The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-11-03
GENERAL EARn|nc AcI
INVITES

Bridge section, Madison, has three
pair of closely matched steers; one
pair of white faces with line backs.
two years old in November: one pair
of notified faces, bodyacolor dark red
(twins) that are beauties and one pair
of notified faces that are three years
old.
William c. Robinson OF North An
son, proprietor of Hillcrest Orchard,
had between six and seven hundred
barrels of salable fruit.
F. l.. Hight 81 North CorSa-iiihie iisas;
a fine purebred Holstein COW In the
advance registry which recently gave
birth to twin heifer calves.
Most farmers at Larone have COM
pleted the digging of their potatoes
and report a good yield of very good
tubers.
Sherm Laughton of Ripley took a
load OF veal calves and lambs to Dex-
ter Monday and brought back calves
to take the place of those sold. He1
utilities his ten cows by making veal,
as there Is no market for butter In
that section
A good attendance at the Woman's
Farm Bureau meeting at Mrs. Grace
Campbell's at Larone when Miss
Hare demonstrated the making OF
dress forms Of which three were made.
There are forty-two entries in the
fourth annual egg-laying contest, tol
be conducted between Nov ! and May
l, under the supervision Of the Univer-
sity OF Maine Agricultural extension
service. The same conditions that APP
piled In the three former contests Will
be observed, each entry being limited
to rs, all competing birds to be kept
on the forms OF their owners, in the
Orono type of open front houses, fed
according t0directions, records Of pro-
duction and cost Of feed to be forward
ed monthly to. the. college and the pen
inspected by county agents, Farm Blu
reau poultry project leaders or by the
extension poultry specialist. Among
the list of entries appear the follow
Ing Somerset County people: Rhode
Island Reds, Roy, Watson. Cambridge,
and White Leghorns. C,S. Hilton, ST.
Adams.
There has been radical reduction
in sled prices for the coming season
which will bring them very close to
the pre-war, level. Intact. the price
of sleds is lower, compared with pre-
war prices, than the price OF almost
any other part of the farmers equip
ment There was limited demand for
sleds year ago on account of the
weather conditions and as stocks in
dealers hands are low, considerable
volume of trade is anticipated during
the next few months.
The farmers on -BigelOw Hill have
all of their apples picked and nearly
all Of the potatoes are dug Plough
ing is in progress at the present time.
The Larone Woman's Farm Bureau
was well represented at the County
Seed Show and Exhibit at Skowhegan-
on Oct. 26th and brought home six
prizes while the men were awarded
three. The ladies who exhibited can
ned goods and home work were, Mrs,
Grace Campbell. Mrs. Viva Campbell,
Mrs. Gladys Hetherington, Mrs. Grace
Marcia and Mrs. Elizabeth Winslow,
all of whom brought home prizes. On
ly two gentlemen were exhibitors, Mr..
Fl. Hetherington and L. v. Winslow,
both drawing blue ribbons, the first on
corn and the latter on honey.
Fred Ward, of Athens, raised table
beets weighing 8 1-2 lbs. this season.
An all day meeting of the Woman's
Farm Bureaus was held In the Grange
Dining Room. Of Norridgewock. last
week, Thursday. Miss Marion Ware.
the County Demonstration, was press
ent, and directed the making OF Ave
BEETLES" Or dress forms. IA very nice
picnic dinner was served at noon. As
several more LADIES' wished to have
..Bettiaa. made 1t was decided to hold
another all day meeting on Nov. 10 at
thee Grange Hall.
The injecting of the local sweet corn
growers' association held at New Sha-
ron vintage Saturday afternoon was
largely attended, and the sentiment OF
nearly all those present was not to
plant sweat corn the coming season
for Jess than four cents per pound.
Fred q. Davis, the we'll known Mad
isOn bee man informed the Agricul-
tural Editor on Tuesday last that the
demand for his honey products ex-
ceeds his supply. He has recently pur-
chased two more yards of bees, buying
out Fettingell at Oakland and Eugene
Watson OF Mercer. He purposes to add
90 or 10 more colonies to his farm In
the spring
Some of the out Of town buyers who
have been in the Arson Centre sec
/ ton looking for cattle and sheep DUR
ing the past week are: Henry Parlin
Of New Sharon. who bought Ave head
OF cattle of Albert Parlin: Mr.. Saw
tell of Starks. and Lyman Bassett OF
Bingham, who purchased one fancy
polled Jersey heifer OF O. Gates.
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