The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-04
COUNTY ASSOCIATION
TO ISSUE BULLETINS
First One Issued Today Containing MI
merous Announcements by County
Agent A. w. Sweeton.

For some time it has been felt that
means should be employed to bring the
members of the Windham County Ap-
ricultural association in closer touch
with the work that is being carried
on, md the officers CT the association
haze thought it we'll to issue a cir
cular letter, the first of which has Jus
been issued. 1t is planned to senu
this to members of the Windham Coun-
Ity association on the last day of tae
month as nearly as possible. 1t will
give announcements and reports of
| farmers meetings in the county. de-
seriptions and results of the Nurious
demonstration plots that have been put
In in Windham count, and frequently
contain articles by officers Of the
county association and state officials
who have charge of the work.
This letter published monthly should
serve to keep each member in touch
with the work of his county associa-
ton. 1t should give MIN the benefit
of the information that may have been
obtained from the demonstration plots
| that have been carried on in different
parts of his count and should keep
him informed on any new developments
that may arise in such lines as spray
ing, lime, fertilizer, etc. Suggestions
from members as to ways TO increase
the usefulness of the county associa-
tiOn through the circular are welcom-
cd at all times, and may result in
changes for the better from time to
time
The current issue, signed by A. w
Sweeton, county agent, contains several
announcements, among them the fol
lowing:
For two winters the Vermont Ag-
ricultural Extension service has CON
Quoted what are known as extension
schools in most of the counties of
the state. The instruction in these
schools is much like that given at the
College OF Agriculture at Burlington,
excepting that it lasts for one week
only.
This coming winter Windham coun-
ny is entitled to two of these schools,
and efforts are being made b. the peo
pie of the respective localities to have
one in Jacksonville and one in Bel
lows Falls. Petitions for these schools
are in the hands of the town delegates
of the Windham County association
Every one interested in either of thes
schools should see that his name is on
the petition, so as to make an extension
school in his neighborhood an assured
thing
During the week of Nov. s, Miss
Bessie Thayer, home economist special
ist of the Vermont Agricultural Ex-
tension service, will give several sew
ing demonstrations in Windham coun-
ty The work taken up will be the Sc
lection of fabrics, the cutting and fit
ting of shirt waist, etc. She will meet
the women of the Farmer s union in the
red school house in Wardsboro, Tues
day evening, Nov 9, and in Westmin
ster West on the afternoon of Nov. 19.l
There probably viii be similar meet
ings in West Brattleboro and Town
shend
In the Chamberlain deer case, which
/ was decided in the Windham-.eoAn ia
court Oct Is, the court held th,s
neither clover nor alfalfa were grasses
and that a man was within his righT
| to shoot deer which were doing actual
and substantial damage to his clover
or alfalfa
| In Jacksonville and Halifax, first
rate apples are selling for $275 and
some are holding for So barrel.
Sprayed fruit is given preference over
unsprayed every year. The county
agent. will cooperate with any member
who has apples on hand in the looking
| up of commission merchants who will
market them.
Those who had crops damaged Ey
grasshoppers last summer should re-
member that the hoppers lay their EGGS
in the soil about an inch below the sur
face,i and that fall blowing will bury
these. eggs so deeply that they will | -
destroyed. If an egg-infested field can
be plowed in the month of November
it may prevent much trouble next
summer