Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-01-02


however, touched upon for each town.
acid phosphate with nitrate were ap-
piled.
Demonstrations were run on the farms
of C. II. Armstrong and Simon Brewster.
A pruning demonstration was held in
both of these orchards early in the winter
and later on these same orchards were
pruned and sprayed. Nitrate of soda was
also applied in Mr.. Armstrong; orchard,
while er. Brewster's orchard was kept
under cultivation.
Eight farm bureau members were Sc
cured.
A top dressing demonstration was put
in on the farm Of R. J. Whitman
Lebanon.
Fifty-nine farm bureau members were
secured during the membership campaign
and four women members later Joined.
A very successful two-day extension
institute was held in Goshen. at which
time specialists from the college spoke
on crops dairy, fruit and poultry.
A very successful sectional field day
was held on Goshen Green in August
This field day was attended by about 15t
people from this part of New London
county. A poultry culling demonstrs
ton. a dairy Judging demonstration and
brief talks were given at this field day
The meeting was followed by sports of all
kinds in the afternoon
Early in January a cooperative ex-
change was organized by about 40 of the
farmers in Lebanon, with F. NJ. Abel as
manager. This exchange has done very
fine business during the past year and
has saved the farmers of this locality
several hundred dollars through buying
in CARROTS.
A meeting was held in MarcI, at which
j. S. Owens and the county agent were
present to discuss the use Of fertilizer
/ with the men
A clover demonstration was establish
ed on the farm of E. H. Mccall and care
full records will be kept during 1922 on
| the yield of clover on the lined plots in
| comparison with the unlined plots.
| A demonstration orchard was estab-
| lished on the farm of Ed Jones and one
| pruning demonstration and one spraying
/ demonstration was held
! Twelve people in this community were
members of the home egg laying contest
/ and kept poultry calendars during the
/ past year.
Nine farm account books were placed
in this community tGeshen) at the timt
This is the largest number of farm &C
! count books placed in any community
through the farm bureau during the pas
year.
Ledyard
Seventeen members were secured
few people in this town took advan
tage OF the cooperative buying organize
ton that centered in Norwich to secur,
some of their seeds, fertilizers and linn
during the past year,
corn demonstration was established
on the farm of Joseph Clark whicl
showed up the possibilities in variete
of, corn grown in this state. The Cen
fury Dent, which was used as one of tn
varieties in this demonstration. mad
good growth and matured early.
A pruning demonstration was held O.
Mr.. Geers farm with an attendant
which was one of the largest at any c
the pruning demonstrations held this pas
year. W. H Darrow was present froT
the college to demonstrate approve
methods of handling old trees.
Eleven farm bureau members secured
Several men in this town have joine
with the Griswold farmers in the organ
ization of the Jewett City Co-operativ
A clover demonstration was establish
ed on the farm of Duncan Mckay tn
, different plots were seeded down in oat
: this year and careful records will be keI
! during 1922 on the results of the difere1
treatments, using lime in combinatio
/, with acid phosphate.
Lyme.
Twenty-Five farm bureau member
were secured.
9 The Lyme men. pooled their orders fl
: fertilizers this past year and bought
: carload of chemical fertilizers for hon
? mixing which saved them about $500
9 their fertilizer bill. A meeting was he
= in February at which time ]. S. Owel
: and the county agent discussed the vail
of using fertilizer and lime and assist,
in lining up the cooperative buying.
= One top dressing demonstration w
= run on the farm of ]. Lawrence Ra
= mond On the manure and acid phospha
= plot an increased yield of 900 poun
:, per acre was secured; on the plot to
:, dressed with the 6s-6 fertilizer an i
crease of LAO pounds per acre was
Il cured, while on the bone and acid pho
phate plots increased yields of 220 a
900 pounds per acre, respectively, we
r secured.
IN MontvilIe.
A Nineteen farm bureau members we
l. secured.
L The county agent attended one me
lg ing of Jewish farmers at Oakdaie.
Is Corn demonstrations were run on |
farms Of Earl Smith and J. 7. Church