FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



lime, while the second used none. In 

 another demonstration an unlimed plot 

 was left. This man stated that if he had 

 not used lime he would have lost $2500 

 on his crop. On the other three demon- 

 strations, good crops were secured by us- 

 ing lime. 



Animal Husband^-y 



As a result of Dairy Farmers' Schools, 

 twenty-five dairy farmers have been keep- j 

 ing monthly records of feed costs and i 

 milk production. The object of this jvork | 

 was to get farmers to feed cows according 

 to production. In cases where dairy 

 farmers had a liberal supply of good 

 quality hay and silage it was found that 

 grain could be greatly reduced by in- 

 creasing the amounts of roughage fed per 

 cow. 



Fi-om this dairy recoi'd work then came 

 a demand for a cow testing association. 

 The county agent started to form an as- 

 sociation in August. By the first of No- 

 vember, fifty-one men had agreed to pay 

 their share of the expense. Directors 

 were elected as follows: — E. C. Harlow, 

 Amherst; E. P. West, Hadley; J. W. Par- 

 sons, Northampton; Charles E. Clark, 

 Leeds; A. D. Montague, We.sthampton. 

 Two testers were employed. These men 

 started work November 4. Three men ' 

 dropped out so that the association has 

 forty-eight members at present. , 



Reports already received from the cow | 

 testers show that while all farms have ! 

 some fine animals, all seem to have some 

 that are either extremely low testers or , 

 that are low producers. It is hoped that 

 improvement in feeding practice can be 

 secured through this work and that many 

 unprofitable cows will be eliminated. 



The county agent has co-operated with 

 the Hampshire-Franklin Holstein-Fri- 

 esian Club in running its program. Two 

 field trips have been held, one in Berk- 

 shire County, the other in Franklin Coun- 

 ty. Both of these trips have been well 

 attended by members and friends of the 

 club in this county. Of the twenty-three ' 

 members of this club in this county, 

 eighteen are members of the cow testing \ 

 association. 



Farm Management 



Fifteen farmers have been keeping ac- 

 counts in the standard Massachusetts 

 Farm account book. These men were 

 helped to get their inventories started and 

 have been visited from time to time dull- 

 ing the year to see that the books were 

 being kept up to date. On these visits, 

 the specialist or the county agent has 

 answered questions and made suggestions 

 as to the proper way of keeping the 

 books. 



Fndt Growing 



A county-wide meeting of the fruit 

 growers was held at which a committee 

 was chosen to formulate a program of ex- 

 tension work in the county. This com- 

 Continued on page 10, column 1 



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id you read what Henry D. Sharpe of 

 Providence, R. I., recently said about 

 Education? He said, in part, 



"One of the greatest necessities of the time is 

 a better education of the young, not in book 

 learning so much as in .some practical industrial 

 or agricultural direction, for the purpose of in- 

 stilling habits of industry and tastes that will 

 insure their entrance into real pursuits im- 

 mediately on leaving school. The launching 

 upon life of so many young people without 

 direction or preparation for a life work creates 

 a serious charge against our system. If New 

 England is to retain its place in the economic 

 life of America, it is necessary to change this 

 capital tendency of the times." 



When a man of Sharpe's standing in business and public 

 welfare comes out in favor of vocational education, it is time 

 for people to investigate. 



The SMITH SCHOOL, Northampton, is a good school 

 ivhich you shotdd visit. 



H. N. LooMis, 



Director. 



