The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-05

gether the results with this new crop
are very satisfactory.
The alfalfa crop is being taken up in
a small way on many farms. There are
10 plots which have been put in in
connection with the farm bureau work.
Most of these are planned out to show
the value of lining, the need of inocu-
lation, and whether Grimm or common
seed is better for this section Where
the plots have had a fair chance they
have nearly all been successful. Prog
ress with this crop is continual and dur
ing the past season at least 40 acres
have been shown.
Variety tests have been carried on
with corn and soy beans in order to de
termine the best varieties for this sec
ton. Our experiment station made pro
tein determinations with the beans and
dry matter determination with both
beans and corn. The details of these
tests have been given in the News Let
| tcrs and need not be given here.
! Our six cooperative ercamerics are of
| vital Importance to the prosperity of
| our hill towns. In connection with the
manufacture and sale of the 475,00O
pounds of butter which they produce,
there are many difficult problems which
I are common to all. In order to discuss
these problems, the six creameries Joined
in conference on January 81. Every
creamery was represented and Mr.. Fry
hotter, butter manufacturing specialist,
tand Mr. Tolstrup, marketing field agent
for Commissioner E. s. Brigham, were
present to assist in the discussion. Some
very interesting points We're brought
out and it was voted to have another
conference about March l. At two of
the creameries the directors have had
special meetings to discuss creamery
matters with Mr.. Fryhoffer. Co-opera-
tive creameries in Windham county are
doing pretty well. but there is chance
for some to do little better and Just a
slight increase iii the price paid for but {.
terfat means a great deal when covering
a course of years.
Several of our members participated
in the milk staikeaof the New England
Milk Producers Associations last Oc-
tober. Since the strike was settled an
attempt has been made to reorganize
this association SO as to intake it strong
{ enough to keep the price of milk where
it ought to be. On December 80 meet
: ing was held in Brattleboro for the pur-
! pose of perfecting the organization of
the y. +. NJ. I. \. III this county. The
matter has not been pressed because less
than a car of milk is shipped out OF
the county. If the large shipping see
Etions organize we can follow along and
organize with them. With the right
l kind of leadership this should mean
much for the producers and shippers of
whole milk.
Some time has been given to the boys
F. and girls club work This has been
~, L
Il tleboro schools III working up their gar
t den clubs. During the month of July
> over 30 of these gardens were inspected
+ and few words of encouragement an(
e advice left here and there Pigs were
e scored for several members of the stat,
q pig clubs, This work with boys ant
> girls is more important than the imme
T date results indicate. Practical lessons
, learned in boyhood viii last through
k life.
z Home economies has been taken M
l. in a limited way. During the year tn,
1t county as~hat the services of Mis-
n Bessie NJ Thayer for a series Of meet
l ingS at two different times. I'm tn
as month of May demonstration o
II Seasonable Dishes for Spring Menu
= was given at West Brattleboro an,
+; Wilmington and talk Of Foods a
Z. Wardsboro. In the month of Angus
canning demonstrations were given q
Athens Marlboro and Wardsboro. Tn
ii attendance at these meetings was goo
.e and | think that / voice the sentimen
II of the women in Windham county whe
III ! say that more attention should be gix
II en- this branch of work and that W
le ought to have the services of hom
IT, economics specialist for at least 81
y weeks, instead of six days, during tn
't year.
Sc The grasshopper infestations were 81
re rious III the towns of Dummerston, Put
1t uey, Newfane. Townshcnd and BrooE
linc during the months of june and Jul,
IT In answer to our call for assistanc,
Il Harrison f. Smith Of the United State
lS bureau of entomology, put in nearly tw
/" weeks helping to treat the nfcste
fields where all the neighbors who ha
u infestations would do likewise SIEVE
II al early morning demonstrations wei
II given and at least I75 acres were trea
'P ed with the poison bait. The poiso
s' bait was not as effective as when use
M the year before, the prevailing cloud
u weather during the months of June an
~ July being very unfavorable for I'll
~ control Of the hopper with the poiso
50 bait. However, the results were ia
re when the applications were put oil Sc
ot eral times. aT
Oh There have not been quite as man
~ meetings as in the year previous, bl
"a the average attendance has been large
j., Large field meetings were held at 4.
-. Dunklee's in South Vernon; at w
h. Bruce S, Newfane, and at the pom
me Athens, IN cooperation with the Sa
~. tons River, Grafton and Townsher
Oranges. The local committee III chars
. reported 500 in attendance. Four e
tension schools have been held duril
the past year. In February they we
held in Jacksonville and Bellows Fal
and In December in Wardsboro al
sou Windham. The home economies Sc
lions held in Jacksonville and Windha
were well attended and much intere
shown.
About the first of December Ion
. list of questions was sent to all t
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