The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-22
WASHINGTON COUNTY FARM
BUREAU ASSOCIATION.
Notes for Week Ending April 20.

Calls ON the agent at headquarters
lll0l letters written, ini farms visited
3; meetings addressed. 4 attendance
2Iti miles TRAVELLED, ~.
Mr.. Dodge Of the exchange has beer
very busy this week completing the or
ders of grass aud grain seed. He has
also unloaded two ears Of chemical fer
| tilizers this week, one az Waterbury and
one at Montpelier, The ear for Barr,
has also arrived and will be unloaded
Monday. The members Of the exchange
have saved over 81 900 on their chemical
orders alone, above what would have
been paid for mixed goods ordered IN
diyidually in small quantities. The mem
beers are also fortunate Ia being assured
OF a good supply of seed corn for silage.
The exchange has some surplus of this
seed ordered and will be glad TO have
new members enough TO take IL up.
Test the Seed Corn Seed corn pur
Chased through the exchange has all been
tested, so the members are assured that
they have seed that will grow. To 9th.
ers we issue a warning; BE sure to test
a sample OF the seed YOU are going to
plant. We cannot make this too strong.
In an ordinary time this is advisable,
and in this time when we need every
ounce OF produce that We can grow, we
cannot afford To take chances with poor
seed The present week and the follow
ing week will be devoted TO seed test
ing campaign in this county. All the
school teachers in the county have been
instructed in the methods of making this
test and every schoolroom will be lab
oratory for the testing during that pc.
Rod just give your boy or girl a sam
pie OF the corn you have for planting and
they will make the test at school. If
you have no children in school. ask your
neighbor's children to make the test for
you. This is imperative.
In this county l24 samples of corn
have been tested by the county agent. |
According to the results of this test less !
than 30 per cent of the corn will grow. |
If such corn is planted in this county
and il will be if the seed is not tested
we are issuing guarantee TO the kaiser I
hat the farmers of Washington county |
will produce only one half crop of corn /
In the case OF sheled corn, purchased /
rom your dealer, be sure that he has
made termination test and will state
% you the results as he found them He
loes not want to sell you poor corn, but
perhaps he is "sure 1t will grow without
esting" This is not enough. BE sure
hat he has tested the corn, and that the
est is at least SO per cent.
Many farmers who have made test
i their corn find that some entire ears
re good and others entirely poor II |,
our corn is still on the ear, you should
make this test and if you find ii the
ase, test each of the ears individually
he children win do il at the school
very ear that is planted that does not
row, costs the farmer at least 50 and ,
clips to kill our boys at the front 1t is
luch better to feed it to the hogs. The
hildren throughout the county are test
ig seeds for the farmers this week.
Soldiers Burroughs BY recent orders
'om Washington, d. G., a channel is now ,
pen whereby farmer boys who are train !
X in this country can make application .
,r furlough to come home and help
leir fathers to plant crops and later to
clip in the harvest. There is a supply g
the blanks for making these appliea- !
ons at this office This application .
INST by made by the farmer who desires
IS boy to come home for the planting.
is then referred to the local board and
rwarded to the boy at the camp, who
so signs il if he wishes TO come home,
is then referred to the county agent,
no must determine if the labor of the
" in question will accomplish real re-
Its on the farm. If such proves to be
e case the furlough may be granted.
Ford TractorsI have the following
tier from Mr. Bradlee, director of the
tension service: Il am informed by
Brigham that Ford trac
rs can be purchased through the state
uneil of defense, at $3.50 each (. o. b. =
.arborn, Freight rate would be SIS per n
actor, and Oliver plows for same STAB, ne
lese tractors can be purchased only
rough the state council of defense, and %
ey will order a carload at any time >"
len they have seven certified checks IN
I s765 each. | understand that the on
actors are shipped seven in car. II ~
II know of any farmers in your county VI
10 are interested in tractors, | would /;
ygest that you bring this to their at ali
ltion as soon as possible" &C
am informed that these tractors are 20
the four wheeled type, with a high W. ",
ed, % horsepower motor, delivering 70
horsepower at the draw bar The pa
light is said to be about 2,T00 pounds, w
in appearance the machine is said &c =;
resemble the international SIS. wi
Don't forget to test the seed. liz
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