Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-05-16

One of the most important things
which we should know about our seed.
corn is whether it has a high per-
centage of germination-in other
words, are we planting live or dead
seed? termination tests are easily
made by anyone. Seed corn ought al
WAYS to be selected or bought on the
cob so as to detect poor ears and
ears not showing plenty of vlgor In
termination tests. Select about 100
ears at random and remove three
kernels from each ear from d1fferenI
parts of the ear. Take one kernel
from the butt, one from the tip and
another from the middle. lin PIE
plates or old dinner plates make good
germinators. Fill one with sand or
sawdust and spread cloth over TINS.
Place the kernels which have been
removed from the ears on this, place
a second cloth over the seeds and
keep we'll moistened for about aweek.
Six days should be enough time to al
low for termination Ii at the end
of this time nine out of every ten
kernels placed on this cloth show
good strong sprouts, it would hardly
pay to test each ear separately. II
the termination is poor (below gu
per cent? it will well repay man to
test separately each ear SO that ne
NAV discard those ears showing poor
termination, poor vitality, or both.
Barley, oats and all such seeds may
be tested in the same general way. 1t
is time well invested.
On May 1st, a mass meeting was
held in school hall at Newport, SINH
lar to the one at East Hardwick. The
day was rainy but in spite of that
fact quite a number of farmers at
tended. c.. w. Richmond presided
over the meeting and in few brief
remarks stated that those in charge
had been disappointed in a number of
the speakers expected. Judge Howe
was absent, Governor Graham was
called to Montpelier on business and
Ex-Governor Prouty to Boston on
business Dean j. L. Hills of the col
lege of agriculture at Burlington talk
ed in his usual entertaining and IN
structive manner and pointed out the
seriousness of the present situation
Col. c. S. Emery, Rev. Mr.. Edwards
and the county agent followed with
brief remarks.
With the large number of gardens
being tended by young people this
year, it is necessary to do much tc
keep UP the enthusiasm of the young
sters. Perhaps part of the older
people will need this as well. AS the
summer days come on it will be tire
some at times to keep down weeds
and tend the garden well; but having
started a thing, let us finish it anC
finish it right. Encourage the young
people and let us help them to sue
coed this year.
A number of meetings will be helC
this month in the various towns o.
the county. Meetings were held this
past week in Irasburg, West Glover
and North Craftsbury, with a gooC
attendance at all of them. The pres
ent food situation of the world wa:
discussed in it's relation to the far
mers. Every Indication seems tt
point to the fact that the farmers o.
this county are very much alive t.
the present situation and will plant {
much larger acreage than last year
At a meeting in North Craftsbury
this past week, Mr. c.. H. Root ant
Mr. W. L. Dustan who last yea.
bought a power sprayer together
announced that they stood ready t.
loan this sprayer to farmers in thei
community provided that those wis
borrowed would see to it that tn,
machine was promptly returned eacl
time after being used. Such men al
these have the interest of the com
munity at heart and no farmer il
that place need say that he canno
spray his potatoes for blight or hi
oats for kale because he had M
sprayer.
An unavoidable delay preventet
the records of the Craftsbury Asso
citation from being printed in this is
sue of the Monitor. They will b
printed in the issue of June Is.
The attention of parents and chill
dren is called to the article printed OF
page one of the Monitor two week
ago offering prizes for raising pc
tatoes and beans and for canning an
sewing. Ask Mr.. johnson for par
ticulars.
Pure Bred Breeders Registe