The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-11-04

b
ing lime We expect 10 see greater
difference after this winter. We hay
used as high as tons per acre OF
ground limestone on some soils re.
quiring that amount.
5th. incubation VS.. lack Of it.
We have used the pure culture fur
nished by the Bureau Of Plant Indus
try and have not failed in single in
stance to get an excellent incubation.
The difference in inoculated and unin-
oculated plots are much more notice
able in less fertile soil In most cases
the uninoculated plots are turning
yellow and have stopped growing.
Strips inoculated with sweet clover
soil have produced the nodules in most
cases but they are not as good as the
pure culture. This pure culture must
be used according to directions if good
results are to be secured. | consider
a good incubation one Of the most i'm
portant essentials in getting start
with the crop.
Plenty of lime, Grimm seed, good
inoculation, well prepared seed bed,
absence OF weeds, are the most inn
portant things to consider in growing
alfalfa.
T.. II. LOveland, Orange County
The Corn Show was a vast improve
ment over that of last year in num-
ber of entries and quality of corn. An
exhibit sample from Tunbridge was
almost perfect. At the banquet in the
evening, Dean Hills gave an excellent
talk on Constructive Communism"
which certainly gave the townspeople
much food for thought as to their re-
sponsibilities n d opportunities.
entries were made and
there were special exhibits by the
Orleans County Farmers Association
and V. s. A. The County Agent act
ed as one of the judges.
X. 4. Deuel., Orleans County
This week has been devoted mainly
% preparation for the annual meeting
which was held on Friday with an at
,endance of over $50 persons. Messrs.
Clinton and Bradlee gave talks on the
work of the association which cleared
Up many hazy spots in the minds, not
,nly of the farmers but also of the
nen closely connected with the associ-
Ition. A great deal of interest was
manifested and the meeting will |
mean a great deal to the life of the
NJ. F. Downing, Rutland County
M. C. Wilson, Farm Management
Demonstration, was here the first Of
he week. The remainder of the farm
ecords in the Dandy area were re-
urned and several follow-up calls
sere made. One farmer asked me to
repare a book for the keeping of his
arm accounts.
A. w. Sweeton, Windham County
visited spraying demonstration to
ote results. A barrel of sound fruit
ras picked from each Of two trees
,hich had been treated exactly alike,
18th the exception that only one had
en- sprayed twice. In getting bar !
el of sound fruit from the unsprayed
-ees we had to throw aside over one
alf bushel of wormy apples. From r
ne sprayed trees we had to throw =
side % apples (wormy). According
, this the spraying added one-half !
Ishel of sound fruit to every barrel 7
{ sound fruit that would not have ),
cen secured without spraying. His .
'op is 80 or rs barrels. !
| visited a man who has an acre of :.
falfa which is doing well. | had I
lvised him on the planting of it but .
I'd never seen it before.
j. c. Otis, Windsor County ).
At the Prosper Farmers Club meet
z the litmus and hydrochloric acid ;,
sts were demonstrated in connection ],
it'll talk on lime. Several farmers :,
ought in samples of soil to be tested. :,
ne proposition of forming a cow-test 8,
sociation was discussed informally. !,
,fore the meeting closed three men ),
ID signed to join an association when .,
ough subscribers are secured. Sew
al more are favorable, but want to >,
nsider the proposition further =,
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