Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 1, 1917, Page 8

DRIVE FOR ECONDMICAL PRODUCTION Deiry Industry Most Important Branch of Agriculture in This County— Improvement Looked for Through Better Marketing Conditions and Elimination of Unprofitable Cows. — The dairy industry of New London county is the most important branch of agriculturé and the most in need of improvement, says Assistant Coun- ty Agent Whitman in his annual re- port made public Friday. During the past year 444 farm visits have been made by Mr. Whitham, 152 demon- stration visits were made, meetings were héld at demonstration: with 416 attending such meetings. Th assistant county agent has traveled 7,500 miles by auto and 732 miles by rail during the twelve month period. His annual report follows: Pork Industry Stimulated. In earrying out the agricultural pro- given to the different _branches as rtance warranted, dairy im- |and food value of same. ,';:‘—Zm.',’? taking precedence over all |onstrations have been made on first, in 1916 a stock judging contest was others. As a resulf of the decrease In pork due to the nu us phases of'the war it was decided to stimulate this industry through the agency of piz clubs. The poultry industry has been materially assisted through the medium of poultry farm surveys.and culling demonstrations. This Work has been under the direct supervision of the assistant county agent whose duties have been to stimulate and keep up interest through the medium of demonstrations, fleld tests, farm visits, and bulletins, and placing” the farming industry of New London county on a more practical business basis throush the assistance rendered in keeping records and farm accounts. Dairy Improvement: The dairy industry of New London county is the most important branch of agriculture and the most in need of improvement. With this knowledge before them the directors of the farm bureau decided to make a drive for the more economical production and better jmarketing facilities of dairy products, through the elimination of unprofitable cows: as shown by com- plete records obtained by a cow tester showing costs and production, and daily milk record of production. Be- ducing the cost of feed; through buy- ing more economiral concentrates: producing more and better feed; by clover ~ demonstrations: hotdressing srass silage tests, including corn _and y beans: soy beans tests, alfalfa tests, etc. Herd improvement; by a campaign for the elimination of scrub bulls; assisting farmers in se- curing bulls of merit; teaching boys dairy type through stock judging con- tests. Cow Testing. A cow testing association is a co- operative organization of farmers for the purpose of Rgomoting the dairy interests of its members and of the community and particujarly to pro- vide means and methods for periodi- cally weighing and testing each cow’s milk in the several herds of the mem- bers and also to determine the cost of producing milk and butter fat. As a result of the high cost of all items entering into the production of milk seven dairymen requested the service ofa dairy specialist to assist them in determining the production of each cow as well as cost of producing. The assistant county agent.. commenc- ing April 1917, spends one day a month on each of these seven farms securing statistics covering feed consumed by each cow, both grain and roughage, cost of the same, production. covertng pounds of milk and butterfat, value of labor, utensils, interest on investment, depreciation, ete., making recommen- Aations regarding buving and mixing feeds and assisting the farmer in ev- ery way to make his dairy business more profitable. An invoice was taken at the beginning of the vear to deter- mine the investment. etc. that the work is started with. Accurate ac- counts are being kent and at the end of the year it is hoped that many facts will be shown whick will fead to more profitable farming. Throuzh this as- sistance: the_ dairvman 'is cnabled to plan .each vear's farm business. better Than the busineSs of thé vear before. Reduced Cost of Feed. ©On “two farms i as_possible .by. feeds to reduice. - conts per one hundred pounds of ford. On one farm it was found tho man was only re- | ceivins five and one-half cents for his/ mitk sold in the form of butter. He Merenpon changed: to-retailing his pro- Tuctfon at ten centsyand thereby gain- ing a margin of profit on kis préduct, lands: other found the nét returns from | wholesaling ‘milk tafling cream wil outlay of time inciden! to sthe retail- inrg of products:, In addition this he has placed his farm on a‘plane of higher efficiency by being able ‘to spend 2 larger amount of time on it. Milk Testing. That the testing of milk for the per- centage of bufterfat is attricting the mknuon of _a sareater - number of n_is beins demonstrated daily Jn thearze number of samples, tested. i At ‘the New London County Fair 4§ samples of milk and cream were test- ed and at North Stonington fair, 18 samples. . On_ seven farms monthly tests are made of 130 cows. Milk testing demonstrations have been giv- en on two farms and on numerous oc. ‘of sample: has been demonstrated that mink testing is the solution of a great many of the Dairvinen's problems, such as deciding which cow to dispose of and whether it .is more profitable to sell milk ‘testing different percent- s of butterfat in the form of whole milk or cream. It has a direct bear- ing upon the balancing of rations, as the cow producing milk testing 5 per cent. requires mare food than one testing 4 per cent. to produce a given quantity of milk. Milk Survey. In cooperation with the extension d—pumnent *of the Connecticut Agri- eultural College, ‘,‘“ assistant . county. agent has condu an investigation on the cost of producing milk for the Vear endine ApHl 30th, 1917, Twenty sevem averaze herds were visited and fizures tabulated so f.lut costs could. be determined. figures have heen published ‘and show that it costs the farmer $.05537 to preduce a quart S Jailic whila =k ghs same time > heve- lv $.0447 ‘per .quart. lu\ Coxt OF DrouCNg milk W $16157 per cow, receipts $133.31. making a Icss. for the yvear of $27:48 per cow. Field Tests. s Appreelating the jact that it ls just as important ‘to-reduce the cost of A a higher it ket quaj to thaf of ‘ré ‘htu necessary - silage on 35 farms and of soy beans for seed on 10 farms. and those in the cow testing associa- tion circuit monthly. acres planted in soy beans and corn for silage is estimated at 150 and it is estimated that 40 bushels of soy beans for seed have been secured. Through these demonstrations, and field tests it has been demonstrated that beans should be planted at the rate of dium variety of .corn, or, large ‘variety as Eureka, the should be planted thinner to permit assistance of B. G. sion wgronomist and County Agent Warner jects of the New London County Farm |rennrded to the Connecticut Experi- Pureau due censideration. has been | ment Station, New Haven, for the pur- pose of determining the composition ) ATl have been ited once and 90 per cent. twice The number of soy ix to eight.guarts per acre in a me- it with a corn of more space and Sunlight. With the Southwick, exten- five samples were taken and Clover dem- second and third cuttings, the value of limed over unlimed soil, planting at and in oats in spring. : Demor have also been held at neid mestings on the farms of representative dairy- men. These hrought home to those gathered the results of the years gork along lines of solid improvemen tunity of hearing specialists discuss topics on soil, crops and methods by which improvement may be obtained in order that each will contribute to its share and return a profit. A campaign fof ‘better sires was launched the exhibit in the Farm Bureau tent at the county fair consisting of a large pure bred Holstein bull weigh- ing 2300 pounds and a common grade -u ing example of all that is. to be @e- sired in a good sire, indicated by vigor, expressed in lines, clearness of eve, fine texture of hide and hair; constitution. The other bull trated femninity, to.a many taking ' hith in vigor and prepotency as shown by sleepy eye, and having coarse hair Many of these poor qualities are to be found in_th forcibly brought This throughout the winter. In pursuance of the policy adopted —— Pig Club. The New London County Pig Club was - organized for the purpose of stimulating the boys' interest in things pertaining to the farm and to increase the production of por! scargity of pigs necessitating l.he hmlnnz of membership to 15, 13 securing pure bred Berkshires, two securing Chester Whites. ‘Bach one of these boys have been visited twice and five of them three times. Nine bulletins have been given, each one' dealing on pigs, feed At the New London Coun air six of these pigs were exhib- the three winners being respec- , Ralph Taylor, Lebanon: Rav- mond Geer and John \lr‘! arthy, Nor- wich Town. On Aus. 22 a number of the boys were taken the Connecti- cut Berkshire meeting held at Bran- ford Farms, East Lyme, where they were given the opportunity to see the excellent pigs and hear speakers well versed in. pig lore. The contest end- ed Nov. 1 with the weizhing and judg ing by J.. A. Simms, swine specialist jof Connecticut Agricultural College, County Agent Warner and the assist- ant’ county agent. During the contest gnepig died and one was sold, leay ing 13 to. finish the contest with a to- tal number of pounds of pork aggre- gating 2,398 at a value of $45 The total cost of production was $340. making an_averaze cost production per_pound .109c, leaving a total profit of $111.06 or a net of profit of $8.35 for each pig club member. The prizes which consist of $5, $4, $3, $2, $1, given by the New London County Agricul- tural Society, are to be awarded on the morning of Dec. 12 at the New again added to the New London Coun- ty Fair., The success of this was due to the generosity of the New London County Agricuitural Society in so far as giving $25 for prizes, in_the whole hearted cooperation of the eight dairy- men on whose farms it was: possible to hold lessons in judging in' the four Aifferent breeds and to the inStruc- tions and encouragement given ‘to the hoys and girls by Carl B. Musser, ex tension dairyman of Connecticut Agri- cultural College. Fifteen boys and girls entered the contest in Norwich, Flizabeth Brown winning first place. The four winners —were taken to Brockton, Mass, Oct. 4, competing there in the Juvenile ‘Stock Judginz Contest. There were 45 entries from different parts of New FEngland, feur of them having competed at previous fairs with success. Our_ winnings there were Dorothy ‘Brown, fifth place, Sidney Moorehouse, 13th, John McCar- thy, 25th, Elizabeth Brown, 3ith. Farm Bureau Meetings. As a result of the farm ' bureau meeting held during - October and November stimulus has been given to the dairy industry. These talks were on feeding. The growing of good roughage and gzeneral herd improve- ment. . The value of these talks were proven by the numerous questions asked and requests to visit the farms for the purpose of assistance. As a result of these meetings a _request for extension schools has been madée by a number of towns in addition to sev- eral institute meetings for- the pur- pose. of going more deeply into the subject of economical prodtction the value of last cultivation . of rn entered into and ‘curried it to a ssful milar one next year. Poultry Gulling Demonstration. One of the most successful tional campaigns of the year ha: the drive for the elimination T productive Hen: pt. 27 oy E. Jones and B. E. lling demeonstrations the farms pf representative demonstrations have nd the oppor- Warner, Better Girn. ance of 102,/ in New London county by dled were /1502 of which 891 or icent. rejected. fore the culling and ¥ decrease of pnly 5.8 per Poglitry Farm Survey. To asfist the poultrymen in county #a_determining what after, The pure bred bull was a liv- prepotency” as strong masculinity, rugse ply to succesaful poultry f arked d for a cow, lacl of this contrel a farms which received more of income fronf: poultry than from ather snurrF The " study ng undersize, and hide. and carriage, over a periofl of one an itemiz average bull and were expenses ar out by the. exhibit s “to be campaign carried acreage, crop yield, ete. Days’ in_fieid, Stock Judging. (iemonstravjnn visits, 15 SPECIAL SALE OF Kaitting Bags JUST RECEIVED We show them for the first time snmd-; morning. The cleverest Khnitting Bags you ever saw for the roney. typed designs and colors, but new None of the the old, stereo- and original ideas which are mighty Torry Cloth printed with striking desighs in_pretty celorings, and lined with contrasting colors are fedtured, but some very handsome Cretonnes make up the larger part of the showing. ~You will find hoop handles, loop handles and some silk cords, with a number of bags dis- " glaying dull metal effects. It is in _fact a representative assortment and = very chup at $2 00 and $2.50 HALF PRICE "SATURDAY 104 PAIRS FROM OUR * DISH_AY RACKS < We yilk senl mvy pair of Curtains which have been hungmg on our Alay racica” v have become slightly soiled thers, at just half the regular price. We have duplicates, of these Curtains in. stock which must Be sold at’ the regular-price, buit' these samples have all fmercilessly reduced. The lot cludes Marquisettess Scrims with Cluny or Lace Edges; Plain Scrims and Scrims with Cluny and: Filet been " Insertions; Drawn-work Scrims; Nottinghams in all grades; Bonaz Curtains; Madras, Muslin . ' Quaker'Lace Curtsine. =~ Your Choice Saturday HALF PRICE and London Counfy Corn Show. The value of this work’ has been demonstrated during the gontest in the interest and enthusiasm,/With which the boys have suc- condélusion ‘and the desire for educa- been non During the week of with the assistance of Prof. 14 were held at poultry men in the gounty with a total attend- The' number of hens han- |per cent. Were left and 611 or 40.6 per 400 eges were laid be- or a ent. in eggs. the funda- mental prineiplés of management ap- ming and the most practical and efficient means tudy was made on their any was made mccount of all receipts and an_inventory at the be- at the end of the year as held at demonstrations, ; attendanc at such meetings, 416 bulietins dis tributed, 321: other meet s held o attended by gent, 51; ndance a such meetings, 19! h - ed, circular le jeiters written, 20: 10,500; days assistance speciallsts, to, 7,500: NORWICH Y. M. C. A. BUILDING FUND. from Payments of Pledges Are Coming Satisfactorily. The monthly meetinz of the Y, M. ( 9.4 | A. directors was held this week at the asgociation building. There was a good atfendance the various reports indicated a hea condition of the The mem ship reported ceived ing the past month. The report of the treasurer of t new buildinz fund showed receipts to date of $36,551.50, which is very en- couraging. The mat of supplyiog visiting eoldiers and ailors with cots at week at reasonable [ es was dis and referred e rental com the general ret. ement was mad of the pledges A. war work and re er made | number M d already . Catholic_Boy Scouts ed own as Simsbury.—T of America have orga 24 member be kn seph’s troop. No. 3 Pre-Holiday Bargains In Women’s DRASTIC PRICE REDUCTIONS NOW IN FORCE $2000 Coats for $15.00 RARE BARGAINS We - Was Basibed the Goats which we have been selling at various prices up to $20.00, and will disposs of them Saturday at the price named above. els in some colorings. Here is & real bargain for you if ‘Wear » $19.50 Dresses for $15.00 GREAT VALUES Pretty Serge and Silk Dres: in a variety of the most attractive styles a:! colorings have " ' been reduced to clear our ftocks. All of the There are several snappy mod- newer style features will be found in the as- the most desirable weaves and R R S e S A of style the dresses will command attention. you are 'fookirig for a good Coat at a little NE $15.00 Splendid Coat Values “for $22.75 Extremely smart as well as serviceable mod- Now is the time to make th investment. PRICE $’5.00 Coats for Youns Girls from $7.50 p els are grouped under this price—a represen- For the youn§ girls, from 6 to 14 years of age tative assortment of the best ideas of the sea- The major portion of them have fur collars and show traces of fur in the trimming as well. Soma stunning Ceats in the lot_ Zibelines, Burella and Velvets lr! alf shown. Pice $22.75 mow $7.50 up { Fur Coats, Scarfs and Muffs, at Special Priees we show a very pretty selectign of youthful models whose lines are good, n;mm- of un- latest. son. questioned merit and colors Gi-—the Half Price Mllllnery Sale AU.OFOURHATSWHIG‘!WEREPRICFJ)FROM&TO%OO Half pncsé" Saturday . 180 HATS To mhm’fw HohhyGoo&wemconpefledwuenfieothehhnmofowMof 'Waluvehhgucvetylutbaweénthdtwomwmed,-ndhvecutthepncesquudym -+ S50 Hats to go Saturday ] ‘M‘uulndflfil&en'—dmmdndad. Buhum‘lhflé——\tmnkanodifiuuwe, all must /go. Your Satarday Specials Domestic Departmmont 25¢ Turkish Tawels of od quality. These are rapidly re- placing iinens which are now so expensive. SATURDAY SPECIAL Underwear and Hosiery ‘Department Children’s Fleece-lined Underwear Vests and Pants of regular win- We are ter weight, warmly fleeced. have sizes 18 to 34. They very slightly imperfect, hence the chance to get them at a won- derfully low price. 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