Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-10-18
Mr.. Deuel's Report

The Orleans County Agricultural
association has today arrived at it's
third annual milestone. The county
agent in presenting his report can
state without any hesitation that the
organization has not retarded in it's
progress since the last annual meet
ing, which was a great inspiration
not only to the officers but to the
farmers who attended. AS a result
of progress there are several features
which have made appearance during
the year and should receive some at
tention in this report. AS stated by
one of our members a short time ago
the organization has now reached a
state of development where the farm
ers are beginning to see it's function
and value, and the results are begin
ming to be discussed among themselves
very frequently. The organization
has today a larger farmer member
ship than ever before. While the
paid membership does not equal that
farmers is greater.
Since the last annual meeting the
county agent has made TIC farm Wis
its, 1888 farms visited) has had SAP
office calls, 827 telephone calls, has
written 1874 letters, sent out 12,454
circular letters, held 1877 meetings
with an attendance of 3245, and trav-
eled 1886 miles.
In the comparison of last years
figures it will be noted that the farm
visits have exceeded those of the
previous year, the office calls have
nearly doubled, personal letters have
greatly exceeded that of the previous
year, the circular letters have dou-
bled and a greater number of meet
ings have been held with practically
the same attendance. The figures
will at once appeal to the average
person that the county agents office
is not an idle one. At the present
time the county agent is IN arrears
with many Of his farm visits and or
ganization duties which year ago
were well taken care of. This fact
will make it apparent that the duties
are increasing with the progress of
the organization and we have come to
position where we are in need of
more assistance to keep up with the
requests and the duties which come
to hand, and before another season is
passed some of the work will have to
be dropped unless assistance is grant
ed for at least a part of the year.
The main plan of the work which was
presented to the organization at it's
beginning has been followed out and
practically no new features added,
but in the development of the work
some have received a larger proper
ton Of the county agents time than
was deemed necessary at the outset.
DEMONSTRATION WORK
The demonstration work has occu-
pied a considerable part of the coun-
ty agents time during the growing
season, but has not received the close
attention that could have been placed
upon it to good advantage, due to
pressure from SO many activities
The first work of the season was a
series of demonstrations of orchard
pruning and spraying which was fair
ly well attended and which has at
tracted some little attention from the
farmers.
HOME MIXING OF CHEMICALS
AND THE TREATMENT OF OATS
FOR SMUT
Next in order was the home mixing
of chemicals and the treatment OF
oats for smut which received a very
good attendance and in which the
farmers at the present time are vital
ly interested, because so many of then
are mixing their chemicals for the
first time and attended to see the
method employed. Quite an increased
number of farmers used chemicals
during the past year over those who