The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12
LEAN|NGS FROM som.
ERSET COUNTY FARMS
Items OF Interest to the AgriculturlstS
OF This Section of State

Last season | had flock of so hens
| sold $23S.15 worth Of eggs; $166 03
worth of poultry, making a total of
$404.18 received. ] paid 1921 for feed
giving me net profit of 123S18, or
SAP per hen. My flock Is pure r. I.
r. and my only aim is to keep a good
laying stock My birds are inclined
to run too large so that the eggs are
hard to pack
Alton Hilton, of Mercer, has recent
ly purchased a milking machine. Mr..
Hilton is one of the enterprising and
progressive young farmers of that sec
ton and has a fine herd of Jerseys.
He has Is milking at this time.
The family OF Linwood Allen. of
New Brunswick are taking possession
of the farm lately purchased by them
from w. E. Mclean, in North Arson.
C. l.. Bowden has bought the farm
previously owned by Francis Spofford
in HinckIey, Mr. Bowden has also pur-
chased the w. V. Totman building
which for many years was used as a
grocery store.
Among the large and elegant farms
of the county which is apt to change
hands this season is the S. H. Beal
Farm on Hilton Hill across the line
from Skowhegan into Cornville. This
is noted orchard farm and is in
fine shape. Excellent buildings make
the property still more desirable. The
report that the properly had already
been sod was denied by Mrs. Beal last
week.
Earl Stapleford and his brother
Charlie are to run their fathers farm
this summer. Earle has thrice been
county champion in the club work
at North Arson.
Webb & Baird, Webb Ridge Farm,
Route 2, Pittsfeld, have had Their herd
tested in accredited herd work by a
representative OF the State Depart
ment.
Harry Williams, Hartland, and A.
p. Howes Route 2, Pittsfield, are also
out for accredited herds.
The number Of Farm Bureau mem
bers for 1921 Is SIS. and the number
of club members Ill.
Charles F. Cooley, Route 2, Pitts
field, who belongs to the Farm Blu
reau In Hartland and to Grange in
Canaan. reports that Mrs. Cooley
made some five and seven pound
cheeses during the summer OF 1920.
Donald Ellis Of Fairfield reports
that the farmers near him have bought
100 tons of chemicals at a saving OF
$4,000.
Mrs n. w. Tozier of Fairfield has
had exceptional results Matching
chickens this spring. With an Old
Trusty incubator, Mrs. Tozier hatrhed
70 Barred Rock chickens from rs eggs.
William Robinson of North Arson
is a busy man in his New Portland
Hill orchard.
NJ w. Farmer has a purebred regis
tered Jersey heifer nine months old
for sale.
A spraying demonstration will be
held at Eaton Mt. Farm "a little later
in the season
Elmer Traitor, of Harmony, has
sold his farm land to Herbert Walker
of Pittsfeld In ire future Mr.. Walk
err Will build a house near the stable
he already has across the road from
this land
DR.. Beales, of Green was a rerent
visitor in Palmyra giving the Federal
Tuberculosis Test to the dairy herds
of Webb & Baird on Webb Ridge and
Hon. A. P. Howes of that town.
Among the energetic farmer youths
of Somerset County Is Floyd c.
French. who is vice president of the
Boys and Girls Agricultural Club of
South Solon At the first annual poul-
try show this young lad took the first
prize and also at the Wesserunsett
Fair in Athens This last January he
won first honor and received a diploma
at the Boys and Girls Clubs at the
University of Maine. He is only 10
years of age but he takes nearly all
of the care OF his poultry and al
ready has several hens setting as he
plans to sincrease his flock consider
ably this year. Young Floyd drives
three miles each morning to Athens
village where he is student at the
Somerset Academy and he Is carrying
excellent rank in his studies. He and
his younger brother Evan are sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver French, who en-
courage their sons in their club work,
The French's have Jersey COW. From
cream saved for seven days IL pounds
and 2 ounces Of butter we're made.
Ralph Tibbetts has sold his farm
near Pugh Corner in Madison to Ma
poleon King of Skowhegan.
From Oak Hill. Norridgewock,
comes the story of successful chicken
raising, Mrs. Tom Commack. Mrs.
Tom Smith and Ether Palmer are
among those having unusually good
luck. They have been getting twelve
and thirteen chickens from thirteen
eggs.
Arthur Ingersol Of Concord sent to
Pennsylvania for 200 day old chicks.
They arrived about two weeks ago
with only six missing on the journey
The rest are doing fine.
Jonas Holden of Jackman has a hen
which seems to claim the champion
ship for laying big eggs, as Mr.
Holden found an egg on May End
measuring 6 1-4x8 inches.
The Bradbury Brothers of Malbon's
Mills, Skowhegan have nice three
years old colt that they raised and
which weighs 1920 pounds.
]. Wesley Pratt, Pennington, who
runs canning factory at New Vine
yard was In New Portland the past