Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-25
|Sk0WhEeAN LOCAL NEWS
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Somerset County
Extension Work

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Extension Work =.
The first annual Farm Bureau,
meeting for Mercer was held in the
Grange hall, December 10. Twenty
SIX We're in attendance, and after
explanations by the county agent
ana the home demonstration agent,
concerning the duties of; project
ieaoers. an election of officers for
the coming year was held: Chair
man, j. N. Frazell; secretary, David
Tracey: clubs, Mrs. Charles Pressey:
poultry. Mrs. w. C. Wade. After
this election informal discussions
were in order. At II o'clock the
ladies' of the Farm Bureau served a
delicious dinner. Starting at 1
, O'Clock. the men and women were
IN separate sessions. The following
projects were accepted by the men:
Potato seed plots. potato seed treat
inent, know your cow, farm ac-
counts grating, pruning, caponiz-
lng' selecting breeders. and any 9TH
tr miscellaneous work which may
be demanded. The following men
were elected to serve d as project
leaders in the various projects: Chas.
Pressey. crops; Albert Yeaton, dairy:
w. B. Niles. farm management: Da-
Vld Tracey, orchards. During the
meeting, the men showed a great
zeal or interest and it. Is believed
tnat with this years program car
ried out. many more will be encour.
aged to belong to the Farm Bureau
and take IAN active part in extension
work for next year. The officers for
the women's branch were as follows:
Chairman, Mrs. w. c. Wade: secre-
tary. Mrs. Charles Pressey; clothing.
Mrs. John Williamson: foods. Mrs.
Albert Yeaton: household manage
ment. Mrs. Henry True; fireless
campaign leader. Mrs. John VIII
hanson; assistant leader, Mrs. Nell
~ Ford. The work included: Bet
ties, fireless cookers, foods, fireless
campaign. making the home SAM
tary. removal of stains, waist pat
terms. dry cleaning, Christmas sug-
gestlons, annual meeting.
December IS was the date of
Cornville's annual meeting. This
was held in the Grange hall and a
picnic dinner was enjoyed at noon.
Ofhcers elected were: Chairman.
George Foster; secretary, Frank
Pugh; clubs. Elizabeth Foster; poul-
try. Mrs. Carrie French. The pro-
gram was adopted by the men:
clubs. potato seed plots, lime DEM
onstrations, potato seed treatment,
know your COW. farm accounts, farm
survey, grating demonstrations,
pruning campaign. caponizing dem
onstration, selecting breeders. Off,
GERS for the mems projects: crops,
Carl Wood: dairy. Chester Wood /;
farm management. John Scott;
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the womens projects: Chairman,
Mrs. Gladys Kelly; secretary, Mrs
Charles Beckwith; clothing, Mrs.
Ralph French; foods. Mrs. George
Foster: household management,
Mrs. John Scott; fireless campaign
leader. Mrs John Scott; assistant
leaders. Mrs. c: ]. Wood, Mrs. Bert
Paul. Mrs. Isabel Merrill. The
women's work included plans for:
dry cleaning, household furnishings.
foods. millinery, fireless cooker
campaign, machine attachments,
corsetting and becoming dress first
aid. Christmas suggestions, chill
dren's clothing. annual meeting.
The annual meeting i'll Canaan
| was held December 20, in the
Grange hall. The following commit
tee was elected for the mems work
during 1924: Chairman. c. 3. Gard
ner; secretary. Mrs. A. A. Mason ;
clubs. Miss Elizabeth Dow: poultry,
Fred Rolfe; crops, H. 0. Bean; da-
Try. C. B. Gardner; orchard, o. NJ.
Chase. The mems program was as
given: Clubs, potato seed plots. po-
tato seed treatment, farm accounts,
grating demonstration, pruning
campaign. caponizing demonstration,
selecting breeders demonstration.
Program for the women was as
follows: Dry cleaning, healthful cor
setting, making the home sanitary,
one-piece dresses, fireless cookers,
foods, slips made from one piece
dresses. Christmas suggestions, an
nual meeting. The women's Off
GERS included: Chairman, Mrs. Cecil
Gardner: secretary, Mrs. Vesta Holt /;
clothing, Mrs. A. A. Mason; foods,
Mrs. Mabel Harris; household man
agement, Mrs. Oliver Dow. A
The Madison Center annual Farm
Bureau meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Lee Ketchum. Deem
Der u. Over half of the 1924 men,
bers were there and a very interest
ing meeting was carried through.
At noon dinner was served by the
women Of the Farm Bureau. under
the supervision of Mrs. Ketchum. At
the joint meeting held in the morn
ing the various reports were read by
the project leaders and the follow
ing officers elected: Chairman. Clyde
Getchell; secretary, George Foster;
clubs, Mrs. Lee Ketchum. At the
separate meeting of the men, the
following were elected as project
leaders: Crops. o. w. Luce: dairy,
| John .Healy: farm management. L.
II. Foster; orchard, Milford Russell.
The program for 1924 was as fol-
lows: Lime demonstrations. potato
seed plots, potato seed treatment,
know your COW. farm accounts,
pruning campaign. caponizing. Sc
| Letting breeders. grating demon
STATIONS. besides miscellaneous
work. Officers for the women's
! branch were: Chairman. Mrs. George
Foster; secretary, Mrs. John ealy:
clothing, Mrs. Ned Reed: foods. Mrs.
Lee Ketchum: household manage
ment. Mrs. Forrest Luce: fireless
campaign leader. Mrs. Forrest Luce
assistant leaders, Mrs. Ned Reed,
. Mrs. Annie Davis. Mrs. l.. H. Foster.
, Their work included: Beetles,
healthful corseting. dry cleaning.
foods. fireless cookers. adaptation of
, one-piece dress, machine attach
ments, millinery. Christmas sugges-
! tions, annual meeting.