FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



In June, eight herds averaged over 

 1000 pounds of milk per cow; five be- 

 tween 900 and 1000 lbs.; fourteen, be- 

 tween 800 and 900 lbs. ; eleven, between 

 700 and 800 lbs.; nine, between 600 and 

 700 Ib.s.; four below 600 lbs. The high 

 herds, in average milk production per cow 

 for -June are: 



Lbs. Milk 

 Owner Address No. Cows jier Cow 



E. P. West, Hadley 30 1302 



J. G. Cook, Hadley 10 1249 



C. E. Clark, Leeds 1.5 , 1122 



Fred Fro.st, 



Easthampton 10 1108 



Hugh Bridgman, 



Westhampton 11 1069 



Pelissier Bros., Hadley 6 ' 1067 

 H. -J. Searle & Son, 



Hadley 13 1020 



A. D. Montague, 



We.sthampton 10 1020 



Three herds averaged over forty 

 pounds of butter fat per cow in June; 

 eleven, over 35 pounds; thirteen, over 30 

 pounds; sixteen, over 25 pounds; eight 

 below 25 pounds. The following are the 

 highest herds in butter fat per cow: 



Lbs. Fat 

 Owuer Address No. Cows per Cow 



E. P. West, Hadley 30 44.0 



J. G. Cook, Hadley 10 42.7 



Chas. E. Clark, Leeds 15 40.2 



Chas. M. Norris, 



Westhampton 8 39.8 

 Hugh Bridgman, 



Westhampton 11 38.4 



Almon Shaw, Cummington 6 38.3 

 G. A. & G. N. Galusha, 



Granby 17 37.7 



MAY POULTRY SUMMARY 



The 1^0 egg standard calls for 20 eggs 



per bird in May. Six of the thirty five 



flocks in the county made the grade. 



The following are the leading flocks for 



May: 



Egt-'s ^ 

 Birds per Bird 



Henry Randall, Granby 45 27.00 



John Bloom, Ware 300 22.88 



Mrs. W. S. Chaffee, Pelham 97 22.21 

 F. D. Steele, Cummington 257 21.91 

 P. L. Wheelock, Amherst 144 21.10 

 Mrs. Pv. P. Thayer, Hadley 28 20.14 

 Frank Rood, Southampton 430 19.75 

 Mrs. E. H. Alderman, 



Middlefield 164 19.06 



The following statement from the New 

 Jersey Experiment Station shows why 

 poultrymen should do a thorough job of 

 culling at the present time. 



"Under average conditions during June, 

 four birds out of every hundred stop lay- 

 ing. In July, eight birds out of a hun- 

 dred stop and for August, twelve out of 

 one hundred give up the job of producing 

 eggs. When a bird stops laying during 

 these months, it usually takes at least 

 three months before it starts again. 

 These early non-layers usually go into a 



second moult toward winter. The cost 

 of carrying fifty non-layers through a 

 week will pay for the rearing of fifty 

 chickens up until they are eight weeks 

 old. Cut down the cost of poultry keep- 

 ing by culling out the non-layers each 

 week as they appear in the laying pens." 



It takes but little practice to tell if a 

 hen has stopped laying. A culling bul- 

 letin will be sent on request. By dispos- 

 ing of the poor birds, one has a chance to 

 clean up and disinfect the laying houses 

 so that the pullets can be housed early. 

 This is important if you are to get good 

 production next fall. 



On some farms rape has made a poor 

 growth due to dry weather. If green 

 feed is short it will pay to sprout oats 

 using from 2 to 3 lbs. of dry oats per 100 

 birds. 



l-';iriii jinil Honii' Week 



''onliiiU('d from paKe 1. column :i 



ing one by Mr. W. N. Craig of Weymouth. 

 The usual inspection trip of nearby gar- 

 dens will occupy the afternoon. 



Home Gardening — Wednesday 



This is a new program arranged es- 

 pecially for the small home gardener. 

 The program includes talks on the care 

 of lawns, planning the home grounds, 

 fruit, shrubbery, and vegetables for the 

 home garden. 



Food Preservation— Tuesday — Friday 



The first two days the program is in 

 co-operation with the fruit program. 

 Several interesting speakers have been 

 secured for Thursday, home manu- 

 facturer's day. On Friday a series of 

 demonstrations will be given for the home 

 maker. 



Fruit Growing — Tuesday — Wednesday 



An excellent program has been ar- 

 ranged for fruit gi'owers. Among the 

 speakers are Prof. F. C. Bradford of 

 Michigan State College; Mr. Walter R. 

 Clarke, Milton, N. Y. ; Mr. Wilson H. 

 Conant, Buckfield, Maine; Mr. James C. 

 Farmer, South Newbury, N. H. Among 

 the subjects to be considered are rasp- 

 berry growing, winter injury to fruit, 

 strawberry renovation, canning apples; 

 yields, grades and prices of varieties of 

 apples, advertising, marketing. 



Woodlot Owner— Thursday 



The program has been arranged for 

 the person who owns a woodlot and wants 

 information as to the present lumber 

 situation in N. E. Prof. Grose will give 



i a demonstration on the preservation of 

 fence posts, which should prove very in- 

 teresting to all dairymen, poultrymen 



' and the like. 



' Beekeeping— Thursday 



j One of the finest beekeeping programs 

 ^ ever presented in the state has been ar- 

 ' ranged for Thursday. Among the speak- 

 j ers are R. B. Willson, Extension Special- 

 ist in Agriculture, Cornell University; L. 



B. Crandall, Extension Specialist in Bee- 

 keeping at Connecticut Agriculture Col- 

 lege; Dr. Gates, Massachusetts Inspector 

 of Apiaries and Dr. J. H. Merrill of 

 Raynham. 



Livestock Raising— Wednesday 



The morning program will be given 

 over to sheep. Prof. Garrigus of Con- 

 necticut Agricultural College is the lead- 

 ing speaker. It is also hoped that Wayne 

 Dinsmore, Secretary of the Horse As- 

 sociation of America, will be here. In 

 the afternoon an excellent program has 

 been arranged for all persons interested 

 in raising beef cattle. 



Dairy Farming— Thursday 



Henry Jeffers, General Manager of 

 Walker-Gordon Dairy Co. Juliustown, 

 N. J. is the leading speaker. His subject 

 is Alfalfa and Better Milk Production. 

 Everyone will be interested in hearing 

 about the recent feeding experiments be- 

 ing carried on by the college, also the pos- 

 sibilities of western milk competition, 

 means of bettering permanent pastures 

 etc. 

 Poultry Program — Wednesday — Friday 



The poultry program is divided into 

 four divisions including poultry diseases, 

 feeding problems, economic questions af- 

 fecting the industry, etc. In all there 

 are 20 speakers on the program. Among 

 these are Dr. Jacob E. Shillinger, Bureau 

 of Animal Industi-y, Washington, D. C. ; 

 Prof. Loyal F. Payne of Kansas State 

 Agricultural College; Prof. Roy E Jones, 

 Connecticut Agricultural College; Prof. 

 Harry R. Lewis, President of the Nation- 

 al Poultry Council, Davisville, R. I. and 

 Dr. H. G. May, Rhode Island State Col- 

 lege. 



Do You Know : 



That the Eighth Annual Farm and 

 Home Week is to be held at the Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural College, July 27, 

 28, 29, 30. 



That an excellent program has been 

 prepared on the following subjects: home 

 making, fruit growing, flower growing, 

 food preservation, home gardening, live- 

 stock raising, beef cattle raising, poultry 

 husbandry, forestry, beekeeping, and 

 dairying. 



That Dr. William M. Jardine, Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture is to speak on the 

 evening of July 29. 



That over 83 speakers are listed on the 

 pi-ogram. 



That the first dynamometer demonstra- 

 tion in New England will be held July 29. 



That noted .speakers will be present 

 from Connecticut, New York, Kansas, 

 New Jersey, Vermont, Illinois, New 

 Hampshire, Rhode Island, Michigan, 

 and Washington, D. C. 



That you can secure more information 

 concerning the week by directing requests 

 to your county headquarters, or the Su- 

 pervisor of Extension Courses, M. A. C, 

 Amherst, Mass. 



