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

was held On the fair GROUNDS in August,
at which time about $50 people were
present Practically sthe same program |
was carried out here as was carried out |
in Goshen.
The farmers OF this section united IN |
buying a 26-ton car of fertilizer during |
this past year A large part Of this fer
tilizer was for home mixing. An esti-
mated saving of $500 was mace on this
car.
very extensive pasture demcnarar
ton was put In on the farm of H, G..
Lewis & Son to demonstrate the value of
using different combinations of lime and
acid phosphate and potash in bringing
back some of our rtirl-out pasture lands.
j. D. Avery conducted demonstration
orchard during the past year which was
very well cared for, a pruning demon
stration was hold early in the winter and
later or Mr.. Avery saw that this orchard
was pruned. It was sprayed five times
during the year and was well fertilized
with nitrate of soda. and a hay mulch
around the trees.
A cuIling demonstration was held on
the farm of w. F. Morgan with the
largest attendance of any of the culling
demonstrations. Points were given In Sc
lecting the best type of hens for egg
production
Norwich.
Forty-eight farm bureau members
were secured.
Early in the year the Norwich Coop
erative exchange was organized with a
| membership of better than 80 men. This
exchange has done around $50, 900 worth
| Of business in seeds. fertilizers. lime and
feeds. The manager is j. D. Mccarthy.
| A meeting to discuss the use of fertdl-
I, IN
| One top dressing demonstration was
put in on the farm of A. w Lillibridge
/ The manure and acid phosphate plot
| showed an increased yield of $50 pounds
! Of hay per acre. The plot top dressed
| with the 6-S-6 fertilizer showed an in.
| creased yield of 1850 pounds per acre
/ while the plots top dressed with mix.
ture of bone and nitrate and acid phos-
thate and nitrate gave increased yields
! espectively, 1.420 and 1920 pound:
| ser acre.
At a very successful banquet held BY
| he dairymen of this locality j. NJ Whit
lesey outlined a plan for cleaning W
lie herds in this locality and at the sam
me definite plans were made for goine
head with the advertising campaign TO
| mix. At this meeting S, C. Beebe sign
Il Is dairymen to finance this campaign
md a number Of men have oeen secured
tinee that time.
eulling demonstration was held o.
he farm of H. ]. Banker, at which tim
arof. r. E. Jones from the college point
ID out the essential points in selecting
aging hens and pullets.
Old Lyme.
Nine farm bureau members were Sc
| cured.
Z very successful pruning demonstra
ION was held on the farm of Georg
'erkins last January.
A culling demonstration was held o.
he farm Of Mrs. ToIppkins early in thi
ear
| Twenty~one farm bureau member
secured in the campaign and six wome
members later joined.
The Preston Cooperative exchang
las done a thriving business during thi
past year, with Arthur Shedd as mana
lsser. This exchange is the oldest of an
n the county and has added nuTlbe
d new members recently.
A. meeting was held last February {
which time ]. S. Owens and the count
: | agent discussed the value of using fe1
-iiizers and lime.
| Five men from Prestv115 made trip
| Vermont with the county agent and I'll
/
with a view Of buying some good see
l during the coming year. One carload
certified Vermont seed has already bee
: unloaded at a cost Of s1.S5 to the me
buying through the cooperative e.
e change.
| potato demonstration was run on Il
d farm of Shedd & Dawley which SHOVE
very conclusively the value of buyi1
S certified seed. One lot of Vermont cert
: fed seed showed yield Of 252 bushe
e per acre, while one lot of certified Mali
e seed showed a yield of 203 bushels D.
acre. The home grown seed produc.
n at the rate of about .174 bushels p
e acre. On this demonstration plot Il
II value Of using a low potash, mediu
IT potash and high potash was tried OF
n Where the per cent. potash fertiliz
d was used the yield was 218 bushels p
acre, the medium potash of 5 per Ger
showed a yield of 241 bushels while t
high potash of 10 per cent. showed
!, yield Of $50 bushels. Between the met
u UNI and high potash there was an
/ creased yield of only nine bushels in
% and only three bushels of No. 1 potato,
A clover demonstration was started
! the farm Of Earle Bennett. The increa
le in oat hay on the lined plot was 4
ls pounds per acre; the increase whe
9t lime and acid phosphate were used I
II gether was 2.s40 pounds per acre, a
N where acid phosphate alone was used
$3.50 pounds per acre.
A seed corn selection demonstrate
was started on the farm of E. L. & E.
Barnes. 1t will take considerable til
to get definite results from this demo
- stration, so that none can be report
a this year.
~ Salem.
Id Thirty-one farm bureau~memDer W,
ns sec6red
ue During the past year a very success
ed institute was held at which the da
specialist and the poultry special
as from the college discussed topics of
v terest along these lines.
tie During the year one 33-ton car of Ii
dis was bought and an 1S-ton car of fer
D. izer for home mixing. Approximate
n $500 was saved on the car of fertilizer
,e- A top dressing demonstration was
Vs. on the farm Of I. D. Clifford. On
nd manure and acid phosphate plot an
re crease of 1900 pounds of hay per a
was secured; $50 pounds increase in
plot top dressed with a 6-S-6. while
the bone and nitrate and acid phosph
and nitrate increased yields Of 1,150
~ $50 pounds, respectively, were secured
sprague.
The Eight farm bureau members were
cured at the time Of the members