Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-05
HUNDREDS ATTEND OUTDOOR
 DEMONSTRATIONS AT sFoBRs
Special td The BuIlettn.)

N0peelal lo The Bulletin
 storrs. Aug. Hover 1000 farmers tended the sessions at the Connecticut 1 Agricultural college today The -4Reather was the best of the week. and outdoor demonstrations were attended by far greater numbers than demonstrations held earlier in the week.
 Tractor demonstrations held at Valen- tine field, where four makes of tractors plowed and prepared ground for sowing, were attended by hundreds of farmers during the day. Demonst rations at the apiary, at the poultry farm of MT. Day- son, the experiment station and at the dairy tent were also largely attended.
 Hundreds on the college grounds not present to attend any particular sessions visited many points of interest during the day, learning much about the insti- tuition that plays such an important part Tn state and national Agricultural aetivi- ties.
 Beekeepers learned of a new way to market honey from L. M. Crandall of the college. The use of honey coated with chocolate as a candy was explained and MT. Crandall told of the many soles of this particular kind of chocolate at the college. Beekeepers must wage cam paign of education for the public, to l cut beekeepers should educate people to buy honey in large quantities. The pur- chasing of small bottles of honey does not give the buyer sduare deal Ten pound cans of honey, or even larger cans, would sell readily when the public learned 1 of the saving made by buying in quan- titles Honey butter is delightful thing and should sell well. People should be taught that crystaiized honey is the best form of honey and can be brought back easily to tnp liqui1 ESate. Roadside selling places that have signs should place the signs at sufficient distance from the house to give the automobile driver time to stop before passing the l house. Honey is not a luxury but a | food It can be used in canning and in many other ways. Honey contains the mineral product that sugar and other sweets lack. Sugar and white bread are | harmful and in tests slight traces of sul- phuric acid can be found in both these eatables, and this preseHec causes an acid reaction knowr to medical men.
 J. E. Crane of Middlebury, Vt. told of the many opportunities of New England beekeepers. Nearness to the market and
 advantages of lower freight rates than
 western shippers should enable them te
 put Sheir product on the market at a figure better than the western figures
 MT. Crane also told of honey marketing
 by the New England beekeepers
 Beekceping as a business for womeT
 was explained by Miss Gertrude White
 who pointed out the benefits a woman
 could receive by engaging in beekeeping
 Soil fertility problems were considered
 by Dr. s. B. Haskell director of tn,
 Massachusetts Agricultural Experimen
 station. The problems met by fruit ant
 vegetable growers on various types O soil were explained by use Of charts MT. Haskell explained the value of add ing nitrates to certain types of soil ant ) adding potash to other types. The rule for increasing and decreasing the use o [ fertilizers were as follows Increase whel , plant food costs are low, when cro
 prices promise to be high, when soil con ? ditions are good, when crops are wei . adapted to the soil, and to climatic envi I ronment, and under good business man 3 agement. Fertilizers should be cut dow s on when plant food costs are high, whe crop prices promise to be low, when SC
 conditions are poor. where insect an
 fungus troubles are not controlled, an
 where the crops are not well adapted t
 the soil and climatic conditions.
 7 The amount of fertilizer to use pc 0 acre depends upon the crop price and fel T. 6ADl9lneQ s detail what quantities of potash or nitro - gen certain soils and crops demand. ] Beet seed and fertilizer trials in tn
 college gardens were explained by Pro - A. T. Stevens and A. E. Wilkinson, e1 tention specialist in vegetable growinl t talked on early potatoes. A demonstr; a tion on vegetable packing was given | r G. M. Stack, agent in marketing at u e college. Tillage methods were explaine d by Professor Stevens, a2d w. H. Darro,
 extension horticulturist at the colleg
 gave a. talk on fruit growing in Connect
 cut.
 of Discussion of the use of alfalfa { h hay and pasture crop in Connecticl of was an interesting part of Thursda it mornings program for the dairymea CT Prof. W. L. Slate, agronomist at u H. college, directed a group of visitors oV D. the demonstration fields where alfal tt. is being grown.
 le There is widespread recognition tn the feeding value of alfalfa and the DO a. sibility of saving on the grain ration " giving 1airy cattle the benefit of tt nt legume. Many farmers, however, ha
 been skeptieal as to the possibility
 growing the crop successfully in th
 state. Within recent years there ha TIT been several notable successes in Co
 necticut with alfalfa and the acrea ss has increased very much within u ss past two years. Ineculatfon is usua on necessary in New England and the u at of lime is generally important If be results are to be obtained. It is son all times difficult to obtain good alfal It. seed because of the fact that some ne the =trains raised in the southwest a ed not adapted to Connecticut and u
 Grimm variety usually most Successj 'ss in the north, is often difficult to obta It. The Connecticut Agricultural Colie 'n. has bulletins for free distfibution tf
 tell the best methods of inoeulating t
 land, obtaining the seed and getti A. started with alfalfa.
 n-j Much interest was shown In the e on periments under way to test the R. IT, advantage methods of handling t lth diminishing supply of manure. Becau
 of substitution of gasoline rfepeiiea '