Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-07
sToRRS COLLEGE AND.
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE.
Share Tent With Exhibit of the Work
That They Have Done.

The tent of the Connecticut Agri-
cultural college and Experiment sta
ton at StorEs, give the visitor an il
Illuminating idea of the fine work that
is being done there and in its ex-
tension. service to make farming in
all its departments more interesting,
more profitable, and more fun. And il
becomes so because it is more scien-
tific. Along with the Storrs exhibit
the NeWs4London County improvement
league has one side Of the big tent
given over to displays that show
what really remarkable progress that
organization has been making.
/. G. Davis, state leader in the ex-
tension service is in general charge of
the Storrs exhibit and with him are
Miss NJ. Estella Sprague, who is
down from Storrs to take charge of
the canning demonstrations, K. B.
Musser, extension dairymRn, L. E.
Card, Storrs Experiment station, in
charge of the poultry department, and
c. H Herrick Of the Massachusetts
Agricultural college. VINO demonstrates
official milk testing and dairy work
! The tent Is full OF things that tempt
mention, but among them stands out
triton One striking exhibit shows
the effort of two rationg, in milk pro-
| duction. One, a balanced protein ra-
ton. with alfalfa, two pounds corn
meal, bran, middlings, and silage to
| give, succulenoy brought double the
amount of milk that the same cow
gave with a considerable heayiersdiet
of timothy hay. corn-storer. corn
| meal and bran.
Again the preventive campaign
against white diarrhea in poultry Is
outlined in a series of charts, photo
graphs and specimens. and there is a
rDe. display OF eggs. dozen Of each
! OF 10 varieties and breeds being shown
to demonstrate varieties and their DIFF
i ferences. The feeding formulate that
are being used in the International
Egg Laying contest are shown, and
makes of the trap, nests. laying
houses, breeders, ETC., that are in use
there.
: In the dairy line Mr. Musser has an
interesting map of the state on which
tacks of different colors show the
herd improvement associations, the
places where daily milk records, Off
cial records. ETC., are taken under the
direction of the extension dairyman,
New London county's was the second
herd Improvement association and a
plentiful sprinkling of the tacks indi-
| cate that Eastern Connecticut dairy
| men are alive to their opportunities
| Not of course that there isn't still
room for improvement after one year
| of work in the state the extension
service has go men keeping daily milk
| records.
| A lot Of fine vegetables raised M
| Storrs, grain grown to illustrate ro-
tation and it's results, SOW beans in
Sslage to produce an efficient nutrtive
| ratio, alfalfa figure in other. interests
by sections. Panoramic views of the
Connecticut Agricultural college show
where 400 students are getting ar
| opportunity to learn to put scientific
farming into practice.
County Agents Demonstration.
/ County Agent F. B. Warner has or
his side of the tent the products OF
| the sewing, canning and marketing
clubs for boys and girls that have beer
| organized throughout the county. The
| produce that has come from These
amateur gardens. some of it beautiful.
ly preserved, is highly commemorative
| The work of about 40 boys and girl.
is shown. Freak dwarf corn from the
/ East Lyme school garden is shown
/ The farm bureau in New Londor
county was the first to be organized
in Connecticut and the results 1t ha.
attained are distinctly to it's ,credi.
County Agent Warner was assisted
by w. A. Greiner and Miss Spragl,
has her canning demonstration at tn,
end of the tables, for her work is II
get the boys and girls interested, jus
as much as the adults, in this cooper
ative work.
The Improvement League Features
The Improvement league feature
charts Of the Dairy Herd Improvement
i association, No. 2, and cooperation
1 with ithe Boston Chamber of Com
merce is another issue that is Gale,
to attention. -.