Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-11-08

we recommend the continuation of
such organization work until every
community in the county is organized
on a sound basis. We suggest the
holding of local neighborhood meet
ings in the interest of the Farm Bu-
reau, even though the agents may not
always find it possible to attend.
Regarding membership campaign
| work we recommend that the execu-
| tive committee carefully investigate
the situation and see if solicitors from
our own county can be found who will
| handle any solicitation for members
| that may be necessary in the future.
| AS for membership notes unpaid thus
| far this year, we strongly Recommend
| immediate steps be taken to get these
| items collected through the banks ac-
cording to the original undertaking
! with the members.
1 DAIRY IMPROVEMENT this
project we recommend that major Ell
forts be directed on uniform coun-
ty wide project, believing that the in
terest stimulated and publicity re-
ceived will develop greater interest in
all livestock Improvement projects.
We recommend that this one pro-
/ iect be the, "Better Sires-Better
Stock campaign, which is already IN
augurated on nationwide OASIS.
We also recommend that special at.
tention be given the organization OF
| Cow Test Association.
The DEVELOPMENT of other local
projects is left to the discretion of the
agents and local committees.
SOIL IMPROVEMENT Realizing
that systematic crop rotations ac-
companied by proper fertilization are
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the following recommendations sug-
costing that efforts be concentrated
! on the growing of legumes by:
1. More general use OF a, regular
crop rotation,
i 2. The systematic application OF
lime with each rotation,
3. The use of more lime spreaders
to properly distribute lime and fer
tilizer,
4. The general use of acid phos-
phate to supplement barnyard ma
nure and lime,
5. The use of top-dressing chem
4 icals on grass lands where barnyard
manure is not available.
! The committee also recommends
that investigation be made of the
value of fertilizer salt when applied
to hay lands.
CROP IMPROVEMENT that
corn variety tests conducted for sew
eral years have demonstrated the
superior value of three or four varie-
ties, we recommend that in the flu
ture, more effort be placed on getting
farmers to use these varieties. We
further recommend that demonstra-
tons on the thickness of planting be
established.
We also suggest that further coop
Grafton with seed dealers be encour-
aged with the idea of getting the APP
proved varieties of seed corn on the
market in every town.
We recommend the continuation of
seed oat variety work by demonstra-
tions and by securing an increased
number of farmers who will use the
better varieties.
We urge better methods be employ
ed in the growing of potatoes, spe-
cial emphasis being placed on high
yielding, disease free strains of the
i better varieties.
i We further recommend that more
emphasis be placed on the home gar
den and that it be made a partnership
proposition between father and son,
mother and daughter.
FARM MANAGEMENT-W be-
lieve this project should be continued
in interested communities along the
following lines:
/ 1. Keeping the farm account
books, same to be started at farm ac-
counting schools.
/ 2. The keeping of cost account
records.
We recommend that special empha-
sis be made on the use of cash crops
and other cash enterprises to supple
ment the income from our dairies and
sugar orchards.
MAPLE PRODUCTS = Since our
sugar orchards are a major source
of income on many of our farms we
recommend this project be given spe-
cial attention the coming year by
1. Emphasizing quality in produc-
ton.
g. Better marketing methods in
Guiding the organization of local
marketing unit within the reach of
every Farm Bureau member in the
county.
3. Partnership by father and son
in production, accounting and market
I ing.
POULTRY PROJECT-Fo For this
project we again recommend a part
nership enterprise between father
and son, and especially urge that the
average farm flock be increased in
size, quality improved and the farm
| income increased thereby.
FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
ACTIVITIES-Belie that the pro-
gram of the State and National Farm
Bureau Federations, particularly the
marketing and legislative projects are
of vital Importance to the farmers of
this county, we strongly recommend
that every assistance possible be Civ
en- these two higher organizations as
the occasion may demand and espe-
ciallv urge closest cooperation with
the State Farm Bureau in it's taxation
program for the coming legislature.
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