Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
COUNTY FARM BUREAU
REPORTS WORK AND ELECTS
Continued From Page Five)

onstratIons to determine the value of
lime and fertilizer in the growth of Glow
er were arranged for Very little clover
is grown in this county. The men ap-
parently feeling that as long as they
cannot get a good growth of clover with
ordinary means it is not worth trying
for. It has been difficult to secure lime
in small lots of two or three tons and
the organiza ton of cooperative buying
work has helped to promote the work
of growing clover. During this year oats
were grown on all Of these cron rotation
demonstrations clover being seeded down
with the oats. An attempt was made to
Secure some data on the yield of oats
on the different plots where acid phos-
phate and lime was applied but there
seemed 20 be no definite relation which
could be established. Two demonstration
plots were weighed I'D where the oats
were cut for hay alone with a consid-
cradle increase in favor of lime and
acid phosphate.
Witch Grass-One rather interesting
demonstration was tagged this year in
attempting to work out satisfactory
method for getting rid of witch grass
If this is successful there IS no ques-
tion but what a considerable amount of
work in demonstrations of this kind can
The method followed was to cut the
witch grass for hay and as early as pos
sible. This being done around the 25th
! Of June. The land wasi then plowed
shallow and crop of buckwheat pat on
with some commercial fertilizer The
buc<wheat being seeded much heavier
than usual so that It would get quick
start and rapidly cover the ground be-
! fore the witch grass had opportunity
! to come up. This worked very well and
! at the time the buckwheat was cut the
witch grass was looking rather spindly
/ and white. After the buckwheat had
been taken off the ground was plowed
| deep and winter rye put on It will be
| interesting to see what the results are
next spring and if the witch grass is
still living some heavy foliage crop will
be put on.
| Cooperative Buying.
W. W. Service of Preston gave the re.
port on the cooperative buying project
The report was as follows:
Cooperative buying has been develop
ed during this year s much as any 9th.
er one piece of work. -Four cooperative
| exchanges have been organized making
a total of six which are operating il
the county. In all cases these co-opera
tive exchanges that are organized have
been the outgrowtb of community nro
gran1nses and the men Themselves NV
been responsible for securing the neces
an EXCHANGE The r1srl,e+ir, oeia,t.
from the COLLEGE and tbe co,,rft, 9C go
MOI with con1roi+taer o,,+tIn,ra -
wherein, avcbar,o. - =,
o++o,, rIoo.- t,.tz1I II
~ oors+tt,,+io,s - -. - ~ L'pie
heinz nsed b,, +ba 49, r,so,"s.t,,, a.
o,,oro +i,.o or,ro,,i1t.a,I =. ~ "
IN oil oocos os,I $50. ~ an
n,.,-o,1iie mp - me value
noInts II,oro strsssod ou
rbot So
,,riad ~ was OF ,
,.osrlor;t,tfiti. nus, i'aitLe ~
eo ~ aJs anu pay 0@'n at the Cd
:
~. edGh member must co-operat
S WIN me manager pV placing nj
", '7l "nu V"aL ulltll the exchange GET
i" sOoN SiePe ne managers ShouIu orue
: OUT cars only aIter enough ORDERS nav
peeh secured from the members to max
up cai!odu
81 ma the capltal STOCK should D
invested IN savings bank Where 1t wi
ora# per cent interest," Snd should b
ufe.' "S Cul,ateral LOT loan ~nen car
aiiNe' IhIS lo0H oeing PAID PACK
soon as the cars are unloaded and tn
manager mas mad an opportunity to co
i lect from the lneTberS yhen they com