Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-05

agement Specialist at Orono. On his
part Mr.. Jones furnishes account
books and all necessary equipment
free Of charge and balances and
summarizes the books at the close
Of the year. He also makes a study
Of the accounts to see what methods
of poultry keeping pays best and the
results Of that study is to all people
keeping an account. A summary of
the egg production Of the entire State
by Counties is sent each month to
all those enrolled. In this way the
account keeping proves very inter-
esting. instructive and helpful to all
who take part.
Poultry culIins Denominations
Poultry culling demonstrations
which will be held soon by the Cou:!-
ty Farm Bureau will be as follows:
On Friday, Oct. 6. at the farm Of
e. G. Jackson on the river road at
Vassalboro, at 100 P. NJ.
On Thursday, Oct. IL, at the farm
P. NJ.
The returns Of the poultry culling
demonstrations have been received
and prove very satisfactorily that the
culling Is very successful In one
held on September 14th at the farm
of B. L. Taylor in Farmingdale 80
hens were culled from a flock of IS.
The week before the culling the 90
hens laid ITS eggs. The week after
the culling the Ga hens laid 1853 eggs
and the culls laid no eggs at all.
A demonstration was held on Sept.
| 18th at the farm Of F. p. Drake at
Albion. 80 hens were taken from a
flock Of $50. Tho week before the cul-
lin the $50 hens laid 661 eggs, the
! week after the 22o hens laid 6sS eggs,
while the culls produced only one.
A third culling demonstration was
held at the farm of Randolph Morgan
| Of Riverside on the goth Of Sept
From a flock Of 80 hens, IS were
taken out. The week before the
demonstration the 80 hens laid rs
eggs and the week after, the 20 hens
laid So eggs and the IS which were
culled laid only two eggs.
I Last winter the Belgrade Farm Blu.
reau voted to make arrangements tc
test the cows Of those members OF the
Farm Bureau who desired to have the
test made. This work was put ir
| charge of the livestock leader w. T.
| Knowles. Later arrangements were
| made with Guy Judkins and F. c. Eos
ter to find out those who wished te
have their cows tested and to take the
| tester about. The test was made by
DR.. II. E. Libby of the State depart
ment of agriculture. DR.. Libby gave
the free federal test. the only charge
being made to cover the travelling eX
! penses Of the doctor. In all &c herd:
| were tested, containing 3S6 cows in all
Out OF the entire number tested. onl!
two diseased animals were found, thi:
being one Of the best records of free
dom from disease of any town in thu
county. DR.. Libby will go to Belgrade
again in November to test young stool
which was in the pasture when thu
first test was made. Summer visitor:
who have had fears IS to the purity Of
their milk VIII De slau 10 knO Wtnd
their milk is entirely free from su
berculosis.
A committee meeting of the Farm
Bureau committee at Belgrade will b'
h"id next Friday night at the home o
Mrs. Wesley Clark. The objcc: of thi:
meeting will be 20 secure a report OF
the work done in the community dur
ing the past year. to make plans fol
the coming membership campaign ant
to recommend extension work to b.
done in the town during the comint
year The members of the Belgrade
committee are: c. II. Mills. communit!
chairman: c. H. Chandler, communit!
secretary; F. A. Scribner, head of &C
counts. Mrs. Dorothy Mills club lead