The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-03
WASHINGTON co.
FARM BUREAU
Notes for Week Ending June s.

a The county agent will be busy this
week putting in corn variety tests and
with other soils and crops work
Men who have account books which
have been kept during the past year
are requested to send them In SO that
they may be summarized and averaged
with those kept in other arts Of the
state.
Corn variety tests have been estab-
lished on the farms of A. J.. Smith Of
Cabot, r. A. Howes OF Moretown and
Harold Marshall Of Waterbury Center.
1 A soil management demonstration
was established on the farm Of s. s.
Cole Of East Montpelier.
The farm bureau agent will work in
Waterbury Wednesday in connection
with the cooperative marketing Of
livestock. Thursday will be spent in
the office on membership work and
making final arrangements for the Hol-
stein tour which will be taken on Fri
day. Every farmer interested in Hol-
stein cattle is invited to- 60 ON this
tour, The tour will be made by auto
mobile, leaving the farm bureau office,
Montpelier, at $3.50 a. m. The tour will
60 direct to Richmond where the herd
of w. C. Fuller will be visited. This
herd is a fine herd Of grade Holsteins,
having been built up from scrub herd
in period Of few years. The tour will
then take in one or two herds In Will |
iston and Burlington and the herd at
the University Of Vermont. Lunch will
be taken and eaten on the grounds at |
the University Of Vermont The return /
trip will be made in time to reach |
Washington county between and 5
o'clock.
The past week has been spent in Cab
OF and Marshfield. The Office day on
Friday, at which the county agent and
farm bureau agent were present, was
very successful Several farmers took
this opportunity Of bringing farm prob
lens to the agents
The clothing course in Waterbury n
was started this week The study of
appropriate color and line was taken
up. The meeting was very informal
ind each ladys individual needs were
studied.
The FIRST lesson in the home improve
nent course was held ait County Roads |
Each woman brought the
loor plan OF her kitchen. The plans
we're discussed and changes suggested
labor saving equipment loaned to the
gent by the Capital Hardware com
amy was shown and large part sold
t that time.
The nutrition work is developing.
lettings were held in two different Il
owns. 1t is at the present time the :
aading course. c
Auxiliary meetings have been held
y three towns this week with average
Tendance of 20, The agent feels that
his is resulting from the project lead VI
rs training group held several weeks II
go, at which time all project leaders O
let together and received instructions 81
bout carrying on the work in their a.
e.
Seven boys of the Pioneer Pig club o.
Roxbury met at Roxbury station Al
aturday of last week and received NJ
leir pure bred Berkshire pigs from A. ca
Stapleton of Springfield. Mass. Each =
~ was given his pig Of the number =: =
signed by Mr.. Stapleton, weighed the ~ ~
& and carried it home in his box =
he pigs averaged 30 pounds In weight y
Id are about eight weeks old. This 8
the first pig club in the county and - =
is an interesting fact that the seven - :.
,ys of the Pure Bred Berkshire Pig y
ub of South Burlington in Chittendcn
unity received their pigs from Mr..
APPLETON at the same time, 80 the two
ubs will start even competition to
e who can raise the best pigs. The ~
oneer Pig club boys have already ~
oused great deal of interest in their - -,
immunity at the start of the work, 3
ID their leader, II. c. Richardson, has ~ -
ans for many interesting develop w.
ents in this club -
Two new clubs were organized by
e club agent this past week, making .
clubs now under way in the county, G
l6 different communities. One Of
ese clubs is the Right Weight Cook
J club of Moretown, which organized
tn 10 members present. Mrs Walter
illey is leader of this club, and Mrs. L.
'wman Smead leader OF the new sew
, club in Mortified. This club was
yanized as a result of a letter from
} leader saying that the girls in her So
had urged her 10 act as
.ir leader and to find out what steps =.
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