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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-21
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X. l. Red Monument
Dedicated Aug. 28

Inc dedication and unwilling of tbe
hhode Island Red monument will take
place at Adamsville, Rhode Island on
august 70, and the following exer-
clses VIII take place at 8 O'clock
daylight Saving Time: Master of
ceremonies: President of the Rhode
Island Red Club of America, Harold
Tompkins. Concord, Mass
Speakers:> His Excellency, Cover
nor A. II. Pothier of Rhode Island:
prof. Harry r. Lewis, President Ma
tlonal Poultry Council; Daniel P.
shove. First President of the Rhode
Island Red Club, EARLY History of
the Rhode Island Reds; Philip
Wilbur, Son of the man who named
the breed. How the Rhode Island
Red Was Named; Maurice F. De-
lano, Former President of the r, l.
Red Club. Rhode Island Reds in
the Show Room, Worldover": Prof.
w. c. Monahan, Service Bureau
Representative Red Club, Economic
Progress Of the Rhode Island Reds:
Mrs. II. A. Daniels, Secretary of the
Rhode Island Red Club, THE Rhode
Island Red Club; Reading of mes
sages, resolutions, ETC.; C. D. Snow.
Chairman Committee Rhode Island
Red Monument Project Dedication
Addresses.
Committee. Members: C. D. Snow,
Chairman; Harold Tompkins, Lester
Tompkins. Daniel Shove, NJ. f. De-
lano, B. NJ. Wood, Mrs. II. A.
Daniels, c. L. Sibley.
A committee of young folks will
have charge of an all day program of
sports. Guessing contests, games,
etc, for all. Bring basket lunch and
make a day of it. Good roads, near
Fall River and Newport. Every Red
Breeder who possibly can should feel
it a great privilege to be present at
this event.
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Extension Meetings
WOmen's Division
In Kennebec County

Albion. Sept. 9-Millinery.
w. Augusta, Sept 10--Millinery.
Benton, Sept. 15-Food Preparation.
China, Sept. 14-Millinery.
So. China, Sept. flood Prepara-
ton.
Farmingdale, August 27-Chair Can
ing
Farningdale, Sept. 17-Millinery.
Fayette, August 24--Chair Gaming.
F'ayette, Sept. 10-Millinery.
Mt. Vernon. Sept. 14-Literary Pro-
gram.
Readfield, Sept 9-Chair Gaming.
Vassalboro, Sept. 15-Millinery.
Vienna, Sept. 16-Food Preparation.
Wayne, Sept. 16-Chair Gaming.
Weber Pond, Sept. 14-Millinery.
Windsor, Sept. 14-Sewing Kits.
Winslow, Sept. 16-Artieles with
Machine Attachments.
Winthrop, Sept. 17-Food Prepara-
ton.
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Ducks Demand
Plenty of Water
With Their Feed

A duck Is contented so long as 1t
mas plenty of water with it's feed,
IS not supplied. and If the roostins
shed is damp and cold, the ducks
hrst browse. then roll over on their
packs and die much as ducklings
digestive difficulties of any sort.
Give the ducks animal food of some
klnd-buttermilk. or beef scraps.
Give them also mineral feed in the
way of bone meal, and of course
most ground grain and green food,
Keep water in deep pans before
them at every meal.
Lannon's ration for ducks is good
TOT either breeders or laying stock:
one bushel bran. one bushel low
grade flour, one bushel corn meal.
one bushel green feed, one-half
bushel either raw or cooked vege-
tables, one bushel in ten of beef
scraps, one-half bushel in ten of
cooked fish.
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Livestock Shippers
Need Uniform Marking
System in Business

Marking of livestock in cooperative
shipments Is very important
feature in conducting the business of
the shipping association, especially
II the stock Is to be sold according
to- ownership or if the commission
firm is expected to prorate the re-
turns to each owner. 1t would be adj
visable to- establish a uniform sys-
tenn of marking livestock for use by
all associations in the country, says
the United States Department of
Agriculture. Such plan would re-
duce errors in regard to ownership
to a minimum. A system Of marking
which Is suitable to the needs of all
associations has been suggested, and
is, briefly, as follows:
Cattle and calves would be marked
by using shears to clip 4-inch Roman
numerals on one hip, preferably the
right hip. Only the first 10 numer-
ais would be used. A single bar, like
a minus sign, placed before each
numeral would raise the number by
10. Two parallel bars before each
mineral would raise it by 20. Thus
V, ", ", would mean 5, Is, and
25, respectively.
Hogs are marked by clipping the
numerals on the top OF the SnOulQer,
back, or rump, using only such COM
binations as can be made with four
marks or less. Or they may be
marked on the side of the shoulder,
body. or ham, in which case not to
exceed three marks would be used.
Shears with curved blades about s
inches long, commonly called roach
ing shears" are most generally used
for marking.
Sheep are marked. by using brand
ing fluid applied with a half-inch
stiff round bristle brush. The marks
should be placed on the head, top of
shoulders, back. or rump. In no
case should paint be used for mark
ing any kind Of livestock. 1t is det-
rimental to the wool of sheep and
unsatisfactory on hogs because it
Smears.
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New York Produce Market

New York, Aug. 20.-(P).
FLOCR-t1rm; spring patents 500
$3.50; soft winter straights $500
6.s5; hard winter straights 71Oa $50.
WHEAT-Spot firm; No. / dark
northern New York c i ( spring lake
and rail 1.70s; No. 2 hard winter O b
New York lake and rail 1.55E; No. 2
mixed durum do. to arrive 1869; No.
l Manitoba lake and rail to arrive 1853
in bond. Wheat futures firm; domes-
tic September close 1.41s, December
1.45s. May 1.50!; bonded December
closed Las 375, May las; all Buffalo
COsN-spot steady: No. 2 yellow
6 ! + track New lev York all rail sss; No.
OATS-Spot steady; No. white 50a
oPoooRK-Easy: mess $3.50; family
LARD-Easy; middle west 1850
1349
BUTTER-Easy; receipts 11,447.
EGGs-Easier; receipts 1S.55s;
fresh gathered extra firsts 524G54;
nearby hennery whites closely selected
extras 49a52; nearby and nearby
western hennery whites firsts to aver
age age extras Ssa4s; nearby hennery
whites extras AGO 40; do. firsts to ex-
ira firsts 39G45s.
POTATOES-F'irme Long Island
per 100 pounds No. S.25@45.o; New
Jersey per Io0-pOund sack 4.0U.
CABBAGES-Firm: Long Island
white per barrel 1850 1.60.
There was no change in the raw SUI
gar market today, but little more
activity. Sales included $4,000 bags
of Cuban late yesterday. and about
10000 bags today from store and for
prompt shipment, at aga duty paid.
Liquidation in September and ex-
changing of that delivery to later
months again featured raw sugar fu-
lures and held prices within a range
of one to two points. Houses with
trade and Cuban connections were the
principal buyers, although there was
also a little outside demand. promoted
by bullish foreign crop advices. A
leading authority i'll tentative esti-
mate of the 1926-27 European beet
crop placed the yield at 7,263,000 met
ric tons, raw value, compared with his
last estimate of the 1925-26 crop of T.
$4,000 metric tons. The market clos
ed unchanged to one point higher
Approximate sales $1,000 tons. Sep
TENDER closed at 2.43. December 80,
January 2.65. March 2.67, May 2.76.
The refined sugar market was I'M
changed at $50 to $50 for fine granu-
lated with only moderate demand.
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AGRICULTURAL FAIR DATES

The following dates OF Maine 1alrS
were announced by the department OF
agriculture Friday:
Aug. 2s-29-Eastern Maine state, Ban
gor.
Aug. 24-25- 26 West Kennebunk
Grange, kennebunk.
Aug. "A % - AndroscoSgin county
Agricultural, Livermore Falls.
Aug. pa Northumberland Farmers
Club, West Cumberland.
Aug. 31-Sept. 4-Central Maine Fair,
Aug. s1-sept. s-Cumberland County
Asric. & Hort. Gorham.
Aug. 31-Sept. 2-Androscoggin Valley
Agricultural. Canton.
Aug. 31-Sept. 2-Houlton Agricultural,
Houlton.
Aug. 31-Sept. 2-Caribou Trottins
Park & Fair. Caribou.
Aug. 31-Sept. Hancock County Fair.
Ellsworth.
Sept. S-1o-Maine State Fair, Lewis
ton.
Sept. 6-s-south Kennebec Fair. South
Sept. 6-s-Bluehill Fair Bluehill.
Sept. 7-S-Unity Park, Unity.
Sept. 7-9-North Penobscot Agricul-
tural, Springfield.
Sept. 10 Northern Maine Fair,
Sept. 14-17-Somerset Central Agri-
cultural, SlSowhegan.
Observation-Disclosures Fair Machias.
Sept. 14-16-Cherryfi Yield Fair, Cherry
field.
Sept. 15-1s-Eden Agricultural, Sails
bury Cove.
Sept. 15-16-North oxford Agricul-
tural, Andover.
tural, South Paris.
Sept. 21-22--Saint Georges Agricul-
tural Fair. Montville.
Sept. 21-2S-Penobscot and Piscata-
quis Fair Exeter.
Sept. 22-Goodwin's Mills Grange,
Sept. 22-Solon Agricultural, Scion.
Sept. 22-2s-somerset Agricultural.
Sept. 2s-24-Kennebec County Fair.
Readfeld.
Sept. 24-25-wesseruns Valley Fair.
Athens.
Sept. 25-Embden Agricultural. Emb-
Sept. 2s-so-North Knox Fair, Union.
Sept 2S-30-Franklin County Agricul-
tural, Pennington.
Sept 2S Esir New Gi0uesstsr Dan
Sept. 29-Cochnewagan Agricultural,
Monmouth.
Sept 29-Tranquility Grange Agricul-
tural, Lincolnville.
Sept. 3o--Richmond Farmers and
Mechanics Club. Richmond.
Oct 5-7-Shapleigh and Acton Agri-
cultural, Acton.
Oct. 5-7-West Oxford Agricultural,
Fryeburg.
Oct 5-7-Lincoln County Fair, Dam
ariscotta.
Oct. 5--Litchhe.d Farmers Club.
Litchfield.
Oct. Screen Town Fair, Greene.
Oct. Leeds Agricultural, Leeds
Center.
Oct 12-1Esagadahoc Agric. and
Hort. Topsham.
Nov. 10-12-Maine State Pathological,
Portland
Nov. 16-1S-Androscogig Poultry and
Pet Stock, Lewiston.
Nov. 30-Dec. South Berwick Poul-
try, South Berwick. u
Dec. 7-9-Freeport Poultry, Freeport.
Dec. 14-17-Maine State Poultry, Port
land.
Observation-Disclosures Poultry. Bangor.
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Poultry Conferences

Maurice D. Jones, Extension Farm
MANAGEMENT Demonstration, VIII De
the principal speaker at the series OF
meetings to be held in kenneoec
county on August "a. to start the
poultry account campaign which Is 10
he conducted by the Farm Bureau
and the Extension Service.
At each of the three meetings TO
be held on that date MI. Jones VIII
discuss with the delegates present
the ways and means OF conducting
campaign, and will point out the
methods which have proven most
successful in past years. he WIZ
also give the results of a STUDY vi
poultry accounts which nave peeh
kent in this county in former years.
These accounts prove very cot-
clusively that early Matched CHICKS
nav hest. that more money is to be
made with pullets properly grown
than with old hens. that laying hens
do hest in open front houses, that
large focks Law as we'll as small
f1ocks and can be cared for with less
labor per bird, and that poultrymen
who keep accounts have a better
opportunity to study their business
method and effect money making
changes than those who do not.
plans will be made at these meet
ings for the distribution of poultry
account books to all who wish to use
them. The books will be furnished
free OF cost by the Extension Ser
vice, of the University of Maine, as
a part of it's contribution to the
campaign.
The time and place of the meetings
on Tuesday, August "a is as follows:
10 a. m. at Readfield Grange Han;
D. m. at Farmingdale Town Hall ana
at s D. M at China Grange Han.
Representatives from every organ
lied Farm Bureau community IN the
county are expected to attend these
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Control of Pea Aphid

o,oro Aug. 20.-The innocent LOOK
ot v..Is nea aphid which has made
vs. . nm. in Maine this year
aparused many farmers a very
s.ious loss on their crop. Many
Mv have come to the College OF
I'lpr,culture concerning the damage
Hsich these aphids were doing ana
,s a survey just completed by A: *
s.-dner. and NJ. D. Jones of the Tx
,.,.ion Service proved beyond doubt
W. s.', seriousness of the situation.
:, commenting upon this attack by
=. ~ nsa aphids. Dr.. Edith M. Patch,
Tn w of the Maine Agri-
.t,tvrai Experiment Station, gives
.oms nractical suggestions s to how
| his aphid can be controlled.
Tbe pea aphid passes the entire
vs,r on such leguminous plants as
.' .r meas and certain other plants
sslor ring to the same family. The
lander growth Of the peas is more
.nnting than other plants and con-
,.rnsntiy they suffer a heavier In
I.s.ation than other vegetation. The
Ihrt that a pea aphid can become
r,trre and begin to produce young
Ivhen only about 10 days old accounts
IN the very rapid increase in
H.tort time"
There are several natural agencies
which tend to control the spread or
H. aphids but usually, however, not
Irrdl after the pea crop has been
I.sriouslv damaged or entirely lost.
IBrds, wasp-like parasites. several
Epecies Of ladybeetles and certain
Inher bugs feed upon these aphids.
|0nen during moist, warm weather,
HE common aphid fungus, contag-
[Ious disease, will wipe out the aphld
lplsgue very quickly. j..
There are three possible plans OF
httack Mechanical Control is prac-
Meal under certain conditions. The
hphidozer has been used with some
Inccess by Maine Growers early IN
Ihs season without injury to the
Iines. The use of this equipment has
hot been so successful as the plants
mature. Nicotine dust has been
found the most satisfactory of the
farious sprays and dusts which nave
Been tried. A three percent nicotine
/ birth hydrated lime as carrier has
fruven most satisfactory. The chleI
Drawback, however. to the use OF
Mis- method is the expense involved.
Probably the method to which
fa growers can look with the great.
Ia hope at present is by the use OF
proper cultural methods and thus
prevent an infestation of the aphld
Father than to attempt to control
Ehem after having appeared on the
Pines It would seem best not 10
BROW peas and clover in neighboring
fsds The late blowing under OF
Elover in the fall after aphids nave
Eid their eggs would be practlcal
Dart Of a crop rotation program.
Ehe burning over of fields containing
Flower in the early spring or late
Fan would destroy the eggs of the
Pa aphd. In fact any method that
fould prevent or make difficult the
Passage of pea aphids from clover to
Pea fields is worth considering"
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Androscoggin Co. Cow
Receives Gold Medal

Harold C. Bradford of Turner,
Maine. has completed an official
test on the Jersey COW. Owlets
Oliyette B.. with the result that this
COW has now entered the class OF
Gold Metal producers. Olivette was
started on test at years and 1
month of age and in. the following
ass days she yielded 1879 lbs. OF
butterfat and 1913 lbs. of milk.
She is quite high tester for her
milk averaged 1920 fat and she
carried calf for 209 days of the year
In recognition of her achievements
she was. awarded a Gold Metal by
the American Jersey Cattle Club,
New York.
The sire of this new Medal winner
is st. Lambert Owlet. and her dam
is Garnet's Junenette. A
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News from the
Pomona Grange Dates

Please send In dates, also notify 10
II dates are not correct.
Aug. 21-No. Penobscot, VIM.
Aug. 24-Somerset No. Somerset
Grange, Scion.
Aug. 24-East Kennebec, Branch
Mills.
Aug. 25-Sagadahoc, sagadahoc
Grange, Bowdoin.
Aug. 2s-Green Mountain. Maria
Vile.
Aug. S1-Lincoln. Eastern River
Grange, Dresden.
Sept. 1.--Androscoggin, Excelsior
Grange, East Poland.
Sept. 2.-Cumberland & Oxford
Union. Fryeburg Grange, Fryeburg
Center.
Sept. 4.-West Penobscot, Orient
Grange, East Corinth.
Sept. 4-North Penobscot, Whitney
Ridge Grange, Sebois.e
Sept. 4.-Knox, Evening Star
Grange. Washington.
Sept. 7.-Waldo, Dirigo Grange
Sept. s.-New Century, Rumford
Sept. 9.-Green Mountain, Ocean
view Grange. fremont.
Sept. 9.-York, Limerick.
Sept. 10.-Kennebec, Mt. Vernon.
Sept. 11.-North Penobscot, Escutar-
sis Grange, East Lowell.
Sept. 11.-Cumberland, Presumpscot
Grange, Riverton.
Sept. 14.-West Washington.
Sept. 14.-S ON erset. Fernwood
Grange, West New Portland
Sept. Northumberland & Oxford
Union, Charter Oak Grange, Kezar
Falls.
Sept. 24.-Kennebec, Sidney.
Sept. 2S.-Somerset, Bingham.
Sept. 2S.-East kennebec, South
China.
Sept. 29.-Sagadahoc, Woolwich.
National Grange, Nov. 1919, Port.
land.
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Iodine for Slow Feathering

Have you ever tried giving iodine
to slow-feathering chicks? why
not take your small understood
poorly feathered chicks from the
balance of the flock, and try it? Use
one tablespoonful Of tincture OF
iodine to one gallon of drinking
water daily for 100 adults. less ac-
cording to age of growing STOCK
Metal containers must not be useu,
but crockery or wooden VesselS Loi
the medicated water. 1t seems that
iodine is necessary to make the
nroper solution of mineral elements
in the body that make digestion ana
assimilation possible. 1t Will do no
harm to give an occasional dose TO
your healthy birds, and Will aid
wonderfully in securing normal
rapid development. - m er c II
Poultry School Service Bulletin.
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|potter Bull Campaign
|To Be Featured
|At Fairs

connection with the Better Bull
ln y sponsored by the Ken
I4s County Farm bureau there will
~. attractive electrical exhibit at
y e Wsterville Fair. This exhibit
~ IA in charge Of the kennebec
w n,sy Farm Bureau at Waterville
l0sl viii appear at two other Fairs
laI last 1t is planned to take the
M, nj. TO Lewiston and Bangor.
s1. r.s prepared by the United States
m ser,ment: of Agriculture and is
N apscted to attract much attention.
A gse Better Bull campaign in this
lne has been a remarkable sue
s. ... The farmers have been taught
y ss's s.s the advantage of pure bred.
% . s sires and the value of
Is ss..srsed stock. Reny Brothers of
g Esnsiow have recently bought a fine
n n old registered Guernsey OF I.
' Tsompson. F. w. Taught of Sid
>. has also sold two fine bulls; both
sssy,rthorns, to James and George
ss,u NJ Augusta.
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Remember Shell Material

Even though the birds are out on
the range they cannot easily pick up
material to supply the lime necessary s r.
for for, the production of egg shells $:
Summer production on the farm IS
sometimes limited because OF d
Shortage of shell material. oyster
she'll and limestone grit contain cal
ci,1m carbonate which is needed IN
the manufacture of shell. A hen can
law only as many eggs as she can
proyide shells for
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In Our Pantry
sugar Cookies.

egg, cup sugar. cup sour cream
cup fresh suet that has been triet
out, l teaspoonful soda little salt
lemon and nutmeg. Flour to roll ant
sprinkle with sugar and crease.
D. M. w.
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80. will be given the readers Of
.,,. in which to discuss mat
"" q farm interest. q
v" s.,,. will also be given items >and
w.. regarding farm endeavors
"" h,ppsninss. also articles of in.
INV "a farm Iife.-Ed.
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Unity Farm Items

The Portland Packing Co. has
finished canning peas for this season.
The yield was much less than last
year. Last year 10000 cases were
canned while this year but $4,000
cases were canned. G
Beans are now being canned with
prospects of an extra good yield.
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Helpful Hints Sent In
BY Journal Readers

: In cooking berry or apple pies, to
prevent the Juice from running out
sprinkle the under crust with sugar
before putting in the fruit.
To loosen glass shoppers. drop a
little oil round the top of the stopper
and place in warm place for time.
Before putting on milk to boil, al
ways rinse out the saucepan with wa
ter. This will prevent the milk from
burning.
NJ Nc,HESTER PEAnEP
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heavy buck lambs around 400: eulls
UP to 1000; sheep STEADY; bulk tat
ewes S0008.50: feeder lambs strong
to csc higher: top 1880 for 5s-pound;
heavier kind saleable around 1850.
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a
rapidly increasing sales 1t is take little tablet
and pains At druggists Free mpe BAIARDs GOLDEN
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MANCHESTER READER.

Tarnish on silver can be removed by
the electrolytic method. Various COM
mercial devices for this can be bought
for use at home, or it can be done in
the following way: Fill an enameled
or agateware kettle partly full of
water in which has been dissolved 1
teaspoon of either washing soda or
baking soda and l teaspoon salt to
each quart of water, heat this solution
to the boiling point, put in strips of
aluminium or bright zinc, add the tar
nished silver. and boil it. The silver
must be covered completely by the
water and each piece must be in con-
tact with the aluminium or zinc, either
directly or through other silver. When
the tarnish has disappeared, the silver
should be removed from the kettle,
washed and dried with a clean, soft
cloth. II. B., Augusta.
If your bean pot or any other
dish is badly stuck up or burned, put
in a teaspoonful Of soda, fill dish
with cold water. or better still with
dish water. Set dish on back of
stove. heat slowly and let soak for
awhile. and then see how easily it
can be washed.
To obtain earlier tomatoes and
larger yield, cut out all excess foil
age leaves and small branches and
let the sunlight in.-Mrs. L.. P. f.,
Unity.
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Gathered Here and
There

Haying is about over in the town OF
Hoxie. and every one reports an aver
age crop. Other crops are looking
fine. although about month later
than usual. Berries of all kinds are
very plentiful; pastures are getting
short and dry and need a good rain
to start them up.
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Crops In Monmouth nave MADE pet-
ter growth that was feared early In
the summer and on the whole are look
ing well. The warmer weather mas
given the corn a new start. but owing
to poor early conditions the crop will
be very uneven. Potatoes are look
ing we'll and promise a good yield.
Beans also are doing finely and the
string beans now being picked are of
excellent quality. Peas have gone by
except for a few sowed late in places
somewhat sheltered from the sun.
Apples have dropped badly here, as in
other sections.