The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04

belongs, and it will tend to keep more
live stock ON our hill farms. it is a
permanent Improvement and affects i
large number of people
To show its interest and helm the
work along the Brattlcboro board of
trade donated a handsome loving cup.
which was awarded to the creamery in
this federation making the greatest
Improvement i'll the condition of the
creamery both inside and out. The
committee awarded this cup to the
Wardsboro creamery, which will hold if
until next fall. when il will be re-
awarded to the creamery then being
III the best condition. The cup be
comes the permanent property Of anv
creamery when il has been won third
time This has created some rivalry
and helped advertise Wimdham conn
~ creameries, and il should be Of spe-
| cial advertising value to the winners.
In connection with this work a cream
cry field meeting was held in Whining
ton III September in cooperation with
the Ncrmont department of agriculture
, and the Deertield Valley creamery.
During the early winter the New
England Milk Producers association
attempted to re-organize and some lit
lie help was given in organizing the
i've locals IN Windham county. The
results OF this organization have been
marked and have added manv dollars
to the amount of our milk account
III the county and il deserves the sun
port OF every dairyman who sells milk.
During the year special effort has
heeR made to locate pure bred sires for
farmers wishing such animals TO head
their herds Several have been located
and the Farmers Exchange list which
mas been published in connection with
our Farm Bureau News should he of
considerable value along this line.
Some attention has been given to the
growing of alfalfa, SOY beans. clover,
and other legnmes to add to the produc-
ton of protein on the farms and thus
de away with some Of the expensive
grain which would otherwise have been
purchased. Those farmers who have
paId special attention to these crops are
now reaping the benefit from them.
There are as many dairy animals. and
probably more calves. being raised in
the county rs in recent wears and with
more home grown grain the outlook for
dairy industry is good.
Considerable work has been done
with the boys and girls heretofore, but
tins has been greatly encouraged by
the financing OF the Windham Comfy
flg club by the Vermont National
bank. Details of the club were left to
the Farm Bureau, the bank furnishing
the money, taking the bows and pirls
unsecured notes due December |. The
bank also offered substantial prizes to
lhoSe having the best pigs late in the
Ian Eighty one pigs, costing over
$40, were put out in this way to 81
boys and girls and on December 50 of
THESE young people looked after their
notes as they came due II is cstimat
ed that 1000 pounds of pork valued
at $500, was produced by these bows
ana girls and IN most eases a substan-
'lal proht was realized, The winners
were taken to the Eastern States at
Springfield with prize money hv +. G..
I"nney OF Dummcrston.
The orchard work was partially omit.
'ed during the past wear owing to tho
press OF work along other lines. Scv-
cral pruning demonstrations and sever
I'll bridge grating demonstrations have
been gwen. y summary of the orchard
conditions in the county has been pub
llshed and thia should aid in crratino
more Interest in this profitable enter.
prise.
IN November the Fort drummer Fed
eral Farm Loan association was oraao-
'zed IN Brattleboro with IT charter
members desiring to borrow about $50
wv AS Yet. no loans have actually
been made, but it 5 hoped that this
VIII prove benefit to the farmers of
the county.
IN East Putney aud in several other
communities there were bad infesta-
'Ions Of grasshoppcrs, which threatened
TO destroy large acreage of grain
crops To aid in this emergency. the
Ntflhont extension service sent +. NJ
Root TO conduct gras,hoppcr control
demonstration on a large scale. Mr..
"oot spent two weeks in East Putnev
and treated more than - acres with
poison bait. The weatser was unfaroi-