Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-28
1915 BUSY YEAR FOR AGENTS
t96 Demonstrations with LTD
Acres in Projects.
"''o" COWS Tested by gow-Tcstins A.
N""thtion under County Agents
Direction or Advicc--summnr-
les of Counties.

The report in the aggregate of work
done by the county agents shows = wear
Of exceptional activity The ,enort now
pelhg put INTO shape by the agricultural
extension service covers the period of
il months to December I. The first month
or the year may be safely discounted
There was total Of ?26 alfalfa demon
STATIONS. ut Il of which meetings were
held besides, with a total attendance Of
~, 90 acres under demonstration. (an
acre to each project is the r,le) the
crop introduced successfully into every
county
soy Beans. l% demonstrat ions. GS meet
i0gs held in connection with them, itSt
persons ATTENDING. GS3 acres under demon
str1tiou with an increase in WELD ner
acre Of TWO bushels and in profit Of
$50
oats Smut control: II orstrations.
- meetings so in attendance. ~ acres.
o., bushels increase per acre. or s2.2j in
.rcasc in profit per acre.
Variety of oats soVn: > demonstra-
tons. one acre planted. ~ bushels in
crease in Yield, or so per acre.
I\aje eradication: IL demonstrations.
three meetings. - attending, . acres IN
projects 20 bushels increase in yield per
acre, or - per acre increase in profit
Wv it'iI us OBJ. N'llO''Sti III l''lNt NJ ''l'''
ings. 6li attending. a.. acres in projects.
10 barrels Increased Yield pcr acre or
500 incroa ed profit
Lime: 80 demonstrations. one meet
in, five attending. 10 acres in projects.
70" pounds Of hay per acre increase, or
s. per acre
Hay Tor dressing. Tho figures are re-
spectivcly t.. Il, lSt, ~ acres IT, .ons
An acre, $50
corn varictcs 10. 10. lla. 10 acres.
Fertilizer: 4 demonstrations. one
meeting. eight attending. l. acres. two
tons an acre 81
With variation of prodncticn of '6i
bushels
\ FEW 81 MMARItS
There Was a total of GgG demonstrations,
Including the FOREGOING and dCmonstra-
uous rcwlv-stut"d in oats and peas.
sweet clover. green manuring. abortion
control and feedinc Total ruml~r OF
meetings held in connection with demon
STATIONS, a-G: total attendance. $50
total acreage Of projects. i.7725.
The following are other totals OF in
tcrcSj: Orchards cared for I'm Whole or in
part ON the agents suggestions. l52
trees in such orchards 9.2t7: COWS tested
for milk production by '0w-tcsting as
sociatonS. 5.lo5. discarded after such
tests. II. farms on which balanced rations
figured 10y county agents ar" known TO
have been adopted. 2pN. COWS tested FOR
milk production. 2's'3; tons ~ chemical
fertilizer homc-mxed on agents snS-
ec.;tion or direction, i.io9: number Of
farms tested for soil aciditY. il6. tons
Ut lime or limestone used III: acres
If hay land tpp-dresScd. Lei: value of
business of 19lf done through farmers
exchanges organized 10y agents or agents
, predecessors. 5000. apnroXimate saw
.ncs effected i'm l9'6 10y all such associa-
riOns tm&rSetinC. ctCD and exchanges,
IS 2'5 different farmers visited on their
farms, 3. ~, total number Of farm visits
made. 7793. calls on agent at his office,
relating to county agent work. So.
total meetings in which agents took part.
! lli9. attendance. 20 100: membership OF
county associations 3H4i farmers clubs
and other org" ni@ations for adults started
i'm 1916 4: extension schools. includinG
farmer. institutes at which agent
helped. IS