Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-14
Poultry Account
Campaign This Fall
In Kennebec County

The poultry account campaign
which is to be conducted in Kenne-
bee county this fall by the Kenne-
bee Farm Bureau and the Agricul-
tural Extension service Of the Col
lege of Agriculture, University of
Maine, will start Tuesday, August "a.
Three conferences of some of the
leading poultrymen in the county will
be held on that date to make plans
for the campaign. These conferences
will be held at 10 A. NJ. at Readheld,
P. NJ. at China.
Two delegates from each commu-
nifty will attend the conference most
convenient for them to reach. Among
the delegates already chosen are
Arthur Babkirk, NJ. E. Fowler and
n. B. Russell of Albion; w. E. En-
dlcott, e. w. Towle, Belgrade;
Charles Elwell, North Belgrade; F
l.. Blackwell, H. A. Plummer, Ben
ton; Mrs. Joseph Zwicker, China; H.
p. S. Greenleaf, w. ]. Goodrich,
Farmingdale; P. A. Smith, Frank
Wood, Fayette; A. E. Hall, Litch-
field; j. l.. Hunt, Manchester; Louis
| Mangin, Arnold CARLY, Monmouth;
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hammond, Mt
Vernon; c. E. Davies, NJ. |. knight
| Oakland; Mrs. N. E. Pert, Mrs r. F.
Bragdon, Plttston; P. A. Gordon, w
A. Nickerson, Readfeld; F. r. Peter
| son, G. S. Shaw, Sidney; Mrs. F. B.
| Perley, Mrs. o. ]. Hussey, Vassal-
! boro; Kenneth Bisbee Wayne; F. z
| Doe, Clifford Hilbert, West Gardiner:
II. n. Merrill, Windsor; E. w. Black
we'll, A. n. Ward, Winslow; P. A
| Thaanum, Jr., E. G. Hudson, Win
throp.
The chairman of the meeting at
China will be H. a. Plummer, Presi-
/ dent OF the kennebec County Farm
! bureau; P. a. Thaanum, Jr., of Win
throp, county poultry project leader
will preside at Readfleld and NJ. /
Parker, of Farmingdale will preside
at the meeting there.
More than 200 people are now keep
ing poultry accounts in books fur
nlshed them by the Agricultural EX-
tension Service of the University OF
Maine, as result of the campaign
last year and it is expected that dur
ing the coming campaign the num-
Der will be greatly increased.
| These books are furnished free OF
cost by the Extension Service, to al,
who will agree to use them and may
be secured from the county agent
"All aboard and away we go" will
say the members of the Benton
Dairy Club when they start on their
| second annual auto tour on Friday
August 27. During that day they
, will visit some of the leading herds
of cattle, both beef and dairy, in the
towns Of Winslow, Albion and Ben
| tom
There is nothing exclusive about
the club either since they are invit-
ing all to go along with them who
are interested in seeing some of the
| best cattle in that section of the
county and in getting acquainted
with some of their neighbors who are
building up good herds.
The club will start from the Ben
| ton Grange Hall at eight a. NJ. and
will reach China Lake about noon
| where they will have picnic lunch
! and enjoy a short program after
+, ward.
The committee having the pro
gram in charge are John Reed, chair
man of the Benton Farm Bureau, A
E. Richardson, dairy project leader
and H. 4. Plummer, President OF
the Kennebec County Farm Bureau
r. F. Talbot, Extension Dairy Spe-
cialist, will accompany the club as
the representative of the Agricul-
| tural Extension Service.
| The Benton Dairy Club is a branch
of the local Farm Bureau, and was
| organized as a part of the local pro-
gram OF Extension Work.