THE FARMERS' MONTHLY, MARCH, 1928 



many years. 



Cost per 

 pound of 



gain 

 18.8 cents 

 20.2 cents 



18.2 cents 

 22.1 cents 



19.3 cents 



19.2 cents 



19.5 cents 



were in 



Avg. daily 

 Feed gain 



Liquid Skim Milk 1.7 lbs. 

 Whole Milk diluted 1.2 lbs. 

 Skim Milk Powder 

 (in limited amount) 1.4 lbs. 

 Skim Milk Powder 1.5 lbs. 

 Skim Milk Powder 

 and Red Dog Flour 

 and Hominy 1.6 lbs. 



Buttermilk Powder 1.5 lbs. 

 Calf Meal 1.2 lbs. 



His final recommendation; 

 favor of feeding Skim Milk Powder in 

 limited amounts and with Red Dog flour 

 and Hominy mixed in the remade skim 

 milk. 



His method is to mix 3 J ounces of the 

 powder with enough water to make a 

 quart of the remade skim milk. Thus 

 one pound of the powder will make about 

 five quarts of .skim milk. 



The first weeks he allows the calf to 

 have it's mother's milk, then, if the calf is 

 in a thrifty condition he starts sub.stitut- 

 ing one quart of the whole milk with one 

 quart of this remade skim milk every two 

 days until at the time the calf is three 

 weeks old she is getting about six quarts 

 of remade skim milk. This he increases 

 to nine quarts for Holsteins at a month 

 old. 



In the meantime he has started feeding 

 the calves grain, his mixture being three 

 parts each of Ground Oats, Corn Meal 

 and Bran and one pai't Oil Meal. 



At six weeks of age he cuts down the 

 amount of skim milk from nine to six 

 quarts and at two months again cuts to 

 four quarts, increasing the grain feeding 

 each week, and, of course feeding all the 

 legume hay or rowen they will eat. 



T. R. Elder, who has the main speaker 

 of the day, is the head of the farm owned 

 by the Mt. Herman School in East North- 

 field. He told many interesting stories 

 of Dairy Club members he has seen and 

 also of adults who have been good and 

 poor sports in the show ring. He advised 

 the members not to over fit their animals 

 before the show, but to keep them in a 

 thrifty condition and try to maintain good 

 growth, not forgetting the curry comb 

 and brush in order to keep their hide and 

 hair soft and glossy. 



4-H CLOTHING LEADERS 



HOLD SECOND MEETING 



Twelve 4-H Clothing Club Leaders and 

 older members attended the second train- 

 ing course held with Miss Esther Cooley, 

 State Clothing Specialist, of M. A. C. 

 Saturday, March 3, 1928. 



Di'ess finishes, including bound and 

 piped button holes and pockets as well as 

 kick pleats were explained in the fore- 

 noon. In the afternoon neck finishes of 

 many kinds were gone over as well as 

 different kinds of hems were worked out, 

 each leader present making samples of 

 most of the finishes shown. 



This was an all day meeting with a 

 ba.sket lunch at noon, where refreshments 

 were sei-ved. 



Twelve sewing clubs with a membership 

 of 108 girls were represented by the lead- 

 ers present. They were as follows : 



Miss Stephania Senvatka, Belchertown. 



Miss B. A. Ryan, Russellville, Hadley. 



Miss Cora Hewlett, South Amherst. 



Mrs. Dana Pelton, Westhampton. 



Mrs. Caroline Scott, North Hadley. 



Mrs. Doris Champlain, Hadley. 



Miss Mabel Strong, West Hatfield. 



Miss Helen Thomas, We.st Chesterfield. 



Miss Yanina Czajkow.ski, Russellville, 

 Hadley. 



Miss Nellie Czajkowski, Russellville, 

 Hadley. 



Miss Anastasia Yu.sco, Russellville, 

 Hadley. 



NEWS FROM EASTHAMPTON 



Grandland Rice in Collier's quotes Gene 

 Tunney, the new heavyweight champion 

 on diet: 



"I eat meat once a day only. My diet 

 consists of fruit, vegetables, and milk to 

 a large degree. I usually drink from a 

 quart to two quarts of milk a day. I also 

 believe in drinking several glasses of 

 water. Fruit, vegetables, and whole 

 wheat bread are necessary parts of any 

 healthy diet. I have been hit and hurt in 

 more than one fight, but I have never 

 been physically tired or worn down." 



The Manhan Poultry club is .so popular 

 that the re.st of the boys in Easthampton 

 are getting peevish. This club will try to 

 help a group of boys who are very anxious 

 to .start another club. If they organize 

 they may call their club "The Nonotuok 

 Club." 



The Manhan Club has ten members in 

 it now, and will not allow another boy to 

 I join. They made this rule so it will not 

 be too hard for the member's parents, at 

 whose house the club is meeting, to feed 

 them after their meeting. 



Our club met February 24, 1928 at the 

 Mutter Brother's home. They voted to 

 give a play soon after Lent, in young 

 people's hall at the Luthian Hall. 

 The money will go into their camping 

 fund for their annual summer outing. 

 Francis .1. Mutter, 

 Manhan Club Reporter. 



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