The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-29
GENERAL FARMING AC-
INVITES

Among the farm sales N Somerset
county made during tie month of May
through the Strout Agency are the
ioiloWlng: A 100 acre estate owned by
Mrs. NJ. j Davis of Pittsfield, sold
To D. Nadeau at Esteourt. O.. So
acre farm belonging 10 {. b. Chase
at Canaan WAS transferred to c Eat
thlder OF South Lawrence. Mass; a
81 acre farm at Athens owned by G
Nelson WAS sold {. A. Hinek1ey of
West Bowdoinham; the 100 acre es-
tate of W. A. Allen OF Norridgewock
was transferred to l. {. Vielle of
Gnilford; +. Emerson of Skowhegan
sold his DO acre farm To b. SIN. tn Of
Milford; the farm of 50 acres owned
by W. +. Buggs of Hartland was
purchased by f.. l.. Marlen OF Fort
Kent.
The Hartland cooperative cream
cry assoc alton. which has recently
been organized and incorporated i'll
Hartland, held its first meeting at
the Opera House Saturday, June 18th,
when a board OF directors were chos-
en- as follows: NJ. II Martin. {. II
Webb, II. T.. Parkman. Fred Thomp-
son, Oral Cole, with Carl Randiett.
treasurer and A. =. HoWes. clerk.
Monday morning a meeting of the Iii
rectors was held at the creamery and
NJ II. Martin was chosen president
and f. y. Mccormack. manager This
creamery was opened to its patrons
Monday morn ng, June 18th and
about $500 lbs. of 40 per cent cream
and 80 cans of SKINNED milk were
shipped last week To the Maine Dairy
lncorporatiye Creamery Co, in Port
land. when Il contract for all of the
cream for one year has been made.
\ meeting of the Fairfield farm bu-
reau vii be held at the grange hall at
Fairfield Center. today June % Mt
p m. This meeting is called 10
consider the hold ng Of a farm bureau
ileld day. to make arrangements for
j the exhibit At the Central Maine Fair,
and 10 hear report of the County
/ farm bureau meeting held at SkoWhe
i ran last Tuesday. County Agent
i storer and Miss Hare, home demons
traitor will he present 10 confer with
the members about the local program
work for tie rest of the year.
The rain in Hinek ley section has
made the land very Wet and although
the grass is looking extra good. po-
tatoes and other vegetables WI be
set back by 1t. One man living on
the middle road in describing his field
of potatoes said that one plant had
Just one leaf above the water and on
tbat leaf was n notafo hug. the rest
were swimming
Melvin palmer Of uinckley was the
puest of r q Goodwin At Albion re-
eentlv In thr afternoon the two
gontIonicn in co,nnanv with Mr. Good
wins son. Frederick. and The little son
of Mr. and Mr. George Wakely of
Clinton George II. made a call at
the home of G " Hugsey retired
LAWYER formerly of wateryille. Mr.
TInese,,e r.ro, ie aitnafod an hill
obont nco milee East nj Albion vii
laye and is esneejally interest ny to
tno owner ms the bonso was built by
hie grandfather in 1e08 Later his
fathe,, ,gas tho o0naF and Mr. Uussev
w.s horn and ,oe.ie1 his bovhood DAYS
thera Tfa hna 1nade many improve
ments dnrine The mast ear and ii is
! . heanfifu1 nIaca He has erected a
modern boreo not far from the old
homo which he occupies and has be-
come peeasIV Interested in the cult
uation of alfalfa He has a Is acre
] 6old in which This seed was sown
six wears ago a3l il has Welded two
crons oer year since. There are two
/ varieties. one HAVING n blue blossom
and the other yellow. Mr. ilussey
is manning 10 raise hogs on a large
scale and already has several. 1t is
an interesting MACE to yisit.
The eron3 at West st Adams are
heavily damaged by the recent rain.
A Hoy, Agricultural Club was or
panized in SkoVhegan Monday night
with e +. paftpn as leader.
Horse radish IS crown from root
cuttings from four To seven inches
long Those may be purchased from
any scotsman. The lower end OF
the root is cut slantihg 10 distingu sll
II from the INNER end Horseradish
maV he laanted early in the spring
hnt since most of The growth is made
s.! late in the season the state college
gardeners saw little is gained by ear
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