Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-02
Especial to Kennebec JournaD


Orono, Me, April IA store of good
things for the farmers and their
wives was revealed at the Wednesday
session of. the annual Farmers Week
being held at University Of Maine.
Among the speakers of the day the
following were noted:
"What Is Our Marketing Problem?"
by {. II. Merchant, professor of agri-
cultural economics. THE farmers
marketing problem begins on the farm;
firsts, in the adjustment of production
Of agricultural products to the prob
able demand for these products: sec
ondly, in the production of graded
quality products. In consideration of
the first, we refer to the production of
products which are demanded and in
the quantities demanded. Farmers
give comparatively little thought to
the probable demand for their pro-
ducts"
Peas for Canning as 4 Farm Enter
prise for Waldo County Farmers by
n. 8. Donahue, county agent, Waldo
county. pea growing in Waldo coun-
ty is practically a new enterprise.
However, rapid strides have been
been made in this new industry. In
1928 approximately 200 acres were
grown. The year 1924 produced $50
acres, while the year 1925 promises an
even 1000 acres"
"Sheep from the Standpoint Of a
Practical Farmer" by Donald w. Ell
lis, farmer ana sheep breeder of Fair
field, delivered before the Maine Sheep
& Wool Growers Associations: las
one branch of diversified farm pro-
gram sheep are an attractive PROPOSE
ton for the practical Maine farmer.
But the Maine farmer who under
takes the business Of sheep raising
must, for satisfactory returns, accept
it as q long period enterprise and not
as get rich quick speculation"
Pertinent Factors in Managing a
Commercial Flock" by Charles c.
Clements, poultryman and orchardist
OF Winterport. delivered before Poul-
try School: THE most important fac
tor pertaining to successful poultry
management is strong healthy stock
with which to start. Pullets return
more profit than older birds. The time
of the year when chickens are Matched
is important. That varies some with
the different breeds. Rhode Island
fteUS SHOuIO De ndlCHeu during tlC
month of April or early in May. There
has been some advocating of earlier
Matching for more profit, the claim
being to get more out of hroilers and
more out of eggs when the price is
high"
Cooperative Egg Marketing in
Maine" by NJ. E. Kicker, Mgr. Maine
is generally admitted 1fhat the quail
ity of the Maine eggs is of the best
produced, but the appearance of a
case of eggs that contain many eggs
that will weigh from &c to q ounces
to the dozen. and eggs in the same
filler not weighing over is to 20
ounces to the dozen is decidedly
against creating an impression to buy
a case of ungraded eggs. The single
individual with limited output does
not have sufficient volume to grade
his product and put it on the market
on a commodity basis. If 500 poultry
men combine their product, it is
ample to establish a graded product
that will command attention"
"Guide Posts in Successful Alfalfa
Culture" by Clarence A. Day, county
agent, Kennebec county: Alfalfa
can be grown in Maine because Maine
farmers have grown it with success.
Two Kennebec county men. c. ;.
Colt of Wayne, and d. A. Wilkins of
Windsor, have plots which We're
started in 1914 and are still cutting
two good crops every year. Others
have started successful plots since.
This means much because alfalfa is
the richest of all hay crops in pro-
tein and is an especially good feed
for both hens and cows. Because of
soil and climatic conditions. alfalfa
is more difficult to grow than other
hav crops and needs special atten-
ton"
Modern Me h DDS Of Orchard
Management" by DIR. j. X. Shaw.
Massachusetts Experiment Station ::
"Our ideas of orchard soil manage
men always have been, and still are,
very dense. Years ago most or
chards were In sod Then cultiva-
ton was found in many cases to give
better results and the advice of most
experts was to cultivate, and in sup
port Of this contention many cases of
poor orchards in sod were pointed
out. Recently the sod orchard has
been gaining favor in some sections
Of the country. There is new fac
tor introduced, however. The modern
sod orchard. if it is successful, re-
ceives a liberal application of nitro
gen. Here was evidently the trouble
with the old fashioned sod orchard.
The grass robbed the trees of nitro
gen."
Home Grown Feeds for Western
Maine" by l.. Il. Mcintyre, breeder
of Holstein cattle, East Waterford:
For a number Of years we have