Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-20
Not to Affiliate
Am. Farm Bureau
Knox and Lincoln

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Knox and Lincoln
Warren. Me, Oct 19--If the mem
f, bers of the Knox and Lincoln Farm
Bureau have their way. Maine will
rot affiliate with the American Farm
! Bureau Federation. Their reason
| for taking a negative view of the
matter is their belief that the present
plan of conducting the Farm Bureau
affairs, in close coopera ton with the
College Of Agriculture extension SER
vice, is entirely satisfactory, and
That to disturb it in any way when
SC much progress is being made
would be nnwise.
This question was under discussion
here yesterday. at the annual meet
ing of the Knox and Lincoln organ
ization. In every other county in
Maine it will! also come up for con-
sideration this fall. the action OF a
raaj ority Of the bureaus Of the State
to settle the question Of whether
! Maine shall affiliate with the nation
al organization. The vote taken here
was almost unanimously negative.
At the annual election of officers
of the bureau. which was the conclud-
ing action at the meeting, these We're
chosen: President. r. +. COnant,
Eockland; vice president E. y. Den
ny, Damariscotta; secretary treas
urer, John n. Gidden, Newcastle:
leader in crops project, G. w. Swift.
Thomaston; of dairy project, A. NJ.
Mayo, Thoma ston; of poultry project,
H. y. Wheeler, Camden: of farm ac-
counts. c. n. Light, Waldoboro: of
orcharding, W. +. Young. Camden;
of boys and girls clubs i'll Knox
county, II. II. Nash, Camden of
clubs in Lincoln county; +. u. john
son, N'aldoboro: of household man
agement, Mrs. w. z. Young, Camden;
of foods, Mrs. w. A. Vannah, Wins
lows Mills; of clothing project, Mrs.
H. II. Nash, Camden.
The meeting was held in Glover
hall. In the early forenoon the soil
citors in the membership campaign
got together and discussed with
County Agent Ralph c. Wentworth
and Arthur L. Deering, State leader
OF county agents in the College OF
Agriculture extension service, ways
and means of enrolling present men,
| bcrs and securing new. The solIclta-
| ton of members was begun today
! and will be kept up intensively for Il
week The present membership IN
f; the two counties is 661. In IL COM
(: nlunities 437 men have been connect
| ed with the bureau this year ana
| taken part in its activities.
! The annual reports of the officers
! and project leaders showed that the
year just nearing an end has been a
period of progress and accomplish
; nent in agricultural and home eco.
nomic development in the two
counties. These reports We're sub
! mitted at the afternoon session. fol-
| lowing a dinner served by the wom-
| en of Warren Grange. In the poultry
rroiect IL culling demonstrations
/ have been held, in which 2244 hens
we're examined and $50 Of them
| culled. AS a result of these demon
STATIONS poultrymen in the two
! counties examined 1o,903 hens from
which 1929 were culled as unprohta-
! hle layers and We're marketed as
poultry. Twenty -four members OF
The bureau have selected 1924 of their
, best birds for breeding purposes.
In the orchard work - pruning
demonstrations were held on "a
farms and as a result IS men pruned
F.! $50 apple trees. Test of the use of
/ sodium nitrate as a tree FERTILIZER
! were made with satisfactory re-
:s,lts. Eleven spray gun demonstra-
/ lions were given. Through the or
i cilard planting plan 1890 trees were
ordered and fully as many orders
! nave been placed for spring delivery
next year.
Three demonstrations of use OF
lime for improving sour land were
held and a number of soil tests were
made. In club work, IL clubs of
boys and girls were started and they
made a fine showing throughout the
sea son.
Though the women OF the two
counties have been organized less
than year, they have accomplished
Il great deal of work. Miss Claire
Iierrck, the home demonstration
agent, is very active and is receiv-
.ng fine cooperation among the wom-
en- in all the organized communities.
Within the 10 months. 10 dress forms
were made, at net saving OF
s9SO.61. The number of garment pat
terms made was 112. value SIP; hats
remodeled, II, and 10 new hats made,
net saving. s2S4.55; fireless cookers
made, 1t, total cost, $41.51; food cal
cEdars started, Il; fruit and vege-