The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-15
ORANGE co. NOTES
OF FARM PROGRESS
County Agent Loveland Makes Report OF
Work Accomplished During the Week
Ending Dec 11--School in Williams
town Reported Quite Fully.


Ending Dec. 11--School in Williams
town Reported Quite Fully
The following notes of the Orange
County Farmers association are fur'
nished for the week ending Dec. II:
At the extension school in Williams
town the week OF Dec. 6 to 10, over w
men and boys registered at the agrlcui-
tural section and 100 women and girls at
the home economies section. The totai
attendance for the nine days sessions
totalled $3.50 for the men and 445 for the
women. At the one evening session
about 100 were present, largely boys ana
girls. Here, as at Tunbridge the week
before, the interest shown by the farm
ers and farmers wives in the schools
was little disappointing. But Al OF
those at the mems school and 81 from
the home economies section were active
farmers or farmers wives.
Some of the important points empha-
sized by the speakers in the agricultural
section were: ~ The need OF better
cows, the more intelligent feeding OF
those already on the farm and the better
care of the products of the dairy, ~
the need of more knowledge as to soil
requirements, and on most soils the de-
STABILITY of the use of lime, (3) the
value of growing more lcgumes and the
possibilities of clover and alfalfa, al the
Importance of better selection Of seed
as to variety and quality and the need
of greater care in handling home pro-
duced seed, (5) the Importance OF careful
selection of commercial fertilizers in this
year when materials used in their manu-
facture are so influenced by the war as
to be unavailable or high in price, (6) the
need of preventing the losses with our
barnyard manures which often amount
to over one-half of their original value
when improperly handled.
The home economics speakers empha-
sized the value of milk and eggs in the
diet especially for children, the possible
ties of balancing rations for people as
well as cattle, the value OF fruits and
vegetables in keeping us healthy, the
dangers of using too much meat In our
diet and the care necessary to make it
healthful; how to make good bread, how
to make the school lunch box more health
full for the child by containing less of
the indigestible pies and cakes and more
fruits and protein filings for the sand
wiches the Importance of fresh air, sun
shine, proper disposal of garbage and
wastes in the home, the economy and
beauty of simplicity and proper choice
of color combinations in the home, how
to make and choose proper materials for
home made shirtwaists and skirts.
Cor he. faIl nj Nj
giving the important points as well as
bulletin material and information where
more knowledge of similar nature could
be secured were given out to those at.
tending. Many questions were asked and
the general interest shown by those
present was good. Thirty-two per cent
of the women and 20 per cent of the men
attended six or more of the nine ses-
sions.
The boys and girls OF the high school
were given an opportunity Thursday and
Friday to attend the schools and 10 boys
and 10 girls were present at most OF the
sessions of these two days.
One of the most important talks OF the
session was the one on Buying Plant
Food" Friday afternoon, by Prof. J. I.
ment station. With potash impossible
to obtain in quantity, acid phosphate
doubled in price because of lack Of sui
phuric acid TO dissolve the raw rock and
nitrate Of soda high in price and limited
in quantity, IL il douhly necessary 10
purchase mixed goods with a knowledge
of what IL needed and to limit the
amounts OF purchase 90 what has been
proven TO be necessary for economical
Yields. A circular i soon 20 be issued
BY the experiment station on this sub
iect and the December circular letter Of
the county agent soon to be issued wiz
contain more information on this sub
ject. The county agent will be glad 30
advise concerning the purchase Of ehemi-
Gals or mixed goods when desired.
At the meeting Of the Justin 5. Nor.
riIl Pomona grange held ~ North Tun-
bridge saturday, Dec. III, the county
agent talked on methods 81 cooperation
between the County Farmers association
and the local granges The grange IL
an existing organization through which
The county agent could work t. saran-
tAee in carrying on Demonstration work.
popularixine the work 81 experiment sta
tons and the results 81 Demonstration
w0rk. and IN organizing local groups for
such eo.oreratiVe WORK ns night b. d..
sired ~ that loeaiity. =. - Brigham
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