Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-05
OFFICERS NAMED
ACCIE SOCIETIES

Especial to The Kennebec Journal)
Orono. Me-. Apr. 4.-The meeting
Of the Maine Holstein Breeders AS
ISOLATION. the close of the Poultry
school. the last of the Agricultural
and Home Economics sessions. clos
ed this years Farmers week Fri
day noon.
Thursdays session was featured
by meetings of the Maine Livestock
Breeders Association, Maine Ayr
shire Breeders Association. Maine
Jersey Breeders association and the
Maine State Pathological Society.
AT the annual business melting of
the Maine Livestock Breeders Assoc
citation. K. ID. Page of Bangor was
reelected as president, r. +. Talbot
OF Orono reelected secretary, A. II.
-Ellis of Fairfield reelected treasur-
er. The next executive committee
will consist of the following: Ross
Elliott, East Corinth: l.. 4. Mcln-
tire, East Waterford; ]. A. Ness, Au-
burn; l.. S. Corbect. Orono.
c. L. Blackman of Davidson, j.
H. HoweS of Charleston were named
as delegates to the Maine Fedora
ton of Agricultural Associations;
while c. L.. Jones of Corinna was
named as a member of the Expert
ment Station council. w. J. Kicker
of Turner was chosen as visitor to
the College of Agriculture.
The following vice-presidents were
elected from the various counties In
the State: J. A. Ness. Androscog-
gin; Arthur Sylvester. Aroostook; ID.
E. Moulton. Cumberland; Ray
Bridges. Franklin: Walter Edge
comb, Hancock; George S. Smith.
Kennebec; H. II. Nash, Knox; Geo.
PASTORS. Lincoln; c. w. harrington,
Oxford; o. ID. Andrews. Penobscot:
Frank Chandler, Piscataquis: w. b.
Kendall. Sagadahoc; l.. G. Trafton,
Somerset: S. A. Piper, Waldo; c. l..
Pike. Washington: and w. b. Deer
ing. York.
throughout the entire day and was
! addressed by several different speak
ers, was exceptionally well attended.
Talks were delivered by the follow
ing men: NJ. d. Jones. farm man.
agement specialist. Orono: c. II
Crawford, sheep specialist, Maine
Department of Agriculture; ii. Nj
Tucker, chief Animal Industry Di-
vision. Maine Department of Agri-
culture; w. II. Bronson. n. T.. Milk
Producers Assn. Boston: DR.. j. A.
Ness, Auburn: DIR. X. j. Seulke.
manager Jefferson farms. Jefferson:
Dr. George nj. Potter. Portland.
Following this meeting at about
o'clock. the Maine Ayrshire
Bredrs' Assn held their annual
meeting with DR.. j. A. Ness. presi-
dent, presiding. At the same time
the Maine Jersey Breeders Assn
met with President ]. II. Howes pre-
siding.
The State Pathological Society
held an all-day meeting. which was
attended by more than go persons.
DIR. Karl Sax of the Maine Expert
ment Station talked on Nursery
Stock and Propagation Methods:
George A. Yeaton. State horticulture
list, spoke on Lessons in Fruit
Growing Cleaned from Visiting the
Orchards of Maine" In addition to
these the following addresses were
delivered: How Shall We Prune
Our Young Trees?" Prof. G. +. Pot
ter. N. II. University, Durham:
Containers: Their Relative. Value in
Marketing Apples" A. X. Gardner.
orchard specialist. Extension Serv-
ice; pest and Fungus Control in
the Orchard" Prof. Arthur Kelsall.
Nova Scotia Experiment Station !;
cooperative Marketing in Maine"
G. NJ. White. Division of Markets.
State Department of Agriculture.
The meeting closed with a dis
cussion on spraying and busting.
which was led by w. II. Conant,
president of the Maine Fruit Grow
ers' Exchange. Buckfeld.
The annual Farmers week BAN
quet was held at q o'clock with
Frank =. Washburn, commissioner
of agriculture. acting as POSTMASTER.
The following were the speakers and
subjects: Dudley Alleman. editor
Maine Farmer, Augusta, Boost
Maine: Merle J. Hartman. Read
field. THE Juvenile Grange; DIR.
Whitman II. Jordan. Orono, 1.-THE
New Education; l.. +. McIntire. i.
Waterford, why / Attend Farmers
Week; c. l.. Blackman, Davidson.
Our Opportunity" The following
also spoke: DIR. J. A. Ness. Auburn:
DIR. X. j. Seuke. Jefferson; Miss
Virginia Jones, So. China: T.. d.
Page, Bangor.
Nearly $50 persons have register
ed SO far, thus pushing the attend
ance mark over that of last year.
One of the most notable features of
this years event is the presence OF
men and women who have never
attended any previous Farmers
week. At the same time the number
of out of town people greatly ex-