Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-05
FARM BUREAU
EXTENSION MEETINGS

The women held an all day meet
ing i'll Cambridge in the Grange hall
February 20. The subject o. one
piece dress patterns was taken up.
The home demonstration agent was
in attendance. Sixteen women were
present. This is II very good at
tendance for this community and 1t
is hoped this good start will continue
throughout 1924. Six dresses were
cut and fitted, also six patterns were
cut from these fitted garments. Civ
ing the women Il pattern that they
can use with no further fitting.
These patterns were valued at %6.
Training Glass Held in Hartiand
Six women met for q machine at
tachment training class in Hartland.
three women from st. Adams, and
three from Hartland. The home
demonstration agent attended.
These training classes are held to
instruct these women in the use of
their attachments, 50 that they can
teach the group in their respective
communities saving time OF the
home demonstration agent and get
ting as a'reSut q greater spread of
influence. The following attachments
were demonstrated: Binder. gather
err, hcmmer. tucker. After each one
was demonstrated the women then
tried the attachment out. putting it
to the various uses that were dgm-
onstrated.
rs a Result OF Il Millinery Training
Class
Three women of Norridgewock
that attended Il class in Skowhegan
are surely making use of their IN
formation gained. These women met
with the Kennebec Valley Girls
Club in Norridgewock and taught
the girls how to make sport hats.
Seven hats were made.
Extension Meetings
Meetings will be held Thursday.
Mar. q. in Cornville on Foods. IT is
the first meal planning meeting and
the home demonstration agent will
be in attendance.
Meeting in Larone. Friday. Mar
Z. at the home OF Mrs. a. IT. Ruz-
Ze1l, home demonstration agent, who
will be present. Subject will be
meal planning. A series of success
full farm management meetings were
carried on in Somerset county the
week of February - by the Exten-
sion Service and Farm Bureau CO.
operating.
NJ. ID. Jones. farm management
specialist, cooperatod with County
Agent Dunn in carrying out the
work. Lantern slides were shown
in the morning and afternoon ses-
sions. showing the value OF certain
types of machinery used on the
farms. as well as how to make a
home made lime spreader. install an
economical system of watering for
cows. movable calf pens. value Of
the third horse on the farm. Charts
showing the distribution of farm la
Dor. cost of producing an acre of
corn and amounts of fertilizer found
most practical. the value of poultry
and how it increases the labor in
come. Best paying farm business.
value Of keeping skim milk on the
farm, whether noon feeding for cat
tie pays and numerous other i'm
portant subjects were covered. At
the noon hour informal discussions
were in order and many personal
problems were brought up by the
various men. The result of these
meetings has been that a number of
men plan to try ont the various la
Dor saving methods and practices
recommended. Meetings were held
in Cambridge. Hartland. Fairfield
1cHlcT, -NUFTluSeWOcK aNQ MADISON.
Isaac Irving Of Benton was oper-
ated upon at the Somerset hospital
Tuesday afternoon.
Many Somerset county friends of
Hon. G. c. Kinsman of North Corn
Vile will be pleased to know that he
has so far recovered from the ampu-
tation of one leg which accured in
Boston few weeks ago as to be
able to be brought to Skowhegan In
4 wheel chair Tuesday. He was taxi
en- to the home of his sister and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett r.