Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-23

Committee members have a special
market for their eggs that nets
them from three to ten cents above
market quotations yet they believe
80 strongly in the contract CO.
operative organization formed that
they were the first to sign the mar
keting agreement.
In fact it is very interesting and
encouraging TO note that the large
poultrymen, those having from 500 to
1900 birds are signing up at the
very outset before an active cam
paign has been put on.
Poultrymen everywhere will be in
tcrested in the personnel OF the
Executive Committee OF the Maine
Poultry Producers Association.
The President of the organization
is A. w. Sterling of Kittery and in
character is all the name implies.
He is a successful poultrymen who
is doing a big poultry, small fruits
and vegetable business. Mr.. Sterling
keeps 1000 hens and disposes of his
products at fancy prices at a road
side market during the summer
months and in Massachusetts dur
ing the winter. Mr.. Sterling is a
member of the following orders:
odd Fellows. Masons, Red Man, and
President of the York County Farm
bureau.
q Fer clerk and Treasurer the organ
ization were very fortunate in elect
ing NJ. i. Kicker of WATERFORD. MIR.
Kicker keeps about $50 hens and
has been manager of the York
County Farmers Union for seven
years, building up Il large and sue
cessful business. He has now re-
signed to give his entire time as
campaign manager for the Maine
Poultry Producers Association. He
is Il member of the Grange, Farm
Bureau, and has been Master and
Lecturer of his local Grange, Lectur-
er of York County Pomona, Select
man for four years and Farm Bu-
reau Poultry Project Leader.
Most of the progressive poultry
men of this state and many in other
states are acquainted with Frank NJ.
Johnson of Waldoboro. His letter
heads and advertisements bear this
wordin3-Proprietor of Tip Top
Farms, Breeder of Pedigreed, Trap
nested S. c. White Leghorns. A
visit to his place at once convinces
one that this plant of 1900 birds is
being run by a business poultryman.
white eggs to which he has been
selling for the past seven years. He
was one of the first to sign a con-
tract with the Maine Poultry Pro-
ducers Association however.
During the period prior to organ
ization poultryman with expert
ence along cooperative lines was re-
quired to meet poultrymen in diff
ferent parts of the state. Frederick
ROBBIE of Gorham, better known as
Fred, was one of those selected for
this job. Fred is grandson of
former Governor Robbie. owner of
Whispering Pine Farms, has 1000
birds and produces 1920 acres of
crops for the Gorham canning
factory.
Mr.. Robbie is graduate Of the
University of Maine. Member of
Alpha Zeta, and honorary agri-
cultural fraternity, of the Grange,
Farm Bureau and American Legion
He is Poultry Project Leader for
the Cumberland County Farm
Bureau. Formerly he has been Dis
trict Horticultural Inspector, WASH
irgton State. New Hampshire Coun-
ty Agent and Pilot in the U. S.
Army air service during the war.
Ernest B. Sanderson of Greene tho
but 43 years of age has been recog-
nized for years as one of the straight
thinking. able agricultural leaders of
the tState. Although he is primarily
interested in his $50 hens he has
also a grade Guernsey herd. does
some market gardening and has an
orchard of over 400 trees.
Mr.. Sanderson belongs to the
Masons. Modern Woodmen, Grange
and Farm Bureau. He has been
President of the Twin County Farm
Bureau, Vice President f,the State
Farm Bureau Federation. Master
Androscoggin Pomona Grange, men,
Der of the Maine Legislature in 1913
and superintendent of schools and
member of the school committee of
Greene.