The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-29
ORANGE COUNTY FARMERS
ASSOCIATION NOTES.
Notes Ion VOL ending Aug. pa.

Notes for week ending Aug. 20;
The canning demonstration held az
Iunbridge the afternoon OF Aug, - was
attended by about 80. Miss Bessie Thay'
er home economies demonstration OF the
+. Vermont extension service, was In
charge. These demonstrations show the
possibilities of putting into cans for win
ter use at a very slight cost not only
berries and fruits but any of our garden
vegetables and many forms OF meat The
county agent will be glad 20 send direc-
/ lions for canning to any lady who de-
sires IL. Any questions which these di'
Tections do not answer will BE- referred to
the department at Burlington. Their
| finances do not allow them 90 do as much
Of this demonstration work rs would be
desirable, but they are always ready TO
answer questions and assist those who
are ready to work themselves.
The Chelsea West Hill Farmers club
secured Miss Thayer's services that even
ing for another demonstration. Little
clubs like this can, through their organ
ization, secure the assistance of many
outside helps which cannot be secured by
the individual alone. With the organiza-
ton of more of these clubs it is going
to mean that nearly all the time will be
taken by them. How about the club in
your section?
The community picnic at East Tops
ham has now become a settled factor in
that town. This years attendance was
over 200 or nearly twice that of last
year. To make il a permanent event,
the Waits River Valley Community as
ISOLATION was formed with a committee
made up of Fenton Miles, Mrs. j. D. Mil
Ter, o. p. Dickey. Walter Dodd and Mrs.
Henry White, to have charge of next
years picnic. 1t is expected that this
committee will not be satisfied with an
annual picnic but will make active ef-
forts this fall to have local club formed
which will work throughout the year to
make the community better place IN
which to live.
H. j. Wilder Of Washington, d. G., in
charge OF crop and soil improvement
work in the county association in the
North and West spent two days with
the county agent this week. A trip was
taken over the county and some valuable |
suggestions secured regarding crop and |
soil management. Another spring it is
hoped to start some definite demonstra
ton work along this line.
The schedule for the county agent for |
the week ending Sept. , is as follows:
meeting of county association !
executive committee at Frank Wilcox in
East Brookfeld; Tuesday, West Hill
Farmers club picnic and meeting at
South Nershre; Wednesday, picnic at
Randolph Center and meeting at North |
Thetford; Thursday, picnic at West
Newbury and meeting at West Bradford
in evening; Friday, meeting at Brain
tree hill, Flint district school. Mr.. Cory
I'll will be with me this week and these
meetings are for the purpose OF starting
farmers clubs if the people Of these sec.
ions so desire.
The week ending Sept. Q will be filed
With demonstration meetings at the soy
team plots This schedule is not yet
made out, but please be on the lookout
or it. Mr.. Wilder predicts that soy
,eans is going to be one of our most
,aluabIe crops 1t will be well worth
rour time to see these plots and learn
more about their possibilities.