Guernseys Grow Popular in Maine Dairy Breeding
The author highlights G E Foster of Elmlawn Farm North Cornville Maine as the standout in Guernsey progress over 17 years. He notes Foster's herd around 70 head including the Masher's Sequel bull, praises his stock and business sense, and expects more farmers to raise Guernseys.
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G. E. Foster
Elmlawn Farm
North Cornville
Foster
Maine
Guernsey
John Marshall
Dr. Turner
Mr. Foster
Cavalry Horses and Humane Training Highlighted
Mrs Florence H Suckling urges humane handling of war horses in a lecture on The Horse. She says kindness prevents trouble, horses last longer, and riders are held accountable for mistreatment. In other news Mgrs C H Dwyer entered the hospital on Saturday for treatment.
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Florence H. Suckling
Mgrs. C. H. Dwyer
Sheep Raising Profitable in Maine Says Melvin Ryder
The article advises profitable sheep farming through timely flock care, early maturing lambs, dog control, and community dog laws. It recommends maximizing pasture use, corn silage with clover and alfalfa hay, grain after lambing, and breeding merit for wool and mutton. A purebred ram, good housing, market knowledge, and a 50 to 100 breeding ewe flock are key.
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Maine
Melvin Ryder
Maine and U S Crop Outlook July Forecasts
The July crop report from the Bureau of Crop Estimates via the Weather Bureau shows Maine forecasts for corn 369000 bushels and potatoes 27700000 bushels, with wheat 108000 and apples 1690000 barrels. United States totals include corn 2870000000, all wheat 759000000, oats 1220000000, potatoes 369000000, and tobacco 1190000000 pounds, with prices for several items listed by July 1 values.
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Maine
United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Weather Bureau
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural price indices for various commodities
The report lists year and July 1 last year figures for Wheat 92.9 and 102.8 cents per bushel Corn 75.4 and 77.7 cents Oats 40.5 and 46.7 cents Potatoes 102 and 52.1 cents Hay 12.10 and 11.70 per ton Cotton 12.5 and 8.6 cents per pound Eggs 19.7 and 16.8 cents per dozen
Early Strawberries How to ripen berries earlier each year
A reader asks for the secret to unusually early berries. The author details a practical method: deep plowing and thorough soil prep, light but steady fertilization using nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and potash, careful weed control, drainage, and an emphasis on fresh plant rows each spring. Subsoil and drainage are key factors in advancing ripening.
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Solon
Early crop success tips from Dr Twitchell on manure soil and planting
Dr Twitchell stresses good barn manure and well protected soil to kill weed seeds and boost value. He urges open soil, tested early fruit varieties, and repeated cultivation with deep plowing and frequent harrowing. Plant growth should precede fruiting with careful feeding.
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G. M. Twitchell
Soils for onions in Maine conditions
The article notes onions thrive on well drained soils including drained muck with sand, gravelly loam, and river intervales, while sandy plains can work with ample fertilization. Clay soils are hardest to manage unless muck is added to prevent baking. Emphasizes thorough cultivation and two years of good fertilization before planting plus choosing a Maine-suited variety and proper summer care.
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Maine
Girl from Maine Wins National Essay on Beets and Extension Work
Thirteen year old Crystal Waddell of Mapleton Maine traveled 1300 miles to read her essay How I tried to make my beets Seat at the National Education Association Conference in New York City. She is 1915 State Champion of Girls Garden and Canning Clubs. The piece highlights extension educators traveling teachers who teach farmers to earn more and housewives to bake better with less effort. Crystal earned a profit of 39.03 from one tenth acre of beets, inspiring extension work.
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Maine
National Education Association
New York City
Crystal Waddell
Mapleton
Crystal
Garden and Canning Club
Pig Club
Dorothy
Extension Service
University of Maine
Orono
Earle Lermond Visits Bay Point Over Weekend
Earle Lermond traveled to Bay Point on Saturday and returned home Sunday afternoon.
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Earle Lermond
Bay Point
Northwest Fruit Marketing Plan Aims to Tighten Co op Network
A plan by the Office of Markets and Rural Organization proposes a uniform contract for fruit growers and resident agents in Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana. A new fruit growers’ agency would require agents to handle at least 100 cars annually and be managed by a 11 member board with dues from active and passive members. The plan targets improved information transport storage facilities markets and cooperation to reduce waste and expand foreign outlets.
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Northwest
Office of Markets and Rural Organization
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Pacific Northwest
New Farm To Consumer Parcel Device Approved
The Post Office Department approves a fibre car wheel container to ship farm produce directly from farmers to consumers. Fourth class postmasters will lease the boxes with return tags. expect parcel receipts to rise by hundreds of thousands of dollars in a year and lessen middleman marksups. Inventor F. W. Edwards of Washington worked with Post Office and Agriculture officials on the plan.
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Post Office Department
Committee On Experiment
F. W. Edwards
Washington
Post Office
Department of Agriculture
Thompson vs Lewiston Augusta and Waterville Rail Case
In Portland the Law Court heard Fred H. Thompson of Bath v. Lewiston Augusta and Waterville Street Railway on motion for a new trial. Plaintiff seeks 5000 for injuries from a Sept 1 1915 Brunswick collision with a defendant car. Jury awarded 1160.15 at Sagadahoc Supreme Court January term. Newell Woodside represented defendant while Walter S. Glidden and George W. Hazelton acted for plaintiff. Scott W. Tibbetts is on a business trip to Waterville.
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Portland
Fred H. Thompson
Bath
Lewiston
Augusta
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New England
Hay
Pastcre
Bowdoinham, Maine
David Stott
Girl
New York
the Great
Holstein
Stevens
Kimball Bros. Co
Northwestern
Thompson Automobile
Scott W. Tibbetts
Waterville
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