Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-10-15
COUNTY AGENT
Report for the Month of September
Market Conditions Survey

port for the month of September, Dur
lag the month | have made Al farm
visits, and have written lSS letters. 81
have called at the office and % have
telephoned | have spoken at 6 meet
ings, at which l5S were present. Roy
L. Jones, extension Instructor in poul
try at Storrs, helped me out by giving
a demonstration of choosing breeding
stock, desirable eoekerels, also the
ways of determining good laying
hen, mt the farm of j W. Cartwright
in Hampton.
With the help of DR.. A. j. Peters,
agronomist in charge of clover investi.
cations, L. 5. ID. A, | have arranged
for a demonstration of growing sweet
clover ON the faFm of IL, II. Hnrlbut,
Putnam, and Of growing red clover on
The farm of Gerald Waldo, near Scot
land station. DR.. Peters spent day
with me going over the county and
vieiting men who have made a success
Of growing clover, and also those who
are having trouble with 1t
had The pleasure of attending both
the Woodstock and Nindham County
Fairs. | judged the fruit at Wood
stock and at Brooklyn / Judged the
vegetables, corn and grain, and with
Mr.. HOLSTER Of Stofrs and Mrs. Young
scored The grange exhibits ut Brooklyn.
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senting the Windham County FARM
ers' Association. This exhibit consist
ed of chart, showing my report to
Sept. LIST, giving the number of farm
visits, demonstrations, etc, a map on
which | showed with colored pins the
location of the various activities with
which / have been connected, a series
of cuts made in pruning, showing how
the cuts should and should not be
made, a rather incomplete set OF prun
ing tools labelled so that the good and
bad points were brought out, and a
Babcoek milk testing outfit Z. h.
simmons, the tester for the Herd I'm.
provement Association No. 4. was Mt
Woodstock, and explained the test to
those interested. X. b. Musser OF the
Dairy Department at Storrs very kind.
IN loaned me an outfit which ! had at
Brooklyn.
In addition, | had ut Brooklyn an
exhibit showing the amounts and costs
of several meats having the same food
value ms one quart of milk. fhe figures
for this were furnished by Professor
w. M Esten of Storrs. Around the
quart Of milk were arranged:
I6 . 3 ounces round steak cost 30c
8 eggs cost Zoe
IL ounces lamb chops cost lie
IL ounces leg of lamb cost Zoe
10 2 ounces ham cost &c
l paid SC for the milk on the morn
ing of the first day Of the fair, kept IL
on exhibition during the two days oil
the fair, brought IL home, kept 1t over
night, and drank it, or part of 1t, for
breakfast the next morning, and IL was
perfectly sweet. The meat was becom-
ing offensive during the second after
noon.
have completed set of questions
which | have called . Market Condi-
lions Survey, and which | have asked
the several Boards of Trade in the
county to cooperate In helping me
with, These questions are designed to
show how the markets of the county
handle farm produce, how much they
handle, how much is produced locally,
how much is brought in from outside,
etc, and the reasons for such condi-
tions. | hope when | get this infor-
nation, and have analysed 1t, To be
able TO suggest some means OF handl-
ing Windham county farm products
through Nindham county agencies
under conditions satisfactory TO pro-
Queer, consumer, and middleman.
/ have sent occasional notices and
articles to the papers for the purpose
of keeping those interested informed
regarding the activities lof the Farm
ers Association.
Respectfully submitted,
w. e. Kennedy, County Agent.