THE FARMERS' MONTHLY, APRIL, 1928 



Herds in C. T. A. Have 



High Average in March 



THE WEAKEST POINT 



The 29 herds in the Hampshire County 

 Cow Test Association had an average of 

 798 pounds of milk and 30.8 pounds of fat 

 for March. 



W. H. Atkins of South Amherst owned 

 the two leading cows in butter fat produc- 

 tion on twice a day milking. Four in- 

 dividuals made better than 60 pounds of 

 butter fat on twice a day milking and 

 eight on three time milking. 



Geo. Timmons places an individual be- 

 tween Frank Steele's and Pelissier Bros.' 

 high fat producers. 



The list of high cows in butter fat 

 follows : 



Owner 



W. H. Atkins 

 W. H. Atkins 

 Fred Frost 

 Q. A. Bagg 

 S. R. Parker 

 Fred Frost 

 A. G. Goodfield 

 H. H. Bissell 

 W. H. Atkins 

 C. R. Norris 



F. D. Steele 



G. H. Timmons 

 Pelissier Bros. 

 Pelissier Bros. 



F. D. Steele 



G. H. Timmons 

 G. H. Timmons 

 J. G. Cook 



Breed 



R.J. 



R.J. 



G.G. 



R.J. 



G.G. 



R.H. 



G.G. 



G.H. 



A.J. 



G.H. 



R.H. 



G.G. 



R.H. 



R.H. 



R.H. 



R.G. 



G.G. 



R.H. 



lbs. 



Milk 



1457 



961 



1098 



lbs. 

 fat 



67.0 

 60.5 

 60.5 



1008160.5 



1100 

 1566 

 1404 

 1488 

 1023 

 1491 

 2176 

 1454 

 2263 

 2151 

 1987 

 1256 

 1229 

 2071 



59.4 



58.0 



57.7 



56.7 



55.4 



55.3 



76.2* 



72.9* 



72.4* 



64.5* 



63.6* 



62.8* 



62.8* 



62.2* 



* Milked three times daily. 



D. C. Randall of Belchertown is back in 

 the association and his herd places in the 

 list of high average milk producers. H. 

 H. Bissell of Goshen also gains a place in 

 the list for March. 



Lbs. Milk 



No. Cows per cow 



F. D. Steele 6 1746 



Pelissier Bros. 8 1396 



M. S. Howes & Son 9 1283 



J. G. Cook & Son 12 1174 



Fred Frost 13 1002 



C. G. Loud 11 995 

 H. H. Bissell 9 990 

 H. M. Bridgeman 15 990 



D. C. Randall 16 902 



New England poultrymen are blazing 



a trail in breeding and sanitation. Clean 



j chicks, clean brooder houses, clean land 



and clean feeding practice are pretty 



genez-ally recognized in their sanitary 



I program. Its weakest point seems to be 



j in connection with the live bird carrier of 



infection. 



I Adult birds even though in apparent 

 good health may be disease carriers. They 

 j are quite resistant to infestations of 

 worms, coccidia and blackhead and may 

 harbor these organisms with no apparent 

 ill effects upon themselves. Yet their 

 droppings may be terribly infective and a 

 menace to the health of young chickens. 

 Hence, the weakest link in a chain of 

 sanitary precautions is oftentimes the 

 failure to effectively isolate our growing 

 stock from direct or indirect contact with 

 adult flocks. Successful isolation or 

 quarantine is dependent upon closing all 

 the avenues by which infection may be 

 brought from the hens or the laying 

 quarters to the brooding and growing 

 range. 



Clean Range 



Distance helps. The farther they are 

 apart, the less likely is manure or other 

 contamination to be carried onto the 

 range, either on the feet of attendants or 

 on wagon wheels and utensils, or by rats, 

 dogs and wild birds. Flies are the inter- 

 mediate host of tapeworms. Distance re- 

 duces the number of flies which may 

 travel from the laying house to the range, 

 and together with prompt disposal of 

 droppings may aid in tapeworm control. 



Another live bird menace, and probably 

 a serious one, is the sick chicken which is 

 suffered to remain in the flock until it 

 eventually dies or becomes practically 

 helpless before being removed. Surely, 

 no less money is lost on a sick, unthrifty 

 chicken than the first time it is found. It 

 is economy to cull or kill such birds as 

 soon as they are detected. When market- 

 ing bi-oilers, it is good practice to include 

 all the poorer pullets. 



Sun Porches Are Growing 



Increasingly Popular 



High egg production is associated, 

 among other things, with sanitation. Sun 

 porches are helping to prevent disease 

 contamination with a number of Hamp- 

 shire County poultrymen. In addition to 

 this, the chicks are getting direct sun- 

 light, are growing faster and feathering 

 out more quickly. 



John Bloom still leads the state list in 

 small flocks with a production per pullet 

 for the four months' period ending Febru- 

 ary 29, of 83.5 eggs per pullet. 

 The county and state list follow : 

 Leaders in Egg Production for 4 

 months' period ending Februai-y 29, 1928. 



County List 

 Hampshire 



No. No. Prod. 

 Pullets Pullets Per 

 Nov. 1 Jan. 31 Pullet 



435 83.5 



277 



337 



76.2 

 68.9 



The same three herds lead in average 

 fat production in March as in February. 

 F. D. Steele raises his average consider- 

 ably however. 



Lbs. Fat 



No. Cows per cow 

 F. D. Steele 6 57.8 



Pelissier Bros. 8 44.8 



M. S. Howes & Son 9 44.3 



W. H. Atkins 13 41.4 



J. G. Cook & Son 12 40.8 



Fred Frost 13 36.0 



H. H. Bissell 9 35.7 



R. C. Adams 10 34.7 



H. H. Bridgeman 15 33.$ 



! Congestion Dangerous 



j Another serious weakness in our sani- 

 |tary program is the almost universal 

 practice of crowding both houses and 

 range. Congestion is dangerous. It 

 brings too many birds in close contact, 

 particularly around feeding and watering 

 places, afid causes the rapid spread of any 

 infection which may be brought in. Be- 

 cause a range is clean at the beginning of 

 the season is no assurance that it will 

 stay clean. We must keep it clean by pre- 

 venting infection from being carried onto 

 it, by getting rid of unthrifty birds that 

 may pollute it, and by avoiding congestion 

 and accumulation of filth. 



— Mm. C. Monahan. 



M. A. C. 



John Bloom, Ware, 450 



P. L. Wheelock, Amherst, 315 

 F. D. Steele, Cum'ton, 347 

 Mrs. A. G. Eldridge, 



Amherst, 150 130 64.6 



F. B. Lyman, Amherst, 115 90 63.4 



State Lists 



Large Flocks with t.OOO Pullets or more 



Peckham P. F., Bristol, 1900 1314 61.2 



Elm Tree P. F. Ply'th, 2504 2258 60.9 



Homer Rowell, Essex, 1101 *2091 60.2 



Monroe&Nepper,Plym, 1709 2487 56.5 



E. H. Small, Barnstable, 1614 *1561 53.7 

 M. R. Jones, Barnstable, 1014 965 52.5 

 Hass P. F., Bristol, 3000 2800 48.9 



Large Flocks with 500 to 999 Pullets 



j L. E. French, Plymouth, 680 621 60.4 

 C. M. Williams, Barnstable, 525 452 60.1 

 S. P. Kafafian, Barnstable, 896 700 57.6 

 ** Arrowhead F., B'stable, 519 430 57.0 

 C. N. Ward, Bristol, 501 472 55.5 



Frank Porebski, Ply'th, 525 450 54.2 

 A. S. Pendleton, Essex, 611 603 53.6 



Small Flocks 90 to 499 Pullets 

 John Bloom, Hamp., 450 435 83.5 



P. L. Wheelock, Hamp., 296 277 76.2 

 A. Perina, Middlesex, 250 240 71.4 



F. D. Steele Hamp., 347 337 68.9 

 H. M. Bolston, Essex, 400 350 65.7 

 Mrs. A. G. Eldridge, 



Hampshire, 150 130 64.6 



F. B. Lyman, Hamp., 115 90 63.4 



Richard Kent, Barnstable, 230 163 63.4 



* All Females. 



** Correction on December and January 

 Lists — Owing to a mistake in classifying 

 flocks, Arrowhead Fami flock was not 

 given the place to which it was entitled 

 on the December and January Lists. 



Arrowhead Farm should have had 

 fourth place on the December and seventh 

 place on the January List for flock of 

 500 to 999 pullets. 



