Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-14
Valuable Prizes
For Maine Hens

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Especial to The Kennebec JournaD
Orono. Me-. Aug. ia cash prize
of $40. will be given by the Maine
Federation Of Farm Bureaus to the
Farm Bureau in the county where the
largest proportion of poultrymen
with flocks of so hens or more start
an account on Nov. /. 1924. Also the
Federation will award $3.50. in cash
prizes to the ten poultry project lead
ers in the state who get tho largest
number Of poultrymen to start a
poultry account on the same date.
The amount will be divied as fol-
lows. First $685.; second, SIS; and
eight prizes of $40. each.
The above announcement was just
made following meeting of the Fed
Grafton here at Orono last week. The
meeting was attended by the Execu-
tive Committee. consisting of Julian
Emery of Bar Harbor, president: L.
b. Lord, of Lebanon. vice president;
T.. b. Denny. Of Nobleboro, Treasur-
err and Arthur l.. Deering Of Orono,
Secretary
At this time the Extension Service
is starting a campaign to have Maine
u
start an account ON November /.
For many years now different farm
ers throughout the state have kept
such accounts which they feel have
proved more than worth while. An
effort is now being made to have
practically every poultryman do his
business on a sound basis, knowing
where his money is coming from and
where it is going.
The poultry account campaign I'M
like many others depends very large
ly for its success upon the interest
and support OF poultry and farm
management project leaders. In this
| campaign the enrollmen of cooper
ators, those persons who will keep a
poultry account, depends very large
ly upon these men as has been true OF
no other extension project.
There are ten counties and more
than 200 project eladers directly in
terested in conducting this campaign.
The success of their efforts will be
watched with a great deal of inter
est not only by the people of the State
but by the extension and farm bureau
followers all over the country.
In view of these facts, the Farm
Bureau Federation is offering $3.50 in
cash prizes, thus placing itself solid
ly behind this extension project The
officers believe that such an act will
stimulate an increased activity
among the project leaders involved,
and further they went on record be-
lieving that a properly kept account
Is the basis of progress in any bust
ness and that this campaign will be
direct means of helping every poul-
tryman to enroll.
The following are the conditions
ha
paign contract
j. The proportion of poultrymen
starting an account in any county
will be based on the number of flocks
of 30 or more in the county. as shown
by the County Farm Survey.
:. Any project leader in poultry or
farm management in a county where
this project is being carried, is eligi-
BILE to compete for the project leader
prizes.
3. Prizes as listed will be awarded
in order to the ten project leaders
who get the largest number of poul-
trymen with fiocks of 80 or more to
start a poultry account as of Novem-
Der !. 1924.
4. Poultrymen should be enrolled
on regular enrolment cards. a supply
Of which can be secured from the
county agent.
b. Each enrolment card must be
signed by the person who Is to use
the book and the project leaders
name must appear on enrolment card
OF each cooperator. SO that when the
account Is started. credit may be
given the right project leader.
.. Enrolment cards should be for
warded to the county agent as soon
as signed and all enrolment cards
must be delivered at the county
agents office on or before October
rs.
Z. An account book will be mailed
each cooperator by the county agent.
s. Each cooperator shall start his
account as of November /, 1924. by
inserting an inventory of stock on
hand and entering any items of ex-
pense or receipts.
y. A card indicating that the ac-
count has been started must be
signed by the cooperator and for
warded to the county agent as soon
as the account is started. These
cards will be supplied by the county
agent. Prizes will be !. awarded on
basis OF number of these started
cards received at county agents Of
flee on or before November 2, 1924.
10. Each county agent will forward
the secretary OF the Maine Federation
OF Farm Bureaus, Orono, on or before
November 26, the enrolment cards of
all cooperators who have started ac-
counts with the word started writ
ten on each mans card.