The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-07-14
GENERAL FARMING
ACTIVITIES

nUIlElulU
Elmer b. Libby, who lives on the
old Sanborn farm just beyond Hart
land village will build a silo of the
County Agent type. Ivory Burrill of
Canaan will biuld a silo later and also
@. A. Barrows who lives on the Niles
farm on the back road in Skowhegan.
Miss Marion e. Hare, the new dem
onstration agent in Somerset County
has arrived in town and will have her
office headquarters with County Agent
c. A. Storer. Her work eventually
will be done through demonstrations
and meetings held by the Farm Blu
reau In much the same manner that
the work of the county agent Is done
Until August Miss Hare will do club
work largely and last week attended
the meeting of the Girls Agricultural
Club which took the form of picnic
at Coburn Park. The club leader. Mrs.
C. A. Storer was in attendance.
Yesterday was County Agent Stor
er's Office day in Hartland. He will
have another there July 9th.
G. A. Barrows of Miles Farms,
Skowhegan. has a piece of sunfiowers
for silage this year. He planted the
Mamouth Russian variety. The rate
of seeding is 3 to g pounds per
acre The cost Is about IL cents per
pound.
Harold Bruce. the agricultural in
structor in Scion High School, has
been engaged for next year. Mr.. Bruce
had an offer to go to Presque Isle
High School as instructor in arglcul-
ture.
Robert NJ. Stiles of Hathorne, Mass.
was caller at the farm bureau Office
Thursday, June 90. Mr.. Stiles, who
was the first county agent in Somer-
set County, Is now engaged in the
same line of work in Massachusetts.
He has been spending part of a three
weeks vacation in Maine. Mr.. Stiles
wished to extend his best wishes to
all farm bureau members in the
county.
f. l.. and G. l.. Parker, Elmcrest
Farm. Skowhegan, have sprayed kale
with both iron sulphate and with cop
per sulphate. They will in this way
learn which treatment Is more effec
tive.
Six kale spraying demonstrations
have been held in Somerset County
this spring. Below are the names of
men where demonstrationsswere held
and the attendance. b
Demonstrater-Com -~ Attd.
M. w. Hall, Scion 10
Perley Fogg, Cornville
II. l.. Mitchell, North Arson 10
r. 8. Parsons. North Arson
@. A. Barrows. Skowhegan
Geo. Foster, Cornville 3
Total attendance 35
Average attendance -sszrsvcassv45 So
Commissioner of Agriculture Frank
P. Washburn said Friday that on ac
count of the dry weather. he believed
that the hay crop for this year would
not be over so per cent of normal
harvest. However, Mr.. Washburn
thought that the crop in Aroostook
would be normal, because of the fact
that the dry weather does not seem
to affect the Aroostook soil as much as
1t does in other sections of the State.
Commissioner Washburn further
stated that there would be about a
30 per cent of the strawberry crop
on account of the scarcity of rain,
but that he did not think that the
BURBERRY crop would be affected very
much. Commissioner Washburn also
said that be did not think that the po-
tato crop has been damaged and that
there will be an average yield unless
severe drought sets in
Leslie Johonnett has sold his farm
In Palmyra to Emerson Shepherd of
Lynn, Mass.
The 80th Legislature abolished the
Office of live stock sanitary commits
sioner and on Saturday, July 8, the
Department of Agriculture will take
over that work. Herbert NJ. Tucker,
chief OF the Bureau of Animal Indus
try, will be in charge of the work
from now on. DR.. j. B. Reidy from
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture, inspector in charge of the
federal work in the eradication of tu-
berculosis in Maine. will continue his
work In cooperation with Mr.. Tuck
err and the Maine Department of Agri-
culture.
l.. w. Foss of Athens, one of the
prosperous young farmers of that Sec
ton will finish haying this week, II
the weather Is favorable. In spite
of the dry spell he will have better
than half yield. Mr.. Foss keeps a
large amount of stock on his Inc farm
which Is one-half mile from Athens
village and at the present time has
fifteen COWS. He does more or less
buying and selling of cattle and re-
ports the market bad in his section as
Is generally the case at present.
Next Monday County Agent Storer
and Home Demonstration Agent Miss
M. G. Hare will so to Orono to attend
the several days conference of Coun-
ty Agents and Home Demonstration
Agents.
Somerset County has 2s5 boys and
girls enrolled In its agricultural clubs.
While last year the total enrolment
was 524 it Is believed that more of the
young people will actually complete
their projects than last year.
An organization meeting was held
last Friday on the Boys Agricultural
Club at Norridgewock. Miss Nj. q.
4 4 h.i