FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



11 



to be of much value. A great deal of 

 time will be saved if each fruit grower 

 will ^prepare ahead of time a list of the 

 number of his fruit trees by varieties 

 and by ages, and carefully figure the size 

 of his 1924 crop with the number of 

 bushels in each grade. 



This is the first serious attempt to go 

 deeply into these ciuestions. If it is suc- 

 cessful the survey will be followed by 

 careful studies of the cost of production, 

 the cost of marketing, and other problems 

 on which we need information. In the 

 end it should react directly to the benefit 

 of evei-ybody connected with the great 

 and growing fruit industry of New Eng- 

 land. R. A. Van Meter. 



FARMERS^ EXCHANGE 



FOR SALE: Thoroughbred Guernsey 

 bull calf. Born .lune 29, 192.5. Dam, 

 Mixter .Judith. Sire, Prince Rajah of 

 Crestwood. Priced right. .James Loud, 

 Williamsburg. 



AN APPLE SURVEY 



Of NEW ENGLAND 



Sometime in July several carefully in- 

 structed college students, under the di- 

 rection of the state e.xperiment station, 

 will enter each important apple produc- 

 ing section for a rapid survey of the ap- 

 ple industry of New England. For 

 years the apple crop of Massachusetts 

 has been reported as "60'/ of normal" or 

 "80% -of normal" and that gave us some 

 idea of the size of the crop. But we have 

 never known how many bushels were pi-o- 

 duced when we had a "noimal" crop, and 

 that has made it difficult to interpret crop 

 estimates. We are going to try to find 

 out how many apples are grown in New 

 England. 



Another problem which is bothering 

 New England fruit growers is the future 

 production of Mcintosh apples. Mcin- 

 tosh is the most popular apple with con- 

 sumers we have ever grown, and fruit 

 growers wish to supply the market to the 

 limit of consumption. But the variety 

 has been widely planted, most of the trees 

 are known to be young, and production is 

 increasing rapidly from plantings al- 

 ready made. Should Mcintosh be planted 

 heavily in the next few years? This 

 survey should shed some light on that 

 question by showing what we have al- 

 ready and what future production is like- 

 ly to be. 



While we are at it we might as well get 

 any other information which may be 

 valuable and a sizable schedule will be 

 presented to each farmer. Because of 

 the expense it will not be possible to sur- 

 vey the entire state, but certain areas 

 where the industry is highly developed 

 will be selected. 



Full co-operation has been promised by 

 fruit growers every\vhere and that will be 

 necessary if the results of the survey are 



RAISE HEALTHY CHICKS! 



CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE 



is valuable for f! 



Disinfecting Brooder Houses and Yards 5- 



We carry it in powdered form ^{ 



Put up in the size package you need i. 



It is cheaper by the pound * 



WISWELL THE DRUGGIST 



52 Main Street 



Northampton, 



- Mass. 'i 



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Buy your Agricultural Lime on the 



basis of Available Ca O 



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LIME 



High percentage of Ca O 

 DRY GROUND SCREENED 



CHESHIRE LIME MFG. CO. 

 CHESHIRE MASSACHUSETTS 



FOR POULTRY QUALITY I 



The poultry farmer who is mak- 

 ing a success of his enterprises has 

 learned that he must at all times 

 use (|uality feeds. He has learned 

 to discriminate between showy in- 

 gredients which cost more than 

 they are worth. He has discarded 

 from his scratch ration sunflower 

 seed, kaffir corn and the rest of the 

 expensive color, and has learned 

 that hard red wheat is a better 

 wheat for his hens than the showy 

 soft white kernel. But in the corn, 

 wheat, barley and oats that he does 

 use, he wants — and he insiNta up- 

 on — quality. 



It is to give its members this 

 quality that the Eastern States 

 Farmers' E.xchange directs its poul- 

 try feed efforts. From its own mill, 

 into which no grain or feed ingre- 

 dients go simply because they can 

 be "bought right," quality grain 

 and quality ingredients only can go. 



Only No. 2 corn or 40 lb. oats of 

 the cleanest, sweetest sort have 

 gone into our mill, so it is that 

 whether poultry feeders order 

 whole corn, corn meal, cracked corn 

 or corn feed meal, out of the Buf- 

 falo Mill, the product contains only 

 No. 2 corn. The oats are all of 40 

 lb. quality, or better, whether they 

 leave the mill in the scratch, as 

 ground oats, as oats, or as proven- 

 der. The plump barley and wheat 

 berries being distributed from our 

 mill must be seen and handled to be 

 appreciated. 



And what applies to scratch 

 grains and ingredients applies to 

 various chick grains, mashes and 

 the mash ingredients. The East- 

 tern States Farmers' Exchange 

 seeks to reduce farmers' production 

 costs, and not to make mill profits. 

 Poultri/ men's costs can be reduced 

 onlji with the use of quality ingred- 

 ients. 



The Eastern States Farmers' Ex- 

 change is prepared to take care of 

 the feed and grain requirements of 

 its members whether they wish its 

 Open Formula Feeds or the in- 

 gredients for home mixing. 



For information on these feeds 

 and to learn how to get them 

 promptly, communicate with your 

 local agent at once or with the of- 

 fice. 



pastern §tatcs farniGi's ^xchoAge 



A iKui-Stofk, iion-Profil orK;inixn- 

 (ion owned and controlled by the 

 fiirniers it serves. 



Springfield, 



Massachusetts 



