maine. spoke in a general way re-
garding the institution. There is. a
deficit of S235,000 and the institution
will ask the Legislature for an ap-
preparation of $750,000 for mainten-
ance for the coming two and one half
years. DR.. Alley declared that Maine
is not the only state college which
has a deficit on account of the high
cost of everything brought about by
the war, and one western college has
q deficit of sl,225,0O0.
DR.. Alley said further that the re-
quest from the University of Maine
is an unpadded one, and covered the
actual needs of the Institution. The
college turned away 80 girls last Sep
TENDER because of the lack of hous-
ing facilities and these girls could
not get into any other Maine college
because of the crowded conditions.
He regarded it a misfortune that the
young people of Maine are hampered
IN getting an education beyond the
nigh school,
Dean Leon S. Merrill speaking par
ucularly of the College of 'Agricul-
lure laid stress on the need of q hor-
ticultural building and an accommo-
dation hall to care for the overflow.
Because OF the lack of facilities the
college has beenAobliged to give up
several of the short courses.
Wilson Conant of Buckfield. a
member of the Maine Experiment
station Council, said that the Sta
ton for the first time in its history
would ask the present Leeisla allure
Tor an appropriation of S12.50O for
maintenance. He said that the an
preparation for maintenance by the
Iederai government was insufficient.
He did not think that it would be
necessary for the Station to ask any
other legislation for money as he
believed after this year that the fed
eral government would make an an
preparation sufficient to cover all
needs.