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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



VERMONT FARMER 

 INCREASES PROFITS 



i 



He was mixing for his cows a 

 good formula the ingredients for 

 which were costing him $44.00 a 

 ton. He was persuaded to try on 

 three cows the same quantity in 

 pounds of Eastern States Fulpail 

 the 209^ ration costing at that time, 

 $52. .50. After a week, he reported 

 that all three cows had gained more 

 than three pounds of milk a day. 

 With milk netting him $2.00 a 

 hundred, this e.xtra milk brought 

 him in 6 cents a day more milk 

 money from each cow. Since the 

 cows were getting 8 pounds of grain 

 a day the 8 pounds of Fulpail were 

 worth 6 cents more than the 8 

 pounds of the old ration. It was 

 worth i of a cent a pound more 

 and $1.5.00 a ton more. Therefore, 

 with the old ration at $44.00 a ton, 

 Fulpail was worth $59.00 a ton. It 

 was costing him only $52.50, so he 

 made a cash saving of $6.50 a ton 

 by usinff Fulpail. 



Had milk been worth $3.00 a 

 hundred and his old ration worth 

 $44.00 a ton, Fulpail by the same 

 correct method of figuring would 

 have been worth $22.50 a ton more 

 or $66.50 a ton. The use of Ful- 

 pail in this case would have shown 

 him a cash saving of $14.00 a ton. 



The check which proved so pro- 

 fitable for the Vermont farmer is 

 the check which members of Cow 

 Testing Associations are applying to 

 their herds every month. They are 

 constantly comparing the cost of 

 feed with the returns from milk. 

 The period of falling milk prices is 

 approaching. To maintain profits 

 vou must produce milk economical- 

 ly. Eastern States Fulpail and 

 Milkmore Dairy Rations fit these 

 conditions admirably. 



The farmers who keep lecords of 



feed and production costs are the 



most satisfied users of Eastern 



States Open Formula Feeds be- 



I cause, where records are kept, these 



I feeds prove their ivorth. For the 



I name and address of the farmer 



I mentioned in this news letter or for 



j the formulae of Eastern States 



j Open Formula Dairy and Poultry 



I Feeds, prices on Eastern States No- 



j Filler Fertilizers and Field Seeds 



i waite the office. 



Eastern States 

 Farmers' Exchange 



A Non-Stiifk, Xon-Profit Orsaniza 



tion owned und controlled by the 



farraerH it .lerves 



SPniXGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 



Continued from Page 9, column 1 

 they may not receive sufficient cod-liver 

 oil mash to prevent leg weakness or mor- 

 tality. To induce greater consumption 

 of mash, it may be necessary to feed the 

 grain sparingly except at night, when 

 they should have a full feed of grain. 



To feed 100 chicks to 8 or 10 weeks of 

 age will require 200 to 300 pounds of 

 grain, about an equal amount of mash, 

 and 60 to 80 gallons skimmilk. If 3 per- 

 cent cod-liver oil is added to the mash 

 during the first six or eight weeks, about ; 

 I gallon ^vill be required. 



Finishing the broilers for market. — If 

 the birds have been receiving cod-liver oil, 

 it should be omitted from the ration two 

 weeks before they are marketed. Other- 

 wise, the flesh will have a disagi-eeable 

 fishy flavor which makes them unaccept- 

 able on the market. Poultry raisers 

 should carefully observe this precaution 

 to avoid the possibility of buyers and 

 consumers becoming prejudiced against 

 Easter broilers. Some poultry keepers 

 will not be in position to crate-feed the 

 broilers before marketing, in which case 

 the cod-liver oil should be omitted from 

 the mash during the last two weeks. 

 Those who crate-feed the broilers during 

 the two weeks before marketing can feed 

 the cod-liver oil until the birds are put 

 into the feeding crates or batteries. The 

 ration for fattening in the batteries may 

 consist of equal parts of ground corn, 

 ground wheat, ground oats (fine) and 

 bran, to which is added skimmilk or but- 

 termilk until the mixture has the con- 

 sistency of pan-cake batter and will pour 

 from a pail into the feed trough. 



During the period of crate-feeding 

 broilers, serious trouble sometimes re- 

 sults from cannibalism. This may be 

 easily controlled by darkening the room 

 and permitting light only at feeding time. 

 This not only prevents the birds from 

 picking each other but aids in securing 

 greater gains as they keep more quiet. 

 Unless the birds are to be marketed 

 locally or nearby it is doubtful if crate- 

 feeding would be advisable since the \ 

 shrinkage and liability of broken legs and 

 wings during shipment is much greater in 

 the case of crate-fed birds. 



It is self evident that the production 

 of Easter broilers is attended by many 

 difficulities, and the liability to losses 

 which will absorb all the profits and 

 more is great. Only those who have had 

 previous success in rearing chicks and 

 have suitable facilities should attempt 

 this more diflScult phase of chick rear- 

 ing. The best of care, brooding quarters, 

 and equipment is required. For those 

 who can succeed in spite of the difficulties 

 the returns will yield satisfactory profit 

 for the endeavor and expense involved. 



L. C. Kennard, Ohio Exp't Station 

 Monthli) Bulletin. 



M. A. C. Stock Takes Prizes 



Horses, cattle and sheep from this 



' college won 23 awards at shows this fall. 

 The highest honor was brought home by 



\ the Ayi-shire bull — a second prize for 

 one-year olds under 18 months at the 



i National dairy show. He had won second 

 at the Exposition also. Three cows won 

 a second, fifth and eighth, and a Jersey 

 took the Massachusetts Department of 



\ Agriculture silver medal for being the 

 best Jersey cow in milk at the Exposition. 



' Sheep from here took two seconds, three 

 thirds, five fourths, a fifth and a sixth, 

 and the Percheron mares and foals 

 brought back a second, a third and two 

 fourths. 



The grand champion Guernsey female 

 at the National dairy show, reports E. J. 

 Montague, farm superintendent, was 

 sired by a bull formerly owned here. The 

 college owns five half sisters of her. 



RAISE HEALTHY CHICKS! 



CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE 



is valuable for 



Disinfecting Brooder Houses and Yards 



We carry it in powdered form 



Put up in the size package you need J. 



I 

 It is cheaper by the pound 



WISWELL THE DRUGGIST 



52 Main Street 



Northampton, - - - Mass. 



BISSELL'S TIRE SHOP 



NOKTHAMrTON, MASS. 



Miller, Goodyear and U. S. Tires 



Tires and Tubes 



Vulcanized by Steam 



Goodyear Service Station 



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