THE FARMERS' MONTHLY, JANUARY, 1928 



LEADERS FOR NOVEMBER 

 IN EGG LAYING CONTEST 



state Lists 



Large Flocks tvith 1000 Pullets or More 



No. Profl. 

 Pullets Per 

 Nov. 1 Bird 



Elm Tree P. F., Plymouth 2504 15.3 



Homer Rowell, Essex 1101 14.6 



E. Hayes Small, Barnstable 1641 13.9 

 Monroe & Nepper, Plymouth 1709 13.0 

 Peckham, P. F., Bristol 1900 11.4 

 Hass P. F., Bristol 3000 10.8 

 Sheldon & Corser, Birkshire 1100 10.5 



Large Flocks with 500 to 999 Pullets 



S. E. Clark, Hampshire 900 14.4 



Sarkis P. Kafafian, Barnstable896 14.1 



John G. Ellis, Berkshire 769 12.2 



David Berman, Worcester 505 12.2 



Wm. G. McDonald, Bristol 669 11.8 



Harold Rotzezl, Norfolk 750 11.5 



Bernard Binder, Barnstable 695 11.4 



A. S. Pendleton, Essex 611 11.1 



Small Flocks 90 to h99 Pullets 

 John Bloom, Hampshire 

 P. L. Wheelock, Hampshire 

 H. M. Bolston E.ssex 

 L. A. Sohier, Middlesex 

 Frank LeBlanc, Bristol 



F. B.'Lyman, Hampshire 

 Smith School, Hampshire 



Hampshire County List 



John Bloom, Ware 

 P. L. Wheelock, Amherst 

 S. A. Clark, Williamsburg 

 F. B. Lyman, Amherst 

 S. E. Clark, Williamsburg 



CHILE GOVERNMENT 



BUYS COLLEGE BIRDS 



Travelling in specially constructed 

 "drawing rooms" 115 pedigreed Rhode 

 Island Red chickens from the Massachu- 

 setts Agricultural College left Amherst 

 on a 6000 mile journey to the south land, 

 their destination being Chile, South 

 America. 



The pedigreed birds, 100 pullets and 15 

 cockerels, were purchased by Signor Huga 

 Hedina, head of the animal industry de- 

 partment, Santiago Experiment Station, 

 as foundation stock for the government 

 experimental fai-m. 



Twelve crates carried the birds on their 

 long journey, the crates being divided into 

 compartments holding 6 birds each ; with 

 the cockerels being shipped in crates 

 which were divided into individual com- 

 partments. 



These pullets and cockerels were select- 

 ed by Mr. Medina for production as well 

 as color and type ; the dams of the pullets 

 averaging about 240 eggs a year, while 

 the cockerels' dams averaged somewhat 

 higher. 



Tested Herd Owners Organize 



r-oiitiniied from page 1, column 1 

 There will be no dues but a membership 

 fee of twenty-five cents will be charged to 

 cover occasional requirements for fund.s. 

 The officers shall be a chairman and a 

 secretary-treasurer. These two with five 

 other members con.^titute an Executive 

 committee. 



The chairman shall be a member of a 

 State Council consisting of the chairmen 

 of all organized county associations in the 

 state. 



Officers 



Mr. G. Fred Pelissier of Hadley was 

 elected chairman and Mr. Allen S. Leland, 

 County Agent was electer secretary-treas- 

 urer. The members of the executive com- 

 mittee are: Mr. Charles N. Norris of 

 Westhampton, Mr. Frank D. Steele of 

 Cummington, Mr. Ralph Cole of Hunting- 

 ton, Mr. W. H. Atkins of S. Amherst and 

 Mr. Quincy A. Bagg of S. Hadley. Every 

 dairyman present joined the association 

 and all others joining within thirty days 

 will be charter members. 



Men were present from 12 towns and 

 practically all of the men owned more 

 than 10 cows. There are 271 tested herds 

 in the county representing 5030 cattle 

 which is about 20% of the total cow popu- 

 lation. 



Fewer Reactors 



Mr. J. C. Cort of the Department of 

 Agriculture stated that the percentage of 

 reactors over the state as a whole for the 

 past 12 months period ending Nov. 30, 

 was only 26% as compared with 53% in 

 1926. At the present time about 16% of 

 the cattle in the state are under test but 

 this is far behind the percentage in most 

 of the other New England States as well 

 as the country as a whole. 



Indemnity Increase 



One of the main questions discussed 

 was that of indemnity and it developed 

 that the general opinion was in favor of 

 an inci'ease. 



A resolution was passed by the group 

 that the present State indemnity which 

 has $25.00 as maximum be increased $25.- 

 00 with both grades and pure breds so 

 that the maximum indemnity from the 

 State will be $50 for grades and $75 for 

 pure breds. Similar resolutions have al- 

 ready been passed by the N. E. M. P. A. 

 and the State Grange as well as by the 

 other county organizations of tested herd 

 owners. 



FRANK D. STEELE HAS 

 HIGH HERD FOR DECEMBER 



Frank D. Steele's herd of five cows 

 averaged 1504 pounds of milk and 49.8 

 pounds of fat for December. 



The high individual cow in butter fat 



production for the month with a record 



of 63 pounds of fat is owned by E. C. 



Harlow. The high cows are listed below. 



lbs. lbs. 

 Milk fat 



1209163.0 

 1212 .59.6 



Owner 

 E. C. Harlow 

 E. C. Harlow 

 E. C. Harlow 

 E. C. Harlow 

 E. C. Harlow 

 E. P. West 

 A. O. Grise 

 E. C. Harlow 



Breed 

 R.J 

 R.J. 

 R.J. 

 R.J. 

 G.J. 

 G.H. 



1190159.5 

 744t58.0 

 1063157.6 

 1674157.0 

 G.H.!1345!53.8 

 R.J. a 160 53.5 



Six herds averaged over 35 pounds of 

 butter fat per cow for December as com- 

 pared with three for November. 



Lbs. Fat 



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We want your r^me on our mailing list 

 to be just the way .;/ou want it written. 

 If it is not, or if you move, let us kuow. 

 It is particularly important to have the 

 Post Office address correct. 



Moved to New Office 



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2. We have a very pleasant look out 

 and a broad window seat where you can 

 sit and wait for your wife or husband and 

 yet talk to us if we are in. 



3. It is only one flight up, with stairs 

 very easy to climb. 



"Make our headquarters your new call- 

 ing quarters!" 



Weed, feed, and breed should be the 

 byword of every farmer whether he has 

 dairy cows, beef, sheep, or poultry. 



