Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-05
SKOWHECAN
Extension Work

Somerset county with eight
focks entered in the egg laying con-
test led all other counties in egg
production per hen for April. 1873
egg per hen was the record; how
does your flock compare with this?
Knox and Lincoln counties rank
ed second with ia egg per hen.
Boys and Girls club work which
Is of interest ID all people interested
liz the training of young men and
women. and boys and girls for better
citizens and rural inhabitants is
well under way. Clubs are located
in North New Portland, Mrs. Will
liam Weimer; North Arson Girls
North Arson. c. A. Storer; Twelve
Corners Club. Alberta Mantor:
Nyes Corner Club. Mrs. Hall; E.
Madison Club, Miss Bertha Paul:
Canaan Girls Club, Miss Doris Jew
ell; Cornville Consolidated Club, Miss
Elizabeth Foster: South Scion, Miss
Jones: Hartland Club, Miss Ards
Lancey: St. Adams Club. Miss
Frances Baine: Pond School Club.
Miss A. Irene Libby: Cambridge
Club, Miss Ham; Harmony Girls
Club, Mrs. Clara Perkins: Boys
Club, Carlton Chadbourne; Palmyra
Club. Mrs. Grover.
Plans are being made for the best
club field day ever at Lakewood June
10. Most clubs are planning on be-
ing there in a body. If any one in
the various communities knows a
boy or girl member who is not plan
ming to attend because of lack OF
conveyance they would find them
selves we'll paid to take their car
and bring that one or as many as
possible. A big Gay for the boys and
girls. Why not attend yourself?
Because of The dec, ease interest
in orcharding in Somerset County
and the great numo?l of neglected
orchards, a pruning campaign has
been carried throughout the spring.
Demonstrations were given at %
farms illustrating the best methods.
OF nearly 1000 various sized orchards
listed in the country lot more than
% are doing real commercial bust
ness. 1t is essential to prune for both
color. and better spray control pro-
viding a spray program is carried
out. Those who prune now and
then do but very little good; a little
every year is best. Eleven grating
demonstrations were given at which
time the various CRAFTS were explain
ed and stock grated. Many trees
should be top worked and regrafted
into the best commercial and fancy
varieties as Mcintosh, Spy, Baldwin,
Wolf River, Gravenstein and the
newer, varieties as courtland, dell
cious and red spy in small way un-
til they have been proven.
In order to prevent rhiZoctonia be-
fore planting % demonstrations are
being carried, representing approxl-
mately 81 acres. Many people know
of rhozictonia under the name OF
black scurf which consists of small
dark brown or black specks closely
adhering to the surface of the po-
tato. Later this causes brown
week stem and still later, providing
the plants lives, what are known AS
aerial potatoes. BY treating with
corrosive sublimate 4 ounces to ~
gallons of water the disease can be
checked. Those who use formal
dehyde only control scab while the
former treatment prevents both. The
two largest areas treated were those
of A. A. Cheviot and H. c. Albee of
Norridgewock.
1t is expected that nearly 4o men
will carry Improved Potato Seed
plots during the 1924 year. They
have for their purpose the demon
strating that the quality of potato
seed now in use can be improved by
disease control practices. Demonstra-
tions are given on the various plots.
and the diseased plants rouged out.
The most common diseases are
rhozontonia or stem injury. mosaic
leaf roll, curly dwarf all of which
are more or less related. The i'm
portance of removing these plants
from a healthy field cannot be over
estimated. Yields on potato seed
plots were in excess of ordinary seed
by So bushels.