Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
The Doll Show

of the great interest. There was hear
 ty cooperation between the teachers
 and the committee and everything pahsed off without a hitch. A busi-
 ness meeting at the close of the school
 showed a total attendance of 266, re- ceipts of $32.75. and expenditures of $2S.08- The balance of $4.67 was turn
 ed over to the reston City Library for
 the purchase of agricultural books.
 Three communities have already filed
 applications for four day extension
 schools for next year.
 Farmers Institutes and Meetings. Early in the year three day con
 ference was held at New Haven for
 the benefit of Farm Bureau officers
 and directors from all over the state with speakers from Washington, D. C.. New York state, Massa chusetts and Connecticut Sixty dairy farmers took advantage of a dairy institute held in the State Hospital the first of the year in cooperation with the Connecti- cut Dairymen's association. On Janu-
 ary 27 a joint meeting was held in New London with the Eastern Con-
 on the 18th an institute was held in Norwich with the Connecticut Vege- table Growers association. The first of March an illustrated lecture on the Milk Industry was secured for North Stonington grange and during the last
  stitutes was held for the benefit of the Jewish farmers in the county. These were held in Norwich, Montville, Lebanon and Colchester with lectures on Dairy Farm Management, Poultry and s!aSh Crops. A field meeting was held July 1. at Director B. P Barnes and 40 enjoyed the trip of inspection over the farm. Another very success ful field day was held on August "A with President Whitman, in coopera- 4 xr-i4 Ha 1 inspecting his farm and dairy equip l ment and enjoying clam chowder and I basket lunch. Four hundred and fiif- 1 ty-two people were directly benefited by these meetings. - | Fairs.
 | The New London County Farm .Bu- 1 reau had one of the best and most practical exhibits on the New London County Farm grounds. The exhibit occupied a 30x6O tent just north of the | Exhibition hall and included exhibits | In Boys and Girls club work, dairy rattons, bees and orchard improve | ment. Demonstrations were given in 1 ing and testing milk for butter-fat,
 and ITO people left requests for bull 1 letins on various subjects besides | those receiving canning recipes at the | fair. Six farmers decided to start l keeping, milk records and 4 requested | that they be taken into the COW test l ing association organized. Fifty-two l farmers took advantage of the oppor- | tunity to have their milk tested for | butter-fat free of charge and many have commented on the good work this | exhibit accomplished.
 l Canning demonstrations and exhibits of good and poor dairy farmers were also made at the two day fair held in Mantle by the Mantle Village Im- provement society. | Another piece of work which showed
 results at the County Fair was in con-. Lnection with the Grange Exhibits. Considerations dissatisfaction had been felt over this matter and last fall l all granges were called by the coun- | ty agent to appoint committees to con- l fer regarding improving these con- ditions. Three committee meetings
 were held and on April 1st recommen- dations were submitted to- the secre- tary of the County Agricultural so- ciety. These recommendations were accepted and committee of six granges were placed in charge, and ac- complished this work so well that all dissatisfaction has disappeared and the agriculture of the county has been greatly benefited.
 l.. as sts SUMMARY.
 Besides numberless small items of which no record has been made a