HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



11 



EGG LAYING CONTEST 



Sixty=three Flocks Report November 

 Production 



Excellent production by many flocks is 

 .shown by the November Egg Laying Con- 

 test Record.s. Thirteen of the sixty-three 

 fiock.s reporting averaged 10 eggs or more 

 per bird. This would seem to indicate 

 that these flocks have the chance of aver- 

 aging over 160 eggs per bird this year, as 

 the standard calls for 8 eggs per bird in 

 November. In fact, the average of all 

 the pullets reported is 8.1 eggs per bird. 



The following is the State Summary: 



Size of Flock 

 Po 



No. Farms Reporting 



No. Hens and Pullets 



Percentage Hens 



Percentage Pullets 



Eggs laid per pullet 



Eggs laid per hen 



Total Pioduction per Bird| 7.7 



Price Rec'd per doz. eggs | 



This table brings out the fact that hens 

 are not egg producers in November. Late 

 hatched and poorly fed pullets are in the 

 same class. This month the Poultry 

 Farm Flocks lead in average production 

 of both pullets and total. The farms in 

 this group keep fewer hens, on the aver- 

 age, than the other gioups. It seems that 

 they are getting better prices for eggs 

 than the Farm Flocks. 



When the Contest was announced, we 

 .stated that these would be two divisions: 

 I. Flocks of less than 100 birds; II. Flocks 

 of over 100 birds. Since taking up the 

 matter with Professor F. H. Branch, 

 Farm Management Demonstrator from 

 M. A. C, we have decided to make three 

 classes as follows: I. Small Flocks (up to 

 40 birds) ; II. Farm Flocks (40-290 

 birds) ; III. Poultry Farm Flocks (over 

 290 birds). This seems to be a fairer 

 way of comparing production. Small 

 flocks are those which are kept mainly to 

 .supply poulti-y products for home use. 

 Farm flocks are those kept in numbers 

 suitable for a side line or as a part of 

 a diversified farm business. 



Poultry farm flocks are those kept in 

 numbers sufficient to make poultry a 

 major farm enterprise or a business by 

 it-self. 



The winners for November in the th)ee 

 groups are: 



1. Small Flocks (under 50 birds) 



Eggs 

 per Bird 



1. Mrs. G. Ct Arnold, Cummington 16.6 



2. Roger West, Hadley 



3. Miss Mary Miller, So. Hadley 

 II. Farm Flocks (50-290 birds) 



1. J. R. Gould, Belchertown 

 Smith's School, Northampton 

 Staff'ord Fo.x Thomas, Amherst 

 Paul Wheelock, Amherst 

 C. P. Otis, Williamsburg 

 Poultry Farm Flocks 



3. Geo. H. Ball, North Amherst 11.1 



4. H. C. Booth, Belchertown 10.5 



5. H. T. Newhall, Amherst 10.0 

 The above records show that it is pos- 

 sible to secure high egg production with 

 flocks in each group. The flocks produ- 

 cing much above the standard of 8 eggs 

 per bird will i-equire careful handling if 

 a moult is to be avoided. These flocks 

 emphasize the fact that Early Hatching, 

 Proper Feeding, Good Housing and Free- 

 dom from Disease are important factors 

 in winter egg production. It is a pleas- 

 ure to state that all of the leaders this 

 month were co-operators in the Disease 

 Control Work caiTied on in 1924. 



We should like to have every poultry 

 flock in the County reporting production. 

 Each one reporting gets the above in- 

 formation about a month before it ap- 

 pears in this paper. With the report 

 comes timely information that should be 

 valuable to every poultry keeper. Why 

 don't YOU send in a report of what your 

 flocks is doing? 



Stove Pipe Masli Hopper '^ 



Edward L. Schmidt of Belchertown is 

 using a mash hopper which is cheap, 

 waste-proof, and takes a minimum 

 amount of space in the house. It con- 

 sists of a cylindrical reservoir 12 inches 

 in diameter and a refrigerato)' pan. The 

 reservoir was made by a local tinsmith 

 by rolling galvanized iron sheeting into 

 a cylinder 12 inches in diameter. The 

 top of the cylinder is reinforced. The 

 reservoir and pan are held together by 

 four 12 inch bolts. These have one end 

 flattened and holes bored in them. The 

 other end is threaded. The flattened 

 ends are bolted to the cylinder while the 

 threaded ends go through holes in the 

 bottom of the pan. Nuts regulate the 

 distance between the pan and the cylin- 

 der. For best results, the bottom of the 

 cylinder should be about 1/2 an inch be- 

 low the top of the pan. 



FARMERS' EXCHANGE 



FOR SALE: Rhode Inland Red chicks 

 from large dark red stock, bred for pro- 

 duction. C. P. Otis, Williamsburg, Mass. 



FOR SALE: Certified White Leghorn 

 chicks. Combine freedom from White 

 Diarrhea and heavy egg laying ability. 

 Our pen took 7th place at Storrs in 1924. 

 Can deliver 750 to 1,000 chicks each week 

 during February and March. Emory 

 Bartlett, Enfield, Mass. 



FOR SALE: Increase your egg pro- 

 duction. We ofl'er choice M. A. C. strain 

 R. I. R. cockerels for sale. Stock Certi- 

 fied. Luther Banta, Amherst, Mass. 



FOR SALE: Louden Manure Carrier, 

 and 75 foot track with curve and switch. 

 Almost new. R. H. Whitcomb, Amherst, 

 R. D. No. 1. 



THE DIMOCK ORCHARD 

 ' AGAIN LEADS THE WAY. ' 



Both FEDERAL and STATE 

 supervision is now thrown around 

 DIMOCK ORCHARD SEED PO- 

 TATOES. 



They were grown in fields certi- 

 fied by the States of Vermont and 

 New Hampshire. They are stored 

 in a federally bonded warehouse 

 and will be graded under the su- 

 pervision of an inspector licensed 

 bv the UNITED STATES GOV- 

 ERNMENT under the Warehouse 

 Act. 



If your dealer does not handle the 

 seed potatoes with the Red, White 

 and Blue tag of the DIMOCK OR- 

 CHARD, send your order direct. 



Write for niolitlily hiilletin '■Seven States 

 Ke])(ji'l uu D.U. Strain Sixt" 'ir'. It rusty you 

 iii'thins; iind may t^iivc you ;i lut nf mnney. 



THE DIMOCK ORCHARD 



East Cornith, Vermont 



DIMOCK ORCHARD _^ 



SEED POTATOES 



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 3. 

 4. 

 5. 

 III. 



11.0 

 10.6 



17.1 ; 



13.1 j 

 12.4 1 

 11.0 I 

 10.8 



QUALITY CROPS PAY 



Whether you specialize in Tobacco, Onions or Fruit, or whether you 

 grow general farm and garden crops, you do not need to fear over- 

 production and low prices if your product is of high quality. The analy- 

 sis of a Fertilizer alone is not a true indication of its ability to grow a 

 quality crop. The selection of materials and the proportions in which 

 they are combined are quite as important. The high quality of all our 

 Fertilizer Mixtures will be reflected in the quality of your crop. 



j "IT IS THE QUALITY BEHIND THE ANALYSIS THAT COUNTS" j 



1. Geo. E. Scott, Belchertown 13.5 



2. Frank D. Steele, Cummington 11.4 



The Kogers I. Hubbard Co. 



Portland, Conn. 

 Write for Booklet and prices. 



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