Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-25
PLOTS ON
 SEVERAL COUNTY FARMS

During the past two weeks a number of demonstrations have been put in by County Agent H. F. Johnson in different parts of New London county. These demonstrations, which were carried out through the farm bureau organization are planned so as to bring to the atten- tion of the farmers of each locality the value of certain practices which are be- lieved to be adapted to these regions but which are not practiced by the majority of the farmers. For instance last year nine top dressing demonstrations showed that a farmer could expect an average increase of 1900 pounds per acre from the use of a commercial top dressing. In this instance a 6-S-6 fertilizer was ap- piled at the rate of 800 pounds per acre. Another series Of plots showed that where 10 loads of manure per acre were applied with 400 pounds of acid phosphate an average increase of 1900 pounds of hay per acre could be expected. The same demonstration plots will be carried out this year and the difference between no top dressing and top dressing should be very noticeable. The following demon stration plots have already been put in this year: A. w Lillibridge Norwich McClimon Brothers, Preston; M. II. Bart lett. GriswoId Harold Cricheson, Ston- ington; Stanley Morgan, Waterford and
 
 On the top dressing demonstration plots on the farms of McClimon Brothers and A. W. Lillibridge the trial plots will be continued comparing the relative values of bone and acid phosphate X good many farmers in this section have been inter ested by fertilizer agents in years past in using a large amount of bone. Careful work by experiment stations and also by demonstrations carried out in this county last. year. show that price was the only 1 thing to be considered in buying bone Q, 1 acid phosphate. As a usual thing the cost | of pound of phosphoric acid in hone i, considerably higher than the cost of { pound of phosphoric acid in acid phos phate. Consequently men will do we'll tC compare carefully prices on acid phos phate and bone before buying too heavily on the latter.
 1 Pasture demonstrations are also bein4 i put in this year and the ones put in las year will be continued. In these demon strations an effort is being made to de 1 terTnine the value of fertilizing pastur
 land which is relatively free from brusl 1 with lime and acid phosphate and an at
 tempt is being made also to determin
 the value of small amount of potash
 On most of the demonstration plots tn following treatment is being given l pounds per acre of hydrated agriculture lime at the rate of 20oo hounds per acre acid phosphate 500 pounds per acre an if potash is put on 8 treatment at tn rate of 75 pounds per acre of muriat of potash.
 very noticeable difference was see I recently on the pasture demonstratio nlot on the farm of Harry Lewis in Mort
 stonington. The moss had been kille
 out to a considerable extent on the pic
 where acid phosphate and lime were ar
 piled last year and the grass had starte
 up and was showing considerable greer
 On the plot adjoining which had no treat
 ment the moss was still as thick as
 was last year and practically no gree
 vegetation could be seen.
 Two crop rotation demonstrations hay
 heen planned for this year. One on tn
 farm of Ellsworth Gray in North Stor ; ington and the other on the farm of AN : cry Gallup at Norwich. Ellsworth Ora . has offered the use of a fve-acre field fC l this demonstration work and the follow
 ing treatment is being given: One acl is top dressed with a commercial fertii ger mixture made up of 125 pounds s1ilphate of ammonia. 15o pounds of ac' 5 phosphate and 30 pounds of muriate potash: a one-half acre nlot has been te
 dressed with five lods of mnure and 2 ; pounds of acid phosphate and two ar 2 one-f1alf acres which were in corn la . year has heen seeded down using lime - the rate of a ton and a half per acre al . a seed mixture made up of six poun' l. of North Dakota grimm alfalfa, s r pounds Of red clover three pounds of e sike. three pounds of red top and s
 pounds of timothy. The alfalfa seed ";
 secured direct from a farmers organiz
 ton in North Dakota which handles tl
 seed grown by it's members. This se' E was also inoculated with soil taken TO n the alfalfa field on the farm of H. a Whitman at Waterford.
 > The demonstration field which has be '- put in on the farm of Avery Gallup j along the same plan as that of Mir. Gr' l. of North Stonineton. The field has be n lined and ferti1ized with acid phospha q at the rate of 800 pounds per acre al e manure at the rate of IS loads per acl T A seed mixture similar to that used 'f MT. Gray's farm was put in. The clov l. seed in this instance was bought dire a from a farmers organization in To d state. that guarantees the locality s- which the clover seed was raised. Ma d men are having difficulties with t IT clover seed bought on the open mark st and the idea of farmers buying thu
 clover seed direct from any farmers ( l. sanitation so that quality is known Is worth considering. There is censiderai
 Italian and French clover seed on
 market and mixed with seed which
 grown in this country. areful tests ha s shown fhat this kind of seed is very U N, desirable as it will not stand successful