Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-25
STATE HOUSE.
Maine Stock Breeders
Plan Big Meeting.
The Demand for Travelling L.
braries Is On the Increase.
Farmers Institute Dates for ARGOS
took and Penobscot Counties.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Coun-
Gil Friday, Oct. %, at 10 A. M.

r w. Redman, the State dairy in
structor connected with the depart
ment Of agriculture is sending out
from the department to the livestock
breeders of the State the following
letter relative to the coming meeting
OF the Maine Live Stock Breeders AS
sociatiOn which is to be held at Wa
terville Nov. - and 16, and which
promises to be the largest meeting
which the associati ton has yet held:
Maine farmers are taking more in
terest in their live stock and the place
they fill on the farm than ever before.
They are realizing more the difference
between an extra animal and one that
is merely good, and are trying to
breed the best they can. so much
attention and agitation has been Civ
Ell the matter of securing better stock
that the farmers have realized that
cooperative work would assist them
To solve some of the problems they
cannot handle alone. As a result of
this agitation the Maine Live Stock
Breeders Association was organized
Tor the purpose OF improving and
protecting live stock interests. This
ASSOCIATION is compOsed PRINCIPALLY of
the farmers of the State who are ac-
tually breeding stock, so that the con-
troll of the association is in the hands
of practical men. One of the first
things to be done in cooperative work
of any kind is to have the members
of an association get together and be-
come somewhat acquainted in order
that they may know each other and
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rious members are encountering. Then,
too, a gathering Of people interested
in the same thing has a tendency to
Increase the enthusiasm of the work
as we'll as to learn about the difficult
ties and successes
ON November 18th and 18th, the
Maine breeders are planning Il two
days wide awake meeting at Water
vile. The Board of Trade has very
kindly offered the use of the city
council rooms for this meeting and in
many ways are planning to make
things convenient for those who at
tend. The program for this meeting
VIII include reports of the conditions
of the various live stock in the State,
each report to be given by Il man who
is actually breeding this stock.
Mr.. George NJ. Rommel, chief of the
division of animal husbandry, l.. $.
department Of agriculture. will give a
lecture on "Raising Draft Horses in
Maine" Mr. Ronmel has been in the
State during the past summer for the
express purpose Of studying Maine so
that he would be familiar with local
conditions in order that he might be
better able to present his subject
Other speakers will include men
prominent in live stock work in the
State. The University of Maine will
be represented in r. A. Campbell, pro-
feSS"r of animal huSbandry. Leon S
Merrill, director of extension work.
and Or. +. l.. Russell, professor of
veterinary science and bacterioloey.
There are many phases Of live
stock work which requires thorough
ly organized attention in order to
promote their welfare Many mat
ters need to be brought before the
prove and protect live stock interests
ON this account ii will be necessary
to transact Il large amount of bust
ness at this meeting.
Secretary r. w. Redman. State
dairy instructor, will issue Il detailed
program in the course of a few days
Men and women who are Interested
in live stock work are planning to at
tend the meeting and make it one of
held in Maine