Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-30

free from disease at reasonable prices
and 1643 trees were distributed in
Kcnnebec county under this plan. More
than 1000 trees have already been or
dered for the coming year. Twenty-six
orchard meetings and IL pruning dem
onstrations have been held with a total
attendance of SOC. Enrollments in the
campaign number SAL and 4S6 have re-
ported on their work. OF 1875 trees
in the orchards Of these men. 49.1S7
had been pruned in 1921 and 69.725 in
1922, an increase of 40 per cent. They
also reported that they had grated
2793 trees this year.
Crops: G. z. Wheeler Of Waterville;
500 bushels of certified seed oats have
been raised during the past year by
L. S. Russell of Kents Hill. Lime DEM
orstrations have ueen made. 36 demon
stra tions Of the use of acid rock phos-
phate as a supplement to barn manure
On silage corn and oats have been
started and tests Of potato seed selec-
ton and alfalfa are being tried out.
Household management: Mrs. j. O..
Peck of Winslow; Mrs. Peck was i'll
d'tO Tie TcpOIl was uciltctCu Wy AL
T. g. Hooper. This work had been
divided into two parts. The first is
the household account in which house
hold account books have been distrbut-
ed to IS women. A of which have been
kept throughout the year. These books
cover the cash expenditures, and the
value of the products furnished by the
farm toward the living expenses. They
also help to find il the money has been
wisely distributed. One interesting
fac that developed from these books in
1921 was that half of the living of
these families. ranging in number
from to was supplied by the farm.
The other is the department of home
convenience. which helps to save time
and strength by rearranging the kitch-
en- if inconvenient. correcting the
height of working surfaces and procur-
ing home convcniences. Eight meet
Jugs have been held at which Il fire.
less cookers and four tea wagons have
been built and two pressure cookers
have been purchased as a Jesuit of
these meetings.
Clothing project: Mrs. A. f. Rich
ardson of Benton. In her absence
this report was delivered by Mrs. II.
s. Holmes This work has included
the making of personal dress forms
and foundation patterns, the selec-
ton and care of clothing, the con-
struction and remodelling of gar
ments and the selection, making,
trimming and remodelling of hats.
Fifty-one dress forms have been
made, 2SS have attended the clothing
constructing demonstrations, much
work has been done in the other
kinds of work and one three day
clothing school has been held in the
county.
Foods: Irna Chase. Fayette. 1t
has been the purpose to increase the
use of milk, fruits and vegetables, and
to help them plan better balanced
meals. Three hundred seventy1five
women have agreed to increase the
use of milk, fruits and vegetables. by
giving each child a quart of milk a
day and by serving a fruit and a
fruit and a vegetable each day dur
ing the winter months. One hundred
food clendars have been distributed
and invalid cookery meetings have
been held in six communities.
Boys and Girls clubs: MIS-. Doro-
thy Mills OF Belgrade. The girls have
four projects, cooking and housekecp-
ing, sewing. canning and the Gown
your own room project" The boys
Lave six. poultry, potatoes. pigs.
sweet corn. flynt corn and gardens.
Although many of the gardens were
injured by the severe rains. many
vegetables were raised. One boy
raised mammoth squash weighing
SO pounds. A nine-y ear-old bow
raised beautiful pen of pure bred
Barred Rocks, the cockerel now
weighing 8 pounds and . ounces at
g months old. In connection with this
club work the Augusta Savings bank
has again offered $500 in prizes, Ken
nebec Pomona has offered $25: Ken
nebec Farm Bureau has offered $50:
Dr. Hill offers SIG and n c. True OF
Ltchfield offers $40 for next year.
The budget committee reported
that the bureau would require $1,000
for the expenses of the coming wear
and this report was accepted by the
members
Mr. Day. county agent and Miss
Helen Clark, home demonstration
agent each reported very briefly, their
reports being summaries of the work
as reported by the different project
leaders,
A. l.. Deering of Orono, secretary
OF the Maine Farm Bureau was the
speaker of the afternoon. Mr.. Deer
ing called attention to the fact that
1t was the 10th anniversary of the be-
ginning of the county extension work.
we nave seen great change in the
methods of doing the work in that
time. When the work was begun, the
farmers would have felt an antipathy
to the workers if they had used au-
toes. while now they are necessity.
When the work was first started
there was much objection, but by
constant effort and good work of the
demonstration agents and clear
thinking of the leaders this has been
overcome. The work has been OK
tended until in 1920 there was a farm
bureau in every county in the State.
Through the extension service the
farmers and their wives in all coun-
ties of the State are reached with