The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-29

together and buy these raw materials in
carload lots at wholesale prices it is sound
business sense This does not mean that
the local dealer shall suffer for if he will
handle these cash carload orders on
small margin they will invariably be or
dered through him. In one of our towns
the local dealer offered to order a carload
of chemicals for 30 cents a ton if the
farmers would take them from the car and
pay cash. The farmers in that town We're
glad to order through him in this way and
this is the most satisfactory method In
another town dealers have asked a commits
sion of $50 per ton ON raw limestone
worth only $50 per ton wholesale The
result has been that the farmers have or
dered several carloads directly and the
dealers have lost the trade through no
ones fault but their own.
Fifteen carloads of lime and eight car
loads of chemicals have been ordered CO.
operatiyely in the towns of Londonderry
| Townshend, Newfane, Brattleboro, Mari
| boro, Wilmington and Westminster, with
| a good saving for all Grain is being pur-
chased in this way by some Oranges and
| creameries in the county. These farmers
are getting together to protect themselves,
as have workers in all other lines of
work, and all that they ask is a square
/ deal The dealer who recognizes this does
not suffer but profits by their good will
and increased trade.
HOME MINING OF CHEMICALS.
In 1914 Vermont farmers who bought
mixed fertilizers paid one dollar out of
every three to the manufacturer, the rail
Iroad, and the selling agent, for their work,
while but two out of every three went for
Iplant food. Vermont Bulletin, 49, }
I r z - -
ing raw materials and mixing them them
lselves they can cut out large per cent of
this service charge and get well up to-
ward thre dollars worth Of plant food for
three dollars In the spring Of 1914 Wind
Eham county farmers mixed over 10 tons
of raw materials at home. In 1915 the
amount was somewhat less, on account oi
the shortage of potash, but not from dis
satisfaction with the practice of home
mixing Some have had bad results be
cause of improper mixtures or in the us
ing of too strong mixture. These mis-
takes could have been avoided if they coulc
have obtained little more information
before starting in. Home mixed fertilizers
need to be mixed with the soil very thor
oughly and only moderate amount SHOULD
be used close to the plant.
Six fertilizer mixing demonstration.
| were nelu IN 1J1t. NelBhDOfS gathered
/ together and watched the operation ant
) listened to the points that were discussed
along through it. All seemed to agree tina
t there was no mystery about it and that i
was not a very difficult job. Nine talk
| were given on this subject before farmers
meetings and Oranges during the montl
of January, 1915.
5 BOYS AND GIRLS WORK The ten
caterpillar contest conducted in the sprin
! of 1914 viii be remembered by some Wind
ham county boys and girls for long time
/ In many localities every apple tree had
! circle of tracks around it where someon
r had been looking for egg masses. TIL
Windham County Agricultural association
awarded SO in prizes and The Brattle
: boro Reformer offered $50 in prizes Lo
t cal prizes were given by the Oranges il
/ Guilford and Putney and by the school d
0 rectors of Grafton and Vernon and by L
. &c. Tenney of Dummerston
S This contest resulted in the destruction
D of over 100000 egg masses, all of whic
We're brought in by school children an
+ destroyed by their teachers. The destruC
d ton of this large number of insects was c
S much value to our fruit growers, but tn
b educational feature was of more impol