FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



per bird advantage that flock B had in 

 the "first six months period. When the 

 price of eggs is considered the difFerence 

 between the two flocks is even greater 

 than the diff"erence in the number of eggs 

 indicated. 



REPORTS FROM ANNUAL 



MEETING 



Lime for Onions 



Ernest W. Hibbard of Hadley related 

 his experience in using lime for onions. 

 The first indication that something was 

 wrong was the failure of onions after 

 tobacco. The next year squash failed 

 on this same field. Soil tests showed 

 that the land was extremely acid. It 

 happened that this particular land was 

 leased and no lime was used on it. The 

 next year a neighbor hired this land to 

 grow onions and also had a crop failure. 

 Soil tests on other fields showed varying 

 degrees of acidity. One field that had 

 given excellent crops when onions first 

 were put on it had been failing till the 

 crop reached one hundred seventy-five 

 .sacks per acre. In the fall, twenty-five 

 hundred pounds of lime per acre was 

 sown and the following year the crop 

 was three hundred twenty-five sacks of 

 number one onions per acre. Neighbors 

 have had similar experiences. Since 

 many of them know that too much lime 

 will injure tobacco, most of them are 

 afraid to put on lime for onions. 



Cow Testing Association Results 



E. P. West of Hadley reporting on the 

 value of cow testing association work 

 replied to Mrs. Howlett's appeal for co- 

 operation between the men and women 

 in the home. He stated that the reason 

 that some men gave for their dropping 

 out of the cow testing association was 

 that their wives would not board the 

 tester. The information that the women 

 can get from the cow tester is usually 

 of great interest and it alone is worth all 

 the work co.sts. 



Ho said, "I joined the cow testing as- 

 sociation to find out just what my cows 

 were really doing. I have found that 

 the better the cows are, the better the 

 care they get and the better you like j 

 them. Fifteen years ago I kept track 

 of my cows and sold every one of them 

 that did not produce over 6,.500 pounds 

 of milk during the year. At that time I 

 only had two cows that produced over 

 10,000 pounds of milk during the year. 

 This year my herd of twenty-six cows i 

 averaged 11,141 pounds of milk and 

 387.7 pounds of butter fat per cow. One 

 grade cow milked twice a day made 

 17,88.5 pounds of milk and 60.5 pounds | 

 of butter this year. One heifer milked 

 four times a day has made nearly 20,000 

 pounds this year. It only co.sts thirty- 

 five dollars more to feed a good cow than , 



it does a poor one. I find that the best 

 cows are the cheapest. Too few dairy 

 farmers appreciate the fact that feeding 

 is of great importance. Hay should be 

 cut early and then put where the cows 

 not only can see it but can get at it. I 

 have used a lot of lime and find that it 

 pays in the increased amount of clover 

 and alfalfa that I get in my hay. 



"I believe that all farmers will have 

 to come to the T. B. test sooner or later. 

 My herd is tested and I have had some 

 reactors on each test. It gives one a 

 feeling of satisfaction to know that the 

 milk the family is drinking is free from 

 tuberculosis." 



NOVEMBER COW TESTING SUMMARY 



The November report of the cow te.st 

 association shows that twenty-three cows 

 made over fifty pounds of butter fat for 

 the month. Eleven of these were grade 

 Holsteins, seven registered Holsteins, 

 three registered Jerseys and two grade 

 Guernseys. The following is a list of the 

 high cows, those milked twice a day at 

 the top and those milked more than twice 

 a day at the bottom of the list. 



times. 



Of the forty-two herds reported four 

 averaged over one thousand pounds of 

 milk per cow ; two over 900 ; two over 



800; nine over 700; eleven over 600 and 

 fourteen below 600 pounds" of milk per 

 cow for the month. The leading herds 

 in milk production per cow were: 



Lbs. Milk 

 Owner Address No. Cows per Cow 



Pelissier Bros., Hadley 9 1225 



F. D. Steele, Cummington 5 1112 



E. P. West, Hadley 32 1108 



D. R. Pomeroy, Amherst 8 1001 

 T. G. Cook, Hadley 14 938 

 R. A. Adams, Amherst 16 934 



The following were the leading herds 

 in average butter fat production per cow: 



Lbs. Fiit 

 Owner Address No. (.'ows per Cow 



Pelissier Bros., Hadley 9 47.8 



E. P. West, Hadley 32 38.0 

 D. R. Pomeroy, Amherst 8 37.6 

 W. H. Atkins, Amherst 11 36.3 



F. D. Steele, Cummington 5 35.4 

 Ellis Harlow, Amherst 30 34.9 



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