Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-08-19

ORLEANS COUNT
REPORT OF AGENT DEUEL.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
with, furnishes all the
and work. He consults with
the county agent how to plan it and |
what to use. The agent keeps a record |
of it and makes occasional visits, to |
observe results during the growing |
season.
STUDIES IN FARM MANAGEMENT
This means study of the business
of the farm. Its aim is |
to study the cost of producing the |
farm crops, the amount of labor used,
value of crops produced. cost of
producing milk and butter. the amount
of grains and fertilizer purchased and
to assist in starting the farmers to
keep set of books to know better
just what their farm business is doing
for them. This work will be taken up
as soon as an opportunity presents
itself. Everything regarding the
farmers business will be confidential
and no ones name will be used at any
time. 1t is for the express purpose to
enable the agent to better understand
the conditions and to make suggestions
for Improvement.
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND
MEETINGS
It is the plan of the county agent to
hold meetings once a month in each
town in the county during the winter,
beginning in October. Some topic of
general interest will be discussed and
an opportunity will be given the farm
ers to talk the subject over informally
and ask questions. This should help to
create interest in the county associa-
ton as we'll as in the profession of
farming. The agent is looking for
much good to come from these meet
ings.
COW TESTING ASSOCIATIONS
The work has already been begun in
tle organization of cow testing assoca-
tions. If there is any one thing that
has been impressed upon the agents
mind it is the number of COWS in the
county that the county does not need.
The only sure and practical way to find
the Improbable cow is by testing her.
The way to keep from producing such
large percent of them in the future
is by the use Of a pure-bred bull which
comes from high-producing dams.
There are farmers who do not get the
| full benefit of an association to which
| they belong because they do not take
the opportunity which is before them,
do not study the records and do not
act upon the results obtained. In
short it is ones own fault if they do
not derive the benefits they should
The community testing of cows is an
institution which has come to stay and
the more the farmers study their cows
and their business the sooner they will
avail themselves of the advantages of
COW testing association.
FARMERS EXCHANGE
This particular branch of the work
is to assist farmers to sell anything
which they may have for sale and like,
wise to inform them where they may
buy that which they care to purchase
To illustrate: farmer may notify the
agent that~he has pure-bred calf fol-
sale whose dam has been tested either
officially or in cow testing associa
ton. Anyone looking for the same
may inquire at the office who has
desirable animal on hand. The agen1
will not recommend any animal as ;
sire to head a herd that is not purel,
bred and some sort of a record behint
him. This is but one example, Til,
principle may be applied to any othe
article on the farm. 1t is hoped tina
farmers will make use of this depart
ment of the association.
COOPERATIVE BUYING AM
If there is one question more thai
any other which the county agen
has been asked it is, "Is the associa
ton going to buy comparatively" Tn,
county agent can not handle this de
partment of the work as a government
employee but can advise as to the bes
feeds, fertilizers and seeds to buy. Be
cause of this fact the Advisory counci
Of the ASSOCIATION voted at a recen
meeting, to have committee to lool
after this part of the work. So tn
association is going to do co-operativ
buying provided that it's member
stand behind it and give it support
The association has no capital t
invest, the farmers must take car
of that. There can be no fault found j
the association does not make success
of buying comparatively because it i
UP to you farmers whether it is to be
success or not. If you want to save
good percentage on your money invest
ed you had better think seriously q
this proposition. The farmers are tn
only class Of people who pay retai
price and buy at wholesale. There
no wonder that their labor income
small and the business unattractiv
!. from financial point of view. If 70
haven't the cash on hand you can we
afford to arrange with some bank t
furnish you with the money and tax
advantage of the wholesale price. 70
, can inquire through the secretary 9
send your communication to the count
agent who will see that it reaches tn
, proper person and receives promp
p attention,
Cooperative selling is something thu
, deserves a great deal of attentic
especially with the sugar products br
: it is hardly wise to attemnt foo ,,o,,o