Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-22
PRUNING DEMONSTRATIONS


 FOR THIS COUNTRY
 The first steps in carrying out the farm bureau demonstration orchards will be started next week, December 27th. when five pruning demonstrations will be held in New London county. W. IL Darrow. the suggestions for the proper methods of pruning apple orchards.
 The general plan which wiIl be foI- lowed in these demonstration orchards, will be: CD Pruning demonstration. at which every one in the community will be invited. @ A spraying demonstrs- ton open to everyone in the locality. The owner of the orchard being respon- sible for spraying at least three times, possibly more if the insec. Injuries and dNease demand it. t3) Special fertili- ger treatments will be followed by the use Of mulches. nitrate of soda and cull tivation. (4) If there is need, thin ming will also be practiced on the fruit and, check trees left All of this or chard demonstration work will be fol lowed up by a field meeting. probably around the middle of next September. al which time review will have been made of all, work done and the orchard care. | fully looked over to see the results The demonstrations in pruning have been ar. ranged as follows:
 East Lyme, Monday. Dec. 27th, al | 1.30. Walter Scott
 North Stonington. Tuesday. Dec 2sth at 10, J. D. Avery. | Griswold. Tuesday Dec. 2sth at LsO c. T. Armstrong.
 Goshen, "Wednesday. Dec. 2sth at 10 | F " 1onec -
 Franklin. Wednesday. Dec, 2s, at 1.5O Brink Bros.
 Everyone in the localities are invitet to be present and those attending vii have an opportunity to do some aciua pruning work.
 | Through the Connecticut Agricultura College. the farm bureau has secured , supply of farm account books. whici will be. put out, to any one desiring [, keep one, at nominal cost. The count, | agent will be glad to assist any farm CTS in starting these account books fo the new year. A good time to start | simple farm account is between. the frs of January and the first of April Man, men prefer to start them around th first of April, as their inventory of feed and supplies is at it's lowest point There is an advantage in starting then i the first of the year, in that the man i not usually as busy during January am February as he is when springs wori comes on.
 seed. salesman recently visited tn farm bureau office to see what oppor tunities there would be for quoting car lot prices on seeds to farmers in Nev 1: London county. He offered some yer attractive prices. as compared with tn prices of last year. Apparently see houses are not endeavoring to hold U prices the way the fertilizer r1anufac turing companies are doing Roughl ' speaking the prices on carload shipment of the highest quality of seeds obtain able are as follows: Seed corn. per bu s2 to S2.20; heavy weight and seed oai \ s9.95; six row barley, s1.65; alsike clc yer. s19-5o; red clover, s15.s0: timoth, s4.50; red top. s16.50 per 100 lbs. l1 These prices are quoted on highe. quality of seeds. Red clover testin ss.5s per cent purity. alsike ss pc cent. timothy ss.7 per cent, and re , top s4 per cent
 No doubt there will be dm mg tn coming spring a great deal of seed O the market that will cost less tha
 these prices.