The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-26
GENERAL FARMING AC.
INVITES

| AS the result of forty poultry Gull
ling demonstrations County Agent c.
A. Storer has handled 1897 hens. The
week before the culling these hens
layed 4345 eggs and after cubling
1897 good hens layed 1887 eggs while
the six hundred culls the week after
the culling layed 100 eggs. This is
a. report from thirty-one OF the forty
euiling demonstrations, nine not hav-
ing yet reported. 1t goes to show
the value OF Kidding focks from loaf
ing birds.
Under the direction of Miss Eleanor
Jackson, Home Economics Extension
Specialist and Miss Hare the home de-
lmonstration agent for Somerset County
three day food school was conduct
ed at North Arson, October 10, 20 and
"a. The totas attendance at this
school was eighty-fve. Lectures
were given on food. bread, bread max
ing and the use of vegetables in the
diet. There were demonstrations in
bread making.
The Women's Farm Bureau of st.
Adams met at Mrs. Rose Robertsons
on Thursday. October II with seven
ladies present. Mrs. Fred Finson and
Mrs. Alton Morrow were present from
this section. They report a very help
full meeting the subject being Home
care Of the Sick
c. II. Crawford, secretary of the
Maine Wool Growers Association, met
the farmers at Mark Hutchns in East
New Portland last Thursday evening
nd tho 1o1
sheep breeding and the wool industry
He also showed samples of wool ma
terial
Fred Davis of Norridgewock grated
thirteen apple trees on his farm last
spring which are doing finely now
Most OF the CRAFTS have grown to a
length of four feet since last spring
Altho this is Mr.. Davis first attempt
at grating. not even having seen it
done since a boy. he feels he has had
very good success The wax has not
cracked ny and all the shoots are
/ living.
More than 10000 apple trees We're
purchased last year by Maine orchard
lists, under the community orcharding
plan. One of the chief benefits Of
this community plan is that in years
to come, Maine will have the same
reputation for other varieties that
she now has for the Baldwin All
trees are inspected at the nursery by
the Maine department of agriculture,
and full information on the planting
and care of young trees is furnished
by the state college of agriculture.
Twenty potatoes weighed 26 IL
pounds. These were dug by S. j. Will
Hanson and Conrad Agren of New
Portland.
Frank Savage of Bingham recently
purchased fine male sheep of Tho
mas Tuscan of Scion.
Several farmers ON New Portland
Hill road lost part of their apples
on the trees by the last frost and snow.
Miss NJ. G. Hare the home demons
tration agent was at the home of Mrs.
Charles Collins in Moscow. Monday,
where she explained the Farm Bureau
work and gave short cuts in dress
making. Tuesday she attended a re-
gular meeting of the Woman's Farm
Bureau in Grange Hall in Cambridge
with the drafting of petticoat patterns
as her topic. Yesterday she con-
Quoted a similar meeting at Grange
Hall at Athens and today will hold
remodeling meeting with the Wo-
mans Farm Bureau at Larone. To-
morrow she will meet with the Farm
Bureau Women at Canaan.
The Ladies' Farm Bureau of East
New Portland met with Mrs. Beulah
Walker on October 18th A dinner
was served to about forty. Miss Hare
was present and demonstrated invalid
cookery. The afternoon was devot-
ed to millinery. The next meeting
will be with Miss Ida Gowell on Dec
ember g.
The freeze of last week followed
by the two inches of snow on the
goth ruined some of the apples at
Larone as many were not gathered.
The farmers have very little fall work
done and many potatoes are still in
the ground. swa