Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-14
Farm Management Demonstration.
Now Is the Time to Boost and Stand
Back of the Agricultural
Association.

Association.
That the association has been of
great benefit to Orleans county, bust
ness men and farmers alike, no one
can deny, except those who have
failed to avail themselves of the op-
portunities or look at the work from
a broad and unbiased point of view.
Mr.. Deuel., our county agent for the
past three years, has won the conf
dence and esteem of everyone he has
come in contact with, and demon
strated to all the benefits that may be
derived in this field of community ag-
ricultural work, not merely the dollar
end of it, but also in the interest and
pleasure found in doing the work you
have before you and planning for
even greater results.
The New England Homestead for
Feb. 10, reports a BUSY Year in Yer
mont" and gives the following work
done by the farm bureaus, 226 alfalfa
demonstrations, 2O7 acres under dem
onstra ton; 1876 Soy bean demonstra-
lions, containing 683 acres; 81 oat
smut control demonstrations con-
tanning 423 acres treated with a Y
bushels increase, or 1925 increase in
profit per acre; Is kale eradication
demonstrations, containing 20 acres,
ten bushels increase in yield, or 81
per acre in profit; 81 orchard demon
STATIONS containing 27 acres, 10
barrels increase in yield per acre, or
$50 increase profit; 14O lime demon
STATIONS, $50 acres with 1850 pounds
increase per acre, or 81 per acre.
From the above Orleans county
has contributed her share.
Whot will ho tho roc111tc from thoso
demonstrations? You can judge for
yourselves.
The membership of the state is
1914. What does it mean when this
number of farmers are banded to-
gether for mutual help and educa-
ton?
The Orleans County Agricultural
association is looked to as one of the
leading county organizations in New
England in this work, and it is up to
each and every one of us to carry on
this work with the same spirit that
has made this county the envy, I
hope, of other sections Of New En-
gland.
Mr.. Deuel. has accepted a similar
position as county agent in Rocking
ham county, N. H., and we all feel
our loss of faithful friend and ener-
getic worker. We begin to see the
results of his efforts among us and
realize the value of the work he has
started in Orleans county.
What are we going to do? Are we
going to sit back and loaf, or are we
going to get busy and boost and keep
Orleans county on the map and at the
head of the list?
know what am going to do and
yhof .fVyo f
bers are going to do, work and boost
as we have never done before.
The executive committee of the as
ISOLATION at a meeting held in Orleans
Feb. 3, voted to carry on campaign
for membership during the last of
this month and try to have every
farmer in Orleans county member
of the association. This means that
everyone that is interested in the as
ISOLATION will see that his neighbors
are members. You will hear more
later, don't forget.
Mr.. Gilpin of the Barton Monitor
has offered to continue the agricul-
tural page every month, and each
member will get this issue of the
paper which will be included in their
annual dues. Any member wishing
the Monitor for the year can have
it for 81 extra in other words, men,
bership is good for SO cents toward a
yearly subscription.
1t is expected that Orleans county
will have county agent to take Mr..
Deuel's place, within short time, or
as soon as the right man can be
found.
To those who are willing to help in
this campaign, let me hear from you.
To those interested in the aSSOcia-
ton, send in your dues, (s2) and save
work for the committee. If you wish
you can include your dues with any
purchase from the Orleans County
Famers' Cooperative Exchange, Inc,
and save an extra letter or bother.
Yours for a bigger and more use
FIJI occoaiatinr,