The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-12-02
J. Il. Carrigan, Addison County

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J. Il. Carrigan, Addison County
A very enthusiastic meeting was
held at Lincoln. In spite of hard
snowstorm nearly 40 interts stcd, get
my-money's worth farmers were out
and kept me answering questions un-
I'll 1910 a. m. Saturday morning.
They are pushing the work of organ
izing a COW testing association and
are also getting names in the way Of
application for an extension school in
the winter Of 19l6-l7.
l.. A. Wood. Caledonia County
The Northern Caledonia Cow Test
Burke on Thursday evening on the
basis that it would continue with
whatever members desired to stay un-
til spring.
J. w. Dana, Chittenden County
] saw one man this wek who said he
cut 25 tons Of alfalfa from fve-acre
piece and il was about the only green
thing on his farm last summer. Also
found a man who had several acres Of
90-day dent corn which was mature
and wonderfully well cared many Of
them being 9-i0 inches long and SO
inches in circumference.
G. u. Tiffany, Franklin County
Four farmers went with me Thurs
day afternoon and we located lime |
stone outcropping in the town Of
Enosburg. They are much interested
in limestone and several Of them may
buy crusher together. This particu-
lar section requires from two to four
tons per acre to neutralize the acid
present and they are from five to
eight miles from the station. Mem
bers Of the Farm Bureau can now Sc
cure ground limestone delivered for
$3.50 any place in the county. There
will be a large amount used in the
county at that figure.
Il. II. Loveland, Orange County
The meeting at Tunbridge was one
arranged for by the Tunbridge Cream
cry in school house. The interest
was the best ! ever had, as they kept
me on the floor answering questions
and talking for two and one half hours
and no one went to sleep in spite of
the stuify air. The work of Mr.. Sum-
ner of Tunbridge is arousing an in
terest among his patrons and is the
best work have seen in the county or
state. His success in bringing an
average cooperative creamery up to a
front rank in the state is due largely
to his method of getting out among
the patrons and talking with them as
to needs and benefits of better farm
ing. He is now trying to repeat his
success in Tunbridge under harder
conditions by starting branch cream !,
cry at Vershire. His example is one
which other cooperative creamery
managers might copy with advantage.
r. +. Deuel.. Orleans County
The work this week has consisted
of completing the list Of signers for
the Derby Cow Testing Association.
Eighteen Of the members Of last year
signed again. ! did not find single
complaint about the tester, which in G
dicates a thrifty association, largely $
due TO the efforts Of the tester, and
visited every member for 1915. There 7
are nearly 500 cows listed as a mini 0
mum and actually test 6000 a
NJ. +. Downing, Rutland County
Assistant State Leader Jay Coryell 8
aided me in holding meetings in six o
towns for the purpose Of enlightening n
the farmers in regard TO what is be-
ing done in the other counties in Yer !,
mont and to suggest ways whereby
the farmers Of Rutland county may be /,
benefited by their county organiza :
tion providing they wish TO cooperate :.
with that organization. At four Of
the meetings charts made up from in
formation which was taken from the II
Dandy records were used, consider p
able interest was manifest in this type G
Of work and several farmers have ask Z
ed TO have records taken Of their buSi-
ness.
A. W. Sweeton. Windham County y
Mr.. Fryhofer came upon request 10 W
Icok over the Wardsboro and Newfane m