The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-18
ORANGE COUNTY FARMERS
ASSOCIATION NOTES.
For week ending May 10.

The farm visits of this week have beer
chiefly with those planning TO do demon
stration work this spring. incubation
for alfalfa seed has arrived and these
plots are being put in as fast as possible
now. The county agent would be glad
to get in touch with anyone in Braintree,
Corinth, Orange, West Fairlee or Yer
shire who is planning to try alfalfa this
year, as no plots have been arranged for
in these towns.
The Chilean Nitrate Propaganda cor
poration of New York has sent me "a
one-ounce packages of nitrate of soda to
use for small demonstration plots. This
week plots have been measured off and
treated at the rate of 100 per acre on
grass land on the farms of Tuller broth
ers, Corinth, r. e. Pearson, Bradford, A.
J. Boyd, Thetford, Homer Gorham, New
bury, and Harry Bowen, Tunbridge
Others will be treated this week.
West Newbury and Thetford oranges
were visited this week and talks given on
crop management and farm management
problems. Owing to a forest fire. the at
tendance at West Newbury was small
and arrangements are being made for
later visit.
The testing of seed corn was explained
to about 240 pupils of the Newbury and
Bradford schools and Thetford academy.
A demonstration in milk testing also was
given at Thetford academy. AS an ex
ample of the benefits of testing, one
farmer who regularly tests his seed,
stated he had thrown out about bushel
of seed corn this year as the result OF
his test. His corn was carefully handled
but part was selected from a field which
was not quite mature. He believes it
pays to test.
The ri-town union OF Randolph, Brain
tree and Brookfeld is making plans for
its usual contest in growing corn, pota
toes and fruit. Four Braintree schools |
were visited last week to interest the
boys in growing one eighth acre plot of |
corn to enter in the contest. Nine boys
from this town have entered already. |
May Is officers of the union plan to visit |
schools in Randolph and Brookfield for
the same purpose. II is hoped to start /
little rivalry to see which school can |
grow the best corn. This club work is
one of many such clubs in the state but |
,nly one other, Chelsea, is known in this
county. Why is it that people are so
slow in backing this work which may
mean so much to the future OF this sec
ion? The purposes of agricultural club
work are:
~ To interest boys and girls in the
of their rural environment and
rome life.
~ To aid boys and girls in securing
well.rounded education and training as
ermed in club work. four H thead,
leart, hand, healthy training.
81 To demonstrate to boys and girls
he value of improved methods of crop
ulture, canning and sewing by instruc-
ion and guidance in the practice of the
anne
az To demonstrate that farming is a
ignified and desirable calling and that r
God returns may be secured when farm
perations are properly conducted.
(5l To develop habits of observa
ion, account keeping, industry, conf
enee and self-reliance through the as 1
Imption of responsibility and successful
,mpletion of some project.
Isn't this purpose worthy of the sup
ort of every. man and woman in Orange
,unty? II you think so, ask the county
gent what you can do to start some club c.
ork in your town. T
Summary for the week ending May Is: +,
armers visited Observation-Disclosures. ~ !.
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