FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



And some spreads the tubers out in the 



light 

 To thicken the sprouts and make 'em 



right. 

 Well, you will grow 'em just as you please 

 But just let me know when you have new 



green peas. 



COW TEST SUMMARY 



Fifty cows in the Hampshire County 

 Cow Testing Association made over fifty 

 pounds of butter fat during January. 

 The leading cows in butter fat production 

 "were as follows: 



Owner Breed lbs. Milk lbs. Fat 



Bisbee Bros. G. H. 1553 68.3 

 A. J. Clark 1860 63.2 



Pelissier Bros. R. H. 1780 62.3 

 W. H .Atkins, G. 3. 1318 61.9 

 A. W. Houghton R. H. 1364 61.4 

 W. H. Atkins R. J. 1200 61.2 

 G. H. Timmins G. G. 1225 60.0 



D. R. Pomeroy R. H. 1426 59.9 

 R. C. Adams G. H. 1383 59.5 

 W. A. Parsons G. H. 1426 58.5 

 F. D. Steele G. H. 2911 96.1* 

 F. D. Steele R. H. 2647 76.8* 



E. T. Clark G. H. 1674 60.3* 



F. D. Steele R. H. 1860 57.7* 



E. P. West R. H. 1528 56.5** 

 * Milked 3 times. ** Milker 4 times. 



Five of the forty-one herds under test 

 averaged over one thousand pounds of 

 milk per cow for January ; nine averaged 

 over nine hundred pounds per cow; seven 

 over eight hundred pounds; ten over sev- 

 •en hundred pounds; seven over six hun- 

 dred pounds; three over five hundred 

 pounds; and one less than five hundred 

 pounds. 



The following were the leading herds 

 in average production of milk per cow: 



Cows lbs. Milk 



F. D. Steele, Cummington 5 1762 

 D .R. Pomeroy, Amherst 7 1309 

 J. G. Cook, Hadley 13 1143 

 Pelissier Bros., Hadley 10 1134 



E. P. West, Hadley 33 1068 



C. J. Loud, Westhampton, 16 997 

 Bisbee Bros., Chesterfield 12 996 



F. L. Antes, Ware, 10 995 

 Five of the herds averaged over forty 



pounds of butter fat per cow; seven over 

 thirty-five pounds; fourteen over thirty 

 pounds; thirteen over twenty-five pounds; 

 and two below twenty-five pounds of fat 

 per cow during January. 



The following were the leading herds 

 in the average production of butter fat 

 per cow: 



Cows lbs. Fat 

 F .D. Steele, Cummington 5 54.8 



D. R .Pomeroy, Amherst 7 48.5 

 A. M. Shaw, Cummington 5 41.5 

 J. G. Cook, Hadley 13 40.9 

 Pelissier Bros., Hadley, 10 40.9 

 W. H. Atkins, Amherst, 12 39.4 

 Bisbee Bros., Chesterfield 12 39.3 

 F. L. Antes, Ware, 10 38.4 



DECEMBER POULTRY SUMMARY 



High production as shown by many of 

 the flocks in this county in their Decem- 

 ber reports. The leading flocks for De- 

 cember were: 



No. Eggs 

 Birds per bird 

 P. L. Wheelock, Amher.st 267 21.45 

 John. M. Lowe, Amherst 170 20.48 

 S. A. Clark, William.sburg 37 19.64 

 Mrs. R. P. Thayer, Hadley 82 18.82 

 Mrs. A. G. Eldridge Am- 

 herst 140 18.50 

 John Bloom, Ware 375 18.03 

 Howard W. Atkins, Am- 

 herst 84 17.63 

 S. Ellis Clark, Williams- 

 burg, 575 17.32 

 The state summary given below shows 

 how the county flocks compare with the 

 state average: 



State Hamp. Co. 



No. farms reporting, 191 29 

 Av. No. females per 



farm Nov. 1st., 455 322 

 Reduction by death 



since Nov. 1st., 1.70% 1.40% 

 Total reduction since 



Nov .1st., 7.25% 7.35% 



Percentage of pullets, 89 90 

 Eggs laid per hen in 



December, 3.5 3.4 

 Eggs laid per pullet in 



December, 11.7 13.7 

 Total Prod, per bird 



in December, 9.5 11.9 

 Total prod, per bird 



since Nov. 1st., 16.9 20.0 

 Price rec'd per dozen 



for eggs sold, $.674 $.630 



These figures show that the death rate 

 for the county is below the state average. 

 Production from pullets is above the state 

 average both for December and for the 

 first two months. 



EGG QUALITY 



Size, shape, color and texture of the 

 shell are external characteristics which 

 determine largely the market value of 

 eggs produced rather than by merely the 

 number of eggs laid. 



Abnormally large eggs, small eggs, 

 misshapen ones and those with poor 

 shells are not desirable. They do not ship 

 safely and so are graded out of shipments 

 from distant points. Hence eggs import- 

 ed from distant competing areas are apt 

 to run fairly uniform in size, color and 

 shell quality. In competition local poul- 

 trymen are at a disadvantage if they pro- 

 duce and attempt to sell eggs of varying 

 sizes. Yet it is desirable to market prac- 

 tically all eggs produced and, therefore, 

 the production of inferior market quality 

 eggs should be reduced to a minimum. 



Egg quality as regards size, shape, col- 

 or and, in a measui-e, shell texture are in- 

 herited characters. Either male or female 

 breeders carrying superior or defective 

 market quality characters are likely to 

 transmit them to their offspring. Hence, 

 in pedigree breeding operations the quali- 

 ty of the egg should be considered quite 

 as much as those factors which make for 

 quantity of eggs. Birds laying too large 

 eggs are to be avoided as well as those 

 which lay small or misshapen ones. Large 

 eggs make normal ones appear .small by 

 contrast and, furthermore, they increase 

 mortality because of difficulty in laying. 

 The ideal market egg weighs twenty-four 

 ounces to the dozen, is regular in shape 

 and of good shell texture. What a dif- 

 ference — what an advantage to New Eng- 

 land poulti~ymen if every breeder and 

 hatchery operator ivould set only eggs 

 weighing not less than twenty-three or 

 over twenty-seven ounces to the dozen. 

 — Wm. C. Monahan. 



THE RIGHT KIND OF SPRAYING PAYS 



Good Spraying- Depends Largely On the Effectiveness Of 

 The Chemicals Used. Here is a trio that pledges a better 

 crop and more profit. 



1st. GRASSELLI SPRAY MATERIALS have long enjoyed 

 an enviable reputation as the best insecticides and fungi- 

 cides. 



2nd. KAYSO makes all sprays spread farther and stick longer. 



3rd. ANACONDA COPPER SULPHATE— the purest blue vi- 

 triol obtainable for making Bordeaux Mixture. 



Remember — it is only a few week before time for dormant 

 spraying. 



Better order your spray materials now and be prepared. 



APOTHECARIES HALL COMPANY 

 Waterbury, Conn. 



