Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-03
Maine Livestock Men
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Gardner, Associate Professor Animal
Industry, u. of NJ, delivered at Poul-
try School: The use of artificial
light to increase winter egg produc-
ton is a practice that is come into
common use in our Northern States
and is being used with success by a
ma jority of our larger poultrymen.
1t has been found that a twelve to
thirteen hour day gives the most
satisfactory results.
The Essentials Of Cooperative
Marketing by Professor c. Fl. Mer-
chant, Professor of Agricultural Eco
nomics, u of M.:-There are no
score cards, no prescriptions Or no
formulas to follow in the attainment
of success in cooperative marketing.
However, there are certain require
ments for success in any form OF
business. Cooperative marketing IS
just one form Of business and must
necessarily comply with these re-
quirements.
Necessity is of first consideration.
Without a need, there is little room
for cooperative association. How
ever. it is not always easy to clearly
distinguish between a real need and
a temporary reimbursement OF eco
nomic conditions.
The Relation of the Dairy Herd to
Health by DR.. w. II. Jordan, Former
Director of Maine Experiment Sta
ton, Orono:-Food is the most i'm
portant factor that is related to
mans physical welfare. a truth not
sufficiently emphasized. A consider
alton of the relative Importance of
the various foods leads to the con-
clusion that milk should be placed
in the front rank if it is not the
foremost. It's critical relation to the
development Of the young and the
large place it occupies in the diet Of
adults seem to justify this conclu-
sion. No food has entered more full
ly into public discussion and no
apology should be offered for con-
tinuing this discussion because of
the intimate relation of milk to the
public health. 1t is clearly the most
dangerous food. under certain condi-
tions, that has a wide distribution.
There are good reasons why it has
been made the object of much scien-
tific inquiry as to its production and
care and the subject of numerous
legislative measures.
Present Day Problems in the Con-
troll Of Apple Scab by DIR. Donald
Folsom. Associate Plant Pathologist,
Maine Experiment Station, delivered
before Maine Pathological Society,"
Scab is the chief trouble that
we spray apples for in Maine,
excepting insects. The most pro-
fitable spraying materials for gen.
eral use are Bordeaux mixture
and lime-sulphur, both of which
were discovered by accident to
be good for this purpose. Scab
may cause leaf dropping. lower the
yield rate, lower the vitality, and
make the fruit worse in appearance
and in keeping qualities. The exact
profits from spraying and the best
methods of spraying depend upon
the growers situation, the season,
the variety and other conditions.
Possibilities of Developing Super
Tor Strains of Improved Potato Seed
by Charles C. Larrabee, County
Agent, Piscataquis County:-When
Maine farmers are producing pota-
toes at the tune of sos bushels per
acre, and the country wide average
only 113, it might cause some west
ern farmer to wonder If Maine has
anv possibilities of improvement.
The fact that Names yield per
acre is so far ahead of other sec
tons, is evidence that improvement
has been made. None Of the 200
barrel yields are on diseased stock,
and we find often individual hills in
all high producing strains, producing
from three to six pounds of market
able potatoes. A little figuring in
mathematics shows that an acre or
14,400 hills of stock like that will
yield over 400 barrels. OF course it
will not ever be possible to secure
project stands. but we can accom-
pliSh a great deal in that line.
Progress in the Eradication of Tu-
berculosis by DR.. J. A. Herman,
Chief tuberculosis Eradication Divi-
sion, Bureau of Animal Ind. Wash
ington, D. c.. delivered before Maine
Live Stock Breeders Association
Cattle in Maine are affected less
with tuberculosis than is the bo-
vine population of any of the New
England, Eastern or Middle West
ern states. One reason for the
existence of this favorable condi-
ton is that Maine produces it's own
dairy cattle and has not trafficked in
cattle to any great extent with
states in which tuberculosis exists
to a high degree. Another reason why
Maine is in a favorable condition