The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-19

registered, BTdue anu COHHOH bluSh,
and find out where better sires were
needed and desired Assistance has
been rendered in obtaining few
good individuals. One Cow Testing
association has been organized,
tetaling about 900 cows, and altho a
tester had been hired and the work
should have been started before this,
there was scme delay, but we expect
the tester will start work very soon.
Assistance has been given in, the re-
organization Of the local branches OF
the Nempa. A ration service has
been used in the News Letter, show
ing the cheapest possible ration to be
purchased on any given grain mar
ket, making due allowance, however,
for a desirable and balanced 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 u.s.
uaily been very much interested In
continuing the practice. We hope
to do much mere with farm manage.
ment work in the future, including
cost accounts and comparisons.
Cooperative Purchasing of Cheml-
cals-170 tons of chemicals for home
mixing fertilizers we're purchased,
going into different towns and onto
10 farms. The educational value, as
well as a great saving CT 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 increasing the yield and
reducing the amount of rot Spray
ings that were completed, late in Au-
gust, have in the past protected the
plants from blight until frost, but
this year. owing to no serious frosts
until October, in some cases blight
reached the teld before the crop ma.
tured, and consequently we expect
more rot than heretofore. Dry dust
ing for blight was tried on three diff
ferent farms. Assistance was given
several individual farmers in mixing
spray materials and getting proper
equipment, Four Wtato variety tests
were planted, using certified seed,
from this state and some from New
York The average yield per acre,
on three OF these plots is as follows.
Green Mountain, source OF seed, ]. A.
DimCck, East Corinth, VT, yielded
per acre 302 bushel. Rural Russets,
source Of seed, Cross Brothers, Fay.
etteyille, N. T., yielded 800 bushels.
irish Cobbler, source of seed, L, X
Osgood, Rutland, yled 2l6 bushels;
nfNEaafu Rttucpff rntrpa ne encd ~ II
Dibble, Honeoye Falls, n. Y, yield
per acre 270 bushels. In every case
these varieties outyielded the varie-
ty that was commonly grown on the
EarIn. Data was secured an two farms
to determine tha effect OF yield OF
the two common disease, MOSAIC and
leaf roll. 1t was found that diseased
lants vie ded less than half of that
of healthy plants. Both, however,
grown and fertilized identicaliy the
same and dug from the same or ad-
jacent rows.
Corn Varieties-The work with
corn varieties this year was supple
mental 10 what has been practiced
in tho past two years and checking
up on the varieties that we have
L Cund to be the most valuable. The
same varieties have proved to main
ain first order in value for the three
years, Davis Flint, IInces Favorite
and Halls Golden Nugget by actual
test are worth more per acre, by SIS
20 S25 than some OF the larger varie-
ties that do not get as far along in
stage of maturity. If you want the
most for your money buy cne of
these tested varieties, as one bushel
of seed from a good variety will pro.
duce from $50 to s75 worth of more
va liable insiage than some OF the
poorer varieties. An Item we'll worth
considering
Aifalfa-Assistance has been given
few in starting alfalfa plots
Poultry Culling Poultry Culling-
Poultry culling demonstrations have
heen given in the towns of Dorset,
Rupert, Arlington, SALISBURY, Pow
nal. Stamford, Sandgate, Bennington
and Landgroye, attended by more
than 100 people, representing about
1000 birds In some cases a large
number of the birds have been hand.
ed and the breeding flock fer next
season selected. The value OF this
work is the many dollars saved now
in feed and a more profitable flock for
! the future,
Besides the above the county
agents time has been taken UP with
, numerous inquiries relative TO fruit
sheep, hogs, etc. and some of the
. other farm crops. The follow wing is
stat report: Days in field
125 days in office, 80 l-2 calls on
agent at headquarters, SAC; letters
written, 451; Project work, farm
5 vista made, 344; demonstrations Wis
S tied. II; conferences. 4 Meetings al
5 demonstrations, number, l0 attend
S ance. 70; Other meetings held IN rela
| ton to projects, number 30; attend
a ance. 400; Miscellaneous wcrk, farm
j. visits made l54; demonstrations Wis
g tied. s, conferences; Meetings held
! number 10. attendance, 4l9; mile
& by rail. 1913; miles by auto, 632b.
!. The entries for the third annua
e corn and potato show Of the Farm
k Bureau outnumhered those In prev
S ious years considerably, aud tn,
+ quality of goods was above the aver
o age FOR last season There were 8
r exhibits of corn, 81 erhibits of pc
e exhibits of corn, 81 exhibits of pc
# vegetables and a little grain.
o The winners in corn were as TO
s lows: yellow flint, row, under Si
,. in length G. u. Saunders, SALISBURY
d first; Fred Foster Bennington SCI
A. ond. s row yellow between and |
II inches in length, d. b. Harrington
r. Arlington, first; II. A. Bcttum, Shaft
n bury. second: o. A. Huntington
Is SALISBURY, third. row yellow
IS above 10 inches in length Fred 20
O. ter Bennington, first; II. Benson
a Manchester. second ~ row yellow
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