Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-16
Detailed Program
for Farmers Week
March 27-31. OronO

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Orono. Me. March 15.-(Special).-
Following Is the program in detail Of
Farmers Week at the College Of Agri-
culture, -orono. March q to 81:
MONDAY. MARCH 81
Registration. afternoon and evening.
100 opening Of six-day free tractor
TUESDAY. MARCH 20
Agricultural Section
$50. Types and Breeds of Poultry,
L. p. Gardner, instructor in poultry
department, U. of M; Mineral supple
ments in Animal Feeding. Prof. L. S.
Corbett of department of animal in
f Prodnct.. A. L. T. Cummings, agri-
cultural editor. Z. of NJ.
925. Housing Poultry, o. NJ. Will
bur-. poultry specialist. L. of NJ. extern
sion service; Landscape Gardening ana
Parasite Control. pr. l.. S. Gleayes,
service: Variations in Tests Of Milk
and Cream, Prof. l.. NJ. Dorsey OF
1920. Poultry Outlook in Maine. NJ
specialist. U. OF NJ; What Kind of
Silage Corn Should I Raise? R; F. Tai
sion Service; Economic Status Of APP
pie Industry. Prof: H; P. sweetser, de-
partment of horticulture, L. of M:
Preventive Treatment Of Fence Posts
and Farm Timber GIlustrated), c. w.
L. Chapman. instructor in forestry.
Ills. Jncubators and Incubation.
L., P. Gardner; Good Varieties of
Beans for Maine. B. Tomlinson, county
agent. Washington county; Present
knowledge of Mosaic and Leaf-roll.
~ T.n1S a n NJ IN NJ
pathologist, Maine Experiment Station;
Some Facts Learned from Our Cow
Test Associations. r. II. Lovejoy,
county agent Oxford county.
Stock. Mr.. Wilbur; demonstration. de-
termining fat content of milk. Prof.
Dorsey: How to Bring a Farm to a
Good State of Production, Leslie E.
McIntire. East Waterford.
Gardner; Comparative Profits in the
Apple Orchard. Mr.. Jones: Does it
Pay to Put Cows on Test for Of6cial
s Results III e. 81 FG pesnx by 6y
Mantle. r. n. Atherton. county agent.
| AndroscogginS gadahoc: Cooperative
Bull Associations w. NJ. Gray, county
| agent. York county.
100 p. M. Farm tractor conference,
| Prof. George T.. Simmons presiding:
The Engine. Its Use and Abuse. Prof.
! Emerson: Results of Tractor Survey.
Mr.. Jones; Tractor Service, Prof. Sim
mons; Illustration of Tractor Lubrica-
| ton, c. H. Tucker. lecturer. 1nterna-
tional Harvester Co.
Home Economics Section
s25. Scoring Bread and Cake dec
i ture and demonstration), Miss Louise
| r. Whitcomb, home economics special
list, U. of NJ. extension.
1920. Desserts demonstration,
Esther McGinnis department of home
| economics. U. of NJ.
1.S0 The House shat Health Built.
| Miss Gertrude Peabody. instructor in
home economies I. of NJ;
2.25; Meat cutting demonstration,
| Hall.
SIS. Clothing Problems and How to
Solve Them tdemonstration), Miss
Laura Anderson, assistant in home
$50 Reception at practice house
| of home economies seniors.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 20
Agricultural Section
$50. Buying and Mixing Feeds.
| Prof. Corbett: Building Up Soil by
Double Cropping. Prof. s. G. Helmick.
| agronomy department, L. of NJ: Facts
| About Mutton and Lamb. DR.. Cleaves
9.25. Roup and Other Common Dis
| troll Hints on Transplanting, Mr.
Wiggin: The Farmers Medicine Chest.
DR.. F. L. Russell. department of vet
ef ic.9S. STEMS HENS Weight y; IT, Measure of
Egg Production and Guide in Feeding.
Prof. A. w. Richardson New Hamp-
shire state College; Agricultural Out
look and Farm Organization. Mr..
Jones; Giving Impetus to Maine Or
charding. Wilson II. Conant. president
Maine Fruit Growers Exchange: meet
ing of Maine Beekeepers' Association;
Hubam Glover, E. w. Wooster, Ellis
worth.
Ills. Problem of Matching vigor-
Gus Chicks, l.. p. Gardner; Cooperative
Marketing of Maine Wool. G. H. Craw-
ford. sheep specialist. Maine depart
ment of agriculture; Making Maine an
orchard Center. A. X. Gardner crops
Specialist. U. of NJ. extension service;
Spraying to Control kale. c. c. LARA
bee. county agent Piscataquis.
$50. New Poultry Houses from
3 Barry R Nations ao% Mr. Talbot asea annua
meeting Maine Federation of Agricul-
tural Associations. John w. Leland,
Sangerville, PRESIDENT: report of fed
! GRAFTON special committees on rural
roads and rural schools: business
meeting, Maine Beekeepers'. Associa-
ton.
2.25. Demonstration of killing, dry
picking and packing poultry. Mr.. Will
DUR, MT. NIdTuHeI, SOIlCIclc anu OlHeT
Construction on the Farm, Prof. Sim
| mons; Relation of Queens to Honey
Production. Allen Latham, Norwich
town. Conn: demonstration of how to
determine the fat content of cream,
$50. Usingsstable Manure, A. K.
Gardner.
AIS. Crop Rotation. Clarence A.
Day. county agent. Kennebec.
730. Continuation of meeting of
Maine Fedora ton of Agricultural As
sociations; Business Situation as At
fecting Farmers, V. A. Sanders, stat
istician, L. S. Bureau of Crop Es-
Inmates; demonstration of wireless tel
ephone in charge of Dean H. S. Board
man, College of Technology, U. of NJ.
Home Economics Section
925. Homemaking. Prof. Freeman.
1920. Demonstration of aluminium
1870. Home Conveniences. Miss Ros-
alind NJ. Jewett. State home demon
stration leader. u. of NJ.
o.25. Household Accounting, Miss
McGinns.
3.15. Club plays by Industrial Club
of saltwater and the Willing Work
ers Club of Hampden Highlands.
THURSDAY, MARCH so
Agricultural Section
$50. Care and Use of Poultry Ma
nure, Prof, simmons; meeting of
Maine Pathological Society; Establish
ing the Young Orchard, Prof. Sweet
ser; Feeding and Mana gement of
Young Stock, Harold ]. Shaw. San
| ford.
925 Poultry Feeding Mr. Wilbur.