Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-13

poultry, 25 White Leghorns in each
pen, it was found that the pen given
green feed and sour skim milk gave
the greatest egg production at the
lowest cost. The only scratch feed
was whole wheat and the base on
which the mash was formed was equal
parts of bran shorts, corn meal,
ground oats and pea meal.
The experience of aWestern poultry
editor, whose department I have al
ways read with much interest, Is so
like my own that I cannot forbear to
quote a little. He is now caponizing
all cockerels not needed for his breed
ing pens, having found that a breed
ing cockerel sold for SIS netted him
$3.50 with the cost of production to
be deducted from that and that his
capons bring him $3.50, and I gather
that he thinks IS all too small sum
for q breeding cockerel, as many In
selecting would expect one that
would have a chance at the shows In
Boston or New York. I have had lot
sheer at Feathers" but when 1t came
to selection, very few but made .
grab at the fancy bird.
A yearling Shorthorn bull brought
s2075 at auction recently in Illinois
and in England two Shorthorn bull
calves brought $1o,500 for export to
Argentina.
The Hampshire breed of sheep will
get quite a little boom from the fact
that j. c. Penny of Emmadine farms,
| New York, has become interested in
! them and has accordingly been max
! ing purchases.
| The Emmadine Guernseys are world
| renowned and the Hampshires are to
| be selected from the best fiocks.
/ Something more than a year ago he
bought a few nice specimens from
! Mrs. Minnie w. Miller of Wendell
| Idaho, whose sheep have won largely
at the International then he bought Sc
more from Robert Blastock, then a
ram lamb, at auction in Salt Lake City
| from Mrs. Miller's consignment at
| $500 and now he has secured from her
the six year old Imp. ram Commander
| twice champion at the International
| paying a stated price Of $1,000.
| Ledgewood farm, Madison is liking
| the get of its new herd sire, King Cy-
rus, a son of the $4,000 bull Lang
water Eastern King, especially well
as to the heifer calves by him and an
; expert Guernsey man former head Of
| one of the New England's greatest
pIeSulHS ACCOMPLISHMENTS iCNCitiy Pio-
nounced King Cyrus as a real show
! bull and he will be nearer the desired
/ perfection with greater maturity and
i when put in show ring condition.
Ledgewood farm is the property of =:
! D. Salley & Son who have breeding
| Guernseys for several years.
| The Franklin County Guernsey
! Breeders Association elected officers
on November 1: J. E. Cakes, North
| Chesterville, president; r. E. Hosmer
! East Wilton, vice president; G.. NJ
! Hatch, New Vineyard, secretary; c.. T
Gay, Pennington, treasurer, and
these with 3. L. McKeen, Wilton, F,
I o. Sawtelle, Industry, and Z. W. Saw
| age, Pennington. executive committee
S. G. Wetmore of Dryden has bought
the registered Guernsey COW, Gold
| Lassie of Parlin Homestead Grams.
ferred by Fred Clark, Madison), F. O.
Sawtelle, Industry, the COW, Junes
, Buttercup. to Ray JENNIE of Weld and
| Eugene Campbell of Chesterville has
secured a Guernsey bull calf of a
| Franklin county breeder.
The veteran Guernsey breeder. c. c.
Dondero of Chelsea, has sold three fe-
males to Robert 3. CASTOR of Gardi-
| ner; the estate of Everett Withee, Au-
gusta. has transferred IA Guernsey
females to Mrs. Everett Withee, Au.
gusta; Millay Bros. of Bowdoinham
| two females TO ]. w. Studley, Weeks
Mills and E. c. Patten of Topsham
two females to z. C. Frost Readfield
| G. E. Foster of Skowhegan (R. F,
! d. has sold young Guernsey bulls
| one each to r. L. Billing and L. j
| Tozier, both of Madison, by which il
will be seen that there is quite lit
tie activity in Guernsey circles at the
present time.