Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-03
East Lyme School Garden.


 It is with a good deal of pleasure | that the officials and others that were instrumental in getting the East Lyme | school garden started learn that it has | turned out to be a financial success in | spite of the adverse criticism and | prophecies of failure. To be sure, 1t | was not as great 8 success as we hoped | for, and we can see where there is de- cided~ room for improvement, but the | idea has been proven worthy rom a | money standpoint, without mentioning ! the good 1t has done the boys and the interest it has stimulated in them to | do some real constructive work.
 To those who were against the prop osition and who put so many stumbling blocks in our way we hold out no hard | feelings but hope that the success of the, plot, in whatever measure it has | attained that, will prove to them the worthiness of the plan and secure for us their cooperation during the next year. If the citizens of that town feel that it is worthy of another years trial we feel sure that with the experience of last season that the garden can be conducted with a much greater degree of success. ; The work of interesting our younger folk is only just starting here in Con- necticut. In other states for many years back this department at the state colleges and by the activities of private individuals has received much
 
 and girls of this state are just as good as those of any other, and the pro- motors of the agricultural clubs feel that just as much can be done with them.
 For best results, however, we must have the cooperation of the parents, teachers and fellow townspeople. We firmly believe that we will have this in it's fullest extent the coming year.
 Prize of $50 for Club Work.
 Through its president, Theodore Bo- denwein, the New London Day has offered the county agent the sum of $50 for use as prizes for the coming cultural clubs.
 This is going to be used in the fol- lowing way: Since the main agricul- turaI industry of our county is dairy ing it is essential that the boys and girls, too, if they wish, know and can pick out a good dairy COW. The above money vii be used as prizes in a stock judging contest. Any community or school in the county that wishes to take up this work should get into com munication with the county agent. Through the winter months, and as much time as possible next summer, the county agent will help by giving lectures and practical demonstrations to instruct the boys and girls in the art of picking out the best dairy herds. Each community or school having at least three boys who want to take up this work will be visited several times. The boys will be taken to some neigh boring herd, the essentials of a good dairy COW pointed out, and then sev- eral classes will be judged by the county agent. After that other classes will be given the boys to pick the best Next. fall, just before the county fair, the best three boys in each school or community will be picked to come to the fair and enter into contest with the representatives for other towns in the county.
 Three or four classes of cattle will be judged by some disintereSted party and the team that places the classes near est to the order in which the judge places them will be awarded the prize. The prize for the best team will be $25 and the boy or girl making the highest pure bred heifer of one of the four prominent dairy breeds as the individ- ual prize This latter will be awarded regardless of whether the individual is on the winning team or not,
 Some teams are already started. Let the others who are interested in this
 work get into communication with the agent at once. No boys over IS years of age will be admitted to the contest.
 County Agent Speaking in Other Places.
 As evidence that the Improvement league work is spreading to many parts of our state is the fact that the county agent has received three re- quests for talks on what we are do- | ing in New London county from other parts of the state within the last ten days. There is so much to be done that the movement cannot fail to at tain some degree of success. It can't be done in a minute, but it Is slowly coming.
 Annual Meeting Dec. 9th. # | Don't forget that Saturday is the | day for the annual meeting. As an | the members have received notices, not
 much can be added for their benefit However. it is not limited to the mem bers alone. We want everyone inter ested in the upfift and bettermeut of agriculture. which means the uplift and | betteTment of the whole community, to | attend this meeting and hear of what has been done and the outlines for what is coming next year. Tell your neighbor and bring him along. Dn. charIes E. North.
 ! Dr. Charles E, North, who is to be | the principal speaker on the afternoon | of Dec. 9th at the league meeting in | the town hall. Norwich, Is coming with a message that every dairyman and consumer of milk should hear. In ICourtland county, New York, where the county agent visited last October, Dr. North's system has been in vogue for nearly five years. and is still working admirably. According to the postmas- fer of TI1asroer &1ao ra1o fr 1r.r-a<-