Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-29

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farm BUREAU 1924
WORK ACCOMPLISHED
No stronger testimonial of the
good Of the kennebec Farm Bureau
can be expressed than in the review
OF the work which the mems and
women's divisions have accomplish
ed in the past year under the direc-
ton of Clarence A. Day. county
agent and Miss Grace l.. Pennock,
home demonstration agent. In the
clothing construction program of the
women's division. u meetings have
been held with 306 women present;
"a corset adjustment demonstrate
have been started and seven COM
pleted; 90 new garments have been
made; successful three days
clothing school was held in Farm
ingdale. attended by 131. Four fabric
meetings have been held: ten foun-
dation pattern meetings with an at
tendance of 81 with 80 patterns at
the value of $3.50 made: more work
1i>sS "SSA NollO AAl lIlC 1IlliiluCIy pTOs
Ject than in any other with 80 gen.
eral meetings and an attendance of
36S. including four two-day training
classes at which q women instruct
ed.
The hats made number III, with a
value of s95S.7S. The hats cost
$S05.75 with a saving Of $6S0.03. The
sewing equipment has been popular
with II general meetings. an attend
arce Of so and three training classes.
In the dress form classes. six meet
ings have been held with So present.
Nine forms valued at Sits were
made. costing SS.25 with saving Of
SSc. In the household account book
project % books were distributed in
II communities and 10 were kept to
date. Fireless cookers have been
made to the number of &c and ma
terials purchased for almost as many
more. Four tea wagons were made
at Wayne.
Ten meetings with attendance of
lot have been held in the cookery
project. Sixteen meal planning
meetings with an attendance of 1874
on family meals and IL with attend
ance of 259 on community meals
have been held. Eleven meetings in
thu nutrition project with an attend
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Mems Division
In the mems division. the COM
munity orchard planting plan in
cludes IS persons who bought 1868
trees. Trees ordered were in the
following varieties: Mcintosh. 662:
Delicious. 400; Baldwin. Isl: Wolf
River. 119.
Twenty eight farm accounts were
completed. These accounts show a
larger labor income than for several
years. The eight best paying farms
had a labor income Of s127S. Re-
ceipts from poultry have greatly in
creased in the four years Of the ac-
count keeping. especially on the best
paying farms.
In the poultry account project. 1873
people applied for books. Seventy
four accounts were started for 1924
and Al were closed. Tho study OF
these accounts is not yet complete.
Twelve most interesting points have
been proven in this project. In the
forestry project. 2S demonstrations
were given by M. E. Watson. Extern
sior forestry specialist. which we're
attended bv 2S3 persons. Cruising
sticks, al were purchased.
In the accredited herd work. under
the dairy project. since a great many
herds have had two free tests 1t was
necessary this past year. in many
tests were given. however. in a num-
Der of communities. In the past
year. sol herds. including 5.221 cows
were tested with ~ reactors. This
report is not complete.
The men ordering mammoth flint
corn seed were 1873 and the bushels
ordered were 1872. Sixteen compare
tive demonstrations of mammoth
flint corn and west branch corn were
carried out. Reports were received
on IA tests. The yield on mammoth
flint was IL tons per acre and west
branch, 1872 tons. 1t will be given a
trial in 1925 again.
The new improved potato seed
N oject included Is demonstrations:
seven planted other seed. The yield
Of the improved was 301 bushels per
acre and ordinary seed was 1913
bushels per acre or gain OF l0S
bushels per acre. Twenty-four men
in the county planted 504 bushels OF
improved Green Mountain. Seven
teen potato roguing demonstrations
were held.
The lime demonstrations showed
that nearly all soil in the county
would benefit by lime. which would
cover NUMBER OIL years. Inc IOl-
lowing communities bought lime in
carloads, North Belgrade, Benton.
Oakland, Readffeld, Riverside. Vas
salboro, Winthrop and Winslow. Six
teen demonstrations In top dressing
grassland were held. A noticeable
feature was the increased amount of
timothy where chemicals were used.
Seven alfalfa plots were started
previous to 1923 and four others were
started in 1924. These plots have
proven that alfalfa can be success
fully grown in Kennebec county
where soil conditions are right. The
seven plots in hay cut two crops and
gave an average yield Of 81 tons per
acre.
In the Boys and Girls club work.
200 members were enrolled. 48 boys
and 1852 girls. Eighty-eigh complet-
ed their work and took part In the
county contest. where they won s247
in prizes. The total value Of articles
grown or made by club members in
their work was s2,964.94. This does
not include the cooking and house,
keeping projects.
Gard Of Thanks
We wish to thank our relatives.