Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-15

True of Litchfield and Mrs. J. O.
Peck of Winslow, representing the
| kennebec Farm Bureau: r.. b. Den
ny of Damariscotta. vice president of
the Knox and Lincoln Farm Bureau:
W. II. Conant of Buckfeld. president
Of the oxford Farm Bureau: Bird
| +. Cole of Etna, county treasurer OF
! PcnobScot and also treasurer of the
! penubsCot Farm Bureau: II. II. Full
, Ter of Hartland. secretary and treas
urer of the Somerset Farm Bureau:
q. w. Ripley of Searsmont. president
/ of the Waldo Farm Bureau: Charles
w. Gillispic of Dennysvillc, member
of the Washington Farm Bureau:
r. Il. Lord of Lebanon, president of
| the York Farm Bureau: Mrs. II. \.
| knightlE eff Norway, member OF the
executive committee of the oxford
| Farm Bureau.
Nearly all of these Farm Bureau
| representatives were sent here by
their respective organize tons to ia
Nor the agricultural extension resolve.
and they all gave personal tcsti-
'mony in praise Of the county agents
end home demonstrations in their
counties and what has been accom-
pliShed under the Farm Bureau plan.
DR.. Leon =. Merrill of Orono. di-
rector of extension work in Maine.
was the first to speak in behalf OF
the resolve. He emphasized the fact
that the amount is in accord with
the legislative budget committees
recommendation. and is the usual
offset to the Federal appropria ton.
He explained that this entire appro-
priaiion is to be used for agriculture
al extension work. Not dollar of
the Federal or state fund in this re-
solve can he used for college instruc
ton. buildings, maintenance nor
equipment. The bulk Of it goes to
maintaining the work of the county
agents and home demOnStra ton
agents in the various counties. He
referred TO their work as being on
the firing line" and that of the
state extension agents In his depart
ment as being ammunition makers
land carriers" in agricultural extern
sion.
He added that the work is all
planned in advance, in accord with
the wishes of the people as express
sed in the rural communities. and
the plans are made In conformity
with q budget submitted to the Fed
eral authorities. An annual. detailed
report of the work is submitted to
the Governor and to the United
States Department of Agriculture
at the end of the fiscal year The
plans being followed in the present
fiscal year We're made up from recon-
mtndations of 1913 people expressed
in approximately 300 community
meetings.
President Foster of the Kenncbec
Farm Bureau heartily praised the
work done by the extension agents
in his county and cited details in
some lines of activity. with special
fnr n C1 n
raising of improved slage corn.
Mrs n. c. True of 1.itchfleld COM
mendcd the extension work and gave
some statistics of the work among
the boys and girls agricultural
, clubs in Kennebcc and in the State
as whole. She said she has been
, in close touch with this work six
years. first as a parent. later as a
local leader and county leader.
She declared that club work is do
) ing great deal to offset the lure of
the cities and to interest boys and
, girls in work on the farms. 1t also
, teaches them to conduct and address
meetings and to successfully carry
on projects in various agricultural
and home making lines. She said
: that last year in Maine 24O6 boys and
I girls completed their club project:
that the total value of their products
was IN excess OF S31,UO0, on which
, they made profit of more than
$4,000. Speaking of the annual
county contests of the clubs she
1 quoted the treasurer of the Augusta
; Savings bank who reported that of
the III deposits Of cash prizes won
: by boys and girls in Kcnnebec coun-
!! ty only eight had been closed. and
the others more than doubled in
four years, showing that club work
teaches thrift as we'll as industry.
Julian Emery of Rar Harbor.
president of the Maine Federation of
Farm Bureaus. said he wished to
correct n notion some people have
that a part of the money appropriate
ed by the State goes to the Farm
Bureau. 1t does not The Farm
Bureau is self-supporting, every
member paying annual dues and the
committees all giving freely of their
time and paying their own expenses
Not dollar of the public funds is
used by the bureaus. He added that
the president Of the National Fedora
ton of Farm Bureaus has credited
Maine as ranking among the fore
most of the states in the quality Of
work done by it's agricultural extern
sion force.
County Treasurer Bird F.. Cole of
Penobscot gave some figures show
ing the fine quality of extension work
that is being done in Pcnobscot
icounty. The Farm Bureau there has
ABOUT 100 members and the spirit