Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-11-16
FARM BUREAU. I
Annual Meeting and Seed Show
Held Wednesday, Nov. 8.

Held Wednesday, Nov. o.
The Hancock County Farm Bu-
4 reau held its annual meeting and
seed show on Wednesday, Nov. g.,
/ in Hancock hall, Ellsworth. The
/ meeting was well attended, in spite
of weather conditions. The regular
business of the day was conducted
with an interesting program. Music
| was furnished by the high school
orchestra.
The reports of the various pro-
ject leaders, plan of work for 1922,
financial budget, and all other re-
ports were adopted. Julien Emery,
president of the Farm Bureau, gave
an address on the affiliation of the
State federation with the national
organization. The following Of
, ficers were elected for 1922:
President, Clarence Young, La
moline; yice-president, H. Styles
Bridges, Ellsworth; secretary and
treasurer, Howard F. Whitcomb,
Ellsworth; clubs, Mrs. w. B. Stan
ley East Surry; crops, Ray Gaspar,
West Ellsworth; orchards, Charles
Thompson, Lamoine; poultry
Ernest Richardson, Mt. Desert;
stock, H. Styles Bridges, Ellsworth;
foods, Mrs. Lillian Lord, East
'Surry; clothing, Mrs. Bickford,
North Ellsworth; health and house
hold management, Mrs. A. l. Foss,
f, Hancock.
The seed show was not as large
as in 1920, owing to unavoidable
: conditions, but the products were all
of exceptional quality and the ma
jority of these products was for
warded to the State seed show in
j Bangor to compete there for State
prizes. The products of the men
were judged by Bertram Tomlinson,
county agent of Washington county
and the women's exhibit was judged
by Miss Rosalind Jewett of Orono
Following is the list of prizes
awarded
, POTATOES.
Early Rose, Lester Howard, Bay.
side, 1. Copper, Lester Howard
Bayside, 1. Early Dewdrop, Charles
Thompson, Lamoine, /. Dibble
Russet, S. S. Estey, Bayside, L.
Fourth of July, Alton Carter
Surry, l.
SEEDING POTATOES.
Howard Hodgkins, 1. Howard
Hodgkins, l.
Jacobs Cattle, (improved), Les
ter Howard, Bayside, 1; George
Davis, Lamoine, 2: (old-fash
ioned), d. L. Emerton, North Blue
hill, l; C. B. Young, Hancock, q
Julien Emery, Salisbury Cove, 8
Yellow-eye, James Jordan, Otis,
Bountiful, Lester Howard, Bayside
/. Hodson Wax, Lester Howard
Bayside, 2. Pea Bean, Charles
Thompson, Lamoine, l; D. l.. Emer
ton, Bluehill, 2. Anchor Eye
Charles Thompson, Lamoine, 1
Improved Indian Chief, Charlie
Thompson, Lamoine, l.. Sulphur
, Bean, G. B. Young, Hancock, 1
, Golden Wax, Ray Gaspar, West Ellis
worth, II King of the Early, Ra!
Gaspar, West Ellsworth, 1.
CORN.
Pop Corn, Charles Thompson, La
, moine, /. Early Canada, G. B
Young, Hancock, 1. Dent Silag
Corn, Jay Saunders, Bluehill, 1
Flint Corn, F. L. Colby, Mt. Desert
1. Golden Bantam, D. l.. Emerton
, Bluehill, /. King Phillips, Ra,
Gaspar, West Ellsworth, /.
PEAS.
Early Morn, D. L. Emerton, Nortl
. Bluehill, /. Marrowfat, D. L. Emer
, ton, North Bluehill, l.
, OATS.
Northland, D. l.. Emerton, Nortl
. Bluehill, /.
! WOMEN'S EXHIBIT - CANNED
, PRODUCTS.
! Fruit, Mrs. Scott Estey, Ellis
. worth, 1; Mrs. Minnie Danico
, North Ellsworth, q.
Jellies, Miss Bertha Estey, Ellis
worth, l Mrs. E. E. Conary, Surry
q. Mrs. VIM. Farnsworth, Eas
|, Bluehill, 3.
Bread, Mrs. Lillian Lord, Eas
Surry, l.
Crocheted yoke, Mrs, James Jor
dan, Otis, l.
Pillow Slips, Mrs. Foss, Hancock
/; Mrs. Eva Treworgy, Ellsworth
2; Mrs. Clark, East Surry, 2.