The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-12
WASHINGTON co.
FARM BUREAU
Notes for Week Ending Sept. 10.

| Corn variety tests will be weighed by
the county agent this week as follows
| Tuesday, Sept. IL, 10 a. m. at G. "A.
| Nealc's at Mortified; Wednesday, Sept.
Ii, 10 A. m, at Rome McAllster's,
Waitsfeld; 2 p. M, r. q. Howe's at
Moretown. and Thursday, Sept Ia,
$3.50 4. m, at Angus Smiths at Cabot.
The varieties used in these tests are
Davis Flint, Sheffield Flint, Minnesota
ID, Rhode. Island Sanford, Gold Mug
gett and s0-Day Special. DR. Il. Van
Alstine, soils and crops specialist of the
state agricultural college at Burlington,
| is expected to be present at the meet
ings on Wednesday and Thursday The
value per acre of each variety of corn
as well as the yields will be figured.
All farmers interested in finding out
which variety of corn has been most
profitable in their section during the
past year should plan to attend these
meetings
The farm bureau agent will spend
the week in working on membership
with the exception Of one day which
will be spent on cooperative livestock
marketing and one day in getting out
the Farm Bureau News. During the
past week the boys Of the Handicraft.
ers' club have met two times and have
been assisted in their demonstration
on laying a concrete walk. The agent
ALEC met and talked with Mr.. Billings,
principal Of the junior high school at
Plainfeld, relative to handicrafters'
work in connection with the agricul
tural course al The school
A jelly demonstration was held at
County Roads community. The nse Of
commercial and home made pectin was
given special emphasis. The following
jellies were made: Chokecherry, rhu-
barb and blackberry. The first was
made by the use Of Eerto and the other
two by combining with the home made
peetin made from apple pulp, lemon
juice and water.
Two real good freless cookers we're |
made at the last nutrition lesson held |
at Maple Corners. These cookers were |
made al an actual cost Of S2.gS and can
be used for practically everything that /
a commercial cooker can be used for.
At the home improvement meeting at /
Berlin Corners the Gaming of chair seats
was taken up. Seven chairs we're
worked on and another meeting is to
be given over to this Lesson on Sept. %
10 finish the chairs.
Eight pnre.bred calves from the Hill
ind Valley Calf club of Marshfield will i
De among the exhibits representing
BOYS and girls club work from Wash
ngton county at the state fair this
week The boys were enabled to ship
.hese calves through the generosity of /
3 w Martin of Plainfield. The club
eader and one or two boys accompan.
cd the shipment aud will remain on
he grounds with the calves.
f. l. ingalls,, state club leader. was
n the county on Sept to see teams
for the state fair Four
cams which will attend the fair are
he Hill and Valley Calf club of Marsh
ield: Volunteer Sewing clubaof North
ield, leader, Mrs human Smead Busy
Bees Sewing club Of East Roxbury.
eader. Mrs Geo. Wardner, and the
Sheerfnl Workers Garden club Of East
soxbury. Other teams which are eligi-
lie to demonstrate ut the state fair
ire the Handicrafts club Of North
the Top Notch Garden club
II Mortified and the Warren Kitchen
Cooking club Of Warren.