FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



was given by Horace A. Moses. In here 

 all the Camp Vail and Junior Achieve- 

 ment boys and girls stayed and gave 

 many interesting demonstrations. We 

 stayed in the Camp Vail building. Each 

 morning we heard some interesting talks. 



Monday was judging day and everyone 

 was up early, making their calves look 

 their very best, and while doing so the 

 Governors and then their Aides of the 

 New England States passed through our 

 tent to s:e "ur caivc". 



Nathaniel Bowditch representing 

 Massachusetts Society for Promoting 

 Agriculture, presented $1,500 in gold to 

 sixty boys and girls of which I received 

 $80. This made me feel well repaid for 

 my work, but next year I want more blue 

 ribbons. At the Northampton Fair I ex- 

 hibited three and received $20, and a gal- 

 lon can of Fly Killer. At the Belcher- 

 town Fair I received $9.00. It cost me 

 $40. for transportation so my prize 

 money was very acceptable. 



I raised one-half acre of soy beans and 

 harvested about one ton of soy bean hay. 

 This winter I expect to run a test on 

 "Eleanor" to show the value of soy bean 

 hay for milk production. I saw a moving 

 picture demonstration of soy beans, 

 which was very interesting. They can be 

 raised with clover, oats, corn, etc. After 

 planting, a rotary hoe, spike tooth har- 

 row and a weeder must be used many 

 times at frequent intervals, to prevent 

 the weeds from growing. My father did 

 not harrow my piece enough .so I had to 

 weed part of it. I am going to put the 

 blinders on Dad next year instead of on 

 the hor.se as Mr. Payne suggested in his 

 letter. 



My father has joined the Cow Testing 

 Association and once a month the tester 

 comes around and weighs each cows feed 

 and milk.' Then he takes samples of milk 

 and morning and tests it. I think it is 

 a very good thing, for then, we can tell 

 which cows are paying and which ones 

 are not, as our milk is sold by weight and 

 test now. 



Last September, officers were elected 

 for the Hampshire County Dairy Club. 

 Dennett Howe, president; Osborne West, 

 vice-president and I was elected secretary. 



I hope our club has many good meet- 

 ings .so we can see each other's stock and 

 get better acquainted. 



Alice R. Raruhtll, Bclcherton-n, Mans. 



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 With the help of the Hillside Agricul- 

 tural Society we will be able to offer ca.sh 

 prizes to the winners. We do al.so hope 

 to acquaint the young people with the 

 varieties of food needed for best health 

 hoping that a greater desire for correct 

 living will create even a greater enthus- 

 iasm. 



Such a work is not new. In a number 



of other states a work similar to ours is 

 being carried on called growth work. We 

 like to see fine exhibits of cows, vegeta- 

 bles, sewing', chickens, why not continue 

 with your thoughts and realize that a 

 club member's best exhibit is himself, in 

 perfect health, and therefore equipped 

 for endurance in his daily tasks. 



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