HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



FARMERS' MONTHLY 





Vol. VI. 



NORTHA.MITON, MAS8., DECEMBER, V.m 



No. 12 



ANNUAL MEETING 



Eighteen Towns Represented 



The eighth annual meeting of the Hamp- 

 shire County Extension Service held Wed- 

 nesday, November 16, in Odd Fellows 

 Hall, Northampton, was said to be the best 

 annual meeting we have ever held. Over 

 150 people from eighteen towns of the 

 county were present and there were no 

 dull moments. In the morning the secre- 

 tary's and treasurer's reports were read 

 and the county agent and club agent gave 

 reports of the progress of their work in 

 the county. These reports showed that 

 there was a vast amount of work being 

 carried on in cooperation with the people 

 of the county. 



Earl Ingham of Granby, certified pota- 

 to project leader, told how this work was 

 cari'ied on in Granby. Last year two car- 

 loads of certified seed were brought into 

 the town and results were entirely satis- 

 factory. Farmers made a deposit of 

 $2.00 per barrel with the order and then 

 paid the balance before the 15th of 

 March. Every man had his payment in 

 on time and no financial difficulties were 

 encountered. 



Mrs. Shumway of Williamsburg told of 

 the Clothing Efficiency work carried on 

 with the Williamsburg group, stating 

 that it had been of great value to all. 



Leon Thayer, town director from Cum- 

 mington, told how acid phosphate at the 

 rate of 400 lbs. per acre had made such a 

 diff'erence in his pasture that this past 

 year about a ton had been used. 



Harold W. Darling, Manager of the 

 Holyoke Producers' Dairy Company stat- | 

 ed that this business owned entirely by I 

 producers had been doing business with a 

 profit ever since they had started in May 

 and had increased their output over 

 500 quarts a day. 



George Burt stated that the Northamp- 

 ton Community Market had a most suc- 

 cessful sea.son, due largely to the fine 

 cooperation between producers and con- 

 sumers. Mrs. Wright Root told of the 

 development of the Holyoke Community 

 Market from the first till it was finally 

 taken over by the farmers. 



Little Earl Martin of Pelham was the 

 hit of the day, telling how he became in- 

 terested in Registered Guernseys. By 

 acting as .janitor in the school, he earned 

 Coutinued on pajje 2, column 8 



CERTIFIED VS. HOME GROWN SEED 



CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES 



Where You Can Get Them 



Last month we gave a summary of 

 what certified seed potatoes did compared 

 with home and with selected stock. 

 Many believe that certification or certi- 

 fied seed potatoes are a joke, yet if this 

 is true, it is a good one as certified seed 

 has shown itself to be supeiior to selected 

 stock in Massachusetts, Rhode Island 

 Connecticut and New York. As a re- 

 sult of community meetings the fol- 

 lowing men have been elected project 

 leaders to secure certified seed. 



Middlefield— Ralph Bell. 



Cummington — D. R. Wells. 

 Leon Thayer. 

 Almon Howes. 



Plainfield — Frank Rice. 



Worthington — Howard Johnson. 



Goshen — Geo. Barrus. 



Chesterfield — Arlin Cole. 



Granby and So. Hadley — Earl Ingham. 



Belchertown — Peter Hanifan. 



Ware — Lonny Gould. 



Amherst— C. E. Stiles. 



North Amherst — Clarence Hobart. 



Westhampton — Ralph Bridgman. 



If you are interested, write or telephone 

 these men at once for information. Last 

 year those who delayed lost out. Be on 

 time this year. Other towns have taken 

 no action as yet, but if there is a de- 

 mand, action will be taken. 



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POULTRY DISEASE CONTROL 



Successful (jreenwich Demonstration 



One of the main reasons for abandoned 

 poultry farms is the inability of the 

 operator to control diseases. This prob- 

 lem is facing or will face every poultry- 

 man in the county and can be success- 

 fully met or avoided if proper methods 

 are used. To those who keep or plan to 

 keep hens, the experience of C. A. Drink- 

 water of Greenwich should be of interest. 



Mr. Drinkwater is a good poultryman 

 and has been far more successful than the 

 average. In 1919 and 1920 he had 

 paralysis so severely that he seriously 

 considered going out of the poultry busi- 

 ness. Being a good poultryman even the 

 thought of being forced out rather than re- 

 tiring of his own accord left a dark brown 

 taste in his mouth. The letter he wrote 

 county agent was a red hot one, stating 

 that if we wore good for anything to get 

 busy and show decided signs of life. Im- 

 mediately Prof. Monahan, Extension Pro- 

 fessor in Poultry, was scheduled for a 

 meeting at the Drinkwater farm. Notices 

 were sent to all Greenwich Village poul- 

 try-men. All but a half-dozen were too 

 busy to attend, yet Prof. Monahan showed 

 how to diagnose disease in poultry and 

 outlined the following program in disease 

 control. 



1. THOROUGH cleaning and disin- 

 fection of houses and yards. 



2. Worm treatment for fowls. 



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