The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-22
WASHINGTON COUNTY FARM
BUREAU ASSOCIATION
Notes for the Two Weeks Ending
Oct. 10 and 20.


Calls at headquarters .........,.... 81
Letters written ......,......,..... -
Farm visits made ...............,. Nv
Meetings attended ............... 8
Total attendance ................. lS1
Miles travelled .................. lg5
Have you any wheat that you wish to
get ground into Hour! The county agent
has been trying TO locate mill some
where in the county that is equipped to
make -four from wheat. So far these eff.
forts have met with no success All of
the old mills have been pulled down and
the parts separated. The nearest known
OF at the present time are at Jericho
and at Randolph. However, this office
will be glad to try to find such a mill or
get someone to start one up if there will
be enough of the wheat to be ground to
make it pay With this end in view, |
would be glad if those farmers who
raised wheat this year and have some
on hand that they would like TO get
ground into flour, would report to this
Office the number of bushels that they
have for this purpose and if they would
be willing to haul it from five to Is miles
to get the grinding done. If this infor-
nation can be had it will be easy to de-
termine the ACCESSIBILITY of further work
on the matter and if there are a sutii-
cient number of bushels to be ground it
is probable that the place can be found.
Farm Labor: There are still some calls
coming to this office from farmers who
want help for the remainder of the fall
and for the winter months. Many OF
these farmers would use elderly men at
chores and light work at fair wages
Others are willing to use boys Tor the
same work. There are also calls for
strong general farm hands. If there are
any who read this who want work OF
this kind or who know of anyone who
does, report to this Office will find them
a location at once.
Manure Can Replace Costly FERTILE |
ers:' 1t seems almost unbelievable that
ordinary well kept farm manure can be
worth s. to so per ton for use on farm
crops. AT present prices for commercial
fertilizers it has had this value in tests
conducted by the Ohio experiment sta
ton.
Eight tons of manure reinforced with
800 pounds of acid phosphate has been
as effective in increasing crop yields as
the same amount of acid phosphate
mixed with $50 pounds of nitrate OF soda !
and 260 pounds of muriate OF potash, in
tests covering 20 years at the station at
Wooster. Nitrate of soda now costs
nearly four cents a pound and muriate
of potash 20 cents. At such prices the
4ups ~ ,,,ontra Ytcnd in npun M ri nm
with the above amount of commercial
fertilizer had replacement value OF at
least $40. Every pound of manure saved
and used with the utmost economy VIII
relieve the fertilizer situation this year
and put crop yields on higher level.
This means the judicial use of the proper
kinds of bedding to conserve the liquid
portions of the manure as well as Its
storage in tight place or hauling IT TO
The fields Immediately from the stables
Sawdust makes the ideal material for
his purpose but where it is unobtain-
tble other materials can be used to ad-
santage Where straw is used 1t will be
found to 90 farther and save lot of ,
roubIe in the manure if it is run through !
he silage cutter before being placed I'M !.
Ter the cows or in the trenches. If Meth
II of these kinds of absorbent are avail
Ible. it will pay TO collect leaves from
he woods to use in their place, especially L
his year, when we need all that we can :
ret
A Word About Feeds: 1t is advised
lpon good authority that complications
viii arise in regard to the obtaining OF
he grains from the West that we are in
he habit Of using for cattle feeds 1t is
mentioned that the main difficulty will
re with the transportation on account of
he heavy military duties that are placed
pon the railroads at the present time. |
t is possible that government interven- :
ion will help in the matter, but in any
vent we are likely to be short OF the
sual feeds such as bran, cottonseed
leal, etc. So it is up to us to plan for
his exigency by beginning now to plan
0 use the feed purchased to the best
dvantage and to purchase what we need
5 far ahead as possible. We are also
dvsed about the condition of this years
rop of cottonseed, some of it having ar
wed in poor condition, due to heating,
nd poor seed to begin with.
f. H. Abbott,
County Agent