The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-13
FARMING AC-
INVITES

A LARGELY attendsi meeting Of the
4ocal Sweet corn Growers Associa-
ton at Norh Aseu- $" held last
week Neduesday go = NJ Hall.
II was voted an3sti .-=#l ter gene-
raj discussion a. ...aI :. he action
OF tn Asso.afah.
T, 4 pfanine ard spraying demonstra-
lion VII be- held al Melvin Farmers
North Arson Wednesday. April II at
10 n. ~. unGer tho auspices OF the
local Farm bureau With county agent
St0rcr IN attendance.
Hooper 4 Tobias Of Norridgewock
arc building additional hen houses 10
care for their early pullets they pan
to winter Il large flock.
=. J. Lancaster OF Canaan mas sold
his farm situated on The Hill known
rs the Herrin farm To gentleman
from Connecticut and Eemncl bancas-
ter has sold his farm Ia Il Connect
cut gentlemen through the strout
Agency.
Orchard pruning demonstrations
were conducted Thursday by County
Agent Storer at the farms OF Louis
Russell, Carl Hunnewel1 ana Milford
Russell on the Madison road.
II. II. Fuller Of Hartland has recent
~ secured papers for his herd sire
which is of the following breeding;
5iiSs FoXV's TorOnO No. 2O3790i sire
Torono's Prize Lad, No. l55G7S; Dam
Miss Foxys Mapleside, No. 30o223 In
the fan Of 1921 MIR. Fuller bought
COW Of splendid Jersey stock, named
liberals Silver Bell, No. 100960; dam,
liberals Golden Belle 40. 2G24S4;
sire. Golden Lass Fox No. lO09G0. Mr.
Fuller's foundation herd now consists
Of three registered females and a
registered sire. The milk is weighed
daily and tested monthly, and this
combination of good blood and good
care formed the basis FOR highly sue
ccssful herd.
The following demonstrations nave
been named for the rest Of the month
in the Home Demonstration Depart
mcnt for Somerset County. April
-. St Adams millinery; April 49,
Madison, drafting pettieoat; April 49,
Apri 90, North Arson, millinery,
East New Portland, millinery; April
u. SCION. millinery; April 26, Larone'
millinery: April 81. Morbid 'W2ek, MIL
ltncfg. Aurl .. Canaan, millinery
TWO pedigreed cocker Of the bar
red rock breed have beea secured by
Mrs. Il. i. Atwood Of 5koWhegan from
!vlCs Y. f'rancais, Westhampton
Hrarh. \ Y. 10Th cockerels are from
IRAN ncetcd hen with a 274 egg rec
rrd rated 20 two cocks from 2o9
rt-r hrr These Two eookereis are
erom the -4ne Hook as are one Of the
,cading tcn II the 3torrs egg lay
.rc q atatr' Tio.c birds are highly
brnl Ter .ro.lnrtion There are prob
ably few. il any, coekerels in SOM
crset County OF equal breeding
Tic qauc OF the clab project from
y state wide standpoint agricultural
in 1927 was SG27l9.47. The state
tontes for 1921 established record
FOR Tie attendance of county cham
Dions. rhe club cnrellment in SOM
erset County on February % was "a.
Miss Evelyn T. Bridges will be the
girls club leader in North Arson Tor
The 1922 club season. j. f. Tingley
| will he Of much help to Mr.. Williams
! Of North Arson in leading the boys
! club.
club. Bliss Shaw will lead the boys
oi Norridgewoek in club work this
year. We are looking for good re-
lorts from this club. Miss Louise
! Nelson % Canaan is full of enthusiasm
ana the willingness To work for club
word, in Canaan Mrs Albra Chad
/ bourne OF Harmony has large CLUB
pnrollnent for The season Harmony
! girls are fortunate in having MIS-
! Nh2dbourne a their leader.
Cornyille is proud that she has one
smart lad who knows how to make
mamie syrup. He is Roy McCollor and
attends Athens Academy. He has
made about six gallons of syrup this
season for family use. This is believed
TO be his first experience in the man
ufactnre of such product.
william A. Warren, Of Embden, re-
ports Il hciier calf, flolstein registered
| stock, which weighed 100 pounds at
birth. the heaviest weight for heifer
as far reported. SO much for good
stock.