Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-16
LIVESTOCK BREEDERS
MEET At WATERVlLLE.
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gained with cnaftef membership Oh
about 70 The majority of these mem
bers are we'll known throughout tnc
State as practical breeders. a few of the
members being representatives of the
State and federal departments OF agri-
culture, the College of Agriculture at
Orono and the Experiment Station; thus
the control of the association is assured
for practical ends.
There are great many things whica
may be done to promote live stock inter
csts and below / enumerate few OF
those as l have seen them during the
past year and a half Many others might
be enumerated and great many cou.a
be classified under the heads given
herewith. / do not attempt to speak %
the whole Of them, but mention some
which seem to me need our attehtiol
first of all. In the first place, 1t IS neSea-
sary for the various live stock nr5eders
to become acquainted with each otheF
and with the problems of other men
consequently, meetings are necessary ioT
social and educational purposes. me
breeders once being acquainted are tnth
ready to study the situation and deter
mine what matters need first attention
as well as what politices should be p
sued. A systematic study of the state
may reveal conditions which otherwise
Would have escaped attention and might
serve as great detriment to the i've
stock interests. a third factor In pro-
noting live stock interests is dissent
nation of knowledge concerning tie re-
alive value and adaptabilit of the dit-
ferent kinds of live stock 70 the various
localities in the State. better knoW!eiS-
of care and management, clearer iie'i
of the profit in animal husbandrv a
shown by accurate, comprehensive book
keeping and information OF stock fer
sale. Another feature in promoting live
stock interests will be TO have eNhiti-
tons of stock where the CHEF 2ttent.o
will be devoted to stock and its inter-
ests, where substantial premiums are Of
fered for the best animals. Where compe-
L fvatE log
and where conditions will be satisfactory
for the stay of the owners and the AMI
mails during the exhibition. Judging con-
tests by men and boys will DO a great
deal towards establishing ideals and 2
knowledge Of the desirable types and
conformation.
In all probability a re-arranGemcat o.
the distribution Of money given TO lari
would materially assist in live Stoc :
work. Last year s3o.s2a32 Were received
by .tl,. fairs from the Stat" I" supp r.
meat their premium list. being y 'er
cent, OF the total value OF tie premiums
awarded Now, if this money could be
son handled SO that the greatest possible
value could be received from II tor AZ
Iicultural products and live stock, ~.
lieye, the live stock interests in N" state
would improve much more rapidly man
A factor too long neglected. in Maine
has been the idea of a central breeding
station. movement is already hc!h3
to have a breeding station established
there. ! think you will agree with M
that we need some place IN the @tdte
where the best of the various breeds
may he kept for instruction and cXhbi-
ton where their offspring may be dis
tributed to the farmers in the state at
a reasonable price; also some scheme II
the Introduction and distribution of eX-
cellent animals coming from outside tn
State could be introduced very prohtahiE
here We already have such a place start
ed at L. of Maine which should he fur
Their developed.
the Dairy Testing Associations could be
widely established throughout the state
people would realize the value of the diff
ferent animals. and particularly the val
ne OF the different individuals. in wa
that has never before been forced home
to them. More local cooperative breed
erS'' associations could be organized 70
the great advantage of live stock indus
tries. Community bull associations. on
the Michigan plan. would prove very
beneficial to the dairy interests Of the
State in some sections.
The employment of itinerant instructors
would lead to as great results il this
cousstry a. At has In some of 1he-Euro-
pean countries. The fact that the peopl
Of Maine are ready for such instruction
Is demonstrated by the large amount o:
calls which the dairy division of the de-
partmcnt of agriculture has been unable
to fill and also which the extension work
department Mt the University has been
receiving. In the testing ASSOCIATE ms,
the official tester is the travelling instruc-
tor in dairy work. and that his services
arc appreciated is shown by the calls
which we have for assistance in the or
SaniZation of these associations.
While promoting live stock interests We
must necessarily be protecting them. and
there are several things which would
come more specifically under the head of
protection. These may include the opera
ton of live stock sanitary board, or q
state veterinarian, who should do great
deal more educational work in the hand
ling of bovine tuberculosis and conta-
Gious abortion, embracing detailed re-
ports as to tests made in each town in
the state. the reactions found and re-
salts of post mortem examinations made
sanitary conditions under which the ami
mails have been housed and the tracin.
OF the sources of disease: also much at
tention should be given to the public
demonstration of tuberculous animals.
round, from a personal visit to WisCon-
sin, that the demonstration work carried
on there has done more to teach the
farmer the nature of the disease and the
factor
The dairy interests also call for A law
Ioroidding the pasturing of bulls which
are old enough for service. These are
especially Objectionable for dairy work
aS ,he ANIMALS so pastured are usually
grades or scrubs and have a pernicipus
faculty Of getting on the wrong side OF
the fence. to the detriment of the animal
husoandman who is attempting to grade
UP MS stock by the use of pure bred
a, our sheep interests need some legisla-
tlon This will be presented By a repra.
sentative of the Somerset & Franklin
Nocnty Sheep Breeders Association.
our horse industry needs the protection
ana announcement of a stallion license
Jaw. similar to those in effect in the
states which are furnishing us with draft
norses and to certain extent supplying
soseon and New York with driving ana
graft animals which we should be rails
ing here "
s,H should be the work Of the Maine Live
STOCK breeders Association to Give at
tchtlon to these matters. aud such otlcrs
rs may be presented to it. that the I;xa
STOCK interests of the State may.be nro-
moted to their best advantage and 50
MAJ tna. 'nree years from now. instead of
u.ar ms i-,"p dairy cows behind what we
~ere three years ago, we shall be MANY
thousands ahead. If we can market Or
farm roughages and grains in the form