The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-09
WASHINGTON COUNTY FARM
BUREAU ASSOCIATION.
Report for Week Ending Oct. 2.

Demonstration meeting at A. n. STRAIT
tons in East Montpelier was not largely
attended, but those who came were very
interested in the work. On few of the
young trees was illustrated the different
methods of pruning in order to obtain
the maximum yields and get the tree
into the right shape for spraying and
picking. The time to prune the tree is
when it is young, as one can guide with
a pair of shears at this time when later
| 1t requires the drastic action of the saw.
The demonstration started last spring
consisted of spraying and pruning one
tree while its adjacent neighbor of the
same age and otherwise in the same con.
dition was left unsprayed and unpruned.
The result was very striking. The I'M
sprayed tree gave us four under sized
poorly colored apples, while the tree that
was sprayed and pruned yielded nearly a
half bushel Of large well colored apples.
short time was taken UP in discussing
the methods of marketing and in connec-
tion with this emphasis should be laid on
We are in a position here to compete
successfully with the western growers if
we will only adapt our orchard opera
tions to circumstances We should have
in our orchard enough of one variety to
provide several boxes or barrels; then
we can afford to buy boxes and sort and
pack In such grades as the market de-
mands. The same apple that is sold for
81 bushel in the barrel might sell for 81
If put up in a more attractive package.
Do not forget the New England fruit
show at Montpelier in November. Be
picking out some plates OF fruit to ex
hibit at that time. If You can get in a
few boxes or a few barrels, so much the
better. The advertising will help You
even If you do not get any prizes. II
you have not one of the premium lists
apply to the county agent These pre-
MUM lists give you full instructions for
sorting and packing. The county agent
will be very glad to help anyone who
wishes to select fruit for the exhibition
and will be glad to explain the methods
of packing if so desired.
Through the Washington County Farm t
Bureau association some over 20 rooms /
have been reserved in Springfield, Mass
for the Washington county farmers. |
These rooms will be near together. so
that we can advertise ourselves. The |
Greater Vermont association is endeayor-
ing to have united pilgrimage towards
Springfield at this time and impress the
and western people with
our Importance The railroad rates have
been announced as follows Straight two
,ents a mile for round trip ticket from
my point in New England, ticket to be
rood going to Springfield any day up to
he Dist and returning until midnight on
Oct. "a,
The grange fair and children's exhibit
It Duxbury proved very educational
Meeting 1t seems that we can afford to
'pend the time with the younger people
% interest them in the primary points of
agriculture.
The grange fairs are all proving excep-
ionally good this year.
The program for this week is as fol-
ows: Monday. Berlin, potato seed selec-
ion demonstration at VI. j. Corliss' at ,
}. M; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
lay Waitstield, COW test association
work.; Friday, grange fair at Berlin;
saturday, grange fair at Woodbury..
F. H. Abbott,
County Agent. !