Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-05
yUUNTY FARM BUREAU REPORTS WORK
AND ELECTS OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR

l
sion reached by some of our expert
ment stations that price is the controls |
! ing factor in the purchase of either bone /
or acid phosphate. With the price of |
! phosphoric acid in the ton running con-
Z. siderably higher than that in the.> acid |
phosphate, this sort of demonstration |
work should mean a good many dollars |
to the farmers of this county.
| The results of the top dressing work |
do not give us very large increased |
Yields this year over the use of fertiliz-
1 ers. 1t may have been due to the not
too heavy rains and that another year
these demonstration plots many of which
will be continued on identicaily the same
plots. will show up increased results.
The manure and acid phosphate plots
showed an increase over the plot which
received no treatment of 1888 pounds
of hay per acre. IThe 6-S-6 fertilizer
plots showed an increase of 1851 pounds
per acre. The bone plots showed an
increase of 904 pounds and the acid
phosphate plots 966 pounds per acre.
As was said before an effort was made
in these last two plots to put on ex-
actly the same amount of phosphoric and
nitrogen on each plot only using the
phosphoric acid on one plot In the form
of bone and the other acid phosphate
Pasture Demonstration-The pasture
work was planned so as to determine
whether it was possible to fertilize with
acid phosphate and lime many parts of
our pastures and secure a considerable
amount of increased feed The pastures
in this locality are fast growing up to
brush but there are a good many pas
lures with plenty of sod which are pro-
ducing only very small amount of
forage for the COW. One-tenth acre plots
were staked out and fertilizer treat
ments, using acid phosphate and muriate
of potash and in a few cases some nj
trate of soda were used on from four
to six plots. Then a lime treatment
! was given to one half of each of these
, plots using the equivalent of from 1000
to 1000 pounds of agricultural lime.
These demonstrations were lined out in
six different communities in the coun-
ty and from the interest which has been
shown there is no doubt but what sew
eral more will be put In during the
coming spring.
: No definite results have been secured
: thus far. On three demonstration plots
, 1t was possible to see a very decided
! increase in the amount of clover in the
sod and in the destiny of the sod. As
: one man stated "the cows seem to hang
i around these plots more than any other
place in the pasture" Perhaps this Is
l the reason that these plots are grazed
so closely that it is not possible to see
very marked results unless we look at
| tnem very Closely. Next spring It is
: planned to keep the cows out of two or
: three demonstrations for 2 short time to
! determine the relative stand of grass
d under the different treatments.
Seed Corn and Sflage Contour 81
large demonstrations were arranged for
v in as many different communities. On
:. each demonstration plot both variety
: demonstration work and fertilizer DEM
J.. onstration work was carried out. For
the variety work two local seed varieties
l. ! of seed corn were used. another varie-
i ty as highly recommended by the col
lege as having shown out well in trials
% 4 made over a considerable period of time
- while the other varieties planted were
:, kinds commonly used by the dernonstra-
: tor. In the fertilizer treatments one
- plot was put in with no fertilizer, another
" with acid phosphate alone and still an
:, other on each of which a complete fer
: tilizer was used which varied all tn,
IA way from 2-S-2 to 4-S-4 fertilizer.
The reason for starting these fertfliz
er demonstrations with corn was to de
termine whether smaller amounts of sta
70 bic manure could be used in the growinl
,e Of corn along with acid phosphate o.
complete fertilizer thus leaving
1t larger amount of manure to be used a:
ID top dressing hay lands. The top dress
,s ing demonstrations showed very con
re- form of top dressing as could be secur
II. ed. There is considerable reason to be
n lieve that acid phosphate used witt
rs manure on corn will also give as salts
hi factory results as the complete fertiliz
n er where the land is in good condition
&C and not too heavy.
w. 1t was unfortunate that the corn wa
~ so uneven that It did not pay to TAX
- any weights on the different denonstra
L. A f,,T
~ made just before the corn was cut in
n to the silo and it was impossible to Sc
no any difference between the plots on whie
- acid phosphate was used with manur
~ and those on which a complete fertilize
oh was used with manure. There was con
siderable difference in the different vari
no cites. Century Dent. one of the varietie
cS grown in New Milford. in this stat,
-. showed up exceptionally well, comm
IN to maturity much carrier than some Of tn
M larger silage varieties. In fact one ma
~, took off a dozen ears Of Century Der
AZ and took them to the county fair. as h
as expressed it 'just to show the people til
- kind of corn 1t was possible to grow O
his farm" When he went to take h
,a+ corn home he found that the judges ha
~ put the blue ribbon on the corn, eve
,ar though he had not planned that tn
- should be an exhibit Needless to SO
90
~ considerable about Century, Dent an
N several of the men are interested in tr.
axt ing this out for next year.
- Two better seed corn demonstration
were put in this year with an idea
developing within the county two farm
on which a superior type of seed col
r would be grown, and in quantity enous
nrt so that the men could secure it in al
reasonable quantity.
led The plan used was to secure II
4en kernals from each of 100 ears on ea
ro- Of these farms, after the 100 ears h;
noe been very carefully selected from t
md seed corn which these men had on han
ak termination tests and disease tests we
ing On these various ears at the experime
inv station ana all ears were discarded tn
son tested less than 95 per cent. gerrnin
ms ton. These better seed corn plots we
,av planted separately from the other co
ion and this fall the crop esepialist and
inc county agent went through each p
on with the demonstrator and carefully
"a lected seed which will be tested both I
ion termination and for disease next sprir
The same method will be followed ne
year so that in time we should be gro
'ort ing on these farms some extra good sc
Ices corn. Considerable interest is bel
OF shown by men in this place.
un- Potato Growing-Four potato growi
on demonstrations were planned for in
lers many communities. The objects
o1ne these demonstrations were to find o
nay If possible some good seed sources in
sing northern states and also to determ