Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-03

with respect to tuberculosis Of live
stock is that tuberculin testing has
been practiced by the livestock own
ers of that State almost continuous
ly since it's introduction into the
United States; whereas, in some To-
calities the test was ridiculed and
almost abandoned for many years.
BY the actual testing of more than
100000 head of cattle in Maine, less
than percent of the cattle reacted
20 the test: whereas, in some of the
New England States more than 80
percent of the cattle were found to
be tuberculous. The campaign in
Maine has been vigorously conduct
ed for several years, and with the
continuation of the work that is now
being carried on, it is not unreason-
able to expect that the State will be
entirely free of the disease in a COM
paratively few years.
The Value of Certified Nursery
Stock to the Orchardist by DR.. j. X.
Shaw, Mass. Experiment Station de-
livered before Maine State Pomo-
logical Society:-Many fruit growers
have had trouble through getting
nursery trees that prove untrue to
name. Usually the substituted va
riety is inferior to the one desired,
at least for the particular needs of
the grower. Thus he suffers disap-
pointment, veXation and financial
loss.
The certification plan Of the Mass
achusetts Fruit Growers Association
comes as near to eliminating the
misnamed tree as is humanity posi-
bic. We have certified about 100000
trees in the last four years and feel
sure that few errors have occurred.
We believe that not IL single tree has
been mislabeled but perhaps that is
too much to be sure of.
Child Care by Professor Esther
MCGinris, Il. OF NJ, delivered before
Women's Session.
How do we tell whether baby is
progressing normally? Every mother
wants to be sure that her baby is de-
veloping at at least the average rate.
She is interested to know if he is
above and even more interested to
determine the possible causes for his
falling below the average.
Weight is used as one index of the
progress of a baby. a gradual, con-
slant gain averaging four to eight
ounces per week the first six months
ard two to four ounces the second
growth. On the average a baby
doubles his weight at SIX months and
triples it by the end of the first
year. Many babies develop more
rapidly than this. however. and il
they are not over weight in proper
ton to their height it is not unde
sirable.
What place does trapnesting and
pedigree breeding occupy on the
poultry farm. by +. NJ. Johnson
Poultry breeder. Waldoboro. deliver
ed before poultry school.
The place that trapsnesting and
pedigree, breeding occupy on the
poultry farm should be governed by
Individual conditions as they exist,
that is. the cost of doing the work,
the market for the products, and the
ability of the poultrymen as q
breeder to get the full benefit from
the extra money and labor eX-
pended. While there is little trap
nesting carried on in this state at
the present time l assume that most
poultrymen are more or less familiar
with the operation. The use of trap
nests are necessary in pedigree
breeding to get accurate egg records,
as this is the only means which has
been found practical to get these ac-
one in attendance every day in the
year, not skipping a day now and
then, tending the traps when You
have some spare time, but doing it
faithfully every day If this cannot
be done YOU are simply wasting your
time and money. Pedigree breeding
does not end at the trapnest; that is
the starting point. Having located
the high producing birds by the
trapnest, you have the problem of
mating these birds to produce best
results.
Maine Jerseys, by w. C. Randolph
Representative American Jersey
Cattle Club, New York. delivered at
meeting of Maine Jersey Breeders
Association.
According to the records of the
American Jersey Cattle Club over
six hundred m IN have registered
Jerseys in Maine during the last
three years. About a hundred more
men have registered Jerseys in Yer
mont during the same period. Yet
there is considerable difference in
the publicity that has been secured
by the Jerseys in Vermont and the
Jerseys in Maine.
Maine Jerseys are exceptionally
clean of 4. b. and this fact should
be a drawing card in getting buyers
to come to Maine for Jerseys. But
the Maine Jersey breeders will have
to advertise this fact. The burden
of advertising the Maine Jersey
should be carried by all the Jersey
breeders in the State. This can best
be accomplished by organization on
the part of the Jersey Breeders.
Responsibilities OF Breeders Of
Livestock in the Show Ring, by DR..
John a. Ness. Auburn delivered at
the Meeting of the Maine Livestock
Breeders Associat ton.
Agricultural fairs are primarily
intended to be educational They
offer to the breeders of livestock a
means of advertising their stock.
Breeders should avail themselves of