HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



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t'otitinut'd f:om p;ii^»' lu. column 2 

 increase to expect at this season of tiie 

 year. The average pioduction this month 

 showed but little variation among the 

 different groups. 



The average price received for eggs 

 was $.407 per dozen. This was a drop of 

 $.144 from the February price and was 

 practically the same as the drop for the 

 previous months. 



The monthly increase in egg produc- 

 tion since November has been sufficient to 

 maintain the sale value of eggs per hen 

 at practically the same level despite the 

 drop in egg prices, as is shown by the 

 following table. All averages are from 

 monthly poultry reports." 



Av. Price 



Rt'c. per 



Dozen 



November 



December 



.January 



February 



March 



•Av. Egt; 



I'roWuctinn 



pel- Hen 



■ 6.7 



9.1 



9.4 

 11.8 

 16.4 



.78 

 .75 

 .69 

 .55 

 .41 



Sill'- Value 



of E^'KS 



per bird 



$.4.35 



$.569 



$.540 



$.540 



.$.561 



S|)r;i.\ iiiK ami DiiMtiii;^ 



''oiilinucd fi-oni paprc 1. coUinui :{ 



In a year when late blight occurs in 

 epidemic form, the fifth application of 

 spray may be necessary. 



The condition of the tops during the 

 growing season was a good index as to 

 what the yield would show at digging- 

 time. Dusted plots showed severe hop- 

 perburn during the latter part of the 

 summer and by September 15 the plants 

 were entirely dead, while those in the 

 4-4-50 bordeaux plots were in excellent 

 growing condition. Plants sprayed with 

 2-2-50 bordeaux were in various condi- 

 tions at that time; some entirely dead, 

 some with part of their leaflets dead, and 

 some in good, green, growing condition. 

 When all the plots were dug on October 

 third, the plants sprayed with 4-4-50 

 bordeaux were still green and growing. 



The following table shows potato 

 yields and increases due to spraying and 

 dusting. 



Size of Flock 

 Poullry Farm Small 



No. farms leporting 

 No. hens and pullets 



per farm 

 Percentage of hens 

 Percentage of pullets 

 Death rate of females 

 on basis of all flocks 

 Eggs laid per hen 

 Eggs laid per pullet 

 Average price per 



doz. rec'd. for eggs 



SUMMEI BOARDERS 



The State Department of Agriculture 

 is offering free service to farmers to as- 

 sist them in securing summer residents to 

 occupy rooms or larger quarters which 

 are available for the summer. If you 

 have such that you wish to rent, send to 

 the County Agent or to the Mass. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, 136 State House, 

 Boston for a form to fill out. A bulletin 

 will be compiled from the answers and 

 .sent to those who inquire for it. The de- 

 partment says "Our purpose is to bring 

 the parties together. Of cour.se we as- 

 sume no responsibility." 



CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES 



At the Battle of Bunker Hill, the 

 Americans were short of ammunition. 

 The troops were instructed to hold their 

 fire till they could see the whites of the 

 enemy's eyes. Many farmers follow 

 about the same instructions when it 

 comes to killing weeds. It worked fair- 

 ly well at Bunker Hill but it does not 

 work in farming. The time to kill weeds 

 is before they can be seen — not after. The 

 men who produce corn and potatoes at 

 low cost per acre use the spike tooth har- 

 row and the weeder on the crops before 

 the weeds can be seen. It only takes a 

 touch of sun to kill a weed that has just 

 sprouted. It takes a lot of energy to 

 kill a weed that is an inch high. The 

 whole secret of killing weeds is to get 

 there first. I 



*Sprayed four times. 

 **Sprayed five times. 



Conclusions: It can be said that spray- 

 ing at the Experiment Station in 1924 

 with bordeaux mixture, at least 4-4-50 in 

 strength and no fewer than four times, 

 gave large increases in yield. Dusts, 

 while not as good as liquid spray, cer- 

 tainly are better than nothing. The small 

 grower, whose limited acreage does not 

 warrant the owning of a power sprayer, 

 will find dusting a good practice, since 

 dusts are much more easily applied with 

 hand machinery than liquid sprays. Ohio 

 Monthly Bulletin — Jun.-Ffb. 1925. 



RAISE HEALTHY CHOS! 



CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE 



is valuable for 



Disinfecting Brooder Houses and Yards 



We carry it in powdered form 



Put up in the size package you need 



It is cheaper by the pound 



WISWELL THE DRUGGIST 



52 Main Street 



Northampton, - - 



Mass. 8! 



Does Your Wife Take Away 

 Your Meat and Potatoes? 



What a lunipus daiiymen would 

 make if they came in at noon after 

 putting in a hard morning in the 

 fields to find a heaping dish of 

 gi-eens for dinner, — "Plenty of 

 gi-eens, so why bread, meat and 

 potatoes?" Oh boy! How would 

 you like that? 



To maintain herself and give 25 

 Ijounds of A'/, milk a cow must eat 

 from 100-150 pounds of pasture 

 grass a day. To make 50 pounds, 

 she must have from 150-225 pounds 

 of grass to hold her weight, the 

 actual amount depending upon the 

 amount of water in the grass. 



Look your pasture over, allow 

 your cows time to rest and worry 

 with flies, and then estimate their 

 ability to get the amount of grass 

 necessary to keep in flesh so that 

 they may hold out on their milk in- 

 to July and August when milk 

 prices are rising. 



Eastern States Open Formula 

 Pasture Ration has been blended by 

 the New England Committee of the 

 College Feed Conference Board to 

 supplement pastures. Those farm- 

 ers who turn their cows out for 

 exercise will find it profitable to 

 feed Eastern States Fulpail Dairy 

 Ration all summer, but the farmers 

 who have recti pastures will find 

 Eastern States Pasture Ration an 

 economical, piofitable feed. 



If your wife cut out your con- 

 centrates just because she was pro- 

 viding you with dandelions and 

 beet greens, how would you feel? 

 Think for your cows as you think 

 for your.self. Most successful dai- 

 rymen giain all summer. 



But the Pasture Ration is only 

 part of the comprehensive feeding- 

 service which the Eastern States 

 Farmers' Exchange is providing- 

 for its membership. If you have 

 not received a copy of the new 

 booklet, "Eastern States Open 

 Formula Feeds," write for it at 

 once. It discusses feeding prob- 

 lems, describes fully Eastern States 

 Open Formula Feeds for cows, 

 poultry and horses, and contains 

 some startling performance recoi'ds 

 made during the past year. 



Members are now ordering their 

 year's requirements of feed and 

 grain. If you are interested in 

 learning how to secure a steady 

 supply of Eastern States quality 

 feed, be sure to ask for the details 

 of the 1925 FEED CONTRACT. 



Kasteni States Farmer's j-^xchanye 



A IVon-Sloek, Xon-Profit Organiza- 

 tion owned anil oontroiled by the 

 I'airnier.H it .st*r>-e.s 





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