Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-24
COUNTY IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE DATA
By DIRECTOR MURRAY D. LINCOLN

and raise one of the other of them their problem of marketing Is largely solved
 It is very doubtfnI if there can ever be successful cooperation to market small and incidental crops. We have over emphasized the importance of doing so. We can however handle a large standard crop. I believe the crop for us to raise here as a. standard crop is potatoes either early or late, or both. This would be profitable not only because our land Is adapted to potatoes but also because quantity will attract buyers, stimulates com munity interest, standardizes the rep utation of the region, and unifies the efforts of those in it. The same is true of any other crop. than potatoes. It is usually better for one who desires to
 make a speciality in given crop or product to seek residence in a com nunity that raises and has repu- Most of the land in our county is adapted to this crop. We can unite in ordering our seed, fertilizer and machinery. It has been proven by tatoes can be raised here at cost which varies from 25 cents to g cents per bushel and although the market is somewhat over burdened this fall nevertheless there is good profit per acre at the present prices. The average yield per acre is some thing over 100 bushels here in the county, but raised and cared for as they should be there is. no reason why an average of 250 bushels cannot be obtained. Others are doing it. You can also3
 Now is the time to decide how many acres you are going to plant. Several farmers have. signiffed- their intention of entering into this potato club. One is planting three acres where he fed 70 other Is putting in 8 and 10 acres, an- other 59 and another G. Consult your neighbor and see what he thinks of the idea The county agent is ready to help you on your fertilizers. By buying chemicals together by the car load we can give you just as good a. formular as you get in buying your mixed goods from the various coh- cerns and save anywhere from s to SIP per ton. Most commercial fertI- lizers contain anywhere from 100 to 800 pounds of unnecessary filler You pay the freight, carriage, and extra cost of handling all this useless material for nothing. Those who use chemical are getting just as good and better results for the use of these than they did previously from the use of com mercial fertilizers.
 A good many carloads of potatoes come into Norwich, New London and Winimantic every year. Why can't we supply this demand. Then if theiA is any surplus, by having carload lots of uniform marketable potatoqB, we can easily arrange to ship to any of the larger markets which exist in abundance all around us.
 Plan to be in this club and call on the county agent if further informa- ton is wanted.
 A Useful Money Crop. Potatoes are a good money crop and desirable from many points of view. On sod land they can be raised with fertilizer alone if hberally applied. and SO are one of the best crops when the farmer wants to enlarge the amount ot land cultivated. He can blow a piece of pasture or. sod land and raise quick money crop without buying manure using the manure for corn, grass and truck crops that need 1t more The land used for potatoes would also be considerably improv- ed by the thoroush tilaEe and the ftr- tiIizer not taken up by the potato crop
 Potatoes also help in starting new orchard. A, piece of pasture, if not extremely rough can be used. planting to trees the first stason, raising pota- toes ltberally fertslized. Such piece