The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-24
ORANGE COUNTY FARMERS
ASSOCIATION NOTES.
Notes for week ending June II;

Notes for week ending june us
The work of this week has been large
Ily making farm calls 10 find out what
the members are doing in the way Of try
ing out new varieties of corn and oats,
new crops, new methods of fertilization
or making experiments of their own re-
garding some of these points which have
been discussed this past winter. Several
are leaving a check with no commercial
fertilizer to see how much value CONNER
cial fertilizer hhs on corn when good
coat of manure is applied and the varie-
ties of silage corn are more numerous
than ever. If ali who are trying more
than one variety for siage under similar
conditions would report to the county
agent at the end of the season, much
valuable information would be gathered
on that question.
A few report that grasshoppers are
showing in their fields again this year
The county agent would be glad to get
in touch as soon as possible with those
farmers who ard troubled, that means OF
control may be applied. This year they
are found in reduced numbers and lit
tie work with the poison bait ought to
put them under control for some years
to come, The poison bait is made by
mixing IS pounds wheat bran, one pound
paris green, two quarts cheap molasses,
and six fruit, either oranges or lemons,
the former preferred, This should be
applied early in the morning before or
about sunrise Scatter broadcast in strips
through the field or pasture.
This same poison bait is recommended
as method OF controlling cutworms
which did so much damage to corn a
year ago For cutworms the bait is dis
tributed around each hill in small Jumps
in the evening. Ii troubled with them,
try it and report the result to the county
agent.
A farmers meeting was held at West
Hill church, Chelsea, the evening Of June
IL. About As were present. The inter
est was enough to start farmers club
that evening. As one farmer expressed
it, There is no time like the present"
Alfred Dodge was appointed chairman |
and Ralph Walker secretary to look up
plans for permanent organization to be |
presented the evening Of June 27. Have |
you written the county agent yet about |
the possibilities of farmers club in |
your section7
A meeting was held in the Osgood dis
trict Randolph, Tuesday evening, June |
Is. About II were present TO take part
in discussion about the work Of the /
county association and school work as
presented by Superintendent Patterson
and the county agent.
The week ending June "a includes plans
for a meeting at Willamstown the even
ing Of June 2l and at East Topsham
June o.
The result Of the application Of nitrate
Of soda to grass land now shows on all
the plots to which il was applied. Make
It point to look at these when passing
one. The demonstration will be notified in
advance when the county agent plans to
visit these plots and will notify his
leighbors that Others may be present at i
his time. Plots to be visited Friday,
Iune % are; II J. Sargent, Corinth, l
/. M alfalfa; r. d. Paige, Topsham,
80 p. m, alfalfa; J. D. Miller Tops
lam, $3.50 D. m, lime Saturday. June
"A: r. H. Bedford Bradford 10 a. m,
ime; VIII Brooks, Bradford, l / a. m,
ime. Tuesday, June 81 Bates Bros,
10 a, m, top dressed grass; 3
larry Bowen Tunbridge, II a. m, nj Q
rate of soda plot, Bicknell Hill, Tun E
ridge, l p. m, lime; G.. Wilbur Smith, 7
'unbridge, p. m, lime and alfalfa, The b
ounty agent will try to follow these I
ours as closely as possible and asks that \
hose planning to be present be prompt J
lso, in order not to delay the next place. a
Summary for week ending June II: v
Farmers visited .. 90