Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-08-20
PRIZES FOR POULTRYMEN.
by Maine Federation
of Farm Bureaus.

Announcement by Maine Federation
of Farm Bureaus.
A cash prize of $50 will be given
by the Maine Federation of Farm
Bureaus to the farm bureau in the
county where the largest proportion
of poultrymen with focks of fifty
hens or more start an account on No
yember /, 1924. Also the federation
will award $3.50 in cash prizes to the
ten poultry project leaders in the
State who get the largest number of
poultrymen to start a poultry account
on the same date. The amount will
be divided as follows: First, $25;
second, SIS, and eight prizes OF $40
each.
The above announcement was just
made following a meeting of the
federation at Orono lst week.
The meeting was attended by the
executive committee, consisting OF
Julian Emery of Bar Harbor, presi-
dent; E. &. Lord of Lebanon, vice
president; E. b. Denny of Nobleboro.
treasurer, and Arthur L. Deering of
Orono, secretary.
At this time the extension service
is starting a campaign to have Maine
poultrymen with flocks of fifty hens
or more start an account on Novem-
Der l. For many years now different
farmers 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 enrolment OF CO.
operators, those persons who Will
keep poultry account, depends very
largely upon these men, as has been
true of no other extension project
There are ten counties and more
than 200 project leaders directly in
terested in conducting this cam
paign. The success Of their efforts
will be watched with a great deal OF
interest not only by the people of the
state, but by the extension and farm
bureau followers all over the coun-
try.
In view of these facts, the FARM
Bureau Federation is offering $3.50
in cash prize. thus placing itself
solidly 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
a direct means of helping every
poultryman to enroll.
The following are the conditions
governing the poultry account cam
paign contract:
/. The proportion of pOultrymen
starting an account in any county
will be based on the number of tlocks
of fifty or more in the county, as
shown by the County Farm Survey
2. Any project leader in poultry
or farm management in a county
where this project is being carried
is eligible to compete for the project
leader prizes.
8. Prizes as listed will be award
ed in order to the ten project leaders
who get the largest number of poul
trymen with flocks of fifty or more
to start a poultry account, as of
November l. 1924
4. Poultrymen should be enrolled
on regular enrolment cards, a sup
ply of which can be secured from
the county agent.
5. 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 co-operator, so that
when the account is started, credit
may be given the right project
leader
g. Enrolment cards should be
forwarded to the county agent as
soon as signed and all enrolment
cards must be delivered at the
county agents office ON or before
October %.
Z. An account book will be mailed
each co-operator by the county agent.
s. Each co-operator 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.
8. A card indicating that the ac-
count has been started must be
signed by the co-operator, forwarded
to the county agent as soon as the
account is started. These cards will
be supplied by the county agent,
Prizes will sbe awarded on basis of
number of these started cards re-
ceived at county agents Office on or
before November 2, 1924.
10. Each county agent will for
ward the secretary of the Maine Fed
GRAFTON of Farm Bureaus, Orono,
Maine, on or before November IS,
the enrolment cards of all CO.
operators who have started accounts
with the word started" written on