Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-13
Farm Bureaus Plan
This Years PROGRAM


The past week has been n n,o.t >,
tive one among the Farm Bureau or :
CARNATIONS Of the Kennebec Far,
Bureau. This is the time OF voa~ q,
which they hold their community
Planning meetings, laying plans FOR
the years work ~
Al me meeting Of the Mems divi-
sion OF the Waterville Farm Bureau
held Friday at the home Of Rex a.
FROST the following committee was
appointed: chairman, George r.
wheeler; dairy. Rex Frost. 1t was 70 :
Iretted that the chairman was unable
TO be present because Of illness. The
work which the Waterville plan ia
do includes: Take part in the silape
corn campaign; conduct one pasture
improvement demonstration: keen
farm accounts: hold farm manage
ment meeting in April; take part in
the egg record campaign; hold dem
onstratlon In selecting seed potatoes
on the farm OF II. A. Lunn in August
the West Augusta men have an
pointed the following committee:
chairman. l.. j. Ayers: secretary, f.,
II. Ililson; poultry project leader, C.,
Nj. Newton; farm management. pro
Ject leader. n. NJ. Glover; dairy pro-
Ject leader. c. M. Newton: farm man.
aSement project leader, n. NJ. Glover;
dairy project leader, w. II. Ayers.
The work which they plan to do this
year includes: Hold demonstration
OF culling poultry and selecting
breeders in September at the farm of
c. NJ. Newton; take part in the egg
record campaign; keep farm and
poultry accounts hold farm manage
ment meeting March %; conduct two
at w. X. Ayers and L. A. Walkers
take up accredited herd work and
take part part in county wide silage
corn campaign.
The WOman's division Of the West
Augusta Farm Bureau has appointed
their committee as follows: chairman,
Mrs. w. Il. Ayers; clothing project
leader, Mrs. c. NJ. Newton; foods,
Mrs. Lendall Ayers; household man.
agement, Mrs. f.. Fl. Tillson. F'ireless
cooker campaign: Oakland road, Miss
Sarah Ayers: River road, Miss Mary
Damren; Belgrade road, Mrs. Len
dali Ayers; Mt. Vernon road, Mrs.
Elsie Lyons: Burns road, Mrs. +. Fl.
Tillson; Townsend road. Mrs. William
Knowles. The work which they will
do the coming year: March %. millin-
cry: May 3. dress patterns: June 1G.
food habits and deserts: Sept. 20,
food habits; Dec. IS, petticoat pat
terms.
The East Augusta mems division
OF the Farm Bureau committee:
chairman. r. B. Stackpole: farm
management project leader. T.. r.
Stackpole: dairy. d. +. Foster; poul-
try. II. II. Harlow. The work plan
ned: To hold farm management
meeting March 81: dairy work, to
conduct accredited herd work and
take part in silage corn campaign;
take part in egg record campaign
and hold demonstration in selecting
breeders.
The Women's division Of the East
Augusta Farm Bureau has appointed
it's new committee as follows: Chair
man, Mrs. Il. Is. Stackpole: clothing.
Mrs. d. T.. Foster: foods, Mrs. l.. E.
Stackpole: household management.
Miss Alice Caswell: clubs, Mrs. d. T..
Foster. Their program: March 81.
skirt drafts: April %. one piece dress
patterns: June 10. yeast bread: Au-
gust Is. left overs and food habits;
Oct. i. sandwiches and food habits.
The Vienna women Of the Farm
Bureau have appointed the following
committees: Chairman. Mrs. Carrie
Narney; foods. Mrs. Laura Sanborn:
clothing. Mrs. Lillian Waite. The pro-
gram: April -. millinery: June ).
yeast bread: July 81. food habits:
Oct. Q. deserts and apple cookery;
Dec. 4, one-piece dress patterns.
The meetings for the week are:
Both divisions. China Farm Bureau.
Grange hall. Tuesday; Oakland Farm
Bureau at Grange hall. Wednesday,;
t'armingdale Farm Bureau at Town
hall. Thursday: Windsor Farm Blu
reau at Grange hall, Friday: Fayette
Farm Bureau at Grange hall. Satur-
day.