FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



FARMERS' MONTHLY 



PUBLISHED BY THE 



Hampshire County Trustees for Aid to 

 Agriculture 



STAFF 

 Roland A. Payne, County Agent 

 Mildred W. Boice, 



Home Demonstration Agent 

 Harold W. Eastman, County C'liili Agent 

 Mary Sullivan, Clerk 

 Helen Clark, As.st. Clerk 



Office First National Bank Building 



Northampton, Mass. 

 Entered as second class matter Nov. 9, 

 1915. at the Post Office at Northampton. 

 Massachusetts, under the Act of March 

 8. 1879. 



"STotice of Entry" 

 "Acceptance for mailing at special rate 

 of postage provided for in section 1103, 

 Act of October 3, 1917. Authorized Oc- 

 tober 31, 1917. 



Priee, 50 cents a year 



Officers of the Trustees 



Charles E. Clark, President 

 Charles W. Wade, Vice-President 

 Warren M. King, Treasurer 

 Roland A. Payne, Secretary 



Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture 



Edwin B. Clapp, Easthampton 



Charles E. Clark, Leeds 



Clarence E. Hodgkins, Northampton 



Milton S. Howes, Cummington 



Mrs. Clifton Johnson, Hadley 



Warren M. King, Northampton 



Charles W. Wade, Hatfield 



W. H. Atkins, Amherst 



L. L. Campbell, Northampton 



COW TESTING ASSOCIATION TO CONTINUE 



October finishes the year for most of 

 the members in the Hampshire County 

 Cow Testing Association. The Associa- 

 tion started November 1, 1925 with fifty- 

 one members. Some men have dropped 

 out. Others have taken their places. At 

 the end of the month still others are 

 going to drop out. The association how- 

 ever is going to continue. 



The cow testing idea offers enough in- 

 ducement of benefit to the man who looks 

 to cows to produce a profit so that he 

 will keep up his records. The greatest 

 gain in the first year is to cull out poor 

 producing cows. Some progi'ess can be 

 made on feeding. The second year the 

 weeding will continue but more economi- 

 cal feeding should make a great differ- 

 ence in profits. It takes records over a 

 period of years to really do any construc- 

 tive breeding. When one sees the num- 

 ber of dairy farmers that are satisfied 

 with medium to poor cows the need for 

 better breeding is apparent. There are 

 herds in most towns that have been in 

 existence for more than a generation that 

 are still poor herds. The owners do not 



know how poor their cows are or they 

 would not be satisfied with them. The 

 cow testing association furnishes the 

 diagnosis of the trouble but it takes a 

 man to take the medicine. There is a 

 place in the Hampshire County Cow 

 Testing Association for men who believe 

 in the future of dairying in this county. 

 The cost is nothing if the information is 

 used. 



Tile Fair .Season 



Continued from page 1. column 3 

 profit but it certainly is a drawing fea- 

 ture of the fair as is shown by the crowds 

 that are served. It gives those who do 

 not care to upset their digestive tracts 

 a chance to enjoy the fair without in- 

 jurious after effects. 



While the fair at Northampton is 

 called the Three County Fair it really 

 is the Hampshire County Fair. It de- 

 pends on the people of this county for 

 support as regards attendance and ex- 

 hibits. This fair is one of the leaders 

 in the state in its support of the young 

 'people. One of the three days of this 

 fair is devoted to the young folks. The 

 boys and girls filled the entire day with 

 events from 10.00 A. M. till dark. They 

 filled the youths' building with exhibits 

 of their work. Over thirty-five dairy 

 animals were exhibited by the boys and 

 girls. This stock won many of the prizes 

 in the classes open to adults. This shows 

 that any old calf is not good enough for 

 the boys and girls today. Because of 

 the full program on the first day of the 

 fair the judging contests had to be run 

 the second day of the fair. 



The exhibits by the adults in Floral 

 Hall were even above the usual standard 

 of e.xcellence. The midway, while large, 

 was free from objectionable features. 

 The vaudeville and other entertainment 

 features were better than usual. In fact 

 the directors of the Three County Fair 

 with the assistance of Hampshire County 

 people put on one of the best fairs that 

 has been held in several years. In spite 

 of one rainy day it is hoped that the 

 fair will meet expenses. 



AUGUST POULTRY SUMMARY 



The leading flocks in egg production 

 per bird during August were: 



F. D. Steele, Cummington 

 Henry Randall, Granby 

 P. L. Wheelock, Amherst 

 John Bloom, Ware 

 Lena M. Pomeroy, Amherst 

 William S. Chaffe, Pelham 

 Henry Witt, Belchertown 

 Harold Booth, Belchertown 



The above records were made with 

 yearling birds which means that the 



flocks had to be culled carefully. During 

 October the yearlings should be culled 

 closely so that no poor birds will be kept. 

 Where records are kept people know that 

 hens do not lay when eggs are high in 

 price. Profitable winter production is 

 obtained from pullets. The only excuse 

 for keeping birds a second year is to use 

 them for breeders. 



Many flocks are going into winter 

 quarters short of vitamines. The use of 

 cod liver oil is not only profitable but 

 necessary. Germinated oats form one of 

 the best sources of green feed. They are 

 easy to germinate if one knows how. 

 Ohio results show that alfalfa, clover or 

 soy bean hay are excellent sources of 

 green feed. They cut the hay in one- 

 half inch lengths and then keep it in a 

 wire basket before the birds all of the 

 time. Hays of this kind should be early 

 cut, leafy and well cured. 



For the coming year, starting Novem- 

 ber 1, we should like to have more poultry- 

 men sending in reports. We have more 

 detailed information to send out in our 

 monthly letters than is possible to print 

 each month. If you are not satisfied 

 with your egg production begin sending 

 in reports. Just write to the County 

 Agent, 59 Main St., Northampton and we 

 will see that you get complete informa- 

 tion. 



COW TEST SUMMARY 



During September six hundred seventy- 

 two cows were tested in the Hampshire 

 County Cow Testing Association. Six- 

 teen of these cows gave over fifty pounds 

 of butter fat for the month on twice a 

 day milking. Three other cows on four 

 times a day milking gave over fifty 

 pounds of fat during the month. The 

 following is the list of producers for- 

 September : 



Owner 

 Pelissier Bros. 

 C. E. Clark 

 C. E. Clark 

 R. Adams 

 E. T. Clark 

 Ellis Harlow 

 E. P. West 

 R. Adams 

 Pelissier Bros. 



E. P. West 

 C. E. Stiles 

 Ellis Harlow 

 Ellis Harlow 



F. L. Antes 

 H. H. Bissell 

 E. T. Clark 

 E. P. West 

 E. P. West 

 E. P. West 



Bveod 



G. H. 

 R. H. 

 R. H. 

 R. H. 

 R. H. 



R.J. 

 R. H. 

 R. H. 

 R. H. 

 G. H. 

 R. H. 



R.J. 



R.J. 



R.J. 

 R. H. 

 R. H. 

 R. H. 

 R. H. 

 R. H. 



lbs. 



Milk 



lbs. 

 Test fat 



59.6 



59.5. 



58.2 



57.2. 



55.5 



54.8 



52.4 



51.7 



51.0 



51.0 



51.0: 



50.7 



50.4 



50.4 



50.0 



50.0 



63.2* 



.59.6* 



55.6 



* Milked four times a day. 



Of the fifty herds on test four herds 

 averaged over one thousand pounds of 

 milk per cow during September; two 

 herds averaged over nine hundred 

 pounds; seven over eight hundred. 



