The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06
WASHINGTON COUNTY FARM
BUREAU ASSOCIATION.

ne PIG scoring mas been hplttfh
thus week aud the report sent in 90 MI
ingalls, who head- The boys and girls
club work In this state out OF total
OF - entries in the contest, u are COM
plotting the work An OF the boys and
girls are very much interested and the
work bids fair to become a bigger item
another year.
The feature 81 the week was the first
SOY bean demonstration meeting, carried
out at the farm of Dodge brothers in
Berlin. This il probably the most com
plete demonstration in the county along
this line, as it embraces the test OF tine
SOY beans and variety test OF corn
along with them. About - farmers were
present at this meeting and great deal
Of interest was exhibited In AL OF the de-
partments OF the demonstration. The
Yields Of corn and SOY beans were esti.
mated by cutting out sections Of the
rows and calculating the weight by the
number of lincal feet in the acre after
weighing up these portions. Six differ.
ent varieties and mixtures of corn were
tried out under this scheme. Following
are the Yields per acre Of green corn'
Flint, 10 tons; Early Triumph l5ia tons;
mixture OF Sanford two.third, and Flint
one third. Is tons; King Philip Flint IS
tons; mixture Of Looming one half and
Sanford one half, 22is tons; 90.Day
Dent, % tons.
The average WELD OF all the corn was
10 tons per acre. The average yield OF
soy beans in the corn was two and three
fourths tons per acre, making a total
average yield per acre o. 2lA tons Of
green fodder per acre. The object OF in
oculating the seed was demonstrated by
the fact that where the seed was inocu
lated the bean, averaged two and three.
fourths tons to the acre and where they
we're unnoculated they averaged only
one and three fourths tons 10 the acre.
The yield OF beans planted alone at the
rate of y quarts to the acre was APP
10 tons TO the acre.
Every farmer who has a chance should
take the time to visit this field and note
the stage of maturity which the different
varieties of corn have reached. 1t will
give you a splendid idea of what variety
of corn YOU will prefer 70 plant another
year. The Dodge brothers are more than
willing to explain this demonstration to
any who will call.
The advisory council and executive
committee meeting was held in Barre |
Saturday afternoon with an attendance
II 10 members representing 10 towns IN
the county. Much good was derived
from this meeting. After disposing OF I
little business, discussions were taken up T
as to what the association would do for
The next few months. The question ~ T
buying farm supplies on cooperative
basis was thopughly discussed. Nearly
very man present had an opinion to of
er on the subject They voted to con-
.inue the policy outlined previously,
namely, to encourage cooperative buy
ne in local units in the different towns
" means of farmers clubs or other To-
al organizations. In time it is hoped
hat these local units will develop a sui
icient volume OF business to afford their
into a county system, I'M
Ter which conditions we will be able to
make further savings in purchasing sun
lies. The sentiment of the meeting was
hat local dealers should be given the
reference over Others provided their
rices were reasonable.
Following is the program of this
Teek's work: Tuesday, Sept 5, soy bean
at G. NJ Jones', Waits
ED, at . p. m; Wednesday, Sept 6,
oy bean demonstration at A. I. Smith
Sons. east hill Barre at 10 a. M; soy |
can demonstration at Raymond c. Il
likes. Marshfield. at ? p. M; Thurs {
ay. Sept. I, soy bean demonstration at {
!. c. Collins, East Montpelier, at 2 p. !
l.; Friday Sept s. SOY bean demonstra
on at O. NJ and NJ p, Ladd's, Worces
er; Saturday, Sent. Q, office. L.
T. II. Abbott, II
County Agent. /