Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-13
Somerset County
Extension Work

somerset county
Extension Work
.. a plan to encourage activity OF
project leaders In securing enroll
ment In poultry account campaign
has been started:
A cash prize OF sss will be given
to the farm bureau in the county
/ where the largest proportion OF
poultrymsn with hocksc of so hens
or more start m account on Novem-
Der /, 1894, and si35 will be given t.
the ten project leaders In the state,
who got the largest number OF
poultrymen to start q poultry &C.
To- be divided az follows: First. $50;
second, SEQ; third. SIS; fourth. $40;
| ffth. SO; sixth, SIC; seventh, $40;
eighth, SO; ninth, $40: tenth. $40.
The conditions are rs follows:
The proportion Of poultrymen
starting an account in any county
will be based on the number OF hocks
Of 50 or more In the county. as
shown by the county farm survey.
Any project leader In poultry or
farm ma Hagsment In ceuaty where
this project 10 being carried, Is ELL
sibls to compete for the project
leader prizes,
Prizes as listed will be awarded In
order to the ten project leaders VINO
got the largest number of poultry
men TO start poultry account as or
November /, 1894.
Pouitrymsn should be enrolled on
regular enrolment cards, a supply
OF which can be secured from the
county agent.
Each enrolment card must be
signed by the person who Is to use
the book and the project leader
name must appear on enrolment
card of each cooperater. 10 that
when the account Ia started, credit
may be given the right project LEAD :
er.
Enrolment cards should be for
warded to the county agent as sooH
az signed and all enrellnlent cards
must be delivered at the county
agents ONCE on or before October
g.
An account book will be mailed
each cooperator by tbs county agent
Each eooporatar shall start MS az
count az Of November ]. 1924, by IN
, sorting an inventory Of stock OF
hand and entering any items of ex-
Isnss or receipts.
A card indicating that the &C
count. has been started must be sign
ed nv the eooporator and forwarded
TO the county agent as soon as the
account is started. These cards VII
be supplied by the county agehl
Prizes will he awarded on basis oi
number OF these started cards re"
oelyed at the county agents once or
or before November Is, 1924.
Each county agent will furnish the
Maine federation of farm bureaus o.
or before November 20, statement
Of the number of paultrymen start
ed by each project leader IN his
county. ru.,,
Plans are now being mace 10 Son-
tinue the testing OF mems ior ia
Hilary white diarrhea during nv
coming year. During the past year
81 fiocks with a total or over lo,ooo
hens were tested. White diarrhea
injection was found In "a OF these
Aocks. A survey to determine the
effectiveness of the test upon the
INABILITY Of the chicks showed that
the results of the tests has been en-
tireiy satisfactory and also very
clearly emphasizes the accuracy OF
the test. In Jocks where no infec-
ton was found the mortality among
the chicks during the past two years
averaged less than 10 per cent. fhe
mortality In infected fiocks, how
ever. increased In proportion TO the
amount OF Infection present. Ihe
mortality among the chicks from In
fected fiocks after at least one test
had been made was considerably less
than was experienced from the pre-
vious seasons hatch. but in view OF
the results obtained it would seem
advisable not to breed from any
stock showing an infection OF IL
per cert or over.
The test will be conducted under
similar requirements as last year
and applications should be received
by September ]. Application
blanks may be secured from the
county agent.
All farmers who had their herds
tested for tuberculosis last year by
DR.. Caldwell are to have their retest
during the latter part of August The
probably dates will he as follows;
Madison Center and Corpville, Mon
day. August 10, ST. Alhans, Hart
land and Palmyra, Tuesday. August
1b;~ Cambridge. Wednesday. August
10. August q, 90, % the results of
the test will be observed In the same
order a. the first test were given.
Monday. August %, the second test
will be given in Fairfield. and
Thursday. August Is, results will be
observed.
The men In charge of the work in
the various communities are Madi-
sen Center, Clyde Getehell. Hartland,
st, Adams, and Palmyra, either FL
msr Baird or +. L. Morse; Cam
bridge, Roy Watson. Arrangements
are also being made for work to be
done for the first time in Scion by
o. ID, Dean, the Farm Bureau chair
man. Provided enough interest Is
shown the test will be conducted
their August a6 and eth, and retest
work, August 10Th. and 3Oth.
Reugine Potato Demonstrations
were given the first part of August
a THE farms of II. 0. Dean, r. Z.
yaHAuken, Canaan: r.. A. Kicker,
Skowhegeu; Elmer Baird, st, AL
bans; Glen Ring, Elmer Quimby;
Roy watson and ], b. LaBree, Cam
bridge: b. e. Folsom. Edward Bum
ker and George Kiddy, Harmony; II.
O. Phinney. Z. 8. Raymond. Ripley;
James Robinson, o. r. Merchant, F.
b. Renalett. Palmyra,
The majority OF these men have
planted improved seed and at pres
ent the prospects for a good crop
ara exnnntfona1iy uaad Tn same