The independent-reporter., 1910-04-21
THE STOCK BREEDERS.
Organize In Malne-Enthuslastie
Meeting Held at Wateryille.

and formed an association, tne ioi-
lowing officers being elected: Presi-
dent. Charles l.. Jones, Corinna; sec
retary, r. Nj. Redman, Augusta;
treasurer. A. H. Ellis, Fairfield; exc
cutive committee, p. A. Campbell OF
Orono. B. A. Bailey of Wiscasset H.
A. Moulton of Cumberland, Fred IL.
Hilton of Anson.
Vice Presidents were chosen as
follows: Androscoggin. j. A Ness OF
Auburn: Aroostook, w r. Cameron
of Caribou; Cumberland, P. W. Evans
of North Brighton; Oxford, f. r.
Mcintyre of South Waterford; Frank
lin. c. S. Hamlin; Somerset, E. +
Gifford of Canaan; Washington, e.
l., Pike of Lubec; York, j. Nj. Deer
ing of Saco; Sagadahoc, F. 5. Ad-
ans of Bowdoinham; Kennebec, 1.
lG Burleigh of Vassalboro; Piscata-
ouis. A. NJ. Gilman of Foxcroft; wal
do. A. E. Nickerson of Monroe; Lin
coin. C. A. Taylor of Wiscasset.
Wonderful is the progress that Is
being made along agricultural ana
stock breeding lines.
Not week now passes that does
not see some movement started, cal-
culated to advance those interests
and each low, descending sun sees
decided progress made.
The last of these great movements
as noted briefly above was made IN
CITY hall. Waterville. on Thursday
and this time it was the live STOCK
men who came before the footilghts
with a new organization. Ii there was
discordant note thrown into the dis
cnssion. the Journal man failed to
hear it. The very air seemed to be
filled with the ozone of optimism.
The call was made by DR.. Leon 8
Merrill. dairy instructor for the state
and more than thirty of the big Maine
breeders responded by their presence
They came from all over the State
and one and all brought the most
cheering reports. 1t was to discuss
mutual interests and form State
organization and both of these OBJ
jects were accomplished.
The meeting was organized by the
selection of C. L. Jones of Corinna to
act as chairman and r. w. Redmah
as clerk. Prof. Merrill then address
ed the meeting at length, giving
his plan as to what should be done.
He said that the field of usefulness
for such an organization was prac-
tically unlimited Every dairyman
must solve the problem of getting
really profitable cows, and every aid
to that end was valuable. Good live
stock depends upon the use OF good
sires. and membership should be re-
stricted to those who used only such.
That would open the door wide
enough.
The next speaker was John M.
Deering of Saco, one of the cattle
commissioners of Maine. His talk
was very cheering and he expressed
his faith in the future of Maine cat.
tie breeding. 1t had been his own
business for more than half a CEN
tury and during the past 25 years ne
had seen the farm stock decrease In
numbers more than one third. The
tide was ready to turn. Live stock
as the cornerstone of rational agri-
culture was once more in good de-
mand. Within few days he had
been offered $50 for a pair of dairy
calves. When the farmers realize
that with beef at 10 cents per pound
it pays to raise it, they will stop
sending their calves to Brighton. The
conditions that made it impossible to
compete with western beef since the
early COS have passed away. He in
dorsed the work of the cattle COM
mission, and credited it with reduc-
ing tuberculosis animals to only
three per cent of the total in the
State Recalling the Danish stan
dard of keeping a cow for every cul-
tivated acre he expressed the hope
that his hearers might learn to toe
that mark He wanted to work for
the proposed organization.
A strong speech along the same
lines was made by e. e. Clifford, the
we'll known Canaan breeder of sheep
and president of the Maine Sheep
Growers association. He told of the
work undertaken along those lines.
and what they hoped to accomplish.
There was excellent prospect that
the present discrimination that ham
dicapped the exhibiting of the small
kinds of stock at the fairs, would be
corrected. With this accomplished,
better premiums would follow as a
matter of course. There was a
great field for the association, and he
heartily favored it.
A. H. Ellis, the Durham breeder of
Fairfield, was present and told his
hearers that with all the decrease In
live stock, Maine breeders had care
fully kept their best, and were today
in better shape for progressive work
than ever before. He felt glad that
the farmers of Maine could look with
confidence to DR.. Merrill for wise
leadership in organizing to meet the
problems of today.
H. w. Evans of Bridgton then took
the floor and talked about Jerseys.
He said that he had received call
from Colorado for two car lots OF
pure bred Jersey heifers, that of
course he could not supply. Organi-
zatlon will make it possible to fill
such orders sometime and that at a
good profit. The men who were
breeding only grades had been tempt
ed by the high price for veals, and
had sold themselves short. But veal
prices represented but a small part
of the value of pure breds, and the
market was more than firm for them.
He felt proud of the quality behind
Maine stock, and wanted to see 1t
properly advertised.
Then Dr. A. H. Bailey of Wiscasset
took the floor and told how he had
left lucrative practice In New York
In order to return to the old home
farm in Maine. He was in love with
the work and with his stock. While
immigrants might be all right to
cross up with the human family, he