Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02

.T ing the plants, rot in the tuber. These sprayings commenced about the mid dle of June and were continued every week or 10 days as needed until the vine had completed it's growth.
 Sweet Clover: These tests were con- ducted by the farm bureau because of the large demand last spring from propagation of thisfl legume. Not hay ing sufficient data regarding growing the crop on a large scale, small test plots were put in on the farms of Di- rector Allison B. Ladd, Jr., Sprague, Assistant Director l. D. Clifford, Col chester, MT. Alba, Cote, Franklin, Her bert Gillette. Sprague. MT. F1cford Prendleton, Preston Plain, MT. Chas. Smith, Norwich Town. These tests have been under different conditions, some in poor land, others in the best of land; in each case the seed came up very scattering. and although these plants gave a growth of yield to con- slider it in any way as a hay crop. We recommend therefore that no fur sher tests of this crop be started un- der further results are obtained from those already in existence.
 Sudan Grass: During the growing season of 1915 several farmers in the county seem to have pretty fair suc- cess with small plots of Sudan grass, so that this summer the county agent has kept notes on four of these plots. In no case did the Sudan grass amount to anything and as near as conclusion can be drawn it would seem that the cause of failure was due to the cold, wet summer of this year, as last year the reverse was true. and warm dry summer gave better conditions of this plant.
 Boys and eirIs' Club Work.
 The objects of this work are: First. r11 knJ rN1oy Il
 velopment of boys and girls. Second. To teach a true appreciation of rural life and its advantages so that boys and girls may be encouraged to live
 in the country: and third, to teach i1n- proved methods of agriculture so that boys and girls may realize that farm ing is a real business and possesses as great possibilities as other lines of work.
 The following statement shows the lines of club activities carried on, the working unit and enrolment in each: Corn one-haR acre. 21 enrolled. Gar den and canning. one-twentieth acre enrolled 37. Mother-Daughter home canning, 20 cans, enrolled 123. Sew ing 10 lessons. enrolled 15. Poultry | five or more hens. enrolled 2. Achieve ment, 100 square feet enrolled 424 and
 our juvenile stock judging contest. en- rolled 13.
 Club work this season has suffered | from several causes, including poor growing conditions and lack of proper | inspection because of quarantine for infantile paralysis, however the inter- est in club work has been very sat- isfactory and the majority are enthu- siastic and are looking forward to | what they will do next year.
 The results of the corn club work are on exhibition today. Garden and canning club members have done some very excellent work selling their fresh product for the most part for gcod | prices.
 One hundred and twenty-three la-
 dies of the county are enrolled as as- l sociate members of the Mother l Daughter club and received benefits 1 of canning demonstrations and other 1 material. A mother-daughter cluI member not only took first prize al l the State fair but also at the Easterr
 States Exposition at Springfield. | Sewing club members also took 1 prizes and the juvenile stock Judging l boys did very credible work although hopelessly outclassed in contest against /5ys who have been studying judging for two or three years | These boys had received only IS les.
 sons before entering the contest. O1 | the 424 Achievement Club members
 starting small city gardens, 351' sue.
 cessfully completed their sworkssS l5s A summary of the club work shows | B total enrolment 623, besides cluf | work carried on in Lebanon and Col