FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



11 



ei-age. But due to high yields last year 

 and pi'esent low condition the July 1 fore- 

 cast is for only 71.9',f as many potatoes 

 as last year. 



14 southern early crop states (Va., N. 

 C, S. C, Ga., Fla., Tenn., Ala., Miss., 

 La., Tex., Okla., Ark., N Mex., and Ariz.) 

 have 94.5'/r as many acres as last year 

 and lOOVr of their 5-year average acre- 

 age. Low conditions generally promise 

 a crop only 773Vr of last year and 90.4',/ 

 of their .5-year average. 



All states combined on July 1 condi- 

 tion promise a crop 76.9% of last year 

 and 8.3.6'/ of the 5-year average. 

 V. A. Sanders 

 C. D. Stevens 



Stntisticinns. 



LISTS "DON'TS" IN USING 



FEDERAL GRADES FOR ONIONS 



A list of "don'ts" which apply to 

 practices in the use of the United States 

 grades for onions has been prepared by 

 the Department of Agriculture with a 

 view to preventing repetition of the con- 

 fusion that existed in the produce trade 

 last year through misinterpretation of the 

 grade specifications. 



The list is as follow: 



1. DON'T quote onions as "U. S. No. 

 1" without a statement of the minimum 

 size UNLESS STOCK MEETS THE li-i 

 INCH MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. 

 You may quote "U. S. No. 1-1 ',4 inch 

 minimum," if such is the ca.se. 



2. DON'T quote onions as "Small," 

 "Medium," or "Large" unless they have 

 been especially sized to meet the terms 

 specified. You may quote stock as "U. S. 

 No. 1 Small to Medium, mostly Medium;" 

 "U. S. No. 1 mostly Medium to Large, 

 few Small." But remember that not 

 more than 5 per cent may be below 1 '4 

 inches unless some other minimum size 

 is specified. 



RAISE HEALTHY CHICKS! i 



CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE 

 is valuable for 

 Disinfecting Brooder Houses and Yards 'M 



We carry it in powdered form 

 Put up in the size package you need fl! 

 It is cheaper by the pound :* 



WISWELL THE DRUGGIST 



32 Main Street 



Northampton, - - 



Mass. i 



Buy your Agricultural Lime on the 



basis of Available Ca O 



CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL I 



LIME 



High percentage of Ca O 

 DRY GROUND SCREENED 



CHESHIRE LIME MFG. CO. 

 CHESHIRE MASSACHUSETTS 



3. DON'T think "Small" means "Boil- ¥ 

 ers." "Small" means onions between P,4 

 and 1 % inches in diameter. "Boilers" 

 arc onions betwen % and l'/4 inches. 



4. DON'T expect to receive a mini- 

 mum size larger than 1 Vi inches unless 

 you specify it in your order. Get the 

 lidbil of specifying tlie mininmm size with 

 i/oiir order, for U. S. No. 1 stock. If the 

 shipper can not sell you stock of the 

 minimum diameter you ask, he should 

 notify you to that effect. 



5. Get a sizing ring to check up your 

 judgment. 



The United States giades for onions 

 have been established to provide a basis 

 for wire orders and for future contracts. 

 Copies of the grade specifications may be 

 obtained free, as long as the supply lasts, | 

 upon request to the Bureau of Agricul- | 

 tura! Economics, United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



Eastern Slates Members 

 Lead Mass. Association 



In the May report of the Southern 

 lierk.shiie ("ow Testing Association, 

 pix-sent user.>i of Eastern -States 

 feeds ngrure prominently. The five 

 leading mature cow.s in butterfat 

 production were Eastern States fed. 

 • ieorge H. Kirehoff's America, a pure 

 l)lood Holsiein. le.ading with •!,:il2 

 lbs. milk .md 71.7 lbs. butterfat. 

 This great cuw has led the Associa- 

 tion for two months, and on July 22, 

 rc'ceiving one pound of Fulpail tu 

 41/2 lbs. of milk, is still making 

 around 70 lbs. of milk a day. The 

 two leaders in the 2 year old class 

 belong to C. Li. Comstock & Son. 

 staunch Eastern States and Farm 

 riureau supporters. Nig, a grade 

 Holstein, made 1,101 lbs. milk and 

 47.3 lbs. butterfat in May on one 

 pound of Milkmore to 3 Vj lbs. of 

 milk. The I'omstoek heifers were 

 grown and fitted on Eastern .States 

 I'Mtting' Ration. 



A feature of Cow Tester Peaslee's 

 Ma.v report is the fact that 44 of the 

 (>2 honor cows belong to present 

 feeders of Eastern States Farmers' 

 Exchange Feed, while only 4 herds 

 not now feeding Eastern States Feed 

 .are represented on the list. The 

 mature cows and 2 year old heifers 

 leading their respective classes in 

 milk and butterfat production be- 

 long to this Eastern States group. 



.A.S has been pointed out in this 

 column many times before, the sig- 

 nificant thing fi-om the feeder's 

 stand-point about these reports is 

 that the great majority of the out- 

 standing feeders are supporting the 

 Eastern States Farmers' Exchange. 

 These leading dairymen in Berk- 

 shire County, for example, under- 

 stand fullj' that their Exchange has 

 no monopol.v vn (luality feed and 

 grain, and thai other equally good 

 rations can be mixed in mills and at 

 home. The.v know also that private 

 concerns are in position to offer in- 

 dividual farmers and groups of 

 farmers better prices than their Ex- 

 change can offer because their P^x- 

 change must treat all its members 

 alike while private companies can 

 meet competition b.v var.ving prices 

 to individuals and districts. 



But these successful feeders 

 know that their Exchange out of 

 Its Buffalo Mill will always ship 

 feeds and ingredients of the highest 

 qualit.v only. .Since it seeks no pro- 

 fit tor interests other than those of 

 the feeder, "good buys" of cheap 

 I'ommodities do not interest their 

 Buffalo Mill They know also that 

 fheir feeds will be fairly priced b>' 

 their Mill, and that a good trade to 

 ihemselves is not at the e.xpense of 

 fellow feeders elsewhere. I^ui-ther- 

 more, experience has taught these 

 feeders and other wide-awake feed- 

 ers throughout the East that the 

 Eastern States I'"armers' Exchange 

 has been a vital factor in reducing 

 price and raising quality standards. 

 They know that to keep this in- 

 lluence active their support of the 

 Eastern States Farmers' Exchange 

 along with that of theii- neighbors 

 is essential, and the.v give their sup- 

 port for their own sake iind for the 

 sake of their, neighboring farmers. 



It is to a sudden and complete 

 realization throughout the seven 

 _ states served by the Eastern States 

 I Farmers' Exchange of the splendid 

 I quality of feeds being shipped from 

 I the Buffalo Mill that orders for oar- 

 ' loads received in Jul.v. 1925, have 

 I run more than 80 percent ahead of 

 s the same month i!i 1924 



ilf vou have not vet received feed 

 from'the Buffalo Mill of the Eastern 

 States Farmers' Exchange, order 

 .some for .A.ugust deliver.v at your 

 station. Its quality will more than 

 a s.-itisfy you. 



j Eosterri §tates poFinGi's f}xctiangc 



I A non-Sfoek, non-Profit orBSiniza- 

 I tion owned and controlled by tlie 

 I farnier.s it Ker^eK. 



j Springfield, Massachusetts 



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