Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-09
COUNTY FARM BUREAU ELECTS OFFICERS
Crop Production.

year of getting more soy beans grown | oil dairy farms, about 20 bushels of i selected seed which had been raised | by farmers in the county were dis | tributed to 21 farmers. Five others | were also furnished seed by the Con 1 necticut Agricultural Experimental l Station, and two acres have been ! grown as a source of seed for next i year Farmers having early maturing ] varieties to sell were put in touch | with those wishing to buy, and besides l transfers which were made directly in l this way, 27 bushels Of No. l seed were secured for farmers by the coun ty agent.
 Assistance was given Farm Bureau Treasurer Charles K. Hagberg, who supervised the home garden work in Norwich during the summer. by judg- ing plots competing for prizes. MT. Hagberg reports that the 25S gardens under his supervision produced S35,- 900 worth of produce.
 Fairs.
 One of the most important pieces of work carried out by the farm bu- reau has been the exhibits and dem- onstrations at fairs. These include ricultura1 fair. and the North Ston- ington Grange Fair, reaching a total of. 13,000 people
 At the county fair exhibits covered 1 dairy, swine, poultry, garden, food conservation, and child welfare work, | end demonstration were conducted in l cheese making, canning, cooking, milk
 testing and stock judging.
 Extension Schools.
 A four-day school in agriculture, at l tended by 75. was held at Norwich | Town. Courses were given in dairy
 farm crops, and poultry, with good
 results.
 l Poultry Improvement.
 Tn order to eliminate the slaclzei hen, eight demonstrations were ar
 ranged and the poultry specialist ,of the Connecticut Agricultural College
 showed s1 people owning 2S8S hens. the characteristics which indicate the ! non-layer enabling them to cull out their own flock. At these tlemonstra-
 tions 1290 birds were handled of which 891 were retained and 399 were rejected. The S91 laid 451 eggs the
 week previous to the culling while they laid 405 eggs the week follow l ing. As 3, result of these iIemonstra- = 1 tions, expenses were reduced 31 per
 cent. at the cost of 12 per cent. of
 the income. In this connection, it is interesting to note that a reduction of 42 per cent. was made by similar
 demonstrations last year and that fig
 ures obtained from the work through
 out the state this year show that hens in New London county iaid B per
 cent. more eggs than the state average
 before the culfing and maintained I
 lead of Is per cent after being culIea
 out 31 per cent, while the average Il flock was reduced S9 per cent. Fertilizers.
 As an emergency measure las ] spring, the U. s. government offered l nitrate of soda to farmers at cost, tht : same to be purchased through tht 3 county agents. Thirteen farmers il 3 New London county took advantage o ) the opportunity and secured eigh t tons at an approximate saving G s2a ? from the market price.
 Farm Machinery.
 In order to familiarize- farmers witt f the different types of tractors, tw : tractor demonstrations were arranged h At one twenty five farmers saw tw . types in, action and at the demon n l stration held at the county fair, foa l types were shown in action during iii . three days. Five tractors have bee e purchased and several others have til n matter under consideration. V Sheen.
 Interest in sheep raising is incraas
 ing and assistance has been give farmers in securing stock. | total C . IS having been placed One field-d da " was held. atiwhich 100 farmers hear !, instructive talks by prominent sheep ,sf men and assistance was given grow n CTS in disposing of their wool unde ,r government control.
 2 The meeting closed with five prac = tical talks that were fuil of valuab /" information and advice, County Agel Q Leadeh Richard E,s Dodge Of Stor1 70 spoke upon 4arm Bureau Work. ar ic was followed by Miss N. F. Spragu ~ also of Storrs, home economics d . rector for Connecticut. who spoke LII i- on The Present Needs of Food Cor ,a servation
 t Mrs. Zoe F. Meade, who has ju 10 come to this city to be home decor re stration agent with the New Londe If County Farm Bureau. gave a sho l. talk along the lines Of her wor l. making a very favorable iinpressit ,.- at her first appearance before a No is wich audience One thing she emph to sized was that there should be r. great rush, now that tae war is ovt es to desert the wartime cookery that ' ve have learned to use, for much of
 has indeed been healthier for us tn
 the foods We were using in pre- "
 times. At anr rate. she said, the trA ot sition back should be >fradYal for su n-- den changes might bring on derang hu ments in health
 IL William P. Davis of Boston. assis lie ant manager of the New England m III III producers association, was the ls a ea speaker. He gave a very instruct IAc,in