Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-05
NEW LONDON COUNTY
 BOYS TO COMPETE
For College Scholarships to 5e Award
 cd at National Dairy Show.


 dairy show which is to be held in Springfield, Mass, next October am nounces a competition in the judging of dairy cattle to be open to boys of the New England states under Is years old. Tn order to be eligible to this competition, the boys must have won a prize at some local or state fair. The dairy department of the Connecticut Agricultural college and each of the county farm bureaus, including the New London county farm bureau E. C. Warner, agent, are planning to or ganize classes in the respective coun A ties for the purpose of fitting boys for this competition Each class organ ized is to be given a course of at least five demonstration lessons by the ex- tention dAiryman and the county agent. Visits will be made to some of the best herds in each county, in order that the boys may become familiar with the different breeds and types. Arrangements are being made with the fair management whereby junior Judgs ing contests will be held, the prizes to consist of small cash premiums and transportation to and from the Springfield show. Some of the prizes Eat Springfield include scholarships at l ing to enter this class sho0ld write at once to the county agent in order that | instruction work may be started as soon as possible. Remember that ev- cry boy who enters this contest will be ! winner, as the course of instruction is well worth the time spent.
 l Lime and Clover Demonstrations. As clover is one of our most valu- able plants, both as a feed and a soil improEer, the county agent, F. c. War ner, is devoting considerable time to the work of securing so-operators to demonstrate to the farmers, especially
 the dairymen the use of lime in se- curing a good crop of clover Severa farmers who are planning to use lime
 this spring have expressed a willing I ness to GO-Operdte with the county ; agent in planning it's use in such a way that the benefits derived therefron may be clearly demonstrated to tht other farmers of the community a: ] weh as to himself The county ageni } any farmer who is planning to uss ] lime on land not previously lined, st
 that results may be recorded at thu farm bureau office. Similar work h | being carried on in regard to oat va. Tiety tests, corn variety tests, soy beans, sweet clover, etc. Four bushe Of seed oats have been placed with co. operating farmers, four peck lots ot f SOY beans with innoculation, pint lot:
 of seed corn are being placed and tht | teounty agent would be glad to assis 2 any who are trying sweet clover ant Sweet Clover.
 Sweet clover has commonly beer looked upon as a noxious weed whici , should not be tolerated in any culti , vated field. More recently, however 5 i numerous tests made by practice farmers in all parts of the country, al
 well as at the different experiment sta.
 tions, indicate that 1t may be of grea
 value. It has been well established i fe 0f Q, ii cultivated fields; that it is not at al 2 difficult to get rid Of: but rather tha
 it is a biennial and dies at the end Q
 the second season. as does red clover There are three different species Q sweet clover, the melilotus alfa, bien nial white variety; the meliltous of fcinalis, biennial yellow, and tn
 melilotus indiea. an annual yellow The annual is of practically no value Of the two biennial clovers, those Wh
 have been growing sweet clover fo several years usually prefer the white
 though some seem to think that tn
 yellow is to be preferred. The whit variety makes a ranker, more svigorou growth, and will produce a greate
 yield. It is somewhat coaTser than tn
 be preferred
 It seems to be generally understeo
 that huIled seed is-sto be preferred [
 unhHlled seed. In buying seed it shoul DC GnQefSlOOQ L4dlIe a 5OdSn6ls or un
 hul1ed seed is usually considered to b 30 pounds, whereas bushel of hullei
 seed is SO pounds. In seeding, 2
 pounds of hulled seed or 30 pounds o
 unhulled seed should be used per acre In buying sweet clover seed one shout
 always secure samples and test fo germination, since many samples con tain a large proportion of seed Whic,
 will not gern1inate when sown. maxim them quite worthless so far as a cro lthat season is concerned
 Sweet clover can be seeded in muc
 the same manner in which alfalfa Q red clover is soWn. Probably one c the best methods is to seed the swee
 clover with small grain nurse crop i the spring. The rate of seeding tn
 nurse crop should be reduced from
 third to a half when clover is seede
 in connection.
 1t should be understood that it l just as necessary to inoculate fc
 sweet clover as for alfalfa Variou
 tests show that in many cases the yiel Al will be largely increased by an appli
 cation of from one to two tons of linn
 per acre in connection with the swet
 clover seeding When seeded in th
 spring good crop oe hay can usuall
 ond crop the last of the following Ma,
 By cutting the hay crop early a see crop may be secured which will | ready to harvest in August
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