The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-04
OLD ''BEE" PLAN WILL ASSIST IN
 FOOD CAMPAIGN
Farmers of Country Will Be Urged to Unite Their
 Gardening Efforts
GREATER PLANTING
 OF CORN IS URGED
Resources Committee Plan Renovation of Worn
 out Soils

The changing conditions in agricul- tural preparedness as expressed in grange meetings and through the Fairfield County Mobilization bureau committees may be epitomized today as follows:
 The Fairfield county granges have issued proclamattons to members that neighbOring farmers must lay aside personal animosity, racial prejudice and ether deterrent factors and form themselves into cooperative bands for the cultivation and harvest of lands. They are to revert to the long discard ed 'fbee'' system of joining forces to plant, cultivate and harvest.
 Because of the foreseen shortage of fodder crops in Connecticut the call for greater corn planting has gone forth. Not alone in the grain is this crop said to be profitable in this state, but from a measure of protection to the dairy industry of the county, which is paramount. the necessity of large corn planting is advocated In the form of stacked fodder the corn stalk is succulent food during the early winter months, and in endlage it may be fed under certain conditions to great avantage. thereby reducing the use of bran and wheat middlings thdL are ukGiy 10 W0 SIVu1HD 1A Iii0 rough for human consumption before the winter closes.
 Farmers throughout the county are reported to be largely increasing their silo capacity and 1t is said that those, heretofore partly filled will be loaded to the top this fall.
 The Fairfield County Agricultural committee is now making plans for the introduction of large tractor units for tho cutting, elevating and storage of ensilage. These units will be sent broadcast through the county during the fall months and with the 'sbee' system in operation will quickly dis pose of ensilage crops. 2 Z At the meeting of Easton grange last night, presided over by State Master Arthur E. Sharwood. "a shnrt- age of spring buckwheat seed was re- ported. A full carload ordered for that community over a month ago has been delayed in transit with the re- suit that fields which are waiting the crop are lying idle. The matter was at once placed in the hands of the transportation cornnittee of the Re-
 sources Mobilization a bureausS and Chairman Herman c. Fs1etimann of Stamford has assured the farmers that the utmost efforts will be ex- pended to trace and force delivery of
 the much needed seed.
 In discussions which arose last night over the various plantings 1t was the consensus of opinion that corn should be the largest crop because of Its food and dairy values. Also because Con. nectfcut soil is particularly adaptable Tor both enstlage and field corn, now holding the United States record for production and size of stalk.
 Of next importance, beans were
 heralded by the farmer as a resource
 full crop in the lands that had long
 been idle. It was said that while the
 ordinary white pea bean was no l longer to be obtained other varieties
 of bean were as nutritious and that
 they would become popular during the ! next year. Beans, through the nitro
 gen nodu1es foring on the roots. are
 further advocated as rapid means of bringing back soil to a higher state I of cultivation. 1 The Resources Mobilization burea1 through it's agricultural committee 1,a,
 announced that it will guarantee te
 take the exEess supply of any cror from the farmer, arrange for its stor. age and ultimate delivery and sale ir the case of a market gIut at harves l time.
 At the headquarters in this city t-ht plan was said to have additional rneri
 over the market garden plan for tn.
 reason that by the storage of beans corn, potatoes and similar keepins crops more equitable distr4butio,
 could be obtained for the farmer ant
 lessened' cost insured the cons,,n,, l er :. l About so farmers gathered at th,
 Easton grange meeting last night wh,
 were addressed by Chairman NE. K
 yon Wettberg and Ben1anain M. Ras tail of the agricultural sr,oroy,,4++ea