Connecticut western news., 1918-02-28
STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN TO
HELP COUNTY FARM BUREAU
Better Business on the Farms and in
the Homes of Litchfield County
... is the Reason.

petteE BUSINESS 0n tue FdIuS anu Iii
the Homes of Litchfield County
. is the Reason.
Throu ghout the state, commencing
with Monday, March 4th, there will
be inaugerated a campaign for the
purpose of securing funds to assist the
Farm bureaus in meeting the demands
which increased production will make |
necessary. Ihis appeal for funds is not
confined to farmers alone. although |
they are directly benefited by the
farm bureau. Below are pr nted some
of tire accomplishments of the Litch- |
field County Farm Bureau and each |
one IL a good reason for giving you |
assistance
The Litchfeld County Farm bureau
was organized in February 1915, in
response 90 the wide spread call for |
practical extension work that would |
help farmers with their present farm |
problems. For three yeaCs the field |
work of fthe Buleau has been solely in |
the hands of Mr.. Manchester, the
County Agricultural Agent. HE has l
beenessisted for part Of tine time ina
carrying on the detailed labor of the
cow test associations and for fiveII
months in 1917 we had q Home Dem
: onstration Agent. The growth OF she
Bureau to its preseHt Significance asi
due to the energy, initiative and con- /
sstant personal labor of the County
Agricultural Agent Here are some 'ac 1
onplishments: .. 4
In years over one fourth of the
/ farmers of the county have sought. the
help and advice af rthe County .Agri !,
cultural Agent.
la the last year LOT farmers have.
sstarted keeping eomplete,farm aecous ts'
land 1876 keeping individual COW.
records
q Federal Fam Loan Associations.
80 Cooperative Selling and 3iCoopera
tive Buying Associations lave fbeenl
The first of these was ahe
Washington Fruit Growers Assoeia-
I, ton, which in sthree years has rsold'
about $500 barrels of standard packed
apples and won a,reputation through
oout New England Cor high standards. \
81, 500 worth Of good seed was dis
tributed Last year.
1850 cows were tested in cowsbest
!. associations iast year.
AZ farmers .bavse started imprsved
{ cropping Systems. u
The Farm Bureau News. q paper
that Is read by all ,swho' receive 1t, has
/ been distribnsed VITO 2OO0ssarm hoaaes
monthly.
The County Agricultural Agent
+ travels abont 400 males q week, visit
ing farmers at their request, spending
1--we days week atfhis. work. /
The women OF the County have been
assisted ia canning and preserving,
and in solving the food problems
brought ON by wan cenditisns. &,
WORK ORGANIZED iFGR 1918. !
With tho assistance of the Extension
Service of the Gollase and 4the u, q.
Departments OF Agriculture rthis year.
I'VE have tho following staff members /
A County Agricultural Agent, Dol
continue the work, Of crop dAmonstna4 Il
\ ton, live stock Improvement, keeping
farm accounts. etc. j
An. Assistant Agricultural agent, toI
devote his whale tineHo Jhelming. the
Gairy farmer.
A Woman Cb0nty Agent to hslp. the
women OF the oOnnty, In, the passing
,probleas Of food conservation ana food
lprepsrstion. u
A F0ad Emskgnacg .Agans to sssrry
ION similar work In Winstsd and Tor
,xingtOn.. ~. g
"A. Boys land CHRIS Club Leader Ito
devote ops, half his t6me TO sthe asssst-
ance Of pig, calf. p0nitky, gardening,
canning and other productive elnb
work by boys and girls.
While muah OF the astentiau of tho
BureAn workers is OF necessity givsm
ito war emergency work, especially ins
the matter OF food production (cash;I
crops, iaome. gsown graiAs, ,pigse and
of food usage (waeat substitutes, meat
substitutes, canning, preserving, saw
1iIg Of fats), ,the problems we are
attacking are Perennial problems, and
the Bureau must be permanext and self
suskaining JIG the opportunities and ne.
sources OF the County are to be dexea-
oped as they should be and can be de-
vel0ped.
On one farm the total production
has been doubled and the net income
has been raised from $50 year to
1907 a gear. On many others a similar
progress is shown by the year records
now being Brought to a close.
The work of the year calls for
budget of &12, 425, OF which $4,000 must
be raised By the County. The rest is
contributes by the y. s. Government.
by the State of Connecticut, and by
the County Commissioners.
The farmers and home makers of the
County are keeping all the Bureau
workers bnsy.- and the necessity of the
Bureau il proved by the demand for
it's help