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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-06
TapewOrns

Because tapeworm damage to farm
poultry is becoming so severe, special
efforts have been made to control
them. Very little is known of their
life history, which makes preventive
measures difficult. 1t is certain that
these parasites spend part Of their
period of development in flies, earth
worms, slugs, ETC., all very hard to
control under farm conditions.
The use of I've has given some
relief but it's injurious effect on the
birds treated has possibly been over
looked. Now the United States de-
partment Of agriculture announces
that as result of experiments
conducted by it's experts, kamala, a
drug that has long been used in hui
man medicine, has been found salts
factory in removing tapeworms from
poultry.
A dose of one gram to a chicken
removed all the worms in nineteen
out of every twenty cases. Turkeys
need two grams. Individual dosing
with pills is most satisfactory but
capsules are also used. PurgativeS
and fasting do not seem to be nee
essary. OF course, bird may be-
come reinfected unless the most
strict sanitary methods are followed.
At present it may not be possible
to obtain kamala at all drug stores
but it is believed that manufacturers
will soon be on the market with q
convenient form. The estimated cost
of treatment Is less than one cent
a bird
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Poultry Assn. Reports
Recent Retail Venture

Members of the Maine Poultry
Producers Association will be in
terested in the report of the retail
venture which the association started
on the End day of January. From
that date until the thirteenth day
OF February, the Association packed
in Cartons for the retail trade 9012
dozen of eggs these were the Pine
Tree Grade and the Medium Grade
which are selling as the Pine
Tree Juniors in a very distinctive
carton from the Pine Tree Brand.
For the week of February 1920 we
packed for the retail trade 2S2O doz-
en-. At this time the figures for the
last week in February are not COM
plete, but you can readily see that
the retail business Is growing quite
rapidly.
During these first weeks with so
much individual work as the sales
men had to do soliciting trade and
telling the housewives the advan-
tage Of buying the eggs which come
to them graded direct from the pro-
ducers, the expense per dozen for
distribution ran quite high, so that
we were unable to increase the re-
turns to the producers.
We believe 1t is possible to bring
this cost of sales and delivery down
to eight cents per dozen, and as
soon as this can be accomplished
it will make this mode of selling of
distinct advantage to the producers
The executive board have recently
had a meeting and canvassed the
results of this work, and were so
well satisfied with the showing made
at the present time, that they voted
unanimously for the manager to con-
tinue to establish retail routes to
build up this branch Of business.
Consequently, we have started
another salesman in the territory of
Waltham, Lexington and WATERFOWL
With the trade which we have al
ready established, and the addition
Of this retail business, we are COM
ing to the point of needing more
eggs. And, for the interest of the
Association, we would ask that every
member give the organization their
fullest support by shipping every
egg that they are able. The volume
of business which we shall gain along
this line will help to keep down the
per dozen cost and to build
formida BILE business, which is sound
and logical, and affords a real oppor-
tunity for the producers and consum-
ers to come directly together in the
marketing and purchasing of these
Maine eggs.-Maine Poultry Pro-
ducers Association, M. E. Kicker,
Manager.
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HOtbed Season
Is4NOW at Hand

With the approach Of March, the
hotbed season Is upon us and every
gardener with his bit of outdoor
glass Is preparing to start the nature
formed heat, to get the vegetable
and flower seeds started for the early
crop. 1t is to be hoped that scien-
fists will soon discover a substitute
to ferment and produce the heat for
hotbeds as supply of fresh horse
manure, which is the essential heat
unit, becomes more difficult each
year and the available supply too
often is mixed with shavings and
is not of the strawy texture needed.
While synthetic manure is Mnow
available, thanks to British expert
mentors who have placed their COM
pound on the American market this
year. it has not the heating qualities
necessary to operate hotbed. 1t
is something to be desired but it is
not in sight. The preparation of a
hotbed is familiar in every commun-
ity where there are gardens. The
value of it is not throughly appre-
ciated until a gardener has one Of
his own.
BY the use Of a hotbed he can in
most parts of the country get seed
going the first week in March in
favorable years and usually by March
Is under any circumstances except
an unusual cold snap. The hotbed
will start lettuce in time to have it
head, the main need as head lettuce
must get an early start and do its
developing during the cooler days
Of the wear
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How Much To Feed

The question often comes up, espe-
cially among beginners in the poultry
business, as to how much feed, should
be allowed a cetain number of hens.
The inquiry usually finds the ques7
ton answered with the general state
ment that the amount of feed re-
uuired for a given number OF fowls
depends upon the breed, yard space
given the flock, the kind of feed and
their liking for that particular kind
Of food. Thus, about as much IN
formation is gained as was possessed
at the start, but even so, this is
about as good an answer as can De
given for the appetites of fowls vary
from day to day, and no stated rules
can be given that will insure just
the right amount of food for a flock
of hens every day. 1t is stated, now
ever, as a help to those in DOUBT,
that experienced poultrymen mo
that one quart of grain day, pint
in the morning and another at nlsht'
is sufficient for IL hens when
moist mash is fed at noon, or dry
mash kept before them all the tune.
With this amount of grain about a
quart of moist mash would De re-
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The ordinary cigar box is an ideal
flat for raising small quantities OF
seeds indoors. They are always easily
obtained and the only preparation
necessary is to punch a few holes in
the bottom of the box for drainage
The heavier the wood in the cigar
box the better, for the thinner ones
are inclined to warp badly and some
seed raisers bind the boxes with a
few strands of wire before placing
the soil in them to guard against this
fault
Cigar boxes are very convenient for
it is an easy matter to set three or
four of them in the ordinary window.
The florists flat, a fine arrangement
for a large window where there is
plenty of light and for placing in
cold frames or hotbeds, Is any shall
low box about 1Sinches square. Soap
boxes, raisin boxes and similar boxes
from which the contents have been
removed are usually available at the
grocer's for the asking. The soap
boxes need to be sawed in half.
The chief factor is not to get a
box that is too deep and unwieldy
to handle. Two to two and one-half
inches of soil is sufficient. Give
good drainage with broken flower
pots or crocllery over the holes Is
the simplest method. Another is to
cut a piece of burlap to fit the
bottom of the box and place this
over the holes. This permits drain
age and prevents any soil escaping.
1t is now time to get the seed
boxes into action for the early vege-
tables If there is no frame available
for the purpose. Make a resolution
to start a frame another year as
you plant the seed boxes. 1t Is a
great convenience, much easier to
handle and the first expense is the
chief one. The average frame which
is six feet by six feet will accommo-
date all the flower and vegetable
seeds the average gardener will need
and it will take much less care and
attention than the indoor seed box
which must be turned daily to keep
the seedlings growing straight as
they will always incline to the light.
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Old Apple Tree
Pruning

When q man has a superhuous ap-
pendix that disturbs him too much, .
| trained surgeon Is called TO separate
the sufferer from his troublesome
member. The surgeon removes moth
ing except what he thinks is causing
the trouble. And yet, no matter how
carefully done, there Is a certain
shock to the patient.
The same principles apply to the
actual operation of pruning an old ap-
pie tree. What crime against the
tree and the future crops Of fruit are
committed in the name Of pruning!
Pruning has three main objects.
The first is to establish a balance be-
tween the roots and the top; the sec
ond is to thin the fruits so the ones
that are borne will be larger; and the
third is to so shape the tree that it
will weather the storms that are COM
mon in the region where the tree is
located.
The first thing to do to an old tree
is to cut out the deadwood No judg-
ment required for that. But bringing
down an old tree that was formerly
pruned exclusively for humming bird
picking requires judgment in nipping
out the tops that want to climb far
Their and taking on the under limbs
that are partially dead.
Let us assume that limb starts
out from the trunk some six feet from
the ground. The natural tendency is
for it to bend farther down as the
limb bears eyar after year; the under
branches keep dying away while the
upper branches get longer. On the old
fn ~
geously because cutting away the
half dead branches on the underside of
the limb let's the upper ones grow
faster, and the fruit load brings the
whole branch down.
Protection from wind injury means
that the primer will not allow more
than two branches to come out from
the same height on the trunk. The
wind does its worst on one of those
old Shade-tree tops where the limbs
all come out at the same height on the
trunk.
The weakest spot in 95 per cent. Of
all pruning done is the cutting off of
limbs. 1t is more irksome to cut a
limb off where the injury will heal
quickly than out two or three inches
from the trunk. Pruning should leave
no hat racks on the trees. Cut the
sible. Where the limbs commence at
its uniform size is the best place to
cut and this is generally about a half
inch from the trunk; onn small branch
, es, less. Hat rack stubs never heal
over, the sun checks the stub, water
follows the check back to the heart,
decay is the inevitable result and in q
comparatively short time someone
drags that limb or tree to the brush
pile.
Most trees need thinning, rather
than pruning, which means cutting off
many small limbs or twigs, rather
than a few large ones. On old, sod
bound trees, pruning often resolves IT.
self into matter of maintaining the
| balance between the feeding and
| fruiting parts Of the tree. Some farm
ers do this by excessive top pruning.
others do it by liberal feeding either
with nitrate in some form or with ma
nure. 1 believe the last Is the most
profitable. Fifteen or 20 cents worth
of nitrate will give the owner much
more fruit, and better fruit, than an
hour spent cutting branches out of the
top of the tree.
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NATIONAL GRANGE
entertainment IS
BEING INVESTIGATED

Leslie r. Smith, Hadley, Mass,
of the executive committee of the
National Grange will be in Lewiston
on Thursday, March II, to inquire
into the facilities for entertaining
the national convention which will
be held in Maine next fall. He will
visit Bangor the day previous and
from Lewiston will go to Portland.
upon his report will depend the
selection of the convention city. AL
tho not as well equipped with hotel
facilities. Lewiston-Auburn be-
lieve that with the Armory, the best
convention building in the State. and
proper organization for entertain
ment of delegates that the National
Grange could very comfortably and
conveniently be taken care of.
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Better Bulls Campaign Meeting ir
East Corinth

A meeting in connection with the
Better Bull campaign was held
Thursday afternoon at the farm of
Ross Elliott In East Corinth with
an attendance of %, some driving
long distances to attend this meeting.
Mr.. Elliott has fine herd of cat
tie the leading COW being Sir Jones
Dame Jessie, who holds two silver
medals and is the present Maine
state champion cow for butterfat pro-
duction.
= r. F. Talbot, dairy specialist, gave
a demonstration of pedigree breed
ing. This was followed by a dis
cussion on the subject of benefits
from better livestock. These meet
ings are being held under the aus
pices co-jointly Of the Extension
Service and Farm Bureau, who are
conducting a campaign under the
motto of Better Bulls-Bigger Bank
Banances.'
Among the leading farmers Of the
Cor-inth section who attended the
meeting were w. L., McCusick, F.
c. Strout, ]. H. Hughes, Henry Love-
joy, George Bickmore, Llyod Fraser,
H. l.. Brooks, NJ. P. Hate, C. w.
Sherburne, Harry Thompson and c.
z. Duran.
The forenoon meeting was a small
one held at the home of E. Page.
There was very small attendance.
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share our blessings with our neigh
Eors.
In the war Of the Revolution Maine
gave six thousand men. when the war
was over one thousand had made
the great sacrifice. In the war of
1912, more men were enlisted in the
District of Maine. In proportion to
its population. than any other state.
During the years Of the civil war
Maine sent 72,942 men to the battle
fields, over 5000 never returned. Out
and navy, Maine furnished for the
Spenish American war 1.717 men.
In the World War Maine was the
second state to appoint committee
on public safety and her contribution
of men 29.572 and 285 women.
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Care of Rope

Some farmers buy rope by the
] .uli coil, and this is a good plan,
~ II can be bought at a saving;
sneh piece Of rope is needed it
al hand. and no time Is lost in
sung TO town for 1t, However,
s as rope should be stored in a clean,
Wy place where acid or other chemi-
ssS can not get on it. The slightest
s aSce OF some acids or chemicals
WI siA weaken and shorten the useful
~, OF the best rope, and when a
s aeM rope fails in its work, for no
sssspsiehtly good reason, the maker
dealer is blamed.
vi unwlnding rope from the full
~. .s Jay the coil with the inside end
S huatest the floor. Then draw this
Ms ,'ue END up through the center of
S e coll and measure Off wheat
t.s amount is needed. If the coil
mas mas oeen properly reeled by the
M aaer' this method has a tendency to
sr.u the twist out and thus to
| H. Kinks. On the other hand,
t,e,. usual practice of taking the rope
n ~ .ne outside Of the coil tends
S,.s ilow the twist into the rope, so
M u iongth length are removed,
h or T.ihs are a source of trouble.
s,s vniy short pieces are taken off,
ei method is all right.
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PoultryNotes
INCUBATOR TIPS

"A clean, fresh egg weighing at
ieast two ounces will usually produce
petter chick than an egg that Is
oversize las oversize increases the
chances of infertility. A very large
ess IS hKeiy to be infertile while
small egg means small chick.
Set eggs from thrifty, well bred
cnlckens. Yearling hens are better
imam pullets. Gather the eggs often
IN cold weather to prevent chilling
anu UP the basket or crate in a diff
Ierent position each day. If eggs
are snlpped or moved, even from one
h arm 10 announcer, let them stand a day
before setting.
II the poultry raiser has a good
machine, well regulated, Incubation
IS comparatively simple matter
After placing eggs in the trays be verv
careful to keep the moisture pans
fuel. wan
iurn the eggs three times a dav.
ms keeps the contents of the egg
IN position to develop equally. For.
tne nrst week run the temperature at
LUZ or 1O29, at 103 the second week
ana from 103 to 104 the third week.
On the eighteenth day remove the
turning grills and by noon of the
tWenty-first day most of the chicks
will be out.
During the hatch run the yentila-
tors wide open to insure an abund
ance OF fresh air. Most people saw TO
close the door when you see the
nrst egg pipped, leaving it closed
until the hatch is over. One might
get few more chicks but 1t has
been the experience Of some that
they are of inferior quality. Some
Time when you have a tray Matching
and the little fellows are scrambline.
around over the eggs, sort of dis
satisfied, drop your door down and
see how quiet the chicks get. Look
again in a few minutes and see if
there are not lot more bursting
their shells.
II you haven't an incubator, watch
your hens during the chick season.
See If the old biddie that is half
standing with her wings slightly
spread is not the one with the fluff
nest healthiest chicks. Then go to
the one that is sitting close and
snug. When you see the moist.
clammy nest containing dead chicks.
you'll conclude that ventilation is of
more importance than most think,
The old hen that half-sat and half
, stood knew what she was doing.
AS soon as the hatch Is over, let
the chicks drop to the nursery tray
/ and remove the egg tray, giving the
chicks plenty of room to breathe
with little less heat. On the
tWenty-second day place them under
the hover ready for their trip to the
frying pan.
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SEEDS WHICH need SNOW

Many perennial seeds, particularly
seeds of rock plants, won't terminate
without the assistance of ice and
snow. Perennial larkspur seeds are
often a. great disappointment as to
spring termination. Primroses, with
the exception of the polyanthus, often
will not terminate if they are soNn
later than March.
Sow seeds of this class of plants
in boxes and set them outdoors to
freeze and thaw. Heap snow upon
the boxes at every opportunity.
Snow seems to awaken the tiny
germs in the seeds. If sown in the
cold frame, do not hesitate to give
a covering of snow to melt upon the
seed bed. These seeds must have
their winter nap in the cold to jump
into life.
Delphinium seeds will show the
good effect of this outdoor treatment.
Seeds of the irises which are now
offered by many firms need this
weathering and wintering to make
them terminate promptly and freely.
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Meetings of Farm
. Bureau Women
For Coming Week

J Nm Tuesday, March 8. the ladies of
! .,s Renton Farm Bureau will meet for
discussion on Clothing Selection
/ Tta meeting will be in charge Of the
chairman, Mrs. Ida Carey and the
clothing project leader, Mrs. Mabel
|. Wentworth.
On Wednesday, March 10, the wom-
/ sn,s division of the Sidney Farm Blu
reau will meet and the subject will be
Vealthful Clothing" They will dis
cuss correct posture and corsetry,
The latter being illustrated by charts
shaving the use Of the different styles
N corsets. Mrs. Alice Morse, chair
man. and Miss Grace Graves, clothing
proiect leader, will have charge of the
meeting.
The yassalboro division will hold
their meeting on March IL under the
direction of Mrs. Melvin Wilson,
chairman, and Mrs. Everett Rrann,
clothing project leader. The program
will be the same as that of the Ben
ton division.
The Pittston division, under the d.
rsctlon of Mrs. Effie McCobb, chair
man and Mrs. Yuba Baker, clothing
uroject leader, will hold their meet
ings on Friday, March IL. At this
time the ladies' will take up dress fin
/ ,shing, each person making samples OF
\ new kinds of pockets, bindings, etc.
The home demonstration agent will be
present to assist at all Of the above
| mentioned meetings.
I On March 9, the ladies Of the Fay
ute Farm Bureau will hold a meeting
IN charge Of Mrs. James Walton. and
without the assistance of the home
demonstration agent, will take up the
making Of hat ornaments. At China
on the same day similar meeting
4 will be held under the direction of
their clothing project leader, Mrs.
Alice Metcalf. On March IL, the AL
tlon ladies' will meet in charge of the
millinery project leader, Mrs. Lila
lacltsnn
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eye DOWN

Tomatoes, egg plants, onions for
big bulbs, peppers, the entire cabbage
tribe, lima beans planted eye down.
and all the later Towering ANIMALS
wanted for the beds can go in. The
frame is again useful in the fall for
a late crop of head lettuce started in
September and for supply of all
winter parsley and for pansies for
the greater part of the winter. These
'can be removed in March to make
way for the manure and heat neces-
sary to start the seeds.
-Hotbeds have been made less eX-
pensive by the introduction of sub
stitutes for glass, unbreakable and
easily handled, consisting of window
screening with celluloid filling, cloth
treated in much the same manner,
and other compounds. They are best
used as double glass.
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Calving Time

Proper attention at time of calving
| means more calves saved and cows
in better condition. Shortly before
be taken off any rich feed that she
has been receiving and fed alfalfa
hay, corn silage or bran in order to
keep her bowels in a loose condition.
She should be kept in a box stall at
night and during the day, If very
near calving time, in a lot or pasture
away from the herd.
A clean, grassy pasture is an eX-
cellent place for the COW to calve, but
if the weather is very hot, she is
better off in a comfortable stall well
bedded with clean straw. Be careful
not to disturb the COW, always move
quietly about her and do not go in
side the stall unless assistance is
needed. In the case of a young
heifer, it is often necessary to pull
the calf. In doing this, wait until
the feet are in sight, then grasp them
with a gunny sack in your hands. A
little experience will show how this
can be done to best advantage. But
be always careful not to injure the
COW or calf. An experienced
veterinarian should be called if the
calf is turned wrong or any other
trouble comes up.
AS soon as the calf is dropped,
some sprinkle handful of salt on it.
getting the salt on both sides but not
around the head. The taste of the
salt encourages the COW in licking
the calf which helps it's circulation
and makes it dry quicker. Then the
salt causes her to drink more water
which is very desirable after calv-
ing. While the licking is in progress,
clean up the mess with a pitchfork
and spread clean straw around the
COW.
If the calf does not get up in two
or three hours, help it up and see
that 1t gets some milk. The first day
is as long as the calf iss left with the
COW. After that it should be hand
fed, using the dams milk until it is
old enough to begin taking some
skim milk. Many consider this hand
raising best for dairy cows. If left
with the COW for several days before
starting it on the pail, the calf is
harder to teach to drink and the
COW will fret more.
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Pollen Substitute
Given the Bees

I As soon as the bees begin to fly out
In the spring they will seek for nectar
and pollen. often when they have
honey they will be short of pollen for
brood rearing. Where they are close
to timber. many trees bloom so very
early that they will get pollen about as
soon as they fly, but some places
% not furnish this early sup
ply. One bee raiser has always given
them some shorts or bran to work on.
/ 'Some. years the box of bran would be
covered with bees for a week or two
and other years they would visit 1t
but few days, or perhaps not at all.
little creek with some timber was
only half-mile distant at that. It is
20 easy to set shallow box Of bran
' OF shorts out where they can work on
{ II tnat 1t should not be neglected. It
{ serves Instead of pollen for brood
rearing, and helps your colony just
|, lhat much. AS soon as they can get
/ natural pollen they will desert it."