Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-05
STATE HOUSE,
HNEiNGTT{ e
Prof. Hitchings' Tripin In
tsrssts Of Maine Fruit.
oxford County Ho|stein Breed
ers' Asso. Is Organized.
Election Of Captain Ordered for
Co. K, First Infantry,
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, May 81, at 1890 A. M.


Thursday, May 81, at 1890 A. NJ.
Plof. F. +. Hitchings of Waterville
the State entomoligist connected with
the department of agriculture, who had
for the past two weeks been making
a visit in New York State in the in
tcrests of better fruit. and nursery
stock, has returned to Augusta and
was at the department at the State
House Tuesday.
While in New York he visited several
of the leading orchards. both in apple
and pear as well as small fruits, and
found that in most cases the orchard
lists had completed the first spraying
OF the trees by means of the lime and
sulphur wash for the San Jose scale.
Prof. Hitchings was in consultation
with a number of the leading horti-
culturists regarding the fruit survey
as conducted by the experiment sta
ton at Cornell University, as it is in
tended to do some work here in Maine
along similar lines
Prof. HitchingS states that the San
Jose scale is easily handled by the
present methods of spraying, providing
1t is thoroughly done. He saw one or
chard Of So acres which was in excel
lent condition and will probably yield
during the coming season a crop of
apples that will sell at from $4,000 to
$1,000, and yet he was told that ten
years ago the owners of this orchard
talked very seriously of cutting down
and burning all of the trees on account
of the presence of this insect pest.
Within the past few years however
this same orchard has paid them a big
revenue on their investment.
The trip made by Prof. Hitchings
was d very successful one and will be
of much benefit to the department in
It's future work. 1t is intended that
several fruit growers associations will
be formed in Maine during the coming
season. which will be an educational
movement along the line of better
fruits for the State. Several enthusi-
astic meetings have been held in the
interests of these organizations and
others are to follow.
1t is the intention of the department
to make this subject one of great in
terest to the fruit growers, especially
along the line of orchard demonstration
for the purpose of handling the injur-
io1s insect and fungus diseases so
prevalent in the State.
The following statement to the or
ganizaton of the oxford County Hol
stein Breeders Association was given
out Tuesday by Leon S. Merrill of So
lon. the state dairy instructor con-
nected with the department of agri-
nd ha Of into 10
stock breeders in general:
A meeting of farmers especially in
tcrested in the Improvement of their
live stock was held at Norway, Tues
day, April q to consider the advisa bill
ity of organizing a Cooperative breed
ers' association The meeting was we'll
attended and much enthusiasm in the
proposition exhibited.
After an interesting discussion of the
plan and purposes of the association
work it was voted to organize an as
sociation to be known as "Oxford
County Holstein Breeders Associa-
ton" and the following officers were
elected.
BENZ. Tucker Of Norway. president:
Clayton s. McIntire of East Waterford.
secy. and treas; c. A. Bonney of East
Sumner vice president for Sumner:
f.. L. Porter of West Paris. vice presi-
dent for Paris: L. +. MCIntire of East
Waterford. vice president for Water
ford: +. j Hobbs of Norway Lake.
vice president for Norway; M. r. Will
bur of Harrison r. D. 3. vice presi-
dent for Harrison; Fred c. Weston of
Harrison. Z. d. 3. vice president for
I,-, JJarrrnan nf Norway
vice president for Oxford. l.. e. Nc
Intire of T.. Waterford. A. d. Cum
mings of Paris. r. d. 2. and G. A. Bon
ney of East Sumner, executive COM
mlttee.
This association is organized to pro-
mote the breeding and improvement
of high grade and pure bred Holstein
cattle in oxford county and the north =
crn part of Cumberland. and to aid it's
members in buying. selling and eN-
changing first class animals.
ONLY practical farmers who will
agree to improve their herds by breed
ing the females exclusively to pure
bred Holstein sires are accepted to
membership and retained as members
Sc long as they comply with this and
other requirements of the bylaws
The membership fee is fixed at one
dollar payable annually. One regular
and at least three special meetings
are 10 be held each year. 1t is pro-
posed to hold as many of the special
meetings as possible at the homes or
the members, where the animals can
be studied and comparisons made be-
tween the methods and results attain
ed by different members.
This association is the second to be
organized in Maine and is an 1ndica-
ton of the interest being taken In
live stock improvement i'll the Pine
Tree state at the present time.
state Diary Instructor Merrill. rep
resenting the department of agricui-
ture. was present and assisted in the
organization of the association. OK
ford county has long been recognized
as one of the progressive dairy counties
of the state and in the opinion of the
writer the work of the Breeders Asso-
citation together with that Of the two