FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



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crops the first year. The second year the 

 clover is gone on the fields where only 

 one ton of lime is used, while the other 

 farmer's fields look as though it was the i 

 first year after seeding. I 



The amount of cash on hand is the 

 fii'st thing to consider when purchasing 

 lime. The second is to test the soil for 

 lime requirements. The third is to grow 

 the crops that will do best under the given 

 conditions. Don't try to grow alfalfa 

 when the .soil is too acid for red clover. 

 Don't try to grow red clover when alsike 

 would do better. But don't do nothing 

 because you haven't all the lime that you 

 would like to have. If you have cash to 

 buy lime have your soil tested. Samples 

 sent to the County Agent, .59 Main St., 

 Northampton will be tested free. Those 

 who would like to do their own testing 

 can get a Soiltex outfit by sending in 75 

 cents to the County Agent or by sending 

 this sum to the Soiltex Company, Lans- 

 ing, Michigan. The outfit is enough to 

 test every field on the farm. If more 

 farmers would u.se this tester they would 

 waste less money on clover and alfalfa 

 seed. 



The kind of lime to buy is the kind that 

 will give you "effective oxides" at the 

 lowest cost per 100 pounds. The amount 

 of "effective oxides" per ton varies with 

 the material. For example, quicklime 

 contains about 1,8.50 pounds of "effective 

 oxides per ton; hydrated lime, 1,400 lbs.; 

 fine ground limestone, 1,000 lbs.; ground 

 oyster shells, 650; agricultural lime, 

 1,.300; lime ashes, 1,000 lbs. It takes 

 about four tons of lime.stone to equal 

 three tons of agricultural lime. Where 

 the freight rate is low, limestone is a 

 good buy. Where the freight rate is high 

 or it is a long haul from the depot to the 

 farm the agricultural lime is usually the 

 cheapest per 100 lbs. of effective oxides. 



Regardless of the kind of lime used, it 

 .should be spread on plowed land and 



Buy your Agricultural Lime 



on the 



basis of Available Ca O 



CHESHIRE 

 AGRICULTURAL LIME 



High percentage of Ca O 



DRY GROUND SCREENED 



Cheshire Lime Mfg. Co. 



CHESHIRE 



MASSACHUSETTS 



thoroughly disced into the soil. The 

 longer it can be worked in before the 

 seed is sown the better, as lime acts slow- 

 ly. Some make the mistake of putting- 

 lime on in the moi-ning and then sowing 

 clover or alfalfa seed in the afternoon. 

 This does not give the lime any chance. 

 For alfalfa, the lime should be di.sced in 

 at least three weeks before you expect to 

 seed, longer in advance of seeding if 

 po.ssible. For this reason lime orders 

 .should be in early. Usually prompt ship- 

 ments can be had on early orders but 

 late ones have to wait their turn. If the 

 demand is heavy, it sometimes takes from 

 three to four weeks to get a car load. 

 Normally deliveries can be made in about 

 a week. 



FARMERS' EXCHANGE 



FOR SALE: Registered Guernsey 

 bull calf. Born August 1925. Sire, 

 Golden Bill's Royal, son of Mixter May 

 Royal. Dam, Mixter Farm Bernice. A 

 double grandson of Lang-water Fisher- 

 man. George Timmins, Greenway Farm, 

 Ware. 



FOR SALE: Certified Green Mountain 

 seed potatoes from heavy yielding strain. 

 Homer Granger, South Worthington. 



FOR SALE: Empire milking ma- 

 chine — four single units complete. Good 

 condition. George Timmins, Ware. 



FOR SALE: Two high producing 

 Holstein cows. .1. F. Zappey, Greenwich. 



You pay once only for any 

 Concrete Farm Improvement 



Concrete Troughs and Tanks 

 Remain Watertight 



Troughs and tanks must withstand 

 hard usage, and they must stay 

 watertight. 



That is why so many farmers use 

 only concrete troughs and tanks. 



They are easily kept clean. 

 Their weight makes them inde- 

 structible and almost immovable. 



Concrete troughs and tanks 

 will not dry out. They will not 

 leak. They ^mO. not rot or rust. 



You can easily build troughs, 

 tanks and other concrete improve- 

 ments on the farm by following 

 a few simple directions. Write 

 today for free copy of our booklet 

 "Permanent Repairs on the Farm." 



PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION 



10 High Street 



BOSTON 



A National Organization to Improve and 

 Extend the Uses of Concrete 



Offices in 31 Cities 



