Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-28
AN INTERESTING SHOWING.
Work Of windsor County farmers As
ISOLATION during the Year 1913.

| AFTER tne WORK or the ASSOCIATION mas
been maintained for over a year. few re-
marks concerning the accomplishments
and plans promoted by the county agent
may, without hesitation, be presented to
the public. The reader will keep In mind
that the success Of the movement Is due
to the cooperation of the farmers of the
county more than to the individual efforts
of any one man or group of men
with the average yield of corn in Wind
ham county at Il bushels per acre, the
yield OF oats at 90 bushels per acre; and
potatoes at 1852 bushels per acre, 1t seems
quite evident that the average farmer
might profit by studying the methods of
neighbors who are obtaining better re-
suits. The aim is to increase the net In
come of the farmer rather than to IN
crease crop yield, yet the yield per acre
may serve as an index to the business
provided these yields are obtained eco
nomically. During the past year. a GER
tain number of farmers agreed to carry
on demonstration plots of corn, the meth
cd suggested by the county agent being
followed with reasonable detail. Other
farmers we're working as co-operators
with crops such as potatoes, orchard I'M
provement etc. The following Will show
that results obtained by some Of the bet
ter farmers may be increased when better
methods are used.
One demonstrator had the following re.
suits with a demonstration acre of corn
grown for cnsilage:
Total yield demonstration acre. 900 lbs
Totai yield other acre ............ioOO lbs.
In addition to the increased yield the
corn on the demonstration acre was cared
better and had reached n better state Of
maturity which added greatly to the value
of the ensilage These results are fairly
typical Of other demonstration acres in
the county
This year the WORK with corn Will be
continued and new lines of work taken up.
! One thnE 20 receive attention will be tie
treatment Of meadow lands with chemical
Fertilizers Many plots in various parts
OF the county will DC treated ana 1t is
hoped that the advantages of fertilizing
hay lands will be definitely shown.
Spraying demonstrations will be given
and the advantages of the proper care of
orchards demonstrated. Arrangements
have ben made with the owners of several
orchards In the county and the care of the
orchard will be followed throughout the
season. Our apple orchards are greatly
in need of improvement and will be a
source of considerable income when they
are properly cared for. There is always n
market for fancy fruit when it is neatly
packed and marketed in the right wav
The trouble with the apple industry in this
section of Vermont is that many of the
! farmers have been trying to sell culls for
good fruit and are running the market for
their own produce and injuring the ma r
ket for those who do put out an honest
produce.
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