The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-11-25

the boy or girl is worth 70 them IN
dollars and cents more than the aver
age person appreciates in helping q
make them a better citizen and bet
ter farmer
The same board Of officers OF last
year were reelected, consisting Of
james A. Leach, President; r H.
West, vice president; G +. Knapp,
secretary and treasurer
The following report Of the county
agent Is from December 1, 1919, until
the present time. Being absent two
months during the winter. on account
of illness. has curtailed the work in
some Of the branches, particularly
farm management and crop demon
stration However. a brief summary
Of what has been accomplished, is as
follows:
Dairy Improvement-A livestock
canvass was started but not completed.
The purpose Of this canvass was 20
get data Of the relative amount Of
registered. grade and common stock,
and find out where better sires were
needed and desired Assistance has
been rendered in obtaining a few good
individuals. One Cow Testing assoc
citation his been organized totaling
about COO COWS, and although tester
had been hired and the work should
have been started before this, there
was some delay, but we expect the
tester will start work very soon As
sistance has been given in the reor-
ganization Of the Nempa. A ration
service has been used in the News
Letter, showing the cheapest possible
ration TO be purchased on any given
grain market, making due allowance,
however, for a desirable and bal
anced ration for milk production
Crop Management-About 100 farm
account books are in use on various
farms throughout the County and
men who have kept them for one year
and completed a record have usually
been very much interested in con-
tinu.ng the practice We hope TO do
much more with farm management
work in the future, including cost ae-
counts and comparisons.
Cooperative Purchasing Of Chemi.
cals-l70 tons Of chemicals for home
Of fertilizers We're purchtsed.
going into s different towns and onto
70 farms. The educational value, as
well as a great saving Of money makes
this work very desirable.
Potatoes-Two cooperative potato
spraying associations were organized
reaching 81 farms. totaling about 100
acres and spraying 3s individual acres.
This has been a great labor saver to
the farmer, as well as in many cases
the yield and reducing the
amount Of rot Sprayings that were
late in August, have in
the past protected the plants from
bligh until frost, but this year, ow-
ing to no serious frosts until October
In some cases slight reached the field
before the crop matured, and conse-
luently we expect more rot than here
'cforf Dry busting for blight was
tried On three different farms. As
sistance was given several farmers in
mixing spray materials and getting |
proper equipment Four potato vari-
,ty tests were planted, using certified
seed, from this state and some from
New York The average yield peri
acre. on three Of these plots is as fol-
ows: Green Mountain. source Of seed,
J. A. Dimock. East Corinth. Vt, yield
"a per acre 302 bushel Rural Russets,
.ogrce Of seed, Cross Brothers. Fay
,ttesville. ~ u, yielded 300 bushels;
irish Cobbler, source Of seed, /. X Os-
rood. Rutland, yield 276 bushels: Dib-
lies Russett. source II seed. +. F.
Honeoye Falls n ". yield per
.cre go bushels. In every case these
,arieties outyielded the variety that
vas commonly grown on Tho farm.
Data was secured or two farms 70 dc-
ermine the effect on Yield Of the two
ommon diseases, MOSAIC and leaf roll.
{ was found that diseased plants
ioided less than half of that Of
.calthy plants. Both. however. grown
nd fertilized identically the same and
ug from the same or adjacent rows
Corn Narietics-T work with
arn varieties this year was supple
mental Is what has been practiced IN
d 20 two years and checking up on|
he varieties that We have found e
th most valuable The same yar
rites have proved % maintain frs
rlcr in value for the thrce years
laws Flint. Luces Favorite and Halls
.oden NuErett b. actual tct are
.ofh more per acre. 81 SIS e So
.an some q the larger varieties
aat d1 n1t get az far along in stage
Z maturity. II you uant The most /
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