Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-27

particularly unhandsome leads and
their ears were long and dropping
giving a sort of saddened look. any,
thing but pleasing to a man who
wished naturally to be cheerful All
this seems to have bee. hanged as
this lamb has a nice head. ears
rather short and his face quite well
covered with wool. la the modern
trend Of Shropshire breeding. He
was yeaned about Jan. list 1925.
and looks one of the best ever seen
in Maine.
The ewes are nicely shaped speci-
mems and two of them weighed last
spring TIA and 176 pounds and there
is one particularly fine sheep that
is heavier and SHOULD reach 200
pounds by Spring when In full
fleece and heavy with lamb-raaybe
even more. The eve lambs are
quite even as to type but there is
some few weeks difference in age
and hence as to weight and size.
There are also other small flocks
of Hampshires around North New
Portland. Mr.. Harry Ouint having
eight and Mr.. Trip three. the lat
ter having bought his last year OF
Herman Corbett of Farmington,
who has won with his flock at the
State fairs and is invariably the
winner of all the desirable ribbons
at the Franklin county fair.
The Hampshires are just now
bringing the big money at the w ST
ern sales and are attracting many to
them who are beginners in the bust
ness.
For years we have known B. c.
Higgins of Leyant and at the fairs
in succeeding seasons have become
better acquainted with him as
naturally. We are glad to tell the
story of his testing in his pure bred
Jersey herd and his arrival at the
top in a 305 day test of the COW,
Roberta of Island Farm, 3SS,69O,
who started her test at the age of
years and 10 months PROTECTING in
the period before mentioned 1923
lbs. of 5.65 per cent milk which is
equal to 684.60 lbs. butter fat lead
Jones Dame Jessie, with her 6S1.45
lbs. fat She was with calf for 191
days of the test period thus qualify
ing for gold medal in Glass AAA.
When tested as senior three year
old, she gave 4S6.62 lbs fat in Glass
IA; year later she made another
Glass AA record of 634.21 and in her
third test at tx years she brought
653.47 lbs fat in 365 days which
looks very good as a matter of per-
sistent production AS to her
breeding she is by Bobbie G Jr.,
10000 and is out of Gay Bertha ].
225,393
Mr.. Higgins Is paying a lot of at
tention to type and is breeding up a
good exhibition herd at the same
t,,1a eyix
ton, the main motive of the dairy
COW.
Roberta is should be said. yield
ed more than So lbs. fat in every
month and her product for six
months was more than 70 lbs. per
month.
The pure bred Jersey interest is
very strong in the towns of Charles
ton. Corinth, Levant, etc. and Of
fetal testing has been carried on by
many of theeleading breeders of this
section with some most creditable
records and these men have also
gone out in competition with the
state and brought home many of the
blue ribbons and even the puppies
which go along with the grand
pionships.
This is the story of grade
~ oSA iioSS "" SSltCltu DIS d Two
year old heifer by William p. Rand
all of New Vineyard. and now five
years of age. During the year she
mas given in 365 days 10,411 It's. of
milk which if sold at ten cents per
quart would have brought approx
mately the sum of S520.55 or if sold
at the price they get down Portland
way, 1887. This heifer was selected
from group of three Of the same
age and breed and is due to freshen
again on January II, 1927, was
mated with pure bred Guernsey
male and while her calves thus far
nave been males Mr.. Randall il in
hopes Of heifer calf this time. She
was tested three times during her
lactation period the first time "A
the second time about the middle of
the period As and later Sc. Cues
toned as to feed it was said she was
fed one pound of grain ration to
four pounds of milk turned to
pasture in spring as the pasture
rails fed what green feed she would
take care of and in early fall turned
into the field" as soon as the grass
mad started in good shape after the
crop of hay had been removed and
also fed little grain during the
time to grass. Just about the same
manner in which the good farmer
treats his cows
New Vineyard has been tinctured |
with Guernsey blood for nav years
and since the time when Dr. Z. P. |
Turner, a native son, returned to !
the town and purchasing q large /
farm installed as the head of his !
pure bred Guernsey herd ~the bull,
John Marshall. son of the then
worlds champion Guernsey COW.
Mary Marshall. and this blood may
be found in many of the Maine /,
herds today.
DR.. Turner was q man of rare