Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-22
Do You Want a Pig?

If you happen to be live boy on a
Maine farm, with good red blood in
your veins, you will be interested in
something we have to tell you. If
you could get a fine full blood, regis
tered Berkshire pig, without a cent of
immediate outlay, as starter in rails
ing a better grade Of stock what
would you do about it? If you could
feed the pig and do your best with It
for six months or a year and then dis
pose Of it, sending only the original
cost g of IS to the organization,
wouldn't you think it pretty fair
proposition? Or, II you wished to
keep the pig for breeding purposes
for any length of time, paying six per
cent. interest on the SIS loaned you in
the pig. wouldn't you carefully look
into the proposition?
scheme of that sort is being
worked out in Maine. Indeed it is
already being tried out, for Elmer
Taylor, son of Frank Taylor. Win
throp. is in possession Of such a pig
un.>r the terms outlined. He will
see what he can do in the pig raising
business.
The first pig was bought with
money furnished by a public spirited
business man Of Augusta, who has
become interested in the plan, and in
vested in two shares Of stock of the
organization. The aim is to arouse
a new and broader interest in Maine
in the raising of higher grades OF
stock of all kinds.
The organization is known as the
"Nenghborhood Association" incor-
porated under Maine law, for $4,000.
This company has adopted the plan of
the Little Rock Chamber of Com
merce, Arkansas as that best adapted
to the needs Of this State. Two
shares of stock are sold to a business
man, for S. each. Five dollars of this
is loaned at 6 per cent. to child in
Maine selected with the help Of the
agricultural demonstrators in each
county to buy a blooded pig, lamb or
chickens; this loan to be repaid when
the animal is sold, all other profit be-
longing to the child.
With the other IS a model kitchen
is being prepared for the Maine State
Exposition which in July and August
will be carried through the State on
wheels, to demonstrate to the women
the value of modern appliances, to
stimulate trade and help in the cam
paign to keep retail trade at home.
AS many classes Of stores enter into
the kitchen--hardware, plumbing, dry
goods, groceries, etc, each will be
benefited by the cooperation the kit.
chen will have with the national
manufacturer and advertiser.
We are informed that the Agricul-
tural Department of Maine is so far
interested in the aim Of the plan, as
to be carefully looking into it. Should
Endorsement be given it is safe to as
sumo that many business men would
gladly purchase shares with the OBJ
ject of interesting farm boys and of
starting them right. We hope it is
as good as it looks on the outside.
We also hope that oranges and lead
ing farmers will look into the plan,
and that If any of these boys ask adj
vice from the Department Of Agri-
culture, Agricultural school or adj
vanced farmers, it will be promptly
and chcerfully given.
One of the first things Maine farm
boys should grasp, and cling to, is the
fact that 1t costs no more to keep 4
GOOD COW or a GOOD pig or
GOOD strain of poultry, than it does
to keep scrub stock. Let US encour-
age pig clubs and Jersey clubs AMI
Holstein clubs, or any other means OF
populating Maine farms with higher
do ctooly nf all Kinds