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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-08
Farming At the Former Rnssesl WhM.
tier Tavern

The beautiful one hundred acre
farm home of Charles S. futile is
situated in North Cornville ON the
state road leading to Athens. eight
miles from Skowhegan and -four
miles from Athens village. The place
is known as the Russell Whittier
Tavern as in days gone by they used
to go by stage through that section
to the lake. Mr.. Tuttle bought the
property of Ernest Fowler in 1919
and has been engaged in dairying
until the past year when Mr.. futile
was Obliged TO dispose of his stock
owing TO i'll health. He now has one
Jersey COW, a driving horse, one
shoate. 35 hens of the Rhode Island
Red breed, and 65 chicks. The crops
at the farm this season will be Il
mixed variety for home use with TWO
acres of Soudan grass, quarter OF an
acre of potatoes. one-half acre OF
Monmouth Flint Corn and one nan
acre of beans. The method by which
MIR. futile has been successful in rais-
ing his crops is TO pillow in tine iaii
and harrow until the ground is well
pnlverized, and hoe frequently. He
uses we'll fortified manure or COM
mercial from which he has obtained
good results.
Mr.. Tuttle's former home was in
Mercer before coming to reside on the
Whittier Tavern and owing TO i'll
health has decided 10 give up farming
and move elsewhere. The Tavern
was built by Russell Whittier in 1867.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-08
Short COnrsc I'm Poultry Study

A four-day poultry school will be
one of the features of Farmers Week
at the College of Agriculture. Two
sessions will be held daily, begin
ming Tuesday morning, March 81, and
continuing until Friday noon. Mem
hers OF the college faculty and of the
extension service will be in charge
and number of poultrymen from
other institutions and Maine farms
will assist. There will be instruc-
tion and demonstrations along prae-
teal lines OF poultry husbandry, the
subjects TO include Matching and rear
ing of chickens. housing, feeding
care. culling. breeding, killing, dry
picking, marketing. treatment Of dis
eases and hapdling of poultry prod
hrts
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-08
Canaan Grange

A regular meeting was held at Ca
naan Grange, Thursday evening. Mar
LIST. with a fair attendance. After
the routine business. Grange was
closed. II box social held. and games
were enjoyed.
An all day meeting will be held
Thursday. March 18th. beginning al
10 Il. m. Dinner will be served at
noon. A speaker from the stan Oh
State Grange officers will be present
and the lecturer will present liter
airy program.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-08
SUCCESSFUL EXTENSION
SCHOOL
Three Day Sessions Probably ton.
dneted in TRANCE Hall. Miss
Edna Cobb Present

The three davs clbthing school.
which was conducted in Grange Hall
last Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
through The extension work of the
University of Maine. working under
tho Farm Bureau. closed Saturday in
Grange Hail. with an average attend
nee at each session OF twenty-threo
md two-ihirds or total OF ono hun
bred and forty-twO. Miss Edna
cobb, the clothing specialist OF Orc
no and Miss Marion G. Hare. County
bemonstrafor werc directly in charge
Of the school The work on Thurs
dly consisted OF lectures on sewing
implements. planning wardrobes, pro
plrinf materials for remodeling ana
PRINCIPLES OF good dress. Miss Cobb
spoke particularly OF The wardrobe
budget and she and Miss Hare both
lectured on the subjects already mon
Toned
On Friday foundation patterns were
made for which the measurements
had been previously taken. and on
saturday lectures were given on the
care of garments. repairing garments.
II ygiene OF garments and on fabrics
and testing fabrics. Miss Cobb gave
tnsts for silk, cotton. wool, linen and
mixed goods, explaining the solution
10 provo up cotton and wool.
At dinner each day one hot dish
vas served which had been prepared
in the tircless cooker under the super
.ision of Mrs. George l.. Parker, Mrs.
w. l.. IIl and Mrs. G. A. Storcr.
On Thursday macaroni and cheese
was served, on Friday scalloped pota-
toes and on Saturday beef stew with
vegetables. The first of these dishes
demonstrated the cooking of foodstnll
which had been partly cooked before
being placed In ille cooker, the
second demonstrating the cooking OF
raw materials md the third cooking
of meats and vegetables in the fire.
less cooker. The results proved to
be most appctizing and demonstrated
their value to the housekesper aHd
an important item in fuel saving.
New members added were Mrs. d.
II. Bartlett, Mrs Charles Burnor. Mrs
John w Fogler, and Mrs. Henry Nit
chell. Among the ont of town peo-
pie present were Mrs. Frod McCollor
of North Cornville. Georgia Bickford
of Madison Center and Mrs. Ned Reed.
Al The meeting on April II, the topic
will be one-picce dresses which Will
he a continuation of the pattern made
the second day Of tho training schooi.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-08
Somerset County Agricultural News
Dr. saIley Continues the Argument

Mr.. Editor:
When this argument started | hafd-
~ expected il to go on TO this extent
but the last piece in the paper ny
State Dairy Inspector seems TO put me
in wrong without some reply, how
ever, I'll be as brief as possible.
Reading the piece in the paper writ
ten by Forrest A. Barbour, put me
hack some thirty years when | had
graduated from college and started in
practice. felt then the same as
others of my class that | knew all
there was to know about veterinary
medicine and some other things but
the first case / was called TO see |
found somthfng that | didn't kno"
and have been finding them ever
since until after n practice of nearly
thirty years l now feel that | know
bnt very little of veterinary medicine.
Ii Mr.. Barbour should continue 10 in
spect milk and darias for thirty years
| believe lie would find some things
that ne didn't know about the bust
ness. Mr.. Barbour says that my po-
sition in regard to milk inspection i'll
Skowhegan is due to ignorance
will say that Mr.. Barbour appears
ignorant OF some things which | could
inform him. lie says up to January
| all of the herds whoHe milk Is ped
died in Skowhegan were tested by
state inspector. viii say that one
,f the largest herds was tested by me
and not by tho State Inspector. In
regard to clean mix coming from
dirty herds and dirty milk coming
from clean, well kept herds. II
this is the case. what Is thd good oil
inspecting barns and milk? SO Far
as the milk peddlers being obliged IN
have their herds tested, it lsnt neces-
sary to make Il law to produce this
Public sentiment, if strong enough
will oblige Il man TO test his COWS If
peddling milk or go out of business.
As to the creamery having their cows
tested, | don't see why II should be
any more OF a hardship than for the
milk dealers. In either case IL
would resolve itself into the propo-
sition of each milk man having his
herd tested and If the State pays the
bills, where Is the great expense? As
far as the creamery having their cows
tested without demand for it. its no
credit to do q thing we're Obliged to
do. Other creameries have had their
herds tested and if we believe in pro-
gression, surely to clean mp tnbercu-
losis is u good thing for the farmer
and all concerned. As to pasturiza-
ton taking the place of tuberculii
test, | think it's wrong. Pasteurized
milk is not so good for food and not
withstanding the lessons taught us by
our dairy inspector / shall continue
to use milk from a healthy herd, well
kept and clean, without pastenrization
and / believe the, majority of the peo-
pie in Skowhogan will, feel as do
about IL.
|. l.. SALLEY, ID. V. S.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-08
Good Egg Laying Record

We have watched with much inter
est the poultry and egg records IN
the. Independent Reporter during the
present winter, 50 will send You ours.
Think il not too bad. as We are prac-
ticaily amateur i'll the poultry bdsf-
ness.
We have flock of Is Rhode Island
nra p9>}eas Nairhea the last of April
and the middle OF May that commence
ed laying in November, In December
they laid 294 eggs and in January
APT and have averaged II eggs per
day so far for the month OF Fcbru-
airy.
Mrs. W. J. MARCIA
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-08
WINTER ACTIVITIES AND
PLANS OF FARMERS
Spring Lambs Are Coming. Poultry
Reports ISSUED. Demonstrations
In farioms DepartmS

Spring lambs are con eng,
Bessie Dunton of IVES. Moscow re-
ports four born and Mrs. Buffers of
that town has had three born but
has lost one.
One of the projects of the Farm
Bureau programme of work this year
is intended TO stimulate the produc-
ton OF early chicks. This project
is called the chick raising demon
stration." The requirements are that
records be kept of the cost of grow
ing two lots of chicks--one lot TO be
Matched before and the other after
May first. Separate egg production
records be kept of the cost of grow
laid until March first. Successful
commercial ponltrynien are .practicing
early Matching. Here in Somerset
County many of our successful poul-
trymen are following the practice.
Ii you have an opportunity where you
can hatch your chicks early, by all
means do so do not raise spring
chickens in the fail Chickens
Matched as late as juno first are not
the best layers
Twenty.nine lime demonstrations
have been planned to start this spring.
Sixteen men have Indicated their
intentions OF planting potato seed
Mot this year. The Farm Bureau
advises the purchase Of certified seed
for these plots as q result of the ex-
prriencc OF last year with ordinary
bin selected seed.
Walter McKenney os North AnsoD
writes: "Thc last day of October we
mad fve-ycar old Jersey COW give
birth to twin heifcrs. and on January
IA another Jersey cow about the same
age gave birth to two more twin
hoifers. Mr.. Mckinney challenges
the county to tell Il better twin heifcr
story.
Mrs. f. A. pease of Canaan has a
$25. 90 s, {. r. |. Red cockerel, bred
at the Owen Farm in Massachusetts.
This bird is mated with a pen OF pull
lets from the same poultry farm. Mrs.
Peasc will have both day-old chicks
and Matching eggs for sale.
Charles Hilton of st. Adams sold
during the past year $455.74 worth of
eggs-not including those used at
home-from 1870 White Leghorns.
The feed bin amounted to $134.00,
giving Mr. Hilton $32l.74 for his labor
or S247 per hen. This Is good re-
cord.
Baby chicks peeping, slambs bleat-
ing, birds singing. With February
gone are all signs of spring. 50 cheer
up we'll soon be haying. writes the
West Moscow correspondent.
At d meeting to he held IN Haftland
today under the auspices of the som
erset County Farm Bureau, the idea
of tuberculin testing OF cattle VIII
be especially taken up. DR.. J. Il.
Rcidy in charge Of the turbeeulin
testing in the state and County Agent
G. A. Storer will both be present also
c. NJ. White OF Augusta who Will
| speak on Marketing.
The orchards OF Somerset County
/wil be considerably increased az the
following orchardists in Somerset
County have bought trees through
the orchard planting plant: q. ".
I,aney, Hartland; p. {. White, NJ. w.
Gaylord, Lester stevens, Skowhegan
II. f. Ballard, Fairfield; Sunset
Ridge Farm. Fairfield; G. w. lIinrk-
ley, Hinckley; Perley Fogg. Cornville
George Foster, Qbrnville; Charles H.
Walker, East New Portland and Ill.
=. Jones, North Arson. These are
largely Macintosh trees.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-08
COrnyiIle Farm Bureau

A meeting of the Farm Bureau for
both men and women will be held
Tuesday. March Is, at 10 a. m. in Tho
town house This is an all day plan
ming meeting for the purpose of lay
ing out extension work for next year
A picnic dinner will be served. c. A.
Storer the County Agent and Miss
Hare. the home demonstrator will be
present
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-08

Don't put Off seedbuying. AT the
tail end of the buying season you get
the. tail end of the seed supply and the
whole supply IS npne too plentiful
this year.
Doesn't the candle fit the stick?
Then dip the end into hot water. 1t
will become soft and may be nodded
to fit.
To keep, ink from spreading when
marking clothes, first trace with
heavy pencil and then 30 over the
pencil marks with the ink.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-08
Wesserunsett TRANCE Has Youthful
Master

Wesserunsett Grange 81 cOrnyllf
has this year the youngest master in
the county and possibly the youngest
master in the State in the person OF
Walter II. Bowman. lie is eighteen
years old. There arc four hundred
and fifty Grange masters i'll the State
of Maine and rs he is among the
youngest Of these it is thought that
No may be the youngest master in the
United States
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-08

Last years summer dresses make
neat kitchen curtains. Bingham,
striped calico, or unbleached muslin
may be used. They should not be
heavy in weight to obscure the light.
When desired, curtains may be half
length.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
Released

"whynl didn't you throw that
ball to second? You're q swell
ball pitcher, you are. Didnya see
the runner fan down between
first and second! H q II!
DIDNYA! Well whynya throw
him out?"
WHY, 1t was just like this
coach. OF course you know ]
had the next batter to strike
out, and didn't wish to throw
my arm away lobbing it over to
second what with all the chances
one takes OF having 1t missed"
-Chaparra1.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
Medbury
Says S.
By John p; Medbury.

"oAaAN cams 70 TINS coun'
Try the o'ner uAS WIN
breed or dog so small that
you can carry MIN up your sleeve.
$500 - - ro.s,.aoh;or
M 1870. ,.a.,, -,.,.,, .,,s Iouas
- 80. : f.
80. - ~
course TINS Wouiu DC o
no Woen nOW.uHss - -
pc sOzng N loE Diss ~
1u salM4leE
A Chicago dame had a dog that
was so little that when sne went
TO find him one day she found
him hiding behind a mouse.
The advantage OF having them
% small Is that you can carry
three or tour OF them wlsn you
at the Same tinle.
A New York society girl had one
part Of her vanity case converted
into 4 6ioghouse.
ena& sne USED 20 spread . s-cens
stamp on the noor TOT Nun 20 NO
Gown ON.
Not only that, out sne nao nere
maid exercise the dog oy making
him run up and down on dollar
bill
sne "asn a.I1Au =. ING uos sos'
sinB any IlaCacS oia .lO illo'
D1so si'o us "AeA D1s oln
" no'u : gum
-
%. On =. s oe o ~
80 oh 'ne osnol "o1.N. -
"
a.
-. -, -. .,.-,a
49,. '
~ "'
snake their ciotnes before Lney iert
tne mouse 30 tnat tney wouion,t
take any OF her dogs away with
u cotse sne oouiuns Dlanao
20 = o.e u noE ooss n0"0u
70 c1o"a AnsO svuE
One guy noticed four or five
Of these little animals crawling
over MS sWeetnearte parior car
nat and su11eeted that she nut
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
RADIO RAGTIME
x 8. SIMPLEVILLE,
Hello Ashes.
Hello Cinders.

~ * 8. SIMPLEVILLE.
Hello Ashes.
- . Hello Cinders.
How are you Dustin 'em to.
DAY?
Not 90 good.
Well. here are . few to cheer
you up.
Let EN- 20.
why 10 the man IN the moon
Q desperate fellow?"
Because he makes the moon
shine and keeps four quarters to
set full on"
All right. try this one: why is
Q radio set like a busybody?"
Hears everything that doesn't
concern it."
Oh, boy, you nabbed that quick.
Try this: Which is bigger, Mrs.
Biggar or her baby?"
That's easy. boy. THE baby's
O little Biggar."
Zowie. you're going good to-
night.
You said it. Cinders. Come
again.
I will, Ashes. So long.
So long.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

you look elated, 81. what hap.
pened?"
We'll. I just showed up that
there Western Union. They ad-
vertise that they telegraph money
and flowers. don't they?"
yes"
well. they can't. I told 'em
- telegraph my watch back East
and have II repaired, and dang
'em they couldn't-Humbue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
Stew True

Absinth makes the heart grow
fonder, a
Makes the lights 50 blinking
yonder,
Makes ono lamp pest seem Nike
ten.
Absent absinth, como again.
Octopus.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

She-Those are clever little
wrist watches, aren't they? -
Her-Yes, they have such 6gight
faces.-ChaparraL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

The Old Boy-I bet Jimmy is
marrying you for my money.
Flapper Daughter-How alb
surb, Dad! He loves me on my
own account!-Puppet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

Baseball players have just
formed union but have been
going out on strikes for number
Of years
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

Ycu disregard the wiHe's advice
about letting baby play with =,
thimbIe. He coughs ana the thin.
ble's vanished. You send for . spe-
ciaIist. You're frantic. You are
sure he's going to pass out. You
find the thimble under the couch.
Bill $500. s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

You decide to surprise your wife
with q mid-winter box of straw.
berries. Pay rs cents for 'en, est
home and discover she eot : bot
for SO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

What this country needs 10 . :
Proclamation Of Emancipation Cd
free the slaves Of fashion
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

You have . bunch not to take
the elevator in your office building
after passing under ladder You
walk up. At the fifth landing !.
hunk Of plaster leaves the ceiling
and you go home unconscious.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

You disregard q friends advice
to play MEX Nike" an oil stock.
and It goes up 80 fast you get dizzy
] watching 1t.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
She. us he very bashful?''

She! us he very bashIuI!
Second Ditto: when he took
me on the roller coaster he told
me- to hold tight to the bar Or
ia fall cut"
Virginia Reel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
NEWS LAFFS
BY Les ConkIin.

THE scientist who y predict
Ing the end Of the world
must have heard about the
landlord who gave one Of HIS ten
ants a bag Of GOAL.
French women are now wear-
ing wedding rings with '?'' ems
bossed on them. One guess will
be allowed as to what question i
the mark stands for.
The union of poets which has s
been formed to secure moro pay
for their verses IL the only one
In the world which can so ON 4
strike without fear Of popular
protest.
Writer says marriage IL bust
ness. It's always lively, but #
never gets better.
The man who invented . mn
chine to tell any wonaan's age
was wasting his time. because
women have always used inven-
ton when telling their age.
New arrival at Sing Sing wants
to write poetry. but you cant
write verses and complete q sem
tence.
Westerners are mourning the
death of the last OF the old gun
fighters. Fifty years from now
we win be mourning the death
Of the last Of the old rum dghters-
Baseball players have just
formed a union but have been
going out on strikes for a number
Of years.
What this country needs 10 . !.
Proclamation Of Emancipation to
free the slaves Of fashion
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

You have . dream about your
daughter, Patsy. 30 decide to play
Paddy Whaclrs," at Tia Juana.
He's 10 to ! and finishes tenth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

You tell buddy you are feeling
like q million dollars and could Hex
your weight in postage stamps ana
Immediately he wises you up that
you don't look 30 good and you 90
home that night convinced yOu are
threatened with appendicitis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

You remark to q woman friend
that your upper front tooth Is an
moving you bit and she imme.
diateIy starts telling you about .
girl who had "Just that feeling
and lost All her upper teeth ana
had to pay = specialist $500 before
she could even eat banana. Il
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

New arrival at Sing Sing wants
to write poetry. but you can't
write verses and complete . sem
tence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

Writer says marriage IL bust
ness. It's always lively; but Il
never gets better.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

A Chicago dame had dog that
was so little that when she went
70 find him one day she found
him hiding behind a mouse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05
IT'S TOUGH
WHEN

W OF don't wear your gaioshes
because the sun II haR cut
and there comes 4 record
snowfall. and you reach home with
everything vet but your collar
bone and sneeze that reminds you
Of perpetual motion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

The advantage Of having them
% small Is that you can carry
three or four Of them with you
ut the same time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

A New York society girl had one
part Of her vanity case converted
into q doghouse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

Not only that, but she had her
maid exercise the dog by making
him run up and down on a dollar
hin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

The smallest one was 30 tiny
THAT she used to spread . 2-cent
stamp on the floor for him to lie
down on.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

She never had any trouble with
her little dogs except that the kit
tens used to kin them, thinking
tlAV were mice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

She wasn't afraid Of the dog get
eine any microbes off the money,
because the dog wasn't big enough
70 hold o germ.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

No matter how much she loves
him, . woman doesn't want to
wine her eyes with Q dog.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

Two microbes couldn't possibly
get on at the same time. II one
got on the other would have to get
eef.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

The women nowadays seem to
De going m for bigger alimony
md smaller dogs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-05

OF course this would be diff
ferent II he was a water spaniel.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-05

are expected to return home Mon
day evening.