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ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1917 RLEAN AORICULTU OCIATI OFFICERS: PRESIDENT, H. C. Cleveland, Coventry; VICE-PRESIDENT, C. H. Root, Craftsbury; SECRETARY-TREASURER, C. W. Richmond, Newport H. F. JOHNSON, County Agent and Editor of Agricultural News, 1- U "TgT AT, p' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: S. E. Gray, Morgan; S. T. Vance, Glover, G. E. Mctcalf, IraburC A. R. Wells, Newport, and Officers Newport, Vermont Telephone 341-3 IXiICATIOKT PAGE 6 COUNTY IS A. L ON LIME. Use Lime. Grow Leames, Especial ly Clover. Cheapen Production. The second suggestion is impossi ble to accomplish successfully with out the first; the last will follow as a natural sequence to the first two. Many tons of lime have been used in this county during the past two years but only a small proportion of the amount really needed. Soil analyses made of many fields in vari ous parts of this county show a lime requirement of from one to two tons to the acre with extreme cases run ning: to three tons and over. The county agent has seen several fields this year which were stocked down last year and sorrel seems to be the principal crop. Undoubtedly an acid condition of the soil can be blamed for these failures. Some of these fields show areas of heavy grass and clover but the majority of the fields show only scattered grass,, some al sike, and much sorrel. One farmer in Craftsbury applied lime to one-half of a field and left the other side un limed. The result was an increase of about one-quarter in his hay crop on the limed - portion, which showed much heavier clover than the unlimed and only about one-third as much sorrel was present on this part. The limewas applied last fall but ordinar ily results like this cannot be expect ed in so short a time. Ground limestone is largely used in this county. It is much safer to handle as it does not burn the horses or spoil the temper of the man using' it. It is also much safer to use upon vue soi. j.u.e quKnaime, or cause lime, has the advantage of using less tonnage to accomplish the same re sults. Ine amount of calcium wnica lime contains is the standard by which its value is measured agricul turally. In every 100 pounds of quicklime there are 71.4 pounds of calcium while in ground limestone there are less than 40 pounds of cal cium. That means if one farmer draws home a ton (2000 pounds) of quicklime to apply to his land, anoth er farmer to draw an equal amount of calcium must haul home at least 3600 pounds of ground limestone. This is an item well worth consider ing where lime must be hauled five to ten miles or more, as is the case in many parts of this county. A man who uses lime should have a lime sower, especially if using quicklime. A few men in a community may unite in purchasing such a machine as this, as it is used only a few times in the year. x Quicklime and air-slaked lime should be applied and thoroughly harrowed in in the fall after plow ing. This prevents any damage be ing done to a growing crop and also allows the lime to be well worked in to the soil during the winter and spring. It is a good practise to ap ply ground limestone in the fall, as results take time and the sooner ap plied, the sooner will results to the crops be noted. Limestone may be apnlied at any time of the year for that matter with no danger of injur ing the crop. The Feed Problem. With practically all common feed ing stuffs ranging over S-50 per ton, with the prospect of no distillers' or brewers' grains next winter, with a cotton crop that is none too good, farmers are considering - "how . little can I feed" rather than "how much." The present high prices should bring before the average farmer more than ever the necessity of good roughages and. home-grown grains. Many a farmer in the alfalfa belt during the coming winter will need to feed little if any, grain to return a good profit on the butter and milk produced, but few farmers of Orleans county can feed their cows nearly all roughage for a ration the entire winter and re turn much of a profit. The differ ence is in the quality of the rough age. To produce milk more cheaply, to feed less grain, to keep the cows on the farm grow a better rough age and the old "standby" for this county should be CLOVER. We raise too much timothy and too little le gume hay. Protein is what we buy in our commercial food stuffs the majority of the carbohydrates and fats are grown on the farm. Then, if protein can be raised so cheaply in roughages, why not plan on a rota tion beginning with the plowing this fall that will give a much larger acreage to clover and other legume crops ? Dairy farmers are saying that they are not receiving enough for their milk and butter, but if expen sive methods of production are em ployed is an increase in price justi fied? If the manufacturer by expen sive and inefficient methods makes shoes which cost us $S per pair when these same shoes might be made to sell for $7, is not the consumer jus tified in demanding that the manu facturer change his methods? Dairy products are not bringing as high prices as they should in view of pres ent feed and labor costs but on the other hand farmers are not produ cing tnese products as cneapiy as possible. Where timothy -hay and silage are fed, supplemented by pur chased feeds of high protein content, a high cost for dairy products can not' be avoided, especially in view of the extremely high prices of com mercial . feed stuffs. Clover hay or mixed hay with a large percentage of clover, fed with silage containing soy beans, means much less grain to he fed and reduced cos? of production. With these last-named roughages, the average cow of this county will need but little grain to make out the ration. More milk would be pro duced by a heavy grain ration but the increase of milk would not pay for the increase in cost. Now is the time that feed is being bought oa the low market. Hat-f farmers are wondering how to make ud a ration with home-grown grains or without distillers grains. Here are a couple of good rations: To be fed with clover hay and si lage 100 cottonseed 100 ground oats or bran 100 barley, rye, corn meal or hominy , To be fed with poor roughage such as timothy, swale grass, etc., and silage 150 cottonseed 100 ground oats or bran 50 oil meal 100 barley, rye, corn meal or hominy Creamery Excursion. There will be an auto, excursion starting from Newport at 8 o'clock, August 22d, going through Newport Center, North Troy, Richford, and on to East Berkshire. The plant which is to be erected at East Berkshire will be visited and the excursion will then go by way of Enosburg Falls, St. Albans and Es sex Junction to the Richmond Coop erative creamery at Richmond, re turning to Newport that night. Everyone interested in a coopera tive creamery at Newport should make an effort to go on this excur sion, as much will be learned about these two cooperative creameries. Commissioner E. S. Brigham of St. Albans and Professor G. F. Story of the college .at Burlington will meet the party at East Berkshire and will be with us until we leave the Rich mond creamery for the return trip. Selling Cows? At this time of the year many per sons are beginning to plan on the number of cows which they intend to winter. It is surprising to find that a large number of farmers are talk ing seriously of selling a part of their cows so as to reduce both the amount of labor required in caring for them and also the amount of feed consumed. If a majority of the farmers of this county adopt such a policy, it will develop into a serious situation. This is preeminently a dairy county. A few cash crops are raised, but, by far the largest per cent of the income received by the farmers is for dairy products. This means that the size of the business conducted by the average farmer of this county is figured in the number of cows which he keeps. Reduce the number of cows and you reduce the size of business and as surely as night follows day, decreased farm in come and decreased labor income will result. A farmer will dowell to con sider the situation seriously before he disposes of a part of his business thatrfroua which, by far the great est part of his income is derived. The help question is advanced as one-of the principal reasons for re ducing the number of cows. A man without help can do only a certain amount but his business should be organized so that he can accomplish the maximum amount with the labor at his disposal. The milking machine is solving the help problem to a large degree on a great many farms and is proving itself both practical and indispensable. In a large dairy it will save the work of one or two men in the winter. The cows are milked" regularly with proper atten tion and produce as much milk as by hand milking. This is one of the big labor-saving devices whereby one man may use his time most efficient ly. Help indeed is scarce and any man is justified in reducing his busi ness so that he can care for it prop erly provided he uses his time effi ciently. The number of cows per capita in the world has been greatly reduced since the opening of the world war three years ago. More than 50 per cent of the livestock in Europe has already been slaughtered, while the livestock of this country has been de creasing. This, on the face of it, means a tremendous shortage both in dairy and beef cattle and any movement which curtails the number of dairy cows, curtails the amount of dairy products. Supply, as well as demand, governs prices and one prominent official in Delaware has made the statement that if farmers of that section continue to sell their cows at the present rate, milk will sell from 20 to 25 cents per quart an other winter. Calves, also, are being sold in some parts of the county in too large num bers. The "heifer calves from the best cows should be saved to build up the herd. With the present shortage of meat, the other calves should be fed until they attain some size. Farmers in one community have been selling young calves because 11 cents per pound looked like a big price and the same farmers have been throwing away their skim milk because they had no livestock to use all of it! This is far from profitable farm business - it is too easy to see the few cents in the hand at the present time rath er than the dollars that may be gained in the future. As has been stated previously, this is a dairy county. This year, like last year, a tremendous hay crop is being harvested. With the number of rnw depleted what will become of the hay j and forage crops; Market hay, m view of the present crop, will bring but little and anything but No. 1 grade is hardly worth shipping to market anyway. Livestock must con sume this hay to make food for hu man consumption and there i3 no cheaper food available. If livestock is sold in any amount, what will be come of the hay surplus? This prob lem should be considered from every viewpoint. A substitute for cement used In some p&rta of Turkey consists of a "mixture of linseed cfl, slaked lima and cotton fiber. Why Spray? 1. Because it insures the potato crop against loss from an attack of blight. 2. Because it causes an increased yield; enough usually to more than cover the cost of spray ing. 3. Because it prevents early blight and tip burn to a large extent. 4. Because it reduced the amount of injury caused by flea beetles, o. Because it pays to prevent dis ease and insect losses after all the labor and expense incurred m tjianting, fertilizing and cul tivating a crop. Late blight has already caused con siderable loss this season in Maine, New Jersey and some other states. Small areas in Vermont have also been attacked. As yet no blight has been noted in Orleans county but that does not mean that Orleans county potatoes are immune from the disease. Farmers are spraying more than ev er this year and the ones that insure their crop are bound to be the gain ers at the end of the season. It is the duty as well as the business of each farmer to protect his crop from disease. It costs little; it may save much; it is tremendously worth while to consider. Four pounds of lime, four of copper sulphate, -and 50 gal lons of water make up a standard bordeaux mixture. This should be applied once every ten days or two weeks during the growing season. The plants should be well coated with the mixture and 75 to 100 gal lons per acre should be applied at each application. Notes The name of Guy Magoon of New port should have appeared in the list of members published in June. If you are planning to use lime this fall either take a sample of soil from the field you plan to lime or call the county agent. Watch for plant lice on your fruit trees. Several men have reported injury from them this year. Use Black Leaf No. 40 diluted 800 times. One thorough spraying is usually sufficient. With the prolongation of the war, more horses than ever will be in de mand. Why not plan to raise a colt? Breed mares to full blood stallions of good type and draft qualities? There are too many scrub horses in the country today to risk breeding the mare to a scrub stallion of uncertain breeding. Don't forget to spray your potatoes for blight. The formula is 4 pounds of lime, 4 pounds of copper sulphate, and 50 gallons of wafer. Cover the plants thoroughly so that no blight germs can get an opportunity to start. An application about Sept. 1 is especially important since late blight epidemics at this time are usu ally followed by destructive potato rots. This is the time of year when smutted heads are appearing in oat fields. The county agent is making a survey of the county this season to determine what loss is sustained by the farmers of this county, due to this disease. Look in your own oat field for smut; then use the formal dehyde treatment on your seed oats next year. Seed oats from dealers as well as home-raised seed are liable to this disease. Pure Bred Breeders Register - z P s o . z 2 i. JERSEY E.A.Dutton E.Craftsb'y 6 2 C. H.Root N. Craftsbury 40 5 7 D. i. Spelr Greensboro . 40 2 H.C.CIeve- iand Coventry 13 5 H.A.Daniels Craftsbury 6 2 C.M.Borland V .Glover 24 W.A.Younf? WestSeld 10 1 W.R,ConnaINewport Ctr. IS 6 A. P. NilesJc Son .Derby SO 1. w 3 A. O. and A A. Private t . H.Percival Glover 10 1 9 W.C. Hadley N.CraftsbT 35 4 Lyman Maaon Barton 20 " HOLSTEIN J. W. Dewing "W. Glover 14 1 " 31. Z. Thompson Craftsb'y 8 Baker Farms Greensb'ro 62 3 O-andA W.H.Smith Orleans 14 A. C.WJBean W. Glover 30 3 2 O. and A. A. E. Powers fc Son Lowell 4 Edgar Chase Barton 4 AYRSHIRE AT.AndersonW-.Glover SI 4 B.F.Butter- - field IerbyLlne 55 12 II-L-Todd Derby 12 A. O-andA. Private SHORTHORN F.E. Simpson W.G lover 25 5 5 GUERNSEY J.I.'Wilson Greensboro 2 Alton White " 12 2 A. J. M. Brigham Newport 6 " Official and Association are aJTbrevlated O. and A. in the above table. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured ith LOCAL. APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, acd in order to care it you must take in ternal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly ujxn the blood and mucous surface. Hail'3 Catarrh Cure is not- a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one ef the best phy sicians in this country for years and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting: directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combina tion of the two ingredients Is, what pro duces such wonderful results in curing eatarrh. Send for testimonials, free, r. J- CHENEY & CO.. Props.. Toledo, O. Sold by Drag gists. prW 75c. - T&Jc XlalTs Family Pills tor eo&stlpstios.' Orleans County Milk Period Company J. G. Turnbuil II. P. Hood Co. Location Newport Ctr. cy inytuem July 1 to SI June X. C. Stevens V. (ilover Gren Mt. Creamery Mill Vina: O. B. Cook Haniwick Black River Creamery Co. . Craftsbury Caspian Lake Creamery Co. Greensboro Jersey Star Creaiary Co. lrasburar Lamoille Valley Creamery Co. E. Ilardwlck Holland Creamery Co. Holland June ll-July It (JunelS-so I July 1.15 June 15- July 15 June July 1-15 JuaeSO-July 23 June Julyl - MILK xt'SSZ1 Co o"ewrt J,uy ,r Pounds for S.7 per ccut milk etwool Farm Milk Co. July f-05 " J. O. Turn bull Co. Newport Ctr. July fi.vs " " LAMOILLE VALLEY ASSOCIATION r feUSS eve3 the names an records of the cows in the Lamoille Valley Cow Testing association which have produced more than 40 pounds of butterfat or 1000 poundsof milk during the month of July Owner D. G. Speir Name Waxie isiueoeii Grace Lenore Dellv Bell Isabelle Betty tt tt it tt it tt tt T. G. Brunson Est. ft ft tt ft tt tt tt ft ft ft t tt tt ft ft tt ft tt ft J. B. tt Lumsden 1 5 .6 10 5 11 19 35 29 28 14 10 11 14 4 v ? 16 25. Lillest 2d Myrtie 2d Orsena t tt R. A. Ritchie tt u tt tt tt tt tt David Peel ft ft ft tt J. B. Cook & Son G. H. Albee a tt G. J. Perkins & Son " t tt tt T. G. Brunson Est. r, CRAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION The following table gives the names and records of the cows in the Craftsbury Cow Testing association which have produced more than 40 pounds of butterfat or 1000 poundsof milk during the month of July. Per Lbs cent Lbs. 2same Breed milk Fat Fat 19 878 5.9 51.8 7 Gr. Jersey 756 5.7 43.1 31 " - 750 5.5 41.2 .Nancy Gr. Guernsey 894 4.9 43.8 Jennie " 918 5,2 47.7 No. 7 Gr. Jersey 1098 4.1 44.9 1 " 1144 4. 45.7 4 " 833 5.1 .42.5 Lightfoot Gr. Holstein 875 5.1 44.6 Alice Gr. Jersey 784 5.3 41.6 Olive " 756 5.4' 40.8 Gr. Guernsey 961 4.2 40.4 Oakland 'ShadybrTcRg. Holstein 1119 3. 33.5 Susie Muthelola- " 1049 3.7 38.8 Grigley Gr. Jersey . 774 5.6 43.3 6 " 699 6.2 43.3 7 " 857 5. 42.9 16 " 821 6.3 51,7 Owner C. B. Smith E. A. Dutton A. R. White tt . J. W. Simpson M. H. Lyman u tt C. E. Vance Hines Bros. Orleans Farmers' Cooperative Exchange, Farmers in many sections of the country are buying their fertilizer for next spring's use to be shipped this fall. Everyone believes that there will be a scarcity of all kinds of fertilizer and prices are advancing. If our shareholders are interested in ordering chemicals this fall, please write or talk with your manager. With the present congestion of freight traffic, the increas ing prices and other abnormal conditions, it looks like a good investment to purchase part of your require ments this fall. FEED FOR WINTER All feeds are sure to be much higher than last year. There is usually a time, however, that feeds can be purchased on the low market for future shipments. These lower prices do not usually last long and so it is very essential that orders are placed if you expect to secure your feed on the low price. Get in touch with your manager. Li jf9 NEWPORT, Telephone The Monitor is the People's Paper and Butterfat Prices covered Net Price per Price estimated n 1 b lor fa I u n i form bat s 41c I 4.c lt qiial. cream 4&c 1st 47C 45C-440 471 -So 44 l-?e-45c 45-rtc 44c-44c-4"C-4vO 46c 47c-4o 47 1-Se 41 l-Se-450 45-Ac 4!C-4tV-47c-47c 4S 4?c-43e-4:ie-44c 4C-4lC-41C-4C 1 Sweet 4?C-3e 4SC-44C 40e-4le-41c-4?c 2S I Sour Per JAn. cent J.hs milk Fat Fat 976 6.2 C0.5 8S5 4.9 43.4 830 5. 41.5 915 5.4 49.9 857 5. 42.9 SOS 5. 40.4 8S5 4.5 40.3 842 5. 42.1 SS5 4.8 42.5 8S5 5.4 47.8 109S 4.3 47.3 1037 5. 52. 787 5.5 43.3 809 4. 52. 924 5.1 47.1 1009 5. 50.3 817 5.8 47.4 878 5.7- 50. 839 5. 42. 921 4.4 40.5 12G9 4.3 54.6 930 4.3 40. 915 4.6 42.1 1046 3.9 44. 763 5.5 42. 1006 5.4 57.2 1129 5. 58.8 961 5.4 51.9 823 5.4 44.4 844 5. 42.2 808 5. 40.4 946 5.4 51.1 763 6, 45.8 885 4.9 43.4 823 4.9 40.3 793 5.4 42.8 1753 5.9 44.4 909 4.7 42.7 1000 4.6 46. 875 6.3 46.4 1094 3.9 42.9 949 4.4 41.6 717 6.8 48.8 Breed Rg. Jersey a tt tt Rg. Gr. Holstein Holstein tt tt Rg. Jersey tt tt Gr. Holstein Rg. Jersey tt t Gr. Jersey t tt ft tt Gr. Ayrshire Gr. Jersey Rg. Holstein tt tt tt Rg. Jersey County Inc. IAZEN, PVIANAGER 341-2 VERMONT PERENNIAL PESTS. How to Destroy Mosquito by Pro ventivo Msasuro. A teacupful of water standing ten days U cnoujrh to breed over 200 mos quitoes. A bucketful of water may breed enough to Infest a community. Somo species of mosquitoes lay their cjTjrs on tho water, others lay them In tho water, atul still others lay them In tho marsh mud.' AH tho e?pj hatch out first Into "wrigglers." and then they turn into what aro called "pupae.' The grown mosjultoes llnally emerge from tho pupae and lly Into tho air. Uoth wriggler and pupa are readily seen with the naked eye. Don't waste time swatting mosqui toes. Prevent their breeding by drain ing or filling ponds and puddles or. If near tho seashore, by connecting the marshes with tidal water, by emptying or screening rain barrels, reiuoYmg all old tins, boxes, tubs, palls, bottles, broken crockery and other things which collect water. Itcport to tho department of health tho location of any pools or puddles, particularly those which do not dry up within a week. Bo on the constant lookout for stand ing water and do away with It, wheth er it contains wrigglers or not. Safe ty first Cot of Our Revolution. Justin Wlnsor In his "The Westward Movement" quotes Thomas Jefferson as his authority for the statement that Uiq money cost of establishing Amer ican Independence was, In round num bers, $140,000,000. According to tho same authority, the war of tho Rev olution cost England Just about five times the above figure that is to say, about $700,000,000. Thus It will Ik seen that there are .several present day Americans any one of whom Is worth much more than It cost to establish the Independence of this nation. 2. Buy a proved car. A car like the Chev rolet Your investment lasts. H. The Chrevrolet is good, for great care has been exercised in designing, in the selec tion of material, and the building of each model. C We kcow how to make cars that endure of the proper weight and material so each Chrevrolet is capable of doing the utmost for the least possible expense. C We aIo know how to incorporate good look, style, easy-riding' qualities and comfort. I am selling a lot of cars these days and would like to sell YOU one of these popular cars. Can make Prompt Delivery as have the cars in stock F. B. TOWER r,T;.M unlT Barton, Vt. 0 Li i ii c wm 290 A farm of 211 acres, situated Jmil from Catholic church and store, 3 miles from nice little village, and 7 miles from railroad town. Is on main read, has near neighbor?, telephone, on R. F. D. and milk route. Has a nics fruit orchard and never-failingr water at house and barn. The soil 13 a rich loam and land is smooth, level and free from stone. Estimated 103,000 feet softwood timber and 50,000 feet hardwood timber and 3 mil 1 to mill. Lrge lj-story HOUSE with ell. 11 rooms an 1 bathroom. Heated by hot-air furnace. House is in excellent re pair. - BARN 120x44 arranged for 40 head of stock and 4 horses. Has high drive and tastmer.t. In first-class repair. Henhouse 18x3G. NEW SUGARHOUSS tni rijrgd all through. PERSONAL PROPERTY 20 cows, A two-year-3?d3, 6 yearling , 2 bulls, 9 calves, 2 horses, C swine, 25 hens, all hay, grain and produce, 3 mowing machines, rake plow, harrow, culti? ator, cne-half interest in manure spreader, tedder, sepa rator, aM small tec, open buggy, double wagon, double sled, 3 pairs work harnesses, driving harness. This is one of the best propositions that we have cn our books, and is equal to many of the farms which are sold for many thousand dollars more. . Price for everything $12. COO. SEND FOR CATALOGUE ti it 1 5 P . BLANCHARD & CO. Real Estate and Business Arlington Block - n .zzzzzri,,:,::; , Endorsed by 7 State Granges Why? C. Because it has five-foot cx t tension roof and other new improvements. You will be Interested Juat drop a Postal to Globe Silo Company SIDNEY, N. Y. in: it. f. Pnip Wood! I am prepared to con tract for peeled pulp wood to be delivered next winter. High est cash prices paid. C. WL TAFILIET Phone 131 Orleans, Vermont n 7 3 n wm tw sale EX fl M 1 1 Opportunities of all Kinds - - Newport, Vt. l,:,:.;:,1:; ::z:r:ra rzzzrzizizirziiizr;