Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
EXTENSION SCHOOL HAD
 RECORD ATTENDANCE.
Closing Day Was the Big One In Point
 of Numbers.

Closing Day Was the Big One In Point
 of Numbers.
 The extension school Ut Preston City was brought to close on. Friday with a record attendance. The I6 present were about equally divided between the mems and wonen's departments. In the mems department the morning programme opened at 10 o'clock when Benjamin c. Southwick gave lecture on Legume Crops.
 nent moving should only be maintain cd on heavy. moist soif. Grass re- Quires nitrogen and clovers thrive on phosphoric acid and potash. Top dressing should be applied only m the not run out. There was discussion on the variety of ensilage corn and E corn for grain.
 The time of selecting corn for seed ! was shown to be before cutting, when i the mature ears of good size, bright color and deep kernels should De DICK : ed from the vigorous plant. Keep this corn in dry place and test for germi- nation in the spring. He also took up briefly the newest nlillets. oats, barley and the root crops, mangels. turnips. { Karl B. Musser of Storrs college then { took the school to the dairy barn of N. H. Hall. where all spent an interesting . The score cards covered general ap- pearance 13 points, head 10 points, fore quarters points, body 24 points, hind quarters 13 points, mammory system 30 points, health and quality 3 points Each farmer filled out the score cards according to his own judg- ment and at the end of the lesson made comparison with Mr. Musser's score.
 An excellent oyster chowder was . e,arv-e5 f7,rrirr fI7a luncheon -1101fI- 9v A D. Zabriskie.
 The legume crops were taken up again by MT. Southwick at the after noon session at o'clock. The final onstration of the killing, picking and drawing of poultry before both de- , partrnents of the school. This was in charge of Roy Jones,
 In the home makers course there was e demonstration of meats and meat substitutes. Veal loaf was served with cream sauce and peas, mashed brown potatoes, beans, polenta, vege- tairan loaf and salmon croquettes.
 During the afternoon session Miss Maud B. Hayes lectured on the we'll planned kitchen and at 2.30 o'clock the , ladies adjourned to the mems depart ment to witness the poultry killing and
 dressing demonstration.
 Surpassed Expectations.
 The Connecticut Agricultural college extension school, which has been held { the last four days surpassed in inter- est and heipfulness the expectations of the most enthusiastic. Being the first school of the kind ever held in the state, the farmers hardly knew what to expect. Those who came the first day, both men and women, con- ! tinued through the course, almost people learned what excellent lectures : and demonstrations were being given, the attendance increased.
 The school has been conducted in regular college style with one hour 1ec- ture period and two hours for dem onstrations,. both the mems and wom- en's departments have had blackboard facilities and there was on exhabition samples of all the dairy feeds. chem 6tcals used in maxing fertilizer for mulas, several varieties of lime and varieties of seeds. The school also brought a library for use by those wishing, containing forty of the best books on agrieultnra14 and holx ets eco monies subjects. The typewritten. out lines which were passed around be- fore each lecture were a most helpful feature and were kept by everyone and taken home to be put on file where occasion demands. The constant in- iterruption' of the professors by ques- lions from the audience was proof con- elusive of the great interest.
 Total Attendance 266.
 There was hearty cooperation be- tween the teachers and the commit ftee and everything passed off without @ hitch. County Agent F. c. Warner has been the moving spirit from the j first and deserves a great deal of credit for the success of the school. sA lunch was served each day at noon <. by A. D. Zabriskie, which was greatly appreciated by all present and with 1z& attendance which totalled 266 for the four days. A business meeting was held at the close of the school pre- sided over by N. N Hall chairman at which time the secretary's report showed that total of $S275 was re- eceiyedg from the sale of membership tickets and expenditures of $28.0S, leaving a balance of $4.67 It was sNotedcto spend this for agricultural books for the Preston City library. It was voted to thank the college for the school and request 1t repeated at as early dats as possible. Also a vote of sthanlys was extended to the South ern New England Telephone company telephone for the school Professor Musser, for the Extension school. thanked the people of Preston for their attention and attendance. The three subjects Dairying, Soils and Crops, and Poultry in the mems department and the various subjects in the ladies' department were of great interest to all. Karl B Musser, exten- sion dairynian, handled the first sub 5ect. Prof. B. c. Southwick, assistant professor of agronomy, covered the | second subject, Roy E. Jones, exten- sion poultryman. handled the poultry l and Miss Maud E. Hayes, professor of | home economies assisted by Miss Hal lock, conducted the. home makers 1 course Covered Dairyins.
 Professor Musser, in opening his | hourse on dairying, started with the | origin of the breeds and showed how