Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-16
Carload so Unloaded
Sunday in Portland by
Boys and Girls
$500 in Prizes for eef-Raising
by Cumberland and Sagada-
hoe Clubs-Fine Bunch Of
Steers and Heifers From
Registered Stock-10 to Be
Delivered iii Richmond Mon.
day

| There arrived in Portland, Satur-
day night carload of so Aberdeen
Angus calves consigned to the State
Chamber OF Commerce and Agricul =
tural League, Charles H. White Mgr
which will be distributed through the
county agents to the Boys and Girls
! Clubs Of Cumberland and Sagadahoc
counties who have signed up in the
Bcef-raising contest.
A finer bunch of calves have never
been shipped into the State; they are
from Russell, Kansas and were pur-
chased for the State Chamber OF
Commerce by Philip r. Park of JEFF
ferson, chairman of the live stock di-
rectorate. Mr.. Park, proprietor of
the Jefferson Farms Inc. at Jefferson
and Somerville Maine, for several
years raiser of pure bred and regis
tered Aberdeen Angus cattle, is a
critical judge of baby beef stock
and it goes without saying that the
boys and girls who compete in the
heifer and steer contests for the $500
offered in prizes will be assured OF
the very best embryo stock -
Manager White was on the q. V.
Sunday notifying the boys and girls
| entered in the contest to come to
Deering Jet. and make their selection
OF calves. There are two heifer clubs
and three steer clubs and the ship
ment included Is heifers and S5 steers
! The unloading which took place
Sunday. drew a large num,,er OF
spectators who at occe became in
terested in the glossy, jet-black
| silky-coated calves, whose gentleness
of manner showed their good breed
ing. While no papers of registra ton
came with the calves, Mr.. White told
Journal man that all were the off
spring Of pure bred registered Angus
on both the male and female side
The calves are little over six months
old and weigh close to $50 lbs.
| The steers will be leady for beef
ing in about IL months and the
George c. Shaw Company of Portland
has agreed to purchase the calves
that are in proper condition at from
one to three cents above the market
price for Western beef.
! The centers Of distribution OF
calves in Cumberland county is Pow
rnal. Yarmouth, Casco. Gorham, Scar
boro and New Gloucester; in Saga
dahoc county. Richmond where II
calves will be taken over by boys and
girls through the activity of the
Richmond Chamber of Commerce.
| Through the combined efforts OF
the State Chamber of Commerce
Phillip r. Park, (the new head of the
! Livestock Bureau of the s. c. of c.
OF Jefferson Farms, the Cumberland
and Sagadahoc Farm Bureau, and
the State college of Agriculture. the
Maine Central Railroad the Rich
mond Chamber of Commerce. and the
Portland Farmers Club. Boys and
Girls Baby Beef Club of Maine has
been formed. The purpose of the club
is to interest the farm boys and
girls Of Maine in livestock produc-
, ton. believing that the young people
on farm will and can do great deal
towards building up Maine agricul-
! turc.
! Since the starting of the Beet
raising clubs in Cumberland and
Sagadahoc counties the State Cham
Der of Commerce has received SC
many requests from other parts of
the State. that next year five ad-
ditiona1 districts in the baby beef
raising project will be taken on and
a total Of $50 calves provided in 1928
4, for the boys and girls of Maine who
| are interested.