The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-01
ORANGE COUNTY
FARM BUREAU
Notes for Week Ending March %.

Have you had farm account books
Are YOU keeping the account book Sc
cured earlier in the season of the farm
bureaui April is a good time to start
such book as the inventory at that
time of the year is the easiest to han
die. You also have some spare time
some of these early spring days when
the sap does not run and you cannot
get out on the land. If you have no ac-
count book, send to the farm bureau at
Chelsea and they will send you one. The
cost is slight and its value to you can
be measured in dollars Some men have
made such record worth over 500
to them Here is the labor income of one
man for four years; 1927, S452, 1905,
81 30s. Has your labor income increased
like this the last four years. Farm ac
counts and their study from the bust
ness standpoint is a big factor in this
mans increase and he will acknowledge
il himself
Farmers who kept their account books
last year and would like the farm bu-
reau to assist them summarize the same,
can have that assistance by sending their
book to the farm bureau Office or writing
agent call as soon as he can for this pur-
pose. A. c. Lewis, assistant farm man
agement demonstration from the state ex-
tension service will spend the next two
weeks, beginning April 7, in Orange coun-
ty, getting summaries of account books,
to make mp an average for this past
year. A large part of the time viii be
spent at Randolph and vicinity, where
these records are being summarized for
the fifth year. Plan to attend one of
these series of meetings, which will be
held in that section during this period as
per local notice.
o. NJ. Camburn, state extension dairy
man, spent three days of last week in
Orange county, meeting with the execu-
tive committee of the farm bureau Tues
day, and planning out program for the
dairy project with the county agent and
this committee We plan to spend good
part of our time on dairy work this COM
ing season, rather than on crop demon
stration' work. The special subject will
be better breeding for our dairy animals.
We cannot build up our herds with scrub
bulls. Unfortunately many are trying
to. This sometimes means a registered
animal as well as one with little breed
ing, because it takes more than regis
try papers TO make good animal If
you are not satisfied with your line of
breeding get in touch with the farm bu-
reau, it may be able to help you
A request recently came to this office
for information regarding the present
value of ashes. This man stated that he
thought many village families did not
realize their value and could save them
more carefully if this was known. As
potash is scarce, ashes are particularly
valuable at this time on any crop where
potash is needed. Unleached hardwood
ashes contain one to two per cent phos-
phoric acid, four to six per cent potash
and 80 to So per cent lime. If this same
material was purchased in commercial
fertilizer and lime, it would cost $50 per
ton. Counting 30 bushels per ton, this
would mean 90 cents per bushel. How
ever, do not believe that we can afford
to pay so high price for potash and
lime this year. Ashes could be secured
from Canada for SlS per ton of the same
analysis as given above This would be
SO cents per bushe As local ashes are
rarely kept well, | should consider value
from 20 to IS cents per bushel according
TO material used as wood and the care
taken of the ashes.
Z. II. Loveland, County Agent.