Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04

presented to them by the agents and | formulate some very definite plans. In each community wishes to develop three Or four iins of work from any other com n1unity, it is going to be extremely dif- icuit to carry out as county unit very much constructive work The different communities in New London county. as far as we have been able to determine. | have much the same problems. We find | that the majority of the communities are | interested in poultry. eln fruit. and prac- | tically all of them are Interested in | ], dairying. If the directors Of this farm | bursau outline some definite things to be done by the county as whole, s.rre ihr various communities have expressed themselves as being interested h these projects much better results can be ob- | tained shan by little work being done here and there. but not as . county unit Another suggestion which I should make. would be for better community or ganizations. In some towns this D9st year. at the time of the membership drive. all of the work fell upon the d. . rectors of the farm bureau to b. obliged 10 solocit membership dues than it is the ] job of every individual member of the farm bureau. In some way plans should be worked out whereby local conrittee l will assist the farm bureau directors ir B soliciting membership dues. IL Is not . right that the farm bureau directors be obliged to solicit dues from 60 to 70 } members and somttirnes more. when committee of four or five conia do the 5 work very easily and take a biz load or from one man. We need to deve,op aso some work for committee to do In every e locality in this county. besides simply collecting membership dues There Is !, plenty of work 10 he done and it E sino- n ly case of finding out what wew;int d to do and then how to do 1t.
 t Fruit Improvement WIFI Brassil of Franklin will give 9 . report of the work done in fruit improve ment during the past year. The report ' will te as follows: s s During the last few months a numbei of demonstration orchards have been ar ,r ranged by the various committeeman ,9 of the farm bureau. At the present time demonstration orchards have been located = in North Stonington. East Lyme. Frank. " lin. Goshen ane Griswo;d. The plan of demonstration will be held In the latr l. as follows: A pruning demonstration 'e will be, held in the late fall or spring ai ID which time the fruit specialist from the 'e college or the county agent will demon strate the proper methods of pruning and .s everyone attending this demonstration -l will have( an opportunity to do some ie pruning. The owner of the orchard will ,s. then finish the pruning some time durini = the winter. In the spring a dernonstra- ton will be held when one of the spray is put on. rrobahly the pink spray. Al least three snTays will be applied and possibly more if there Is med Tn the fai there wIli>be an orchard field meeting a which time the whole community vii b invited to study the results of pruninf and spraying and other things.
 Plans are being made In a nu-,hcr o conmrnities to improve the possibi lie, Of prs viug. If enough farmers are in te-ested some plan for the coo3era.ivl fs,l-chass of power sprayers will be work cd ort SO that orchards c1n be sprayeS even though other work is pressing.
 Poultry Improvement
 The report on poultry improvement ac',vities of the last twelve months wi
 he mode by w. ". Service of Presto
 as follows:
 During this past year 1T poultry cui ing demonstrations have been held. I c
 these beinE for hens and 10 of them bs 1 !rz for bullets After the cuiling den
 onstrat.ons for hens. which were give
 the latter part of September. letter wa
 sent out to all of these, who attende'
 asking them to report how many slacl
 CTS had been culled out of their flock
 Fifteen replies were received at the Far
 Bureau office and fl of these reports
 that they had culled out 3e6 slaci.ers ol
 of their locks. They had saved arour
 sS0, which showed that among the pc
 pie culling. from 90 to 35 per cent.
 the heRs had been thrown out as culls.
 During the week of culling dcmonstrs
 tions for bullets four demonstrate
 hocks were arranged for something n
 this: Professor Jones culled out all pu
 lets that 1t would not pay to keep ov
 the winter and divided those hat We
 left into two clesses. the gooil and q
 medium layers The owners of these pr
 lets will keep these classes in separa
 pens and will keep records of productii
 during the year. so that 1t will be 10
 sible to report from time to time in |
 Farm Bureau News what results can
 expected from culliRg bullets.
 A number of people have been assis
 ed In selecting locations for new pol
 try houses and have been supplied wi
 plans for erecting these houses. One
 these houses Is already under constrt
 tion and work will be begun on the oi
 CTS within very short time.
 About. 100 people in the county V
 keep calenards of production during il