THE FARIMERS' MONTHLY, MAY, 1928 



Farm and Home at M. A. C. 



Continued linm prige 1. culumn 2 



tural subjects and the philosophy of farm 

 life. 



Professor Bailey will speak at the 

 general program on Wednesday evening 

 and has also promised to speak on the 

 home gardening program. His subject 

 for the evening program will be "The 

 Agricultural Background" and for the 

 garden program "The Home Garden." 



Thought 



My work just worried me today 

 So that I couldn't do my best 



Until I had this lovely thought: 

 The world can stand it if I rest. 

 — Cheerful Cherub. 



T^wenty 

 Sacks 

 Will Do It! 



— less than a ton of ce- 

 ment to take home, yet 

 enough to build any of 

 the following: 

 100 I'ot-proot lence posis. 

 Sanitary ieeding plattonu for 24 



hogs. 

 120 feet ot 24 by 4 in. concrete 



walk. 

 20-barrel watering tank with plat- 

 form around it. 

 Floor for milkhouse and cooling 

 tank for 20 cans of milk. 



Build These 



Improvements 



Yourself! 



These concrete improve- 

 ments need be built 

 but once; each is perma- 

 nent and expense proof. 



FREE booklet, "Permanent 



Repairs on the Farm," tells 



how to build. Send for your 



free copy today. 



PORTLAND CEMENT 

 ASSOCIATION 



A national organijalion to improve and 



extend the uses of concrete 



10 High Street 



BOSTON 



Concrete for Permanence 



TIMELY TIPS FOR 



FRUIT GROWERS 



Exposing the Underworld 



Each week bring.s new reports of 

 serious orchard girdling due to mice. 

 Much of the girdling this spring is below 

 ground and is not noticed until the grass 

 around the trunk has been removed. One 

 may have girdled trees and not know it. 

 Where roots are badly gnawed a few 

 young trees planted alongside and grafted 

 into the trunk will help to salvage an 

 otherwise total loss. And if bridge graft- 

 ing is needed, May is the ideal month. 



The Annual Grab 



During spring and early summer the 

 bearing tree draws heavily upon the sup- 

 ply of soil nutrients. It makes its great- 

 est growth during that period, sets fruit 

 buds for the following year, and develops 

 the sea.son's crop. Like two chickens pick- 

 ing at a hand full of corn, the tree and 

 the cover crop are competitors for the 

 available food. Eliminate the early sea- 

 son cover crop and you in.sure a fair share 

 of food for the tree. One cultivation in 

 May is worth two in July. 



Rushing the Season 



Mature spores of apple scab were first 

 observed in Amherst on April 2fi. This 

 is a few days ahead of the usual .schedule. 

 It means danger of infection during every 

 rain between April 26 and blos.soming 

 time. To omit complete scab protection 

 this year is to gamble with a tricky in- 

 dividual. 



Bees and Blossoms 



The bee has reason to act important. 

 He has an important task to perform. 

 Briefly stated, — No bees — No transfer of 

 pollen — No fruit. One hive to the acre 

 is the ideal situation. The fruit grower 

 can well afford to pay for the privilege of 

 entertaining a few hives in his orchard at 

 blos.soming time. 



SUMMER SCHOOL AT M. A. C. 

 OFFERS 4 LINES OF STUDY 



In addition to a list of more than 30 

 subjects from which to choose, the sum- 

 mer session at the Massachusetts Agri- 

 cultural College, Amherst, offers some 

 special advantages in the line of re- 

 creation, such as golf, tennis, hiking, 

 horsehorseback riding, and informal 

 parties. Registration opens Thur.sday, 

 .July 5, the ssesion extending for 6 weeks 

 to -August 17. Catalogs may be had from 

 R. H. Verbeck, director of the .school. 



"There are two sides to evei-y question." 



"Yes, and there are two sides to a 



piece of fly paper, but it makes a big 



difference to the flv which side he takes." 



Use the Service 



Rushed as you are this 

 spring, you have less time than 

 ever to study markets so as to 

 select for yourself the supplies 

 you need right away as dis- 

 criminatingly as you would 

 like to do. 



Remember that the Eastern 

 States Farmers' Exchange, a 

 cooperative purchasing organ- 

 ization devoting its attention 

 to carefully selecting feed, 

 fertilizer and seed for the 

 members it serves, can supply 

 you on remarkably short no- 

 tice with supplies to fit your 

 needs. 



Take no chances. Make the 

 dollar you spend this spring 

 for feed, fertilizer and seed 

 produce maximum results. 



If you have not yet ordered 

 Eastern States seed or need 

 more, and are almost ready to 

 plant, remember that Eastern 

 States seed can be delivered to 

 you quickly and that good seed 

 planted one week later will 

 produce a better crop than 

 poor seed planted on time. 



Where records are kept 

 Eastern States Farmers' Ex- 

 change commodities prove 

 their worth. 



For information write im- 

 mediately to the office, or get 

 in touch with the Eastern 

 States local representative. 



£}astGFi\§tatcs pofoici's f}xch(iAg« 



A non-Ntook, non-profit organiza- 

 tion owned nnci controlled hy the 

 fiirmerN it serves. 



Springfield, 



Massachusetts 



