Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-21
tho had an excellent exhibit last


year.
On Saturday. Oct 2sth at 1880
o'clock a meeting will be held by
the committeeman in charge OF the
membership campaign in their re-
spsctive communities, and in the aft
ernoon, at 100 o'clock. the annual
Farm Bureau meeting will be held.
The Agricultural Extension Service
has recently acquired two new Home
Economics Specialists.
Miss Edna NJ. Cobb, a graduate of
the Home Economics course of Sim
mons college comes to take most OF
the clothing work. Miss Eleanor
Jackson. a graduate of the University
OF Maine. is to have charge OF the
work in nutrition although she will
also assist with the clothing project.
Miss Louise Whitcomb formerly did
the work now taken over by these
, two workers and of course was not
able to devote as much time in the
counties as these two will do.
Some two hundred farmers In
! Maine are keeping poultry accounts
bin books supplied them by the Agri-
cultural Extension Service and re-
porting monthly to NJ. D. Jones, Ex-
tension Farm Management Demon
strator. Nearly one-fourth of these
people live in Kennebec County.
The account year will close No
vember 1st, when the books will be
sent to Mr.. Jones to be summarized
and studied with tn view OF discov-
ering what methods of poultry man
agement pay best under Maine con-
ditions. Those keeping the accounts
will get the benefit of this study by
an expert in farm management.
Committee Meeting at Monmouth
A committee meeting was held at
Monmouth on Tuesday evening, Oct.
18th, at which the Farm Bureau
committee elected the following COM
mttee to solicit exhibits for the
County Seed Show: George S. Smith
was elected to secure seeds, Harold
Smith has the apples to look out for.
and Mrs. G. S. Smith has household
goods.
A committee was also elected at
this meeting to collect membership
fees and dues and to boost the MEM
bership. The quota for the coming
year was set at 40 men and 80 wom-
en-. The committee members are II.
II. Witherell, j. c. Wing, J. w. Tun-
ney. Mrs. F. r. Niles, Mrs. w. l.
Moulton and Mrs. II. c. Parlee.
These members will also act as dele
gates to the solicitors meeting which
will be held in Augusta
The men will recommend the fol-
lowing work for the Monmouth Farm
Bureau next year: Lime demonstra-
tons. accredited herd work. sIage
corn campaign, farrl accounts, poul- +!
try accounts, farm management |
meeting, community orchard plant !
ing plan, orchard fertilization DEM
onstration in selecting poultry pens
for breeders.
County Contest in Augusta, Nov. q |
The sixth annual County Contest
for Boys and Girls Agricultui al
Clubs will be held in Augusta at the
City hall on Saturday, November
4th. The boys and girls will be the
guests of the Augusta Chamber Of
Commerce. The Augusta Savings
Bank has appropriated 500 for piIze
money for the members of the clubs.
This money will be given in the form
Of savings deposits in the bank.
There are ! / clubs in the county and
200 members in all Of the clubs. Mrs.
Dorothy Mills Of Belgrade is the
county club leader for the county.
A committee meeting was held in
Augusta on last Tuesday afternoon
and the following people were elected
to solicit exhibits for the Seed Slow
next week at the City hall: y. i.
Foster for seeds, and apples, and