Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-15

$500 from r,c farm in one year. He was just looking after dairy cattle. Dur ing the next year he increased the amount of sales by raising 408 hens, this year his sales amounted some over s. 900 The next year he fixed up some old apple trees by spraying and pruning them so that he had a very good crorn of fruit. Te bought some hogs and thereby increased his sales to ss.6oo This is only one example of what nav be accomplished by many men in the state of Connecticut
 Following the talk same the usuaI round of sports. One of the things that furnished amusement was the shoe race. Six men took off their shoes and anoth CT man carried them down the field and put them in a pile being careful to mix them uA in good shape At 9 given sig nal the six men ran down the field, grab bed their shoes from the pile. mt then on and ran to the starting point. the ane getting back first was the winner The first man to arrive at the pile of shoes however, grabbed a handful in each hand and threw them in all direc- tions, one man having his shoe thrown under the fence
 About the same number of people were present as at Goshen.
 The married men proved themselves equal to the occasion by winning two big events in which the single men were staged against the married men at the Goshen field day. In the tug of war the married men easily took the jumn from the single men, while in the ball game the married men too the lead and held it easily during the entire match with exception of one spell when the single men tied the score to '. The final score. was 9 to in favor of the married men.
 The programme. started with poultry | culling demonstration given by the county agen in the morning. the various points to be considered were given and those present given an opportunity to handle the birds and see the difference between the good and bad layers. Fol- | lowing this A. W. Manchester from the ] college gave a cattle judging demonstra 1 ton with two Gurnsey bulls. one own | ed by George Thomas and the other by | F. H. Mccall The bulls were of very | good type of the Gurnsey breed and i many points were brought out by Mir | Manchester which should he of assist ance to men in picking out the right type i of bull to head the herd.
 A lunch was provided by the Goshen 1 people at noon after which there were 1 brief talks by A. W Manchester iron the college and Miss Sprague, leader ot ] the home demonstration agents Follow ing this came several different kinds o' | sports which included sack races ant l three lesRed races. Ane of the sport' which furnished a great deal of amuse | ment was co see women drive nails lief | handed into an oak plank the speet with which it was done showing tha 1 they were not entirely unaccustomed tt
 the use of a hammer.
 Much credit is due the Farm Bureal
 committee at Goshen and other member
 of the Farm Bureau for the way il which this was carried out. There wer
 abount 15S people present.
 The last field day of the series O
 three held by the New London Count,
 Farm Bureau was at Waterford on tn
 farm of Ellery Allyn on the sea shor
 on Thursday.
 The morning consisted of a dairy dem
 onstration given by Professor CampbeI
 the dairy specialist from the Connecticu
 Agricultural college. Professor Camp
 bell demonstrated to the large numbe
 of men present the diheren points to
 considered in selecting the dairy type 0
 cows. Calling particultr attention to tn
 matter of a large capacity. a good neI
 vous temperament, berth of heart girt and plenty of size to take care of tn
 feed which inturn brings milk. Afte the' basket lunch was enjoyed. A. W Manchester and Miss Sprague gave brie talks similar to those of previous day Following this a fine schedule of sport were carried out H. R. Whitman an