Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-25
left Thursday for York Beach where
they will reside for the summer. MIR.
Spiller having obtained employment
in the express Office at that place.
Maine Ayrshire
Association Meets
At Poland Spring

south Poland. Me-, June 24.-The
Maine State Ayrshire Association held
it's annual summer meeting at Poland
Spring Thursday with a large at
tendance from all parts of the State.
Fifty of the actual members were
present and many friends who have
an interest in the Ayrshire breed.
President Eben E. Weits of Carl
bou was unable to be present and the
meeting was opened by Vice President
n. A. Martin of Gorham. who presided
through the day. :
After the State secretary. DIR. j. A.
Ness of Auburn. had read the records
of the last meeting, action was taken
To fall in line and back up the work
that is now being done by the Live
Stock Breeders Association in the
better sire movement. This move
ment is now going on over the entire
country under the direction of the
United States agricultural department
in Washington and nearly every state
is organized. Great results are al
ready being shown. and it is the inten-
ton to go on until only pure bred
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eliminated. In the discussions of this
meeting at Poland Spring the senti-
ment was unanimous to cooperate with
the Live Stock Breeders Association.
From now on the work will go on
more vigorously than before. While
this movement is primarily for cattle.
it means better sires for all kinds Of
stock.
A running series of speeches were
made by Fred Webster of Gorham. c.
W. Sawyer of West Minot. DR.. Files
of Portland and many others.
Dinner was served in the pavilion
and every possible courtesy was
shown the members by the Rickers.
That is the way they always do and
that is why they are the most popular
landlords in the country.
After dinner had been served the
windows of the pavilion were dark
ened and the secretary DR.. Ness de-
livered an illustrated lecture on the
breeding of pure blooded stock. With
more than 80 slides he showed pic
lures of all the great record break
ing cows in the country and in the
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fects, said the doctor, and when we
breek such cows in Maine we, too,
will have record breaking animals.
| DR.. Ness is an expert in breeding and
being a pleasing speaker he was
closely followed to the close of his
address. He gave the records and
| the breeding of each animal shown
on the screen and was loudly ap-
plauded when he finished.
Again the secretary called on sew
eral speakers and more fine points
We're brought out. DR. Files of Port
land made a particularly strong adj
dress, along the lines brought up by
DR.. Ness.
The regular speaker of the day,
Clyde y. Smith of Brandon, VT. was
then introduced and was warmly re-
ceived. This gentleman is an officer
of the national organization and has
charge of the advanced register work
in Washington. 1t was a fine speech
that he made as he showed the i'm
portance of advanced registry for
cows. This could only be done by
pure blooded sires. 1t meant far
more profit to the farmers and vastly
more prosperity to the country.
DR.. Ness then called on A. F. Dean
of Portland. DR.. Files and s. w.
Phinney of Gorham, and more impor-
tant points were developed Many
questions were asked and answered
by Mr. Smith and DR.. Ness.
The gist of much of the talk wa
that che members should cooperate
with the county agents as far as pos
sible. To succeed meant better re-
turns to the farmers of Maine, and
this was what all were working for.
Many of the members have never
seen the splendid Ayrshire herd of
DR.. Ness and quite likely a meeting
of the association will be held at his
Maplewood Farm in the near future.