Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-26
FARM BUREAU PLACING
 LABoRERS AND SEEDS
Prospects Are That Much of the La bor Needed Will Be Soon Supplied.

The Farm Bureau has already plac- ed number of farm hands and high cshool boys with farmers in the coun- ty and all needing such help should get in touch at once with the county agent. During the past week four la borers were taken care of and the prospects are that much of the labor needed on farms will be supplied be- fore long. Seeds from the Connecti- cut Committee of Food Supply are being distributed through the Farm Bureau. Already some 12 bushel of soy beans seed have been distributed and heid beans. namely pea bean and yellow eye beans have been received and are ready for distribution. Buck wheat seed and Flint Corn seed are all so being distributed and all who are unable to Obtain any seeds from their local dealers should get in touch with the county agent at PIP Thayer build ing, Franklin square. Norwich. The Farm Bureau is also cooperating with the Connecticut Agricultural Experi- ment Station in placing limited amount of special varieties of soy beans for seed which may be matured in the county and which is hoped to establish a local source of this seed. Ten pecks of different varieties have already been located with co-operators and there are still some yet to be put out.
 Demonstrations of ensiIage corn and soy beans for si1age are being located throughout the county, five having been located by Assistant County Agent Whitman, in cooperation with diary farmers who are receiving the benefits of the COW testing demonstra- tion Other demonstrations on which assistance is being given includes field corn, clover and alfalfa and orchard work.
 meeting of those interested in Agricultural Preparedness in Old Lyme, brought out some oZe hundred of Storrs, talk on Potato Growing. Prof Slate emphasized the necessity of spraying the potatoes against blight and potato beetles. For this purpose should be used with five pounds of arsenate of lead for the beetles. For smaller areas some of the commercial ready mixed sprays may be used such as pvrox- In either case the spray should be applied as a very fine mist and the vines kept covered from the time the plants are six inches high until the middle of August. This means that during rainy weather the sprays will have to be applied more often than during dry Wea ther but under normal conditions five to seven sprays are absolutely necessary. The matter of spray wing is more important than ever before due to the large ex-
 
 quaut losses if the crop is not insur- ed in this way. Prof Slate also urg- ed the planting of more corn this year especially the White Flint varie- ties which may be used not only a. grain but also as human food.
 Other talks on care of gardens food conservation and matters of gen eral interest were discussed by Prof r. s. Hitchcock of the New London Vocational school, County Agent War a I11Ia aRf Thomas, Rev. K. B. Wells, Miss Kath- erine Ludding and others. Miss Lud- d1ngton announced that the women of the town are taking steps for com n1unity canning work and that ar engagements have been completed so that it will Nbe possible for all the wo- men of the town to conserve a large quantity of food products. equipment is being installed at the home of Mrs. Moss and Mrs. Krupp is now attending special school at Teachers College Columbia, in preparation for carrying on this work
 Town Clerk Hinckley of Stonin gton, called his local committee together on cultural Preparedness problems, about 20 of the prominent men of the town were present and consideration of the different subjects brought out the fact that the two immediate needs of the town were more farm labor and assistance in securing fertilizer orders for which the fertilizer companies were not being able to fill. Ferdinan- do Wheeler was appointed chairman of a sub committee to have charge of the labor problem and all farmers needing laborers should communicate with Mir. Wheeler and an effort will be made to supply laborers. George Till inghast was asked to get in touch with fertilizer manufacturers and urge prompt shipment of the good needed. The committee also considered the fea sibility of securing high school boys on farms and will get in touch with the local high school principals for assistance, at onca A few farm CTS are in need of short time loans and the committee took steps urging the local banks to lend assistance in this