Putnam patriot., 1916-02-11
FARM WORK
Monthly Report Of County Agent
Returning Farm Management Analysis
Records

The work taken up ut the beginning
of the month was returning the records
taken in our Farm Management Anal.
ysis work early last summer. A new
method was adopted for this work
Such records have been returned be-
fore by personal visits at the farms
where the records were taken. Farmers
have listened to the man returning the
record but have not taken a satisfacto
~ interest In the work. A series OF
neighborhood meetings was arranged
in cooperation with William B. Chase
of Thompson, G. w. Durfee Of Putnam
Heights, Miss Bartholomew and G. ~
Strynbrough of Pomtret. A report of
the area studied was prepared and
this report WINS discussed at these
meetings. | had the cooperation of
strator at Storrs. The idea OF the
meeting was his. Nineteen records
were returned at these four meetings.
A second car of grain was bought co.
operatively by Woodstock farmers.
This ear consisted of bran and mixed
feed, ten tons of each. 1t was bought
through the Woodstock director After
deducting fifty cents per ton, for hand
ling, "A saving of approximately $40
was made ION the car. The farm bu.
reau has helped in getting this coopera-
tive buying under way, and the fol.
lowing statement may not be out of
place. Woodstock has about sixty
members in the Farm Bureau, paying
annual dues of 81 each. Two cars of
grain bought comparatively by these
members at a saving of about $50
leaves balance on the profit side of
about 500 for Woodstock on one kind
of business alone. Other towns that
have not received like amount of
benefit should begin TO ask themselves
why
During this month four day Eek
tension School has been held in the
Agricultural hall on the Fair grounds
in South Woodstock. The extension
College, the Windham County Farm
Bureau and the people of Woodstock,
Putnam and Pomfret coopersted to
make this school most successful. An
application for another school next
year is already circulated for sigma
lures. The fact that total Of seventy
admission tickets were sold and that
an average of fifty six of these seventy
attended every session shows that the
farme RS considered the prize of admis-
sion well invested. There were no
children or other spectators present.
On Saturday, Jan. 22nd, the second
of series of Farmers Institutes was
held in North Ashford. George ".
Smith of Wilmington spoke on Poultry,
H. o. Daniels of Middletown spoke on
Glover on the Dairy Farm, and'Coun-
ty Agent Kennedy spoke on Typical
County Problems. AT the close of the
meeting a local branch of the Farm
Bureau was organized and five new
members joined A committee was ap.
pointed to arrange for the next month
ly meeting on Feb. 10Th.
The leaders OF the Junior Chautau-
qua work in Putnam are planning to
introduce garden work. | have ex-
planned the Achievement Club work
TO them as it worked out in Whitman
pointed TO find out II a suitable piece
of land could be found for those who
could not use their backyard for gar
den, and TO secure local leader for
the work. Arrangements have been
made to present the club work to the
children at the regular assembly hour
in the schools and at the meeting of
the Junior Chautauqua Feb. 22nd.
l wish to give s. ID. Wicks of POM
fret the thanks of the Farm Bureau for
year. Is subscription to the Breeders
Gazette. The office should be supplied
with more of such farm papers, books,
and bulletins for the use of such farm
ers as visit the office while they are in
Putnam.
The statistics for the month Of Janu-
airy are as follows: Farm visits 8, let
ters written So, 81 persons called at the
office, 165 have been reached by tele-
phone, IL meetings have been ,held or
addressed by the county agent, at
which the attendance was 400. 81
newspaper articles have been written
and a circular on the use of Lime and
Fertilizers has been prepared land sent
TO each member OF the Windham
County Farmers Association.
Respectfully submitted,
w. G. Kennedy, County Agent.