Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-31

Lieut.. Heseltine also stated that the
ship was to lay out a mine field Mon
day, coal ship Tuesday and go to sea
Wednesday at S A. NJ, for the rest of
the week, returning Saturday after
noon to Provincetown, from which port
the Maine Reserves will embark for
Boston and return home Sunday
Several of the monthly meetings of
the Dairy Testing associations of the
State will be held during the coming
month. The Oxford County association
VIII meet Tuesday, Aug. at the home
OF c. H. Ronney, Sumner. Prof. P. A.
Campbell of the University of Maine
Will deliver lecture on breeding of
dairy animals to be followed by dem
onstration in stock judging. State
Dairy Instructor Merrill will also be
present and deliver an address upon
some timely subject. The meeting is
called for 10 A. M. and will last
througout the entire day. "A picnic
dinner will be served at noon.
The West Penobscot Dairy Testing
Association will hold it's monthly meet
ing at Grange Hall, Dexter, Saturday,
Aug. Z Assistant Dairy Instructor
Redman will attend the meeting and
deliver an address upon the Feeding
of the Dairy Cow.
The Waterford & Norway Dairy
Testing Association will hold it's
Mc1ntire, president of the association
at East Waterford. Wednesday, Aug.
L. Prof. Campbell of the University of
Maine will be present and deliver the
principal address. Assistant Dairy In
structor Redman is also to be present
and deliver an address upon Silo Con-
structiun. These monthly meetings Of
the Dairy Testing association are of
great interest to members of the asso-
Citations and are attracting considerable
attention from those who are not men,
bers
The breeders of Holstein cattle in the
State are looking forward with much
interest to the special meetings of the
Sebasticook Valley Holstein Breeders
Association and the Oxford County AS
ISOLATION, which are to be held some-
time in August. Hon. c.. w. Wood Of
Worcester, Mass, president of the Ma
tional Holstein Breeders Association
will be present at the meetings of both
associations and deliver addresses to
members. IA great deal of interest is
taken in live stock Improvement in the
State and these meetings with the spe-
cial attraction of President Woods Wis
it and lecture will undoubtedly be at
tended bp d large number of interested
breeders. Representatives from the
State department of Agriculture will be
present at these meetings. The Hol-
stein Breeders associations have been
organized by the department and are
under the co-operative supervision of
the department.
\ bulletin on Cow Test Association
worl; is soon to be published by the de-
partment of agriculture, giving details
of the work of the first year and of the
first two associations to be organized in
the State. Maine was the second State
in the Union and the first in New Eng
land to organize Dairy Testing associa-
tions. The bulletin will be complete in
every detail and will contain a full eX-
PLANTATION of the purpose and work of
such associations. Already many re-
quests have been received for copies of
the bulletin from residents of other
States.
The 74th Legislature increased the
appropriation for dairy instruction so
that an assistant dairy instructor could
be appointed. r. w. Redman of Cor
lima has been selected by the Commits
sioner of Agriculture to fill that posi-
ton. His work will be principally or
ganilation and direction of cow test
associations and cooperative breeders
associations. During the past few
weeks Mr.. Redman has been familariz-
ing himself with the work and will be-
gin the coming week to take up active
field duties in connection with this
work.
p. F. Skofield, who has been appoint
ed by the commissioner of agriculture
As agent in charge of the investigation
of dairy products. is at present en-
gagged and will he during the month of
August in preparation for taking up
the active duties of milk inspection. He
is visiting the cities and larger towns
in the State at the present time and
geItirg in touch with the local boards
Of heath. milk dealers and milk men,
acquainting them with the scope of re-
cent legislation as to milk inspection
work and the plans of the department
of agriculture regarding the same At
temnts are being made to secure active
cooperation between the department
and the local authorities in carrying
out this work.
The State Board of Railroad Com