Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-05
COUNTY IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE DATA
By DIRECTOR MURRAY D. LINCOLN

making money and that is the ques- tion with us all.
 They do not however sink all their efforts in one pail. They are too bus mess like to do that Beides the dairy industry they raise at least one cash crop. In the section that the agent visited this crop was cabbages. It is a question to keep the labor busy all the season and this crop can be raised with very uttie evt-p VI t+e~ e required to attend to the dairy cattle They sell mGeL '. eilC-- - operatfvely. shipping carload after carload of cabbages all over the country.
 Here is a lesson for New London county. If we farmers all get together say in communities and plant one va riety of potatoes, then we can ship to markets comparatively in carload lots. The market for potatoes is always good, varying of course to some ex- tent Instead of that the conditions found here as that some forty varte- ties of potatoes are planted. No one raising enough to ship in quantities and allow she use of modern ma chinery to reduce the cost of produc- ton. Also one farmer raises turmps ! for cash crop, another onions, an other fruit and so on. We must strive for uniformity and larger production. Tile Drainage.
 Tn coming through New York state. I the agent noticed many farmers now busy with drainage propositions. Many are spending the fall months while the ! water content of the soil is compara- ! lively low, in ditching and laying tile. | A great deal of the wet areas of the | farms in this county would be the | most profitable land if the whole farm | Is properly drained. Then why not
 spend $25 to $50 on land that soon would be worth $100? On most of the
 land tiles laid 100 feet apart would | be sufficient to drain the water but if | that was not adequate laying them 50 feet, and at a depth of three would not
 be very expensive proposition and would be sure to pay interest on the | investment. As the League in Hamp- | den county Mass, quoted-As an in | vestment there is nothing that will | return greater interest on the amount | invested and afford more satisfaction | than will tile drainage. Suppose that
 during rotation of corn, potatoes, | and three years of grass. that we con- | slider the increased yield per acre. crease of 10 bushels corn, 25 bushels l potatoes, and half ton of grass to l say nothing of the superior quality | which would be obtained. Consider | ing the values of these increases of corn and potatoes at 80 cents and of
 hay at $20 per ton. there would, be an
 increase in five years of farm products to the value of $5S, or an increased value of $11. This means at the rate of over 30 per cent interest on the investment Surely from a business mans standpoint this is an excellent outlay of money.
 There are many questions to con- slider however, before deciding tS drain and the agent either will help
 you solve the question or put you in
 touch with those who can.
 Corn Night at the Norwich Grange.
 Next Wednesday night, the 11th, is
 corn night at the Norwich grange. All
 farmers in the county who have corn
 they think is worthy of a prize should
 send this in to compete for prizes of-
 fered by the New London County Fair
 association.
 Potash for Next Year.
 All indications point to the fact that
 potash will be very high next year.
 In driving over the county it will be noticed that on many farms their
 chief source of potash is being wasted
 in large quantities. The liquid ma
 nure from the stable has a large per cent of potash and how many farmers
 lose the bulk of this valuable consti-
 tutent by allowing the urine to run off. It Is reckoned that as now managed .
 herd of cows. 24 in number, produces 500 pounds of potash. It would re- , Quire several tons of commercial fer , tilizer to make this up yet the farmers . are losing this every year. A little extra work in concreting the barn noor or better still making a concrete , manure pit would put many dollars in tn pocket Of the farmers.