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CONNECTICUT DAIRYMEN’S ASSOCIA¬ 
TION. 
The thirty-first annual meeting of the 
Connecticut Dairymen’s Association at Hart¬ 
ford, January 17 and 18, was the best ever 
held, and one which the promoters may 
be justly proud of. The “new awakening” 
that has come to agriculture, dairying and 
fruit growing here in New England, is very 
helpful, and none too soon to supply the 
fast increasing population, which, getting 
ahead of the products of the soil, must have 
a great deal to do with the increased cost 
of living. That the “coast is clear” for a 
quick doubling of the products of our farms 
seems surely demonstrated for any who will 
avail themselves of the helps, investiga¬ 
tions and experiments of those who have 
made good in the many lines which make 
up the sum total of our endeavor. The 
shortage of hands and the labor problems 
must be made up by brains and machinery. 
The officers of our Association come in for 
congratulations, for the strong men they 
brought before us, from the universities of 
Wisconsin and Illinois; notably, addresses 
on “Soil Fertility” and the growing of 
Alfalfa by Prof. C. G. Hopkins of Illinois, 
also, “Creamery and Dairy Butter Making” 
by Prof. C. E. Lee, and “Farm Manage¬ 
ment” by Prof. D. N. Otis, both from the 
University of Wisconsin. Illustrations upon 
the canvas of both addresses by Prof. Hop¬ 
kins were a revelation as to what may be 
grown by the use of leguminous crops, a 
free use of acid phosphate (the professor 
goes shy of "made-up” fertilizers), the free 
use of lime, preference being given to the 
ground rock rather than the fresh burnt 
lime. But our doctors disagree on that 
point. Great stress was laid upon the fact 
of the many million dollars worth of nitro¬ 
gen hovering over every acre of our farms, 
and how it can be captured and utilized 
in the growing of crops. The story of Al¬ 
falfa growing has become familiar to most 
tillers of the soil, perhaps, even where 
efforts to get it started have not been made. 
The free use of lime evidently must pre¬ 
cede its successful standing in most of 
our soils. It was really refreshing to real¬ 
ize the absence of timidity on the part of 
the speakers in urging the general use of 
lime. The question of cost per ton and 
transportation came up. It was suggested 
by a member that the ground limestone 
called for would cost about $25 per acre; 
that the price here was $4 a ton with $1.40 
added for freight of carload lots. In Illi¬ 
nois there were 20 plants, the speaker said, 
where the price was only $1 a ton. An ap¬ 
peal has been made by the writer to the 
president of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. for 
a reduced rate on that particular article. 
A favorable answer has been returned, stat¬ 
ing that a prompt investigation of the 
matter will be made. The “waking up” of 
the railroad managers of the countrv to the 
advantages and need of cooperation with 
the producers of farm products is a verv 
hopeful sign for all interested. 
The subject of “Farm Management” hv 
I’rof. N. D. Otis, illustrated bv voluminous 
charts, showing the capitalization of various 
farms, the number of acres, cost of operat¬ 
ing and yearly net returns for the same, 
was an interesting object lesson. A wide 
margin of difference was in evidence. One 
farm of 160 acres with an investment of 
$13,047, gave an income of $71. In same 
locality one with same number of acres, 
with $19,019 invested, returned $1,701, 
The speaker thought that scrub cows and 
scrub methods had a great deal to do with 
lack of adequate returns. But behind all, 
the man- is the greatest for success or fail¬ 
ure. 
Another subject of vital importance to 
the dairyman was a paper given by Prof. 
J. M. Trueman of Storrs Agricultural Col¬ 
lege, Connecticut. Ilis subject was "Hered¬ 
ity and Environment,” a slight change from 
that given on programme, as other preced¬ 
ing had discussed feeding of the dairy calf. 
But the change was well chosen, and the 
speaker gave, in his prompt and masterly 
manner, the importance of heredity and en¬ 
vironment in the building up of a profitable 
herd of cows. Heredity operates before the 
calf is born, and lacking stamina at that 
point, environment is of little account. Yet 
good heredity without environment will re¬ 
sult in failure. The last subject upon the 
programme, “The Holstein-Friesiau Cow 
After 20 Centuries of Development,” was 
presented in a lengthy address by Mr. E. 
A. Powell of Syracuse, N. Y. This now 
famous breed of cows has forged ahead 
from remote antiquity until there are now 
80,000 cows in this country. 
Of resolutions offered, the one on parcels 
post is as follows: 
“Resolvtnl, That the members of the Con¬ 
necticut Dairymen’s Association in annual 
meeting assembled, do hereby urge our 
Senators and Representatives in Congress 
to use their utmost influence in aiding the 
passage of an act providing for an unlim¬ 
ited parcels post. Resolved, That the secre¬ 
tary send a copy of this resolution to each 
Senator and Congressman from this State, 
and that it be spread upon the minutes of 
this meeting.” 
Other resolutions were passed, one con¬ 
cerning oleo, and another upon the death 
of Edward Manchester, of Winsted. The 
exhibit of cooperative creamery butter 
showed a tremendous shrinkage from former 
years, consequent upon the “drying up” of 
so many of our creameries. The testing 
was made by Prof. C. E. Lee of the Univer¬ 
sity of Wisconsin. The highest score for 
creamery butter, 96.5, went to B. S. Haw¬ 
kins, Connecticut Agricultural College, 
Storrs; of dairy butter, of which there 
was a fine display, the highest, 95.5, went 
to C. C. Lundquist of Berlin. Of unsalted 
butter, score of 96, Mrs. N. J. Williams, 
Pleasant Valley. Prof. Lee used a lower 
score than in use heretofore but did not 
wish it understood that it indicated a lower 
quality of butter. His basis of scoring was 
that in use in Chicago and New York mar¬ 
kets. 
In the election of officers. President G. 
Warren Davis, Norwich, was continued in 
office for the ensuing year; F. E. Duffy, 
West Hartford, vice-president; treasurer, 
B. C. Patterson. Torrington, for many years 
holding that office, asked that a younger 
man take the place, and nominated Robert 
Buell, who was unanimously chosen. The 
session ended with a banquet. D. J. E. 
Connecticut. 
Horse Breeders Association. 
During "Farmers’ Week” at Cornell 
(February 19-24) efforts will be made to 
organize the “New York State Horse Breed¬ 
ers’ Association.” Prof. M. W. Harper thus 
argues for such a society: 
“New York is a horse-consuming State, 
buying 80,000 horses annually from the 
West. It is stated that these horses cost 
the consumer $200 per head, on the aver¬ 
age, or $16,000,000 in round numbers. The 
advance sheet of the 13th census shows that 
the number of horses in New York had de¬ 
creased from 628,438 in 1900 to 590,150 
in 1910, and that during the same period 
the average price has increased from $78.77 
to $138.71, an increase of over 76 per cent 
in 10 years. Because we consume so many 
more horses than we produce and because 
of the heavy demand made by nearby cities, 
our market facilities are unexcelled and our 
horse merchants pay the very highest price 
that can be obtained. From data collected 
during the past two years it would seem 
that a light horse could be raised for $145, 
a medium weight horse for $160 and a 
heavy weight for $175. During this period 
light horses have been quoted on the mar¬ 
ket at around $135 to $150; medium at 
$175 to $200, and heavy drafters at $275 
to $325 per head. This tells its own story. 
“While the future of the automobile can¬ 
not be foretold, past experience is encour¬ 
aging to the horse breeders, for during the 
past decade with the automobile as an 
efficient competitor, the price of horses has 
increased 76 per cent. If the auto is going 
to exterminate the horse or very materially 
reduce the demand such increase in value 
would not be possible. From this brief re¬ 
view of existing conditions it would seem 
of advantage to put ourselves in position 
to supply the horses demanded by the mar¬ 
kets within the State and thus save the 
millions of dollars that annually go to 
Western farmers, especially since this can 
be done without interfering with general 
farm operations. To aid in bringing this 
about, it has been suggested to organize a 
New York State Horse Breeders’ Associa¬ 
tion. All the horse-producing States find 
such an association a great benefit to the 
horse industry.” 
That Green Pea. —The bright green pea 
that A. V. inquires' regarding, on page 61, 
is commercially known as the “Scotch” pea 
and is of greater value than is generally 
known. If you can get them not over a 
year old they will swell out to more than 
twice their size dry and cook and eat as 
well as many canned peas, and cost but a 
trifle. This pea is used extensively in the 
lumber woods of Pennsylvania and Maine, 
and can be procured from Albert Dickinson 
& Co., of Chicago, $ind probably from other 
large seed houses. It is grown in America 
somewhere in the West and is also im¬ 
ported. I hardly think you can grow them 
successfully, except in sections well adapted 
for it. They are not expensive, compared 
with other field peas. I am bothered to 
get them new enough to cook well, here in 
New England. Test them by swelling about 
one-third of a glassful over night. If they 
are all right they will fill the glass nearly 
by morning, then cook as you do garden 
peas. w. l. m. 
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Department G-31 
Cleveland, Ohio 
Eastern Shore of Maryland 
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arable, 26 timber, ideal land for potatoes, berries, 
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Buildings new, 8-room dwelling, slate roof, 3 largo 
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W E SELL GOOD FARMS in Oceana, greatest fruit Co. 
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F OR SALE —45 acres. Paid over 20 per cent on $6,500. 
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301 E. GENESEE STREET 
k Syracuse, N. Y. 
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