Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-11
PROJECT REPORTS
GIVEN BY EX. Com.
OF FARM BUREAU
Plans Made to Hold Annual
Seed Show at Augusta City
Hall Oct. 2s-Busy Season in
All Projects Reported at
September Session Of Com
rnittee Held Saturday

AT meeting Of the executive COM
mittee Of the Kennebec Farm Bureau,
held Saturday at City hall, it was de-
cided to hold the annual seed show at
City hall. Augusta, the date being set
by the constitution as the last Satur-
DAY in October, which will bring it en-
the 2Sth of October
At the meeting We're D. F. Foster,
president of the Kennebee Farm Bu-
reau. and the following members Of
the executive committee: f. S. Glenn
ent, Z. w. Wentworth, both of VIM
throp: Mrs. J. 0. Peck of Winslow,
Mrs. A. f. Richardson Of Benton, and
Mrs. George Smith of Monmouth. A.
l.. Deering of Orono, county agent
leader; Miss Rollin Jewett, State lead
er Of the Home demonstration work.
Kennebec County Agent c. A. Day and
Miss Helen Clark, county home dem
onstration agent.
The various reports We're given at
the beginning of the meeting. Mrs. ].
o. Peck, reporting the work in house
hold management. said that work had
been done in several places in regard
to labor-saving devices, such as fire
less cookers, tea wagons and other
things.
Mrs. George Smith, reporting on the
food work. said that there had been
. meetings held since the last execu-
tive meeting. with 1856 present. At
these meeting the value of foods and
work in meal planning. salads, supper
dishes and invalid cookery were taken
up.
Mrs. A. f. Richardson reported on
the work in sewing. There have been
10 meetings since the last meeting of
the executive committee and much
work has been done in cutting and
making garments, remodeling old gar
ments. cutting of patterns, etc.
County Agent Day reported that in
II counties Of the State cows have
been tested. There were in all about
700 herds. making approximately 1850
COWS tested since the last meeting of
the executive committee. This work
is done by the inspectors furnished by
the State the work Of finding who
wants their herds inspected and of
providing transportation for the in
spectors is done by the county bureau.
In the poultry work country-wide
poultry culling campaign is being con-
Quoted in this county as we'll $ in nine
other counties of the State. and it is
planned to hold at least one demon
stration in each community in the
county. The object of the campaign
is to teach the poultry raisers to Gull
their flocks and keep only the produc-
crs. To this end 90 demonstrations
have been held and eight more are to
be held soon. These demonstrations
not only teach the men how to Gull,
but actually give them a chance to iry
it out. 1t is desired to get the poultry
men lined up to cast aside the hens
which are not producing. and so far
433 have enrolled in this campaign.
II was also reported that there were
So farmers in kennebec county who
were keeping their farm accounts with
tho books which the Farm Bureau pro-
vides.
The committees which are to take
charge Of the seed show and also of
other parts Of the Farm Bureau activ-
tiles were left to be chosen by Presi-
dent Foster and County Agent Day.
The remainder of the meeting was
devoted to consideration of financial
affairs.