The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-11
Farm Bureau Achievements

members. North Arson has always
been a strong community Tor boys
and girls club work. This year mas
hnen no exception. This town mas
had three clubs With % total enroll
mept of II. Forty-thrce OF these
boys and girls completed their pro-
iects. which is very good percent
age. North Anson boys and girls
have been active in their elnb WORK
and have done not few extras to
boost the work. 10th the boys ana
the girls have had demonstration
teams. The girls team was select
ed TO go to Camp Vail and from all
reports this team VAS a credit 10 TINS
club. their town. their county. and TO
the state OF Maine Two of the three
clubs In Arson toured to Augusta with
the other clubs of Somerset County
June 2s. All three clubs were re-
presented at the county contest.
W. c. McKenney OF North .Anson
has this year carried a comparative
lime demonstration which forcibly
showed the results from using lime
The unlmed area yielded 2.46 tons
while the lined yielded 4.73 tons.
One potato seed plot has been car
rlod. One comparative acid phos-
uhate. demonstration was carried, one
comparative oats demonstration was
cried.
One orchard pruning demonstratin
,sas held at tho farm or Melvin Farm
er, with an attendance OF q.
Two poultry cnlling demonstrations
were hold IN this community, one at
Gene Paines with an attendance OF
10. Ninety hens were handled and
60 removed as eulls. The second de-
rnonstration was at Charles Mnllens,
with an attendance OF II, and ~ hens
were handled, 90 removed as culls.
The hens the week before culling laid
145 eggs. or q per cent the week
following culling the good hens laid
Z 1916 eggs, or 46 Per cent; tile culls
laid 10 eggs in the week. or b per
cent. Mr.. Paine did not keep an egg
record.
The work in other communities is
given in abbreviated form.
Athens. Members: men 20, wo-
men, 20. total. ~. Seed oat cam
pnign; 6 enrolled with an acreage of
n; gain of $98.2S. Silage corn en-
rollment: 2 acres, g. gain, Sl53.12
One potato cost account was closed
One, poultry culling demonstration
held. One selection OF breeders de-
monstration. Three enrolled in the
poultry culfing campaign. One farm
account.
Cambridge men, II;
women, 10; total, "a. Potato seed
plots, 2 seed oat campaign; enroll
ments, 8; acres % gain $154.44. Sill
age corn campaign; enrolment, IL;
acres. 10: gain $484.SS. Poultry Gull
ing campaign. enrolment 9. Selec-
ton of Poultry Breeds demons
tration, /; farm accounts being kept.
Canaan. Members: men. 80; wo-
men, 10; total, 40. Clubs l, enroll
nIent ~. completed II. Potato seed
slots, J. Seed oat campaign; enroll
ments IL; acres &c: gain $16S.4S. Cows
tested for tuberculosis in accredited
herd work and found clean "a Sill
age corn: enrollments g acres 2, gain
$5L04. Poultry accounts kept, g.
Pruning demonstration, !. Poultry
culling demonstrations, 3. Enroll
,nent in culling campaign, s. Winter
egg laying contest contestants. l.
Cornville. Members: men %,
women o.; total So Bordeaux mix
ing demonstration /. Seed oat cam
paign. enrollments .. acres 2, gain
1896. Purebred bulls replaced, 2.
Herds tested for tuberculosis, 5; num-
her of cows, 1873. silage corn, enroll
n,ents 4; acres 90 Is; gain $513.59.
Potato cost accounts l, poultry ac-
ftyer
campaign enrolments II; poultry
house building demonstration |. Silo
building demonstration 1. Orchard
primning demonstration /.
Tairfleld.--Members men 100;
women Of; total 1877 Clubs /, en-
! rollment s. number finishing 0. I'M
proved seed oat campaign: enroll
ments II; acres 40; gain SlS720. Sill
age corn; enrollments q; acres 9;
gain $229.6S, Potato cost accounts
closed /; poultry accounts closed 3;
Farm accounts being Kept a. Poul-
try culling demonstrations 6, cnlling
campaign cnrollmcnts g.
Harmony. - Members: men II; wo-
men ~; total % Clubs /; enroll
ment 90. completed IL. Seed oat
gain $32.76. Slage corn cooperators
6; acreage 2s; gain S663.52, Poultry
culling demonstrations 3. Culling
campaign cooperators -.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; men 13;
women II; total 80 Clubs !, enroll
ment 20; completing r. Club ae-
tivitics: tour to Augusta, demonstra-
ions teams 2. and county contest.
Improved seed oat campaign coopera-
tors q; acres %; gain $107.64, Sill
age corn campaign cooperators Z;
acres S. gain $2O4.16. Potato cost
accounts /, farm accounts being kept
s. Pruning demonstrations l.. Poul-
try culling demonstrations 2; poultry
culling campaign cooperators 2: 'Or-
chnrd planting demonstrations l. Milk
cost accounts 3.
Observation-Disclosures men. 20; wo-
men "a total AZ Clubs 1, enroll
ment %, finishing II. Potato seed
plots /. Improved seed oat campaign
cooperators Z; acres 10; profit $SS.92.
Herds tested for tuberculosis in ac-
credited herd work g. cows tested s,
SiIaua corn ramDaign cOODeratOrs 4