The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-04
ORANGE COUNTY FARMERS
ASSOCIATION NOTES.
Notes for Week Ending Sept. 80.

The demonstration meetings at tht
farms of Miller brothers in Newbury and
Ralph Doble in Union village to show
! the result of seed selection for potatoes
were very successful For these plots
20 potatoes of uniform size and shape
were selected from the bin last spring
aud then planted in a marked section of
the owners field OF potatoes. Each po-
tato was cut into four parts and planted
in four adjoining hills. These potatoes
were dug and weighed separately. Two
adjoining potatoes gave yields Of one
pound and 1874 pounds, respectively, in
one case The reason for this extreme
difference was not due to difference in
care or soil but in the ability Of the po-
tato to transmit high yielding qualities.
In many fields hills OF small potatoes
and hills with few potatoes in them are
found side by side. Bin selection of the
seed gives us no chance to tell the an
cestry of our seed. Why not select your
next springs seed potatoes from the field
this fall, selecting from only good yield
ing hills and cut down the number of
poor yielding hills next season?
The farmers club recently formed in
26 at the home of Oscar Smith to def
nitely organize and make plans for this
coming winter The officers chosen are:
President, Oscar Smith; vice president,
Mrs George Eaton; secretary, Harry Pi-
per; treasurer, Irving Welton. They
plan to meet monthly, the date not def
mite as vet. The next meeting will be
Oct. 10. when a discussion of dairy feeds
and how to use them will be taken up by
the members of the club. assisted by the
county agent. They plan to hold Sc
ries of discussions on farm topics this
winter for the men and home economics
topics for the women. They also hope
to start cooperative purchasing of some
of our farm supplies. To make this club
a success, they need the support of every
man and woman in that section. Are
you planning to do your share?
Riverside grange at Waits River voted
Wednesday evening to cooperate with
the county association in series OF dis
cussions on farm topics this coming win
ter. These discussions will be similar to
those planned for the farmers clubs
This same service can be furnished by
the county association to other oranges
in the county.
The Braintree Hin Farmers club held
its first discussion Thursday evening,
Sept 2s in the schoolhouse on Braintree
hill The subject was Concentrate
Feeds and Their Relative Values" About
20 were present and several took part in
the discussion. At their next meeting,
Oct u. they plan TO discuss mixing ra
lions to fit home grown roughages and
grains which will answer the cows needs
and the economical purchase OF feeds
Plans for the week ending Oct in
clude exhibit at the Washington fair
Tuesday and Wednesday,; an alfalfa
meeting at the farm of
w NJ Seaver, Williamstown, at p. m. I
Friday Oct 6. and meeting that even
ing at the home of c. L. Haywood. to (
discuss the possibilities OF local farm /
ers' club
For the week ending Oct Il. demon I
stration meetings at the alfalfa plots
will be held as follows: p M, Oct 2, 4
+. II. Wilcox. East Brookfield: 10 a. m /,
Oct. TO- Benjamin Thicker. Tunbridge; \
p. m, Oct. 10. Guy Moxley. Chelsea; and 4
a potato demonstration meeting at p. I
m. Oct. Is at A. r. Blanchard's. Vershire. 4
Summary for week ending Sept 30:
Office DAYS ...........-........ IL
DAYS in field ................. 81
Demonstration meetings ..... 81
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other meetings visited ....... 81
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Farm visits ------.-.-..... p
Letters written ......-.... p
New members reported .-..--...- Al