Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-30
REPORTS SHOW
GROWTH WORK
FARM BUREAU
Annual Seed Show and
Elk h bit Provides
Much Inspiration
Augusta Man reelected Head
Kennebec Bureau at Annual
Gathering-A. L. Deering of
Or0nO Delivers Address
Plan Meeting at c. of c. To-
day to Discuss Potato Situa.

Daniel E. Foster of this city,
president of the Kennebec County
Farm Bureau was reelected S;atur-
day at the annual Seed Shov and
Exhibit which was held in City hall
Other officers elected we're: Prcsi-
dent. Frank Taylor of Winthrop;
secretary and treasurer. A. w. Alb
bolt, Augusta; accounts project, f.
w. Blackwell Winslow; live stock
project. w. r. Ayers, Augusta;
poultry project, B. L. Taylor, Farm
ingdale; crops project H. A. Plum
mer, Benton; orchards, D. S. Gle
ment, Winthrop; club work, Mrs
Dorothy Mills, Belgrade;; home
management, Mrs. J. Q. Peck, of
Winslow; clothing Mrs A. f. Rich
ardson of Benton: foods, Mrs. Mary
J. Smith, Monmouth.
The reports of the various officers
which was presented at this meet
ing was very pleasing and showed
that much constructive work Las
been done in the past year. More
tangible evidence of this fact was
produce and household products in
the council room.
The reports in brief were as fol-
lows:
Secretary and treasurer. A. w. Alb
bolt, work going fine, much having
been accomplished during the rast
year.
Accounts. r. w. Blackwell. VIM
SLOW. % farm account books closed
and returned to the county agent as
against IS last yer. OF these - Rave
been summarized by NJ. d. Jones,
eXtenSio nfarm management Lemon-
strator. who found that the average
labor income on these farms was
Sol1. There were also g. poultry
and eight milk. five potatoe. II s.eet
corn and two dairy accounts started
during the year. most of which are
still being kept.
Livestock. w. r. Ayers. Augusta.
This report was especially pleasing.
Mr.. Ayers was not present and the
report was given by county agent
{. A. Day. The report was to the
effect that in cooperation with the
State and Federal Departments of
Agriculture, $50 herds containing
1899 cattle have been tested for ;u-
berculosiS. only "a diseased cattle
being found, the percentage of dis
cased cattle being but one and tne-
half per cent. This is a very low
test. There are still numerous herds
in Augusta. Benton, Belgrade Read
field and Vienna which have not Eeen
reported. The federal government
pays the expenses of this test with
the exceptions Of the transportation
and to cover this cost it is the general
practise to charge the farmers ten
cents head for the test. There is
also much more interest in raising
the proper kind of ensilagc, 200 men
in Kenncbec county having procured
their seed during the year through
the Farm, Bureau and o7 others
through other sources. There are
three milk testing circles now in
operation which test the milk flom
the herds OF IT, different members
and report on the butter fat content
These testing circles are situated in
in Riverside. China and Chelsea.
Poultry: T.. w. Wentworth, Win
tlrop: 50 cullng demonstrate tons have
been held, so that every community in
the county has had part. At these
33 demonstrations there have been 425
people present, and AS people have
enrolled in the campaign. Sc of whom
have reported. Their combined focks
numbered before the work was begun.
G.332 hens and 1882 hens or 80 per
cent were cullcd A report governing
the results of Is culling demonstra-
tions shows that o combined flock of
1856 birds laid the week before the
demonstrations. 4.65S eggs. and that
after $50 birds had been culled out
they laid in the same time 4511 eggs.
The culls laid but 95 eggs in the same
time.
Orchards: u. s. Clement. Winthrop.
The Maine Federation of Farm Blu
rcaus. the Agricultural Extension
Service Of the University of Maine.
the College of Agriculture of the same
college. the Maine Department of Az
ritulture and the Maine Fruit Growers
Exchange have entered into cooper
alive agreement for assisting the farm