Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1921-01-21

The following are extracts from the
annual report Of the County Agent
Frank l. Davis. given at the annual
meeting Dec 3rd:
Organization The membership n
the Windham County Farmer Aseo.
cistion is 725 paid-up usemben. n
compared with sos in 1919. This In
crease Of little more than 100 would
denote healthy. normal increase Tx
officers Of the association wake dein.
tie interest IN the work. and It Seems
probable that 9 larger growth wtu BE-
accomplished.
The organisation OF eommonlty
committees in the towns Of Weed.
stock, Punfret. PiAinfied and Canter'
bury. has resulted in the definite &C
complssh,nen<s that follow:
: Woodstock I. A fruit trip on the
part Of Ten growers to three Of the
best orchard men in Massachusetts, e
A ditching demonstration. with l7s
farmers present. 3. A county fisld
trip. 225 farmers in the county taking
advantage Of this successful agricultur.
al effort.
Pomfret- /. Two Guernsey field
trops. 2. One mice control demon.
stration. 8. One poultry management
demonstration.
Plainfeld. /. Completed plans for
an extension school this winter. 2
Poultry culling demonstration. g.
Community committee put on Grange
programs twice.
Canterbury. /. Completed plans
fer extension school this winter. 2
Put on two Grange programs. 8. Ar.
ranged for poultry culiing demonstra.
ton. Supported ditching demon.
stration.
This is brief summary of the or
,anized interest developed by these
committees.
Poultry. The following poultry
work has been carried on. Six poul-
Try management demonstrations
Eight poultry culling demonstrations,
Two flocks certified.
The poultry management demon
! strations were on the farms Of F. l.
Herrick. Thompson; Gunner Kalgren
Woodstock; George E. Deane, Wood
s+oc'-: John y. Labelle. Killi1gly; E
N. Searles, Pomfret; Chas. F. Brenn
Scotland.
The eight poultry culling demon
strations were carried on on the farms
of James Sayles, Killingly; Mr.. New
ton, Canterbury; Ernest Buell., Plain.
field; Thomas Mara, Windham; Chas
F. Brenn, Scotland; John vostinak,
Ashford; Brooklyn Fair; Woodstock
Fair.
The Aocks Of John 2. Labelle Of
Killingly and James knight Of Killing.
ly were certified, which means that the
high-producing hens were picked out
and leg-banded.
Dairying. Eighteen soy bean-corn
silage demonstrations were arranged
for throughout the county, and in 6f.
teen cases q good, well inoculated soy
bean crop was grown In the corn
These demonstrations were on the
farms Of John r. Stromberg, Abing
ton; Charles F. Brenn, Scotland; C
B. Pomeroy, Wiliimantic; C. e. Kemp.
ton, Kilingly; Malcolm Z. Wibberiey
Canterbury; George Carlson, South
Woodstock; Frank Anderson, South
Woodstock: S. H. PeckhAm, Wood
stock; L. H. Healey, North Wood
stock; Louis S. Barstow, KilIingiy
William, NJ. Mayhem, Thompson; D.
W. Ives, South Windham; r P. Powl-
er, Woodstock; William s. Warren,
Eastford; Thomas Mara, Windham
Lathrop Bros, Piainaeid; John w.
Hnizdo, Willinnntic; Darling 4 Stone,
Woodstock.
Live stock field trips as previously
spoken of, were included in the dairy
program
Lathrop Bros, Plainfield; L. H.
Heaiey, North Woodstock, and Thos.
Mara. Windhan, are conducting soy
bean-eorn silage feeding demonstra-
tons.
One pasture management demon
stration.
Cooperated with the New England
Milk Producers Association in ar
rangement of local meetings in the
county.
Two milk testing demonstrations
one at Hampton and one at Wood
stock.
Seventy-five milk and cream tests
made for farmers.
Ten men kept supplied with milk
record sheets.
Fruit Five orchard management
demonstrations wee conducted.
Proper methods OF cultivation, prun-
ing and spraying, have been carried on
in these orchards, which include the
flowing: Frank H. Miller, Wood
stock; He bert G. Stee.e, Thompson
Joseph E. Stoddard, Abingdon; Jos.
II. Eliott, Abingdon; A. A. Tilling-
hast, killingly. The following have
been arranged: Jewett G. Sons,
Hampton; F. f. Carlyle, Scotland.
Fertilizers and Manures. The las
issue of the Association News gave a
report on a demonstration carrie o :
by Daigle Bros., Tomfret, which was
briefly, that two tons of fertilizer was