The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
WASHINGTON COUNTY FARM
BUREAU ASSOCIATION.
Report for Week Ending April 20.
Grow More Legumes.

Due to our very unusual conditions re
sulting from the general shortage o
crops and other causes, | am urging thu
| farmers at this time to put especial EN-
phasis on the growing of legumes. The
| following reasons for this are worth YOU
consideration:
l., The exceeding high price of con
centrates of all kinds demands that we
should grow on the farm, either these
concentrates or substitu roughage
crop. The logical roughage in this case
would be soy beans and clover on account
of their high protein content, as we know
from our last years experience with soy
beans that the grain ration can be ma
terially cut by their use in the silo with
corn.
2. We are advised that the govern
ment is likely to require the miller to
mill to an 81 per cent standard instead
of 70 per cent standard which has been
in use formerly, This means that wheat
feeds will be either higher priced next
fall than now or that we must reduce
our grain ration as this will entail the
loss of at least one.third Of our wheat
product. This is another reason why we
must grow soy beans and clover.
3. Furthermore, if the attempt to
close the breweries and distillers' plants
is accomplished it will mean practically
total loss of the distillers' grains upon
which we place great deal of depend
ence at the present time. These grains
will either be totally unavailable or very
high priced and obtainabIe in only very
small quantities. Another reason why
we must grow soy beans and clover.
The seed shortage of soy beans will
handicap us somewhat, but | am urging
farmers to obtain the seed wherever they
can and to SOW all possible fields OF
clover and take care of the clover on the
farm at present by top dressing this
spring after the first crop. These precau-
lions should help you to get along with
less grain next winter.
There are plenty of cards, received
from the government, which the farmers
can use for the purpose of obtaining in
oculation material for these leguminous
crops. A postal card or a telephone call
to the county agents Office will bring you
one of these cards, which, if you viii fill
it out and mail, will bring you innoeulat-
lUE fldlEIidi Tree vi CHdIRt.
There is on hand in this Office limit
ed supply of bulletin SIS entitled, THE
Small Vegetable Garden" This bulletin
contains some very valuable information
rs to how to utilize the small tracts of
and and includes methods and direc-
lions for planting and cultivation. These
will be distributed free for the asking
rs long as they last.
That our people, both in the cities and
villages, are getting awake to the fact
hat we are up against national crisis
n regard to our food supply is evidenced |
~ the enthusiasm which attended the |
God rally held in Montpelier Saturday. |
over half the towns in the county were |
represented. The total attendance ap- |
,roximated 1885 Dean j. l.. Hills very |
orcibly outlined the reasons why we |
must grow and save more food.
Saturday night Dean Hills talked to a
,athering of 200 people in Waterbury |
long the same lines. The people of Wa
erbury have taken up the question in
arrest and have organized the Water
ury Home Production club, which should
esult in doing a great deal OF good by
way OF increasing the local production.
This week meetings are scheduled as
ollows; Tuesday night at Mortified.
nth Mr. Hewitt as the main speaker; |
thursday night at Worcester, and next
fonday night a meeting viii be held in
with Dean j. l.. Hills as the
peaker.
F. II. Abbott,
Counfy Appnt