Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-19
ORCHARD IMPROVEMENT
 AND CO OPERATIVE BUYING.
Two New Projects Launched Under
 County League Auspices.

Along with the extension work in agriculture and home economies car- ried on in this state through the CO., operation of the United States depart ment of agriculture, the Connecticut Agricultural college and the New Lon don County Improvement league, two new projects have been launched, one orchard improvement and the other CO., operative buying and selling.
 Orchard Improvement.
 The object of holding the orchard improvement demonstration is three fold:
 To improve orchard management throughout the county by means of ing.
 To encourage proper methods of handling, grading and packing fruit.
 When conditions warrant encourage ment and assistants will be given to farmers in small groups in organizing cooperative associations for standard izing and marketing their fruit and for the purchase of orchard supplies.
 Demonstrations in pruning will be arranged for on application sent either to the local director or the county agent Applications will be granted in order of receipt In communities l where there is sufficient interest in | orcharding two or three demonstra- tions may be conducted, these to be | located on farms selected by the peo- pie of the community in conference with the local directors and the county agent. No demonstration will be given | unless the co-operator is willing to carry the work through the entire sea- | sen, and the county agent on his pari agrees to see that it is carried out. Il isf understood that in conducting these demonstrations the farmers will bring | tEeir saws and spend one-ha.f day | doing actual pruning work under the direction of the. county agent. Int farmer on whose farm the demonstra. l ton is located shall agree to prunt
 the remainder of his orchard and tC spray his orchard with lime sulphur
 for the dormant spray and with arse
 rate of lead for codling moth.
 Spraying demonstrations will be ar
 ranged in orchards where prunint
 demonstrations have been conducted
 and in other properly pruned orchards
 The owner of the orchard agrees tt
 furnish all materials and gnachiner.
 for the spraying of the orchard Inspection trips will be made to al
 orchards in which demonstrations wer
 held to note the result of the work | and, If the farmer who owns the or
 chard wishes, a demonstration will b.
 arranged to show the most approves methods of picking and packing tn : fruit A special effort will be mad |
 at the fairs, and material will be gath
 cred for farm bureau exhibit. It i understood that in advance of eacl step outlined above, sufficient publicit,
 work shall be done to insure an appre citation of the fruit growers of tn
 county of what is being undertaken
 and to enlist their cooperation.
 The cooperating farmer, the loca
 director and the county agent vii , work together for the success of tn
 demonstration, having in mind tha this work is an effort to benefit or cfarding; in each community in tn ]; county.
 Cooperative Buying and Selling. The cooperative buying and sellin
 project has been launched for tw 1 reasons, as follows:
 To encourage communities of smal groups of farmers to cooperate in buy ; ing feeds and fertilizers so that larg , rrices and Transportation charges re
 duced to a minimum. k
 To encourage the standardization c farm products and secure co-opera ticn of farmers in producing crops i
 such quantities as to attract the at tention of buyers and so create a read , market for farm produce put up il
 attractive shape.
 Any group of farmers may call ol
 the county agent to meet with then and discuss the advisability of buyin ; or selling o-operatively. Should sue a step seem advisable. the count
 agent will help them to organize il the best way to accomplish the desire results, advise them as to markets . prices, shipping rates and facilities and any line of business methods ol which they may need assistance. Sucl . organization or it's representative vii . transact all the business and handl
 the funds of the association. and tn ! county agent will in no case enter int the business in other than an advisor. capacity. @
 The organization will be entirel. , among the farmers interested in co
 will report from time to time to tn
 directors of the league on the succes