The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-18

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Mileage NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. az
The two soy bean demonstration meet
ings held last week, one at Berlin and
the other at Shady Rill, were well at
tended. There are two more of these
meetings TO be held this week, one Mon
day afternoon at DIR. W. l.. Wassons
farm in Waterbury and one on Tuesday
afternoon at George Laird's IN Cabot.
The plot at DR.. Wasson's contains sew
era different varieties of the soy beans
which will be weighed to determine Their
relative value.
All OF the farmers who have been
working out one OF these soy bean dem
onstrations are putting the plot oil soy
beans and corn into the silo in one place
SO that they will be able to determine
this next winter just how valuable this
kind OF silagc will prove in comparison
to the corn silage alone. When we come
TO use this silage we should be able to
cut down the amount of protein that we
are feeding in the shape of concentrates
to quite an extent. 1t will be great
help to the county agent il those who
have been growing some of the beans
with the corn will do this same thing
and confer with him about It. lie VIII
be glad to help in figuring out ration
that will tit the circumstances. The ma
turity of the corn when it Is put into
the silo is an important factor in esti-
mating the real feeding value OF the
silage Corn put in the silo when 1t Is
in the milk stage carries only about one
third as much protein and carbohydrates
as the same acreage of corn that is put
in after it has reached the glazing stage.
This is the reason why it will be neces-
sary to know something about the ma
turitv Of the corn silage in order to fig
ure out intelligently IA balanced ration.
The county agent spent two days OF
the past week Mt the state fair at Nhite
River Junction in care of the exhibition
of some OF the results of the demonstra-
ton work of the Washington County
Farm bureau. The exhibit consisted of
soy beans. alfalfa and the result OF a
corn variety test. All of the counties
in the state which are organized and are
employing county agents, were repre-
scented by their county agent and an eX-
| hibit. These exhibits were all III the
same building and along with the exhibit
of the state foresters and the state de
partment that has charge of the control
| of the insect pests of the state. The
county agent overheard one man say
| that the exhibit in this building was
"the cream Of the fair" The steady
stream OF visitors passing through the
building would certainly indicate as
much.
The soy beans were very prominent IN
all of the county exhibits. Mr.. Sweeton,
the Windham county agent, had samples
of II varieties OF the beans grown on the
same farm during the same period for
comparison. The medium green variety
was easily the best of these on account
Of the correct stage OF maturity when II
had reached. Nearly all had samples OF
an alfalfa crop and all of the county
agents are very enthusiastic about the
possibilities of this crop as a staple iced
| ing crop in this state. There were many
charts showing the results of various
farm management demonstrations. The
figures on these charts proved very IN
teresting study. From them farmer
can get very good idea of how to man
age his place so as to get the maximum
returns. An interesting point is made in
the fact that the farmers who We're get
ting the best returns had a larger pro
portion of their capital in the shape OF
stock and tools than they had in their
land and buildings.
The insect exhibit was of particular
| 90 I,,a IN account of the specimens o. the
gypsy and brown tail moths, which have
proved so destructive in parts OF the
state. Everyone should take advantage
of their first opportunity to learn about
these insects so as TO be able to identity
them and to report them to the state
authorities.
+. Fl. Abbott.
County Agent.