The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-05
PL1INFIELD
Agricultural Extension School Not so
Well Attended as 1t Should Have Been


Well Attended as 1t Should Have Been
The agricultural extension school, il
progress at the town hall, is progressing
nicely. A total OF SO farmers have reg.
istered so far. The attendance has been
fair, but not all that could be desired
The highest attendance was reached on
Wednesday afternoon when 40 farmers
came in to listen to and take part in
the discussion of practical breeding and
judging the dairy COW. When statistics
show that the average farmer is failing
to make in profit, the wages of his "hired
man" it seems that he could afford to
spend day or two in the year discuss
ing with specialists the problems of his
business in order that he might apply
these lessons to his farm and SO increase
its income.
The discussion of the corn crop and
the potato crop, led by Mr.. jerks, was
particularly interesting and led to many
questions. Mr.. jerks urged the selection
of the seed corn in the fall before the
corn has been cut in order that the best
stalks as well as the best ears may be
represented in the seed corn saved for
the next year. He stated that the pota-
to crop should be put to much better use
than merely to supply home need. 1t
is one of the best and most reliable of
the cash crops and should have prom
inent place in the rotation of every farm
er's crops where the market is reasona-
bly, near. Community potato clubs can
grow the same variety of potatoes and
find a splendid market for them as seed
Such club can also save by buying the
necessary machinery and operating it
comparatively.
Mr.. Morgan, the state supervisor of ,
COW testing associations, gave very in
teresting lecture on the method of cal |
culating balanced rations for the dairy |
cow, and later in the day he figured spe-
cial rations to fit individual needs of |
many of the farmers who applied to him
for the same.
Thursday, Mr.. Bradlee, the director
of the extension service, gave lectures on
drainage and the use of lime and Mr..
Chandler, assistant to the state forester,
explained the blister rust disease of
pines and also took up cooperative mar
keting of woodlots. He said that by
cooperating in this way, farmers could
support permanent mill and many
could derive quite ain income from the
sale of timber by cutting rightly so as
10 save the desirable timber for growth
md increase. The school closes to-day
With talk by the county agent on ami
nal disease, and lectures by Mr. Laggett /;
IN poultry problems.
Plainfield Junior high school opened s
Tuesday morning with nearly full at
enhance. There were three new stu {
Tents, which brought the enrolment up
o seventy-two.
A party of fourteen took a sleigh ride q
o North Montpelier last Friday even
ng to attend the dramatic play given
" local talent there. t
o. L. Martin attended the governors
eception at the State House on Wednes. ,
ay evening.
Elton Lance has returned to his school
4 Lebanon, n. H., after. weeks vaea-
ion.
The village school building has been
tired for electric lights and is in splen =
id shape for the holding of exhibits and ~
terary meetings. The students will APP
reciate these lights as they have been
bliged to carry in kerosene lamps every =,
inc they wished to hold any school en- IL
artainment. 1t is also a great help =
} the janitor. r
Rev A. w. Hewitt and wife spent
ew Years with her sister in Randolph.
The junior high school will give a
"a ma in the onpra housp Saturday even. | "a
Ig, Jan. 6. 1t is three-aet play en-
tied, "The Hoodoo,' with eighteen char
tiers and it is hoped that there will be
good attendance, for all the cash they
IN get goes into the school for improve.
ent purposes.
At the next meeting of the grange, @
thursday, Jan. IL, the new officers will n
, installed. Let all the members be in
IL. OF
Miss Clarebell Morse, who was at her To
'me in Moretown through the Christ
as vacation, returned to school last W
onday. w.
A large audience gathered at the NJ. +. Ii,
urch on Sunday evening, Dec. "a, to IL,
serve "White Gift" Sunday. The ex. m,
cises were interesting, there being spe. Te
Il music, recitations and an interest Al
2 address by Miss Brown, a returned A,
ssiona1y from China. A little over Sl2
Is raised and used for gifts for shut-ins -
d the pupils of the Sunday school.