Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-24

The program which is to be given at the field day held by the County Agent, Murray D. Lincoln, Of the New London County Improvement League at ex-Senator Allyn's farm in Ledyard promises to be very interesteing to all connected with fruit growing and gen. eral farming.
 There will be a demonstration of the canning of windfall apples by MT. A. J. Brundage and his assistant Miss Extension Department of Storrs Ag- r1cultural College. This will be in teresting in that 1t will demonstrate how many dollars worth of apple. might be saved yearly and used ad- ,vantageously by the, housewife. It is also practical for young people who want to earn a bit of spending money to get interested in one of these outfits MT. Brundage is the State Or ganizer of Boys clubs and Miss Sprague is the newly appointed as- sistant in the Extension Department to take up the problems of domestic science in the homes of the farmers Of our state This will be a splendid opportunity to meet these people and get acquainted with their work
 There will be a demonstration of packing apples by the county agent. Many Of the farmers who realize scarcely nothing for their apples would make a good market for their fruit if 1t Was properly packed and graded. Various methods will be shown here, both for box packing apples and the barrel also -. MT. Karl Musser the Dairy Exten- sion man from Storrs college will also give a short talk about the economic feeding Of our dairy cows. With grain so high this Is a very important question and he will answer further inquiries that the farmers wish to ask him.
 All taken together this should prove to be a very interesting meeting. Remember the date, 1:S0 p. m, Friday of this week.
 Apple Barrels.
 Since the announcement that the league was buying lime comparatively for its members. requests to buy sev- eral other articles have been received. Although rather late to order now, several farmers have asked about ap- pie barrels.
 Upon writing to an apple barrel fac tory in Massachusetts, the agent finds that he can book an order for barrels to be delivered the first week in Oc- tober at the price of 35c per barrel, with freight charge of about Sc to the Norwich station. A carload con tains between 400 and 45O apple bar rels. Already over POO have been spok- en for and if the remainder can be sold, the agent will send the order i'm mediately. Being such a late date on- " prompt measures will secure us these barrels at this tine and price.
 A farmer will realize a good deal more if he uses the standard barrel than if he uses crates and odd sized, pold dirty barrels. Apples packed and graded in a new, clean barrel are sure to bring a better price.
 Even if you do not want more than 10 or 15 or even less barrels call up the Improvement League and let the agent secure them for you.
 Cooperative Lime Buying.
 During the past week orders for two carloads of lime were sent for by the goodly number of farmers and several dollars per ton were saved. This lime is bought of a Massachusetts concern and test between 9935 and 9S.6S per cent pure carbonate accord ing to the Massachusetts and Con- necticut stations reports.
 Next spring many. more carloads of the product will be secured at the re- duced rates offered owing to the coop erative buying in carload lots and ar engagements have been made to book our orders early in order that we may be sure to avoid the spring rush. On- ly members of the league will be allow ed to purchase in this way and since the agent intends to carry this pur- chasing plan to other products in the very near future, every farmer who wishes to benefit by such should make arrangements to join the league at the earliest possible date.
 Dairy extension Man in the County.
 MT. Karl Musser the newly appoint ed dairy extension man from the Con- necticut Agricultural college has spent