THE FARMERS' MONTHLY, DECEMBER, 1928 



E. F. Gaskill's Herd 



Places On Honor List 



E. F. Gaskill of Amherst in his first 

 month in cow test association has two 

 cows which lead on the honor list for but- 

 ter fat production on twice a day milking. 

 His herd also placed among the high pro- 

 ducers. 



Two former members are back in the 

 association again and this time, we hope, 

 permanently. They are E. Thornton 

 Clark of Granby and E. A. Montague of 

 Westhampton. 



Calves should always be kept growing 

 rapidly and continually if they are to 

 develop into the right kind of high pro- 

 ducing cows. A good clover mixed rowen 

 or second or third cutting alfalfa makes 

 an excellent roughage for growing calves. 

 A good calf grain ration should also be 

 fed to them if they are to make maximum 

 growth. 



The list of high individuals follows: 



Owner 

 E. F. Gaskill 



E. F. Gaskill 

 W. H. Atkins 

 A. G. Goodfield 



F. D. Steele 



G. H. Timmins 

 H. M. Bridgeman 

 G. H. Timmins 



G. H. Timmins 

 H. M. Bridgeman 

 C. G. Loud - 



lbs. lbs. 

 Breed Milk fat 



56.6 



55.3 



52.5 



50.6 



.59.8* 



55.5* 



5.5.1* 



54.8* 



.54.7* 



55.1* 



50.0* 



* Milked three times daily. 



Instead of listing separately high herds 

 in milk production and high herds in but- 

 ter fat production, hereafter all herds 

 averaging above 30 pounds of fat per 

 month will be listed and average milk 

 production will be noted also. The list 

 for November follows: 



Lbs. Milk Lbs. tat 

 Owner No. Cows per cow per cow 



J. G. & G. M. Cook 11 1200 37.4 



The Future Dairy Farmer 



Continued from page 1, column 2 

 "At the present time the average dairy 

 herd produces about 180 pounds of butter- 

 fat a year per cow. The time will come 

 when our dairy herds will double that 

 production. This however, will not re- 

 sult in overproduction of dairy products, 

 because we shall then keep fewer and bet- 

 ter cows. By doubling the average pro- 

 duction per cow, it is possible to triple 

 the average income over cost of feed. 

 Thus the dairy farmer will make more 

 money. 



F. D. Steele's Flock Leads Poultry Account Project 



With an average production of 213.4 

 eggs for his entire flock for the year end- 

 ing October 31, 1928, F. D. Steele of 

 Cummington leads all flocks entered in 

 the state poultry account project. This 

 project is handled by F. H. Branch of 

 the farm management department at the 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College. It 

 is run primarily to give the participants 

 a more complete knowledge of their busi- 

 ness and thereby to enable them to oper- 

 ate their poultry business more efficiently. 

 The egg production contest is secondary 

 to the keeping of records but lends inter- 

 est to the entire project. The above re- 

 cord however, is one of which any poul- 

 tryman should feel proud and it is such 

 high producing flocks which enable poul- 

 trymen to make a profit. 



It should also be noted that P. L. Whee- 

 lock owns the flock which placed second 

 in the state contest. 



The leading producing flocks of Hamp- 

 shire County for the year are listed below 

 and the yearly state summary is included. 



Leaders in Egg Production for 12 

 months' period ending October 31, 1928. 

 County List 

 Hampshire 



No. No. Prod. 

 Hens Pullets Per 

 Nov. 1 Oct. 31 Pullet 

 F. D. Steele, Cum'ton, 347 513 218.6 

 P. L. Wheelock, Am'st, 315 

 Wm. S. Chaffee, E'field, 150 

 S. G. Waite, Ea.st'ton, 120 

 Smith Agri. School, 



Northampton, 206 



156 

 136 



217.4 

 171.6 

 167.1 



176 166.9 



Leaders in Egg Production for the year ending October 31, 1928. 



State Lists 



Numbers at 



Beginning of 



Year 



Entire 

 Pullets Flock 



Per cent of 

 Oi'iginal 

 Flock Re- 

 maining at 

 end of 

 9 mo. 



Name 



County 



Flocks with 1000 Birds or iVIore 



91 C. C. Rayner, Middlesex 



77 Homer Rowell, Essex 



49 Elm Tree P. F., Plymouth 



67 M. R. Jones, Barnstable 



49 Monroe & Nepper, Plymouth 



51 Wm. P. Foster, Essex 



32 Hass Poultry Farm, Bristol 



Flocks with 500 to 999 Birds 



519 610 50 Arrowhead Farm, Barnstable 



611 869 80 A. S. Pendleton, Essex 



525 525 47 C. M. Williams, Barn.stable 



501 594 80 C. N. Ward, Bristol 



980 980 42 Frank T. Barnes, Plymouth 



680 680 53 L. E. French, Plymouth 



525 665 45 Frank Porebski, Plymouth 



Flocks 90 to 499 Birds 



347 406 50 Frank D. Steele, Hampshire 



296 391 45 P. L. Wheelock, Hampshire 



137 167 37 Roy L. Keizer, Middlesex 



400 525 65 John P. Anderson, Middlesex 



120 210 40 Robert Parkhurst, Essex 



245 342 41 L. A. Sohier, Middlesex 



144 165 36 Chas. N. Meservey, Plymouth 



Flocks with less than 90 Birds 



15 15 100 John P. Bunker, Essex 



80 80 96 Hartwell B. Reid, Essex 



60 82 63 Stanley Roach, Essex 



85 85 35 Lewis Munn, Franklin 



30 30 96 Fredwin Standley, Essex 



37 55 47 E. L. Lehman, Middlesex 



80 118 39 C. J. Richards, Franklin 



"But why do dairy farmers want more 

 money? They want it in order that they 

 and their families may have a better liv- 

 ing, which includes better homes and bet- 

 ter schools. The time is coming when 

 our dairy farmers and their families arc 

 going to have not only a good living and 

 the advantages of the open country but 

 also many of the opportunities and con- 

 veniences that are now enjoyed by the 

 people of the cities." I 



Formula for on Optimist 



They found a little courage 



That simmered in the sun 

 They blended it with patience 



And just a spice of fun; 

 They poured in hope and laughter 



And then with a sudden twist 

 They stirred it all together. 



And made an "optimist." 



— The Chaser. 



