Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-30
COUNTY AGENTS WORK
Valuable Eshibits at Recent Fairs - To Address Oranges - chiIdren,s
 Club Fair at WiIIimsntic.

During the past two weeks, the Windam County Agent has been busy with work at the fairs. having an ex- hibtt at both the Woodstock and Brooklyn fairs This exhibit consist cd of charts showing the various &C., tivities in which the county agent has been engaged: a map showing the To- cation of the demonstrations etc, be- ing conducted by MT. Kennedy; a se- ries of cuts, both properly and i'm properly made. in pruning; also a set Of pruning tools which were kindly loaned to the Farmers Association by Chandler & Morse of Putnam.
 One of the striking features was an exhibit of different articles having the same food value. A quart of milk was placed in the center, and around it were arranged the weights of various meats containing equivalent food value The value of milk as a food is in many cases not fully appreciated Many consider it a drink rather than a food. and take no account of its food value. This little exhibit showed that milk is worth per quart for food, compared with beefsteak 90 cents: eggs 25 cents: lamb chops. IT cents; oysters. 53 cents; broiler chicken. ST cents
 Besides having this exhibit at the fairs, Mr. Kennedy did considerable judging. both at Woodstock and at To Visit Oranges.
 On Friday evening, Oct. 1. Mir Ken- | nedy will be at Natchaug grange in Chaplin. and will speak on County Agent Work. On Wednesday. Oct. 6. Shetucket grange of Scotland will hold its annual fair. MT. and Mrs. Ken nedy will be there and will help in judging exhibits. The grange is pri- marily an agricultural association. and any grange should be able to put out an excellent exhibit of farm pro- ducts. and home work such as can MT. Kennedy will be at the meeting of Senexet grange in South Wood | stock. the occasion being the Fruit and Vegetable night at that grange.
 Plans for Fair at WiiIimantie-
 Plans are now practically completed | for holding the annual fair of the Boys and Girls Achievement club Oct. 12. at the Board of Trade rooms. Will limantic- This fair will be held in the afternoon. opening at 1 o'clock The forenoon will be given to preparing exhibits and arranging them in the | hall Children who are enrolled in the | Boys and Girls Achievement Club in | the windham and Willlmantic schools | and who have sent in their monthly reports regularly, are eligible to ex- hibit at this fair The three products | which the children were to raise this year were corn. potatoes and toma- toes. The exhibit will consist of five tomatoes. five potatoes, or three stalks | of corn with ears, exhibited by each child. MT. Kennedy and some of the | Willimantic teachers will be at the board of trade rooms during the fore | noon to receive and arrange the ex- hibits-
 Achievement Club.
 The Boys and Girls Achievement T NN..N N.- tic schools this year, is a new idea fir boys and girls club work, and so fal has proved a great success. It is en- tirely a boys and girls club. hayinl no outside supervision. The boys anC girls in each school elect one boz and one girl as leaders These leader, | are responsible for the work of thu children. and for getting their reports sent in regularly These reports arr printed forms sent out by the count, agent. having blank spaces to be fill ed in by each child The leader seea that each child has his report proper ly filled out, collects them, and senoi them all to the Farm Bureau office Thus the children themselves handl' the entire proposition A good many naturally, drop out after having join
 ed the Achievement Club. but thos
 who are really in earnest stick to thei job and keep their gardens cultivate
 all through the summer. It Is not ex
 pected that every child in the schoc will become a farmer, but any chill
 who undertakes the work and on hi own responsibility carries it througi
 to a successful completion. will deve Iop a sense of confidence in hfmsel | and his ability to accomplish things which will be of great service to hin no matter what kind of work he de cides to take up later in life 1t hoped that the parents of all thes ! children will make 1t a point to visi the board of trade rooms during tn
 afternoon of Oct 12- The exhibit
 public.
 IntercIass Track Meet.
 i. An inter-class track meet at tn
 high school tbis afternoon will giv
 dn opportunity for testing out mater F iai for the inter-school meet to be hel at Webster on Columbus day
 y Additional Putnam news on page 2.