The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-05
WASHINGTON COUNTY FARM
BUREAU ASSOCIATION.
Notes for Week Ending Feb. 2.

Calls at headquarters, So; letters writ
ten, 81; farm visits made, 3; meetings
8: attendance, l20 miles travelled, 92.
| Seed orders are coming in rapidly
through the exchange Those who have
ordered early will note better prices that
can be obtained now as prices on al
seeds are fairly on the jump. hope that
YOU will be sure about your corn seed, as
shortage of this will mean a greater
loss to us than any other kind of seed
There are still few bushels of the bet.
ter grades of silage corns to be had
through the exchange.
Speeding Up Farm Efficiency.
We have been the object of all kinds
of advice as to what to do to help win
the war by greater production. Some of
this advice Nis good and lot of it is mis-
directed because those who have been so
free with suggestions have not under
stood our conditions. We must realize
that the rapidly increasing population
has placed increased demands upon agri
culture to furnish food and clothing, and
we have met these demands by the en-
ployment of more scientific methods of
production, by crop specialization, by CO.
operation in production and marketing
and particularly by making the same
acres produce more crops. During the
past few years we have been able to
meet these demands gradually as needed,
but now we are confronted by sudden
and imperative demand for even higher
production. At the same time we are
by labor shortage, transpor
tation difficulties, and by financial prob
lens as illustrated by the unsettled and
abnormal market prices.
What can we do under these circum-
stances? How can we overcome these
obstacles and meet the imperative needs
Of the country and the worldf This is
what is put up to us. We are the farm
ers, the men who are responsible for the
progress of our industry. We are called
upon to make our industry do its part. |
1t is one of the main drivers in the ma
,hnery of war and the world progress,
and we must make it 90 at a steady |
pace We have used our man power to |
ts limit. Ii is no longer possible to in |
,rease production by brute strength and |
ignorance" but the American farmer has |
proved himself resoureeful in the past |
md by this same ability we will make
,ur industry fulfill the demands made
lpon it now. But, again you ask, how
an we do it? Here Is the answer. BY
mixing a good, substantial amount of
,rains and gray matter into every farm
'peration to increase efficiency in every
department. of the farm, making man
abor and machine labor accomplish
more; by careful and thoughtful plan
ling of the work beforehand; by in
reasing the use of machinery that will
ave hand labor; and particularly, by CO.
peration in its general and specific
neaning, cooperation with nature, co.
peration with the government, co-opera-
ion with neighbors and cooperation
nth every agricultural organization to
he full extent. II is only by this last
hat we can make the most of the others.
do not know of anything that viii help '
S more in this effort to increase eff
iency than the use of the farm account ,
ooks that have been mentioned before Z
here is still supply at the office The I
Dst is - cents each and | will be glad to :
clip you start one. II
+. Ii. Abbott, County Agent. {