Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-03
STATE HOUSE.
Preparing Register Of
Merit for Dairy Herds.
Condition Of Milk Supply Of
Portland Improving.
Governor PlaIsted to Deliver Ad-
dress at Washington Centennial.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Couhoif
Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 10 A. M.

state Dairv Instructor Hedley c
Black of Augusta, is engaged IN pre-
pairing the outlines of register OF
merit for dairy herds, which ne VIII
snbn,it ia the various COW testing as
sociations of the State for their APP
nroyal after which il will be adopted
Inv the dairy division of the State de
partment of agriculture.
This register of merit, which was
FIRST explained in detail in this column
several months ago Will give the eHgi-
Ltlitv of each animal entered in il by
the various associations, and their pro-
duction of milk and butter for the
YEAR The general proposition of a
Register of merit has been approved all
ready by the various COW testing and
/ dairy associations OF the State, and
the matter of its formulation was left
with the State dairy instructor.
Mr. Black, while in Portland last
week. gave some attention TO the mat
ter of milk supply for the city of Port
land. the board of health of that city
having asked the State department of
agriculture to cooperate with il in the
betterment of the eity's milk supply.
This was Mr. Blacks third visit to the
diaries OF Portland, and in these visits
the score card system was used in as
certaining the conditions. He found
| that where the dairymen had acted up
on the suggestions previously given by
him, the scores showed up remarkably
we'll and where they had not done So
the opposite was true. No question
exists in my mind but what Portland 5
supply of milk is being produced under
more sanitary conditions than four
months ago" said Mr.. Black.
state Dairy Instructor Black, in
company with r w. Redman. assist
ant in animal industry at the College
OF Agriculture of the University of
Maine. and William II. Davis. editor
of the Maine Farmer. attended Tues
dag Of this week the meeting of the
oxford County Dairy Testing Associa-
ton, at the farmhouse OF c. w. Wal
ker and sons at Canton Thirty five
members of the association Were pres
cit and Il great deal OF interest was
manifested The Walker farm is beau
TRULY situated, and its owners are
prominent breeders of Holstein-F res-
ian cattle Mr. Redman gave talk
On swine raising as an adjunct OF the
DAIRY business. while Mr. Davis gave
a practical talk on Farm Bookkeep
ing" and Mr. Black spoke upon Cow
Testing" The association is getting
we'll under way for its winter work,
end the opinion Of the members pres
ent was that those who stayed away
missed a great deal in not having
chance to hear the interesting and
practical talks Of the visitors.
A.aKy 70 Z 70
Ear Falls. to talk at the Pomona Field
day meeting there, and Friday night
he will attend the Grange meeting at
Windsor and give a talk before the
Patrons on dairying.
Friday of this week. the Somerset
Dairy Testing Association has a meet
ing at Harmony at the home of Thursa
Foss This meeting is to be conducted
by the ladies of the association, and
the State College of Agriculture will be
represented by a speaker from the de-
partment of dom site science The
West Penobscot association will meet
Saturday o. this week, at which time
r w. Redman. former State dairy in
structor. and now assistant in animal
industry at the College of Agriculture
of the University of Maine, will give
an address upon general dairy topics
This meeting is to be held at the home
of Preston Knowles in Dexter
The Norway and Waterford Dairy
Testing Association will hold its Au-
gust meeting next week at the farm
home of George Dunn of Norway, with
representatives of the College of Agri-
culture as speakers. The Minot, He
bron and Mechanic Fails association
will hold its meeting Aug. 10 at the
home of Wilson Conant. Buckheld,
with the same speakers as at Norway