The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-03
IN COUNTY REALM
OF AGRICUL TURE
Agent A. w. Sweeton Re-
ports ON Activities for
Month Of October
WOULD DEVELOP
PRODUCING COWS
Better than Depending ON Uncertain
Boston Milk Market-Suggestio for
Grasshopper Control - Putney Farm
ers Buy Western Steers.

I'm his monthly News Letter for Octo-
her County Agricultural Agent \. w.
SWecton of Brattleboro reviews the ac-
tiyities for tho month and makes some
valuable suggestions. besides giving
some interesting notes. The more i'm
portant parts of the letter, not already
covered in news reports, are given here
with.
National Dairy Show.-From figures
received from our town directors we
would Judge that about $50 attended
thp National Daiiv show at Springfield,
usAlasS, from ..Wipdham county. We are
very much pleased that SO many found
it possible to attend this splendid show
of dairy cattle and other attractions.
1t Wac ~ great sight ta=see the beauti-
full priM winning animals that were
paradcd about the arena of the c0lise-
um, but those who attended from ouI
great dairy state must have felt a lit.
tie bit sorry not see more winners from
Vermont. Our near neighbors, the
Mount llcrmon school, made an excel
lent record there, but the winners from
this state were very few.
The Vermont tent held some first
whole was altogether too small to give
a true impression Of Vermont 5 agri
cultural activities and the quality OF
/ her agricultural products. The Maple
Sugar Makers association had a very
/ attractive exhibit of maple products
and did very fine piece Of advertising
j work. In one corner of the tent was ;
small counter where maple sugar ant
maple cream were sold at, a nomina
+ price Mogens Tolstrup, field agent fo
+ the Vermont department of markets
i had charge of this and great pains wer,
4 taken to see that each purchaser knew
+ that he was buving Vermont sugar
4 and that he was informed as to Nvher
+ be could get more Of these product
/. later when his palate called for NOR
of the delicious sweets. This fcatur
was so successful that it was iHposSi
Tile to get enough sugar to anywhcr
near satisfy the demand. Five huudrc
pounds Of sugar We're disposed of i
this way In an hour and half ON Mon
day, and 2,Qoo pounds during the show
but in spite of this there was erea
number of inquiries for more.
The National Dairy show was a grea
the officials will be so well statistic
with results this wear that they wi
decide to hold it in Springfield mex
time.
Prevent 1917 Grasshopper Infests
tions.-lt You have been troubled wit
grasshopPcrs this summer. we urge vo
to look over the fields which were il
Tested and locate the breeding ground
and then pillow those fields this fal
being sure to disc them over cithc
this fall or very early next spring.
For breeding grounds the hopper
select a wcll-draincd field, where tn
soil is sandy or light sandy loan. an
which has been in sod for some tim,
Run-out sod lands are especially favor
able for these breeding grounds. Tn
eggs are laid in these fields from tn
middle 70 the last of the summer. The
are placed I'm clusters or sacks an inc
to an inch and a half under the SUI
face. Hero they remain until they an
Matched by The warm sunshine aroun
the middle of the following Nav. bu
/ depending somewhat on the season. I