Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-10-22

Mr.. Adams fs too We'll known all oVel
Maine to require more than a passing
| notice in this connection. He is a native
OF Bowdoin, where he owns one OF the
best farms in that section. He believes
that his office should be called the organ
izer rather than instructor, as he devotes
much of his time to the organization OF
cow-testing associations and Their ar
ranges fer the State college to do the in
structing as far as possible.
Ills assistant, Mr.. Leland, is native OF
Mechanic Falls, and has taken a partial
course OF study in the University OF
Maine. He is specially interested in dairy
| work, and has been practical butter
MAKER for twelve years. He is owner OF
the orchard farm formerly owned by Prof.
W. NJ. Munson on Woodman Hill, in
Minot; also owns the farm formerly owned
by the late F. w. Woodman. These farms
adjoin the large farm known as "Apple-
croft Farm, owned by w. E. Leland, and
junior member and an active manager Of
the Arm of W. E. Leland q Son.
MILK INSPECTION.
Closely connected with this work and
under the same department is the office Of
dairy and milk inspector, which is held
| by Russell s. Smith, OF Auburn. He has
taken the full four-years' course at Orono,
with special studies on dairying and
bacteriology. He Is a member OF the In
ternstional Association OF Dairy and Milk
Inspectors, and is especially equipped for
his present work.
Samples OF milk as delivered by milk
men in every section have been collected
and analyses made for authorizations.
Quarterly bulletins containing these
analyses have been issued, with articles
on some phase OF sanitary milk production,
with the aim OF enlightening the producer
and the consumer to the danger OF dirty
milk and the necessity for greater pre-
cautions, even at slight increase in price.
Many prosecutions for adulterated milk
have been made in different sections.
Another line of his work includes the
inspection of milk production farms,
| which are, of couse, the base OF supply,
and the inspection Of creameries and milk
rooms for sanitary conditions and freedom
from flies.
Grocery stores, drug stores and bakeries
are visited, and the sanitary conditions
under which milk and butter are being
sold are noted. After unciean cans or
milk measures are condemned as unsan;-
tary, these are menace to health, there
fore the work is important.
| Samples OF butter and its substitutes,
renovated butter, oleomargarine, butter
inc, etc, are bought and analyses made. A
number Of prosecutions have resulted for
the neglect to label broken packages OF
these substitutes, or to label them p, OPP
erly.
At the State fairs and dairy shows, milk,
cream and butter-scoring contests, as well
as cow-testing contests, are supervised by
this department. Several scoring contests
for milk and cream have been held in con-
nection with grange meetings, with in
teresting results, showing the efficiency Of
the farmers as producers OF sanitary
products, a thing that the public will
eventually demand. Bacteria counts are
made at these contests, as well as the othei
tests, to determine actual quality.
At Portland in March an educational
exhibit relative to clean milk and Other
dairy products was held, in connection
with pure-food exposition. The work
will undoubtedly continue along the same
lines as in preceding years, with perhaps {
little more attention to the educationa
phase instead OF the police duty OF pros
ecuting violators. Diligence will not
however, be relaxed. The policy is t.
educate the farmer to the necessity o
better conditions and cleaner milk, and I,
this end the general public should assis
by helping in turn the we'll meaning milk
mao instead of patronizing the lowe
priced man who usually sells the mos
dangerous milk from a sanitary and healtl
standpoint.
BUREAU OF HORTICULTURE.
The legislature OF 1911 did away will
the bureau of entomology, and created
the bureau OF horticulture in its stead
This was done particularly to encourage
the fruit interests in the State, with spe
cisl reference to the apple industry
Maine has always produced large guam
tFty VI hppLc5, put OWING 10 tue iach
care in their production and lack o
honesty and business methods in market
ing, she has fallen far behind in tn
countrywide competition. The chief OBJ
ject OF the bureau, therefore, is to demon
strate better and more efficient orchart
management and to urge co-operativ
marketing.
In addition to the orchard work Their
are thirty-nin nurseries in the Stat
which have to be carefully inspected eacl
year and given certificates il found fire.
from injurious insects and diseases. Al
! foreign nursery stock is inspected upol
arrival in the State. Agents who desire t
sell nursery stock are granted licenses
: provided they represent reliable firms
Orchards set out for the Gregory prize ar
visited at least once in two years.
As much time as is possible is given t
general orchard inspection, and the re
manning Tina deyotad m IaefureS m,