The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-14
Numerous Items of Interest
in Monthly News Letter
by Sweeton
MEDALS FOR CANNED
AND DRIED PRODUCTS
Farm Loan Act - Arrangement for
Awarding Pig Club Prizes Other
Farm Bureau Notes.


w. Swecton of this town, was delivered |
to members of the association today. It |
contains a variety of interesting news
items, among them the following:
Winter wheat in Windham county,
There have been several inquiries as to
winter wheat growing and we are glad
to report what little has been done with
this crop in Windham county In Au-
gust, 1916, peck of four different va
ricties was received from the United
Estates department of agriculture. These
twere grown at Arlington, Virginia Each
variety was divided into three lots and
arrangements We're made for having
them sown in different parts of the
county as variety tests. The varieties
tried were the Dietz, Fultz, Currel Pro
| life, and Purple Straw, and the tests
were carried on by Earl Knapp Town
shend; Clarence Streeter. West Wards
bOro; and Forrest Boyd, Wilmington.
| The plots were all sown about Septem-
Der ! and the wheat made fast growth
in the fall, but all winterkillcd quite
badly, the Dietz being the only one sur
viVing with a fair stand.
| VII IlC 1-lui ScIgI Farm Ill ulHtN
there is four-acre field of winter
wheat, which was sown about Septem-
| Der | with seed from the central part
of New York state. The field had pre-
viously been well MANFRED and lined
and was in excellent condition for the
/ crop to make good start before winter
/ 1t wintered well and there is an excel
/ lent stand nearly ready to harvest
This &c all no ma nh +bo4
have record of this season, and while
this experience is too limited to be of
much value it does lead us to believe
that the crop may be grown with fair
success with the right seed and the
proper conditions. We hope that there
will be several farmers who are willing
TO try out winter wheat a little more
thoroughly this season.
Medals for canned and dried products
Boys and girls in Windham county
who have been helping to increase the
food supply and to preserve the surplus
will be interested III the medals which
the Brattleboro board of trade is offer
ing for efficiency in the canning and
drying of vegetables, and green's. Gold
silver, and bronze medals will be giveI
for first, second, and third prizes fol-
canned products. Three similar medals
viii be given for first, second and thiro
prizes for dried products. The products
of each exhibitor will be placed on cx
hibtion in the new office of the Brattlc
! boro board of trade and the Windhan
4 County Farm bureau, in the town hall
4 Brattleboro, October 4, ) and 6.
l The awards will be made for the hes
I exhibits and the contest will be gov
erned by the following rules:
j. ANY boy or girl living in Wind
I ham county and under Is years of ag
I may compete.
! >. Exhibitors must put up came
| products and prepare dried product
4 without assistance.
3. The exhibit of canned product
must include at least three jars of veg
! etables and three jars of fruit. Eithe
I pint or quart jars may be used.
/ 4. The exhibit of dried products mus
I include vegetables and fruits and mus
I contain at least four products. Thes
| may be exhibited in any container
I but there must be at least two ounce
of each product.
5. Products must be delivered at tn
l town hall, Brattleboro, by 6 0 CLOCK {
/ October ;, and may be taken aftc
I October 6.
For further information inquire
] secretary of Brattlcboro board of traC
I or county agent.
XII Federal farm loan act-Of late thel
I have been several inquiries in regard
| the federal farm loan act and the met
l cd of securing loans from the Lar
| bank of Springfield, Mass, which W;
J established under this act.
In order to secure funds from tn
3 land bank it is first necessary for
/ least ten farmers wishing to borrow {
1 aggregate of at least 100000 to for
I themselves into an organization and S
| cure a representative FROM the Ian
! bank to explain the matter to- them al
l help fill out the necessary papers.
loan committee of the local associate
| will appraise the property of tho
wishing to secure loans and if this
satisfactory to the bank, funds may
advanced up to the extent of so P
cent of the value of the land, plus
per cent of the value of the building
This money must be used for specifi
productive purposes as purchasing lar
| live stock, or fertilizer, or the payi
Ill p of Indebtedness The secretal
treasurer of the local association m,
serve without pay and all the membc
= Ol inc locoi dSooCldtloii must Sudla
the loan of each single member.
With each interest payment a SIN
amount must be paid on the princiI
so that the loan will be paid up in
or 50 years, according to the agreeme
After five years larger amounts N
be paid on the principal.
In the Farm bureau Office we have
file the names of several desiring to
cure loans from the land bank and
others should apply it will be posi-
to organize local loan association.
4 shall be glad to hear from anyone v
is interested.
III Pig club prizes.-The original plar
connection with the Windham Cou
. lPig club was to offer prizes for the f