The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-05
Past Years Work for Coun-
ty Agricultural Associa-
ton Outlined
ABOUT EVERY FARM
INCLUDES DAIRY

NaluC OF DdlIy PRODUCTS -6ACeeIS IHaC I
of any Other Industry 49, Glover the
Great Legume Crop Suggestions
for Coming Years Work.
Members Windham County Agricultural
Association I
For the fourth time / have the priv
ilcge Of reporting at your annual meet
ing on the activities of your farm bu-
rcau for the preceding year. There has
never been anything striking to report,
but there has been steady progress, al
though it may not have been apparent
to everyone, and in 1917 the opportuni-
ties for service are greater than ever
before g..
Although there arc less than 10000
dairy cows in Wimdham county, we
lpnst be classcd as a dairy county be
ssause most every farm includes a dairy
and the value IF dairy products far ex-
ceeds that Of any other. Hence we have
been justified in combining the greater
part of our activities in the past to lines
of work relating to the dairy business.
The use of lime for better clover, the
raising of soy beans, the growing of
alfalfa, the corn and soy bean variety
tests, all have to do with the production
of better roughage for the dairy COW.
This is important because good rough
age is the basis Of successful and eco
nomical feeding. On the marketing end
of the dairy business there has been a
conference of creamery directors from
the six cooperative creameries in the
county to discuss their common prob
lens. The services of l.. S. Brigham s
expert creamery man have beea secured
to discuss local problems with the
director of two of the creameries
Some time has been given in the in
terests of the milk shippers who are
working for a better price. Among the
other lines taken up are BOYS and
girls club work, home ECONOMIES,
grasshoppor control, and many other
less important items.
In connection with the above work
my weekly reports show the following
figures for the year: Miles travelled
Sh,a1S : tEFiH/ H5sits made. S2s; ca4s at
agent : office, 137: total meetings in
which agent took part, 63; total attend
, ance at these meetings, 3,61s: articles
in newspapers, %; number of circular
letters mailed, 5,3l7: personal letter,
written. 745; extension schools held. +;
enrolment at schools. go: gave assist
hnee in the organizing of two farmers
clubs.
Glover is the great legume crop IN
southern Vermont. Many trials have
shown that lime is of benefit in secur
ing good stand of this crop. The farm
bureau now has 1S plots where elovel
is being grown and where parts of tn,
field We're lined and parts left unlimed
Owing TO the past season being n yer,
favorable one for clover there has mo-
been as marked results from the MS,
OF lime. On many of the plots Their,
4 were good clover crops ON both tn,
/ lined and the unlimed. During an aver
\ age season we believe that the linn
1 on clover will give as marked result
as in 1911 and 1915. About $50 ton
4 Of limestone was used in the county il
\ 1916.
I The SOY bean is new crop i'm Ven
mont, but its rapid increase already in
dicates that il is likely to become gen
orally adopted as another legume GRO
for our dairy farms. During the pas
season there have been p SOY bca
demonstration plots in as manv dill
Inherent communities. These indieat
That soys NAV be grown successful
both with corn and by themselves. ais
that inoculation is necessary to sccur
the soil Improvement, but does no
have any marked effect ON the growt
above ground. Some 80 bushels of see
was used in the county last season
Grown with corn this amount of see
would have been sufficient for nearl
$50 acres. The principal use of the so
bean will be TO mix it with corn in tn
silo. However, there seems to be som
possibilities of using it for hay. Alt,