The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-29
ORANGE COUNTY
FARMERS ASSN NOTES

| FARMERS ASSN NOTES
The following notes are furnished foi
the week ending Feb. 20;
why is il that there is so little call
for agricultural books in this, Il farming
sectionr was question which was
asked me the other day by librarian,
! could not answer the question, so am
passing 1t on TO the readers of this pa
per. ! have found this same condition
in other libraries in many cases where
there is a reasonable number of good
farm reference books available for loan.
often wonder whether il is because the
farmer has no time to read or whether
IL is because he spends so much of his
reading time on the daily paper or some
worthless paper or magazine which may
have come to his door, whose material IL
is often not only pure waste Of time to
read but harmful in their influence on
the home, or because he does not want
TO read books which would help him in
his business. In all libraries where |
have discussed the question, there has
been desire on the part OF the librarian
to keep and put into circulation good
books on farm subjects which would be
an aid to the farmer and his wife in
their work. Few libraries at present
have many good agricultural books, but
il is because of lack of demand. The
kimball library at Randolph, for exam
pie, supported partially by town tax, has
a considerable number of agriculture
books but few of recent date TO be val.
liable, but the library is willing and glad
to get some if anyone would read them.
gave her list the other day OF up-to-
date books, some of which will be added
in the near future. More would come if
you asked for them. AT present how
ever, there are available for loan the fol-
lowing good books well worth the time !
of any progressive farmer; Kings "Pnys-
les of Agriculture" and "The Soil" Bail (
ey's horticultural Rule Book, Roberts
"The Farmstead" and Farmers Bus
mess Handbook" Cards BUSH Fruits l
Coburn's Alfalfa" Watson's Farm
Poultry" and / have placed in library
for public loan for a while. Brooks Gag
rieulture" three volumes) and Warren's
Farm Management" The last named is
oAiI vi tllN hibHl bDbhE tftI pun 4
lished for the farmer to read. Are you
and your children in the habit of asking
at the library for an occasional farm
book to read and are you asking the H.
brarian to get for you certain farm books
which are not there but you know to be
goods
Mr.. Putnam OF New Hampshire, who
spoke at Tunbridge at the creamery
patrons meeting arranged for by Mr.. }
Brigham last Monday gave some of the
most interesting figures on the value of
'ow test association work and keeping OF
Individual records | have zen for some
lime. In 1904 Mr.. Putnams eight best
ows produced an average of 25s pounds
in one year. This is more 9
han the average best eight cows OF
arge share of our Orange county dair- a
esl Ten years later, in 1914, his best d
s cows produced an average of 447
ounds of fat. Nauing this at 33 cents 7
er pound it makes an increased value of =
6l.37. II cost SLIP more TO feed these /
ows so the net increase was S50.25 per -
ow or herd of 20 cows would bring y
ueir owner over 81 900 more net profit ii =
the 1914 brand than those OF 1904 !"
he cash outlay for bringing up the herd y
! this period was practically $1,000, or -
ais increased cost would be paid back by Z
ne years profit, Mr.. Putnam is a prac- - -
cal farmer who has put into practice =
he use of the milksheet and scales and a.
ne figures thereby secured. He did not - :,
. it in few months time but a good " y.
any farmers of the present expect to be
a the job 10 years from now. Have :.
our cows showed a similar increase in Z,
le last 10 years Are you going to try -
have them show a similar increase in ~ ~
he next 10 years? d.